Eugene Technology Co.,Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:084370) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 35.3x Eugene Technology Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:084370) may be sending very bearish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in Korea have P/E ratios under 11x and even P/E's lower than 6x are not unusual. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/E at face value as there may be an explanation why it's so lofty.

Eugene TechnologyLtd could be doing better as its earnings have been going backwards lately while most other companies have been seeing positive earnings growth. One possibility is that the P/E is high because investors think this poor earnings performance will turn the corner. If not, then existing shareholders may be extremely nervous about the viability of the share price.

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How Is Eugene TechnologyLtd's Growth Trending?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as steep as Eugene TechnologyLtd's is when the company's growth is on track to outshine the market decidedly.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 2.8% decrease to the company's bottom line. As a result, earnings from three years ago have also fallen 28% overall. So unfortunately, we have to acknowledge that the company has not done a great job of growing earnings over that time.

Looking ahead now, EPS is anticipated to climb by 43% each year during the coming three years according to the eight analysts following the company. That's shaping up to be materially higher than the 20% per year growth forecast for the broader market.

With this information, we can see why Eugene TechnologyLtd is trading at such a high P/E compared to the market. It seems most investors are expecting this strong future growth and are willing to pay more for the stock.

The Key Takeaway

While the price-to-earnings ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of earnings expectations.

We've established that Eugene TechnologyLtd maintains its high P/E on the strength of its forecast growth being higher than the wider market, 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. It's hard to see the share price falling strongly in the near future under these circumstances.

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

If P/E ratios interest you, you may wish to see this free collection of other companies with strong earnings growth and low P/E ratios.

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