Chenbro Micom Co., Ltd.'s (TWSE:8210) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Chenbro Micom Co., Ltd.'s (TWSE:8210) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 29.8x might make it look like a sell right now compared to the market in Taiwan, where around half of the companies have P/E ratios below 22x and even P/E's below 15x 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 as high as it is.

With its earnings growth in positive territory compared to the declining earnings of most other companies, Chenbro Micom has been doing quite well of late. It seems that many are expecting the company to continue defying the broader market adversity, which has increased investors’ willingness to pay up for the stock. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.

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How Is Chenbro Micom's Growth Trending?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as high as Chenbro Micom's is when the company's growth is on track to outshine the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 8.5% gain to the company's bottom line. The solid recent performance means it was also able to grow EPS by 10% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably been satisfied with the medium-term rates of earnings growth.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 52% as estimated by the four analysts watching the company. That's shaping up to be materially higher than the 26% growth forecast for the broader market.

With this information, we can see why Chenbro Micom 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 Key Takeaway

Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-earnings ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

We've established that Chenbro Micom maintains its high P/E on the strength of its forecast growth being higher than the wider market, as expected. 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.

Don't forget that there may be other risks. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Chenbro Micom that you should be aware of.

Of course, you might also be able to find a better stock than Chenbro Micom. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.

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