Even With A 29% Surge, Cautious Investors Are Not Rewarding TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.'s (TWSE:1522) Performance Completely

The TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd. (TWSE:1522) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent gain of 29%. The last 30 days bring the annual gain to a very sharp 78%.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, given about half the companies in Taiwan have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 22x, you may still consider TYC Brother Industrial as an attractive investment with its 17.1x P/E ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/E.

TYC Brother Industrial has been doing a decent job lately as it's been growing earnings at a reasonable pace. One possibility is that the P/E is low because investors think this good earnings growth might actually underperform the broader market in the near future. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders may have reason to be optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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How Is TYC Brother Industrial's Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should underperform the market for P/E ratios like TYC Brother Industrial's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 2.7% gain to the company's bottom line. Pleasingly, EPS has also lifted 265% 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 superb for the company.

Comparing that to the market, which is only predicted to deliver 22% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised earnings results.

In light of this, it's peculiar that TYC Brother Industrial's P/E sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

The Final Word

TYC Brother Industrial's stock might have been given a solid boost, but its P/E certainly hasn't reached any great heights. 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 TYC Brother Industrial currently trades on a much lower than expected P/E since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider market forecast. There could be some major unobserved threats to earnings preventing the P/E ratio from matching this positive performance. It appears many are indeed anticipating earnings instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 2 warning signs for TYC Brother Industrial you should be aware of.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on TYC Brother Industrial, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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