After Leaping 36% Shin Nippon Air Technologies Co., Ltd. (TSE:1952) Shares Are Not Flying Under The Radar

Shin Nippon Air Technologies Co., Ltd. (TSE:1952) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 36% after a shaky period beforehand. Taking a wider view, although not as strong as the last month, the full year gain of 15% is also fairly reasonable.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, there still wouldn't be many who think Shin Nippon Air Technologies' price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 14.1x is worth a mention when the median P/E in Japan is similar at about 13x. While this might not raise any eyebrows, if the P/E ratio is not justified investors could be missing out on a potential opportunity or ignoring looming disappointment.

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Earnings have risen at a steady rate over the last year for Shin Nippon Air Technologies, which is generally not a bad outcome. It might be that many expect the respectable earnings performance to only match most other companies over the coming period, which has kept the P/E from rising. If not, then at least existing shareholders probably aren't too pessimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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What Are Growth Metrics Telling Us About The P/E?

Shin Nippon Air Technologies' P/E ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver moderate growth, and importantly, perform in line with the market.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 7.4%. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 36% overall rise in EPS, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing earnings over that time.

Weighing that recent medium-term earnings trajectory against the broader market's one-year forecast for expansion of 9.7% shows it's about the same on an annualised basis.

In light of this, it's understandable that Shin Nippon Air Technologies' P/E sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently shareholders are comfortable to simply hold on assuming the company will continue keeping a low profile.

The Final Word

Shin Nippon Air Technologies' stock has a lot of momentum behind it lately, which has brought its P/E level with the market. Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-earnings ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

We've established that Shin Nippon Air Technologies maintains its moderate P/E off the back of its recent three-year growth being in line with the wider market forecast, as expected. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement or deterioration in earnings isn't great enough to justify a high or low P/E ratio. Unless the recent medium-term conditions change, they will continue to support the share price at these levels.

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