Investors Appear Satisfied With BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.'s (TSE:6532) Prospects As Shares Rocket 37%

Despite an already strong run, BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. (TSE:6532) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 37% in the last thirty days. Not all shareholders will be feeling jubilant, since the share price is still down a very disappointing 21% in the last twelve months.

After such a large jump in price, given close to half the companies in Japan have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 14x, you may consider BayCurrent Consulting as a stock to avoid entirely with its 26.6x P/E ratio. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/E at face value as there may be an explanation why it's so lofty.

Recent times have been advantageous for BayCurrent Consulting as its earnings have been rising faster than most other companies. The P/E is probably high because investors think this strong earnings performance will continue. If not, then existing shareholders might be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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

BayCurrent Consulting's P/E ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver very strong growth, and importantly, perform much better than the market.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 18%. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 173% overall rise in EPS, aided by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Looking ahead now, EPS is anticipated to climb by 25% per annum during the coming three years according to the seven analysts following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the market is forecast to only expand by 9.6% each year, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this information, we can see why BayCurrent Consulting is trading at such a high P/E compared to the market. It seems most investors are expecting this strong future growth and are willing to pay more for the stock.

The Bottom Line On BayCurrent Consulting's P/E

The strong share price surge has got BayCurrent Consulting's P/E rushing to great heights as well. While the price-to-earnings ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of earnings expectations.

We've established that BayCurrent Consulting maintains its high P/E on the strength of its forecast growth being higher than the wider market, as expected. Right now shareholders are comfortable with the P/E as they are quite confident future earnings aren't under threat. It's hard to see the share price falling strongly in the near future under these circumstances.

Don't forget that there may be other risks. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for BayCurrent Consulting that you should be aware of.

Of course, you might also be able to find a better stock than BayCurrent Consulting. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.

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