There's No Escaping Sewon Corporation Co.,Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:024830) Muted Earnings

Sewon Corporation Co.,Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:024830) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 3.7x might make it look like a strong buy right now compared to the market in Korea, where around half of the companies have P/E ratios above 15x and even P/E's above 34x are quite common. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/E at face value as there may be an explanation why it's so limited.

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Recent times have been quite advantageous for Sewon CorporationLtd as its earnings have been rising very briskly. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/E. 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 out of favour.

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Does Growth Match The Low P/E?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should far underperform the market for P/E ratios like Sewon CorporationLtd's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 128% gain to the company's bottom line. EPS has also lifted 24% in aggregate from three years ago, mostly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Therefore, it's fair to say the earnings growth recently has been respectable for the company.

Comparing that to the market, which is predicted to deliver 33% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker based on recent medium-term annualised earnings results.

In light of this, it's understandable that Sewon CorporationLtd's P/E sits below the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting to see the recent limited growth rates continue into the future and are only willing to pay a reduced amount for the stock.

The Key Takeaway

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 Sewon CorporationLtd maintains its low P/E on the weakness of its recent three-year growth being lower than the wider market forecast, as expected. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/E as they concede future earnings probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. If recent medium-term earnings trends continue, it's hard to see the share price rising strongly in the near future under these circumstances.

You need to take note of risks, for example - Sewon CorporationLtd has 3 warning signs (and 1 which is potentially serious) we think you should know about.

Of course, you might also be able to find a better stock than Sewon CorporationLtd. 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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