Dongyang S.Tec Co.,Ltd's (KOSDAQ:060380) Subdued P/E Might Signal An Opportunity

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 5.1x Dongyang S.Tec Co.,Ltd (KOSDAQ:060380) may be sending very bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in Korea have P/E ratios greater than 22x and even P/E's higher than 48x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly reduced P/E.

Dongyang S.TecLtd certainly has been doing a great job lately as it's been growing earnings at a really rapid pace. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/E. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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Is There Any Growth For Dongyang S.TecLtd?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as depressed as Dongyang S.TecLtd's is when the company's growth is on track to lag the market decidedly.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 178% gain to the company's bottom line. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 236% overall rise in EPS, aided by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably welcomed those medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Weighing that recent medium-term earnings trajectory against the broader market's one-year forecast for expansion of 47% shows it's about the same on an annualised basis.

With this information, we find it odd that Dongyang S.TecLtd is trading at a P/E lower than the market. Apparently some shareholders are more bearish than recent times would indicate and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Final Word

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.

Our examination of Dongyang S.TecLtd revealed its three-year earnings trends aren't contributing to its P/E as much as we would have predicted, given they look similar to current market expectations. There could be some unobserved threats to earnings preventing the P/E ratio from matching the company's performance. It appears some are indeed anticipating earnings instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions should normally provide more support to the share price.

It is also worth noting that we have found 4 warning signs for Dongyang S.TecLtd that you need to take into consideration.

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