Investors Interested In Daimaru Enawin Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:9818) Earnings

With a median price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of close to 13x in Japan, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Daimaru Enawin Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:9818) P/E ratio of 15.2x. 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.

With earnings growth that's exceedingly strong of late, Daimaru Enawin has been doing very well. The P/E is probably moderate because investors think this strong earnings growth might not be enough to outperform the broader market in the near future. 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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Is There Some Growth For Daimaru Enawin?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/E like Daimaru Enawin's is when the company's growth is tracking the market closely.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 64% gain to the company's bottom line. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow EPS by 42% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Comparing that to the market, which is predicted to deliver 12% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is pretty similar based on recent medium-term annualised earnings results.

With this information, we can see why Daimaru Enawin is trading at a fairly similar P/E to the market. Apparently shareholders are comfortable to simply hold on assuming the company will continue keeping a low profile.

The Key Takeaway

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 Daimaru Enawin 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.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 3 warning signs for Daimaru Enawin (2 shouldn't be ignored!) that you need to be mindful of.

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking at a few good candidates. So take a peek at this free list of companies with a strong growth track record, trading on a low P/E.

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