Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V.'s (BMV:BOLSAA) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

There wouldn't be many who think Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V.'s (BMV:BOLSAA) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 12.8x is worth a mention when the median P/E in Mexico is similar at about 12x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/E.

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de could be doing better as it's been growing earnings less than most other companies lately. It might be that many expect the uninspiring earnings performance to strengthen positively, which has kept the P/E from falling. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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Is There Some Growth For Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de?

In order to justify its P/E ratio, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de would need to produce growth that's similar to the market.

If we review the last year of earnings growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 3.8%. EPS has also lifted 14% in aggregate from three years ago, partly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Therefore, it's fair to say the earnings growth recently has been respectable for the company.

Turning to the outlook, the next three years should generate growth of 3.4% per annum as estimated by the seven analysts watching the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the market is forecast to expand by 13% each year, which is noticeably more attractive.

With this information, we find it interesting that Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de is trading at a fairly similar P/E to the market. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited growth expectations and are willing to pay up for exposure to the stock. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as this level of earnings growth is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

The Final Word

Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-earnings ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

Our examination of Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de's analyst forecasts revealed that its inferior earnings outlook isn't impacting its P/E as much as we would have predicted. Right now we are uncomfortable with the P/E as the predicted future earnings aren't likely to support a more positive sentiment for long. Unless these conditions improve, it's challenging to accept these prices as being reasonable.

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