Posiflex Technology, Inc. (TWSE:8114) Stocks Shoot Up 25% But Its P/E Still Looks Reasonable

Posiflex Technology, Inc. (TWSE:8114) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 25% gain in the last month alone. Taking a wider view, although not as strong as the last month, the full year gain of 22% is also fairly reasonable.

Since its price has surged higher, given around half the companies in Taiwan have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 22x, you may consider Posiflex Technology as a stock to potentially avoid with its 26.5x P/E ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the elevated P/E.

Posiflex Technology has been struggling lately as its earnings have declined faster than most other companies. It might be that many expect the dismal earnings performance to recover substantially, which has kept the P/E from collapsing. 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 Posiflex Technology?

In order to justify its P/E ratio, Posiflex Technology would need to produce impressive growth in excess of the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 38% decrease to the company's bottom line. Still, the latest three year period has seen an excellent 197% overall rise in EPS, in spite of its unsatisfying short-term performance. Accordingly, while they would have preferred to keep the run going, shareholders would probably welcome the medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 60% as estimated by the only analyst watching the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the market is forecast to only expand by 23%, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this information, we can see why Posiflex 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.

What We Can Learn From Posiflex Technology's P/E?

Posiflex Technology shares have received a push in the right direction, but its P/E is elevated too. 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 Posiflex Technology's analyst forecasts revealed that its superior earnings outlook is contributing to its high P/E. Right now shareholders are comfortable with the P/E as they are quite confident future earnings aren't under threat. It's hard to see the share price falling strongly in the near future under these circumstances.

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

If you're unsure about the strength of Posiflex Technology's business, why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals for some other companies you may have missed.

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