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Hitek Global Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HKIT) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares
With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 12x Hitek Global Inc. (NASDAQ:HKIT) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in the United States have P/E ratios greater than 17x and even P/E's higher than 33x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/E.
For instance, Hitek Global's receding earnings in recent times would have to be some food for thought. It might be that many expect the disappointing earnings performance to continue or accelerate, which has repressed the P/E. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's out of favour.
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What Are Growth Metrics Telling Us About The Low P/E?
In order to justify its P/E ratio, Hitek Global would need to produce sluggish growth that's trailing the market.
Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 7.6% decrease to the company's bottom line. The last three years don't look nice either as the company has shrunk EPS by 43% in aggregate. Accordingly, shareholders would have felt downbeat about the medium-term rates of earnings growth.
In contrast to the company, the rest of the market is expected to grow by 10% over the next year, which really puts the company's recent medium-term earnings decline into perspective.
In light of this, it's understandable that Hitek Global's P/E would sit below the majority of other companies. Nonetheless, there's no guarantee the P/E has reached a floor yet with earnings going in reverse. Even just maintaining these prices could be difficult to achieve as recent earnings trends are already weighing down the shares.
The Final Word
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 Hitek Global maintains its low P/E on the weakness of its sliding earnings over the medium-term, as expected. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/E as they concede future earnings probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.
Having said that, be aware Hitek Global is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those is significant.
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Hitek Global
Provides information technology (IT) consulting and solutions services to small and medium businesses in various industry sectors in China.
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