Market Cool On Amvis Holdings, Inc.'s (TSE:7071) Earnings

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 7.6x Amvis Holdings, Inc. (TSE:7071) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in Japan have P/E ratios greater than 14x and even P/E's higher than 22x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/E.

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With earnings growth that's inferior to most other companies of late, Amvis Holdings has been relatively sluggish. The P/E is probably low because investors think this lacklustre earnings performance isn't going to get any better. If this is the case, then existing shareholders will probably struggle to get excited about the future direction of the share price.

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How Is Amvis Holdings' Growth Trending?

Amvis Holdings' P/E ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver limited growth, and importantly, perform worse than the market.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow earnings per share by a handy 3.5% last year. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 121% overall rise in EPS, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the four analysts covering the company suggest earnings should grow by 8.8% per year over the next three years. Meanwhile, the rest of the market is forecast to expand by 8.9% per annum, which is not materially different.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Amvis Holdings' P/E sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders are doubtful of the forecasts and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Bottom Line On Amvis Holdings' P/E

It's argued the price-to-earnings ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

Our examination of Amvis Holdings' analyst forecasts revealed that its market-matching earnings outlook isn't contributing to its P/E as much as we would have predicted. There could be some unobserved threats to earnings preventing the P/E ratio from matching the outlook. At least the risk of a price drop looks to be subdued, but investors seem to think future earnings could see some volatility.

Having said that, be aware Amvis Holdings is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis, you should know about.

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