KOSAIDO Holdings Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:7868) Price In Tune With Earnings

It's not a stretch to say that KOSAIDO Holdings Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:7868) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 13.2x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" compared to the market in Japan, where the median P/E ratio is around 12x. Although, it's not wise to simply ignore the P/E without explanation as investors may be disregarding a distinct opportunity or a costly mistake.

KOSAIDO Holdings certainly has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing earnings more than most other companies. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to wane, which has kept the P/E from rising. If not, then existing shareholders have reason to be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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How Is KOSAIDO Holdings' Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the market for P/E ratios like KOSAIDO Holdings' to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 26% gain to the company's bottom line. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow EPS by 395% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing earnings over that time.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the three analysts covering the company suggest earnings should grow by 10% per annum over the next three years. With the market predicted to deliver 9.6% growth per year, the company is positioned for a comparable earnings result.

With this information, we can see why KOSAIDO Holdings is trading at a fairly similar P/E to the market. It seems most investors are expecting to see average future growth and are only willing to pay a moderate amount for the stock.

The Bottom Line On KOSAIDO Holdings' P/E

We'd say the price-to-earnings ratio's power isn't primarily as a valuation instrument but rather to gauge current investor sentiment and future expectations.

We've established that KOSAIDO Holdings maintains its moderate P/E off the back of its forecast growth being in line with the wider market, 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. It's hard to see the share price moving strongly in either direction in the near future under these circumstances.

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