Kusurinomadoguchi, Inc.'s (TSE:5592) Shares Leap 27% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Despite an already strong run, Kusurinomadoguchi, Inc. (TSE:5592) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 27% in the last thirty days. Looking back a bit further, it's encouraging to see the stock is up 44% in the last year.

Although its price has surged higher, it's still not a stretch to say that Kusurinomadoguchi's price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 14.5x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" compared to the market in Japan, where the median P/E ratio is around 13x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/E.

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Recent times have been quite advantageous for Kusurinomadoguchi as its earnings have been rising very briskly. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to wane, which has kept the P/E from rising. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.

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Does Growth Match The P/E?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 107% gain to the company's bottom line. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow EPS by 126% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the earnings growth recently has been superb for the company.

This is in contrast to the rest of the market, which is expected to grow by 9.7% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's curious that Kusurinomadoguchi's P/E sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

What We Can Learn From Kusurinomadoguchi's P/E?

Its shares have lifted substantially and now Kusurinomadoguchi's P/E is also back up to the market median. Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-earnings ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

We've established that Kusurinomadoguchi currently trades on a lower than expected P/E since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider market forecast. When we see strong earnings with faster-than-market growth, we assume potential risks are what might be placing pressure on the P/E ratio. It appears some are indeed anticipating earnings instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 1 warning sign for Kusurinomadoguchi you should be aware of.

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