INFOvine.co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:115310) Shares Fly 28% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Despite an already strong run, INFOvine.co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:115310) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 28% in the last thirty days. The last 30 days bring the annual gain to a very sharp 26%.

Although its price has surged higher, INFOvine.co.Ltd may still be sending bullish signals at the moment with its price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 7.5x, since almost half of all companies in Korea have P/E ratios greater than 12x and even P/E's higher than 24x 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 limited.

INFOvine.co.Ltd has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing earnings at a solid pace. It might be that many expect the respectable earnings performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/E. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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How Is INFOvine.co.Ltd's Growth Trending?

In order to justify its P/E ratio, INFOvine.co.Ltd would need to produce sluggish growth that's trailing the market.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 7.8%. The solid recent performance means it was also able to grow EPS by 24% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the earnings growth recently has been respectable for the company.

This is in contrast to the rest of the market, which is expected to grow by 33% over the next year, materially higher than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's understandable that INFOvine.co.Ltd's P/E sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on to something they believe will continue to trail the bourse.

The Bottom Line On INFOvine.co.Ltd's P/E

The latest share price surge wasn't enough to lift INFOvine.co.Ltd's P/E close to the market median. 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.

We've established that INFOvine.co.Ltd maintains its low P/E on the weakness of its recent three-year growth being lower than the wider market forecast, as expected. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement in earnings isn't great enough to justify a higher P/E ratio. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

It is also worth noting that we have found 2 warning signs for INFOvine.co.Ltd (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you need to take into consideration.

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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