Getting In Cheap On Wysiwyg Studios Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:299900) Might Be Difficult

When close to half the companies in Korea have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 11x, you may consider Wysiwyg Studios Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:299900) as a stock to potentially avoid with its 13.1x P/E ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the elevated P/E.

The recent earnings growth at Wysiwyg Studios would have to be considered satisfactory if not spectacular. It might be that many expect the reasonable earnings performance to beat most other companies over the coming period, which has increased investors’ willingness to pay up for the stock. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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How Is Wysiwyg Studios' Growth Trending?

Wysiwyg Studios' P/E ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver solid growth, and importantly, perform better than the market.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow earnings per share by a handy 2.6% last year. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 1,673% overall rise in EPS, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. 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 30% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's understandable that Wysiwyg Studios' P/E sits above the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting this strong growth to continue and are willing to pay more for the stock.

What We Can Learn From Wysiwyg Studios' P/E?

Using the price-to-earnings ratio alone to determine if you should sell your stock isn't sensible, however it can be a practical guide to the company's future prospects.

We've established that Wysiwyg Studios maintains its high P/E on the strength of its recent three-year growth being higher than the wider market forecast, as expected. At this stage investors feel the potential for a deterioration in earnings isn't great enough to justify a lower P/E ratio. Unless the recent medium-term conditions change, they will continue to provide strong support to the share price.

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

If you're unsure about the strength of Wysiwyg Studios' business, why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals for some other companies you may have missed.

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