Getting In Cheap On AUROS Technology, Inc. (KOSDAQ:322310) Might Be Difficult

AUROS Technology, Inc.'s (KOSDAQ:322310) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 28.3x might make it look like a strong sell right now compared to the market in Korea, where around half of the companies have P/E ratios below 10x and even P/E's below 6x 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 lofty.

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Recent times have been advantageous for AUROS Technology as its earnings have been rising faster than most other companies. It seems that many are expecting the strong earnings performance to persist, which has raised the P/E. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.

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Is There Enough Growth For AUROS Technology?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 76% gain to the company's bottom line. Pleasingly, EPS has also lifted 223% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing earnings over that time.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 120% as estimated by the one analyst watching the company. With the market only predicted to deliver 22%, the company is positioned for a stronger earnings result.

With this information, we can see why AUROS Technology is trading at such a high P/E compared to the market. Apparently shareholders aren't keen to offload something that is potentially eyeing a more prosperous future.

The Final Word

It's argued the price-to-earnings ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

As we suspected, our examination of AUROS Technology's analyst forecasts revealed that its superior earnings outlook is contributing to its high P/E. 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.

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