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There's Reason For Concern Over Zhejiang Huamei Holding CO., LTD.'s (SZSE:000607) Massive 28% Price Jump

浙江華美控股有限公司(SZSE:000607)の株価上昇率28%については懸念の理由があります。

Simply Wall St ·  03/21 19:50

Zhejiang Huamei Holding CO., LTD. (SZSE:000607) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced 28% in the last month, although it is still struggling to make up recently lost ground. Not all shareholders will be feeling jubilant, since the share price is still down a very disappointing 23% in the last twelve months.

After such a large jump in price, Zhejiang Huamei Holding's price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 58x might make it look like a strong sell right now compared to the market in China, where around half of the companies have P/E ratios below 32x and even P/E's below 19x are quite common. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly elevated P/E.

For instance, Zhejiang Huamei Holding's receding earnings in recent times would have to be some food for thought. It might be that many expect the company to still outplay most other companies over the coming period, which has kept the P/E from collapsing. If not, then existing shareholders may be quite nervous about the viability of the share price.

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SZSE:000607 Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry March 21st 2024
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How Is Zhejiang Huamei Holding's Growth Trending?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as steep as Zhejiang Huamei Holding's is when the company's growth is on track to outshine the market decidedly.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 7.4% decrease to the company's bottom line. At least EPS has managed not to go completely backwards from three years ago in aggregate, thanks to the earlier period of growth. Accordingly, shareholders probably wouldn't have been overly satisfied with the unstable medium-term growth rates.

Comparing that to the market, which is predicted to deliver 40% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker based on recent medium-term annualised earnings results.

In light of this, it's alarming that Zhejiang Huamei Holding's P/E sits above the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited recent growth rates and are hoping for a turnaround in the company's business prospects. Only the boldest would assume these prices are sustainable as a continuation of recent earnings trends is likely to weigh heavily on the share price eventually.

The Key Takeaway

Shares in Zhejiang Huamei Holding have built up some good momentum lately, which has really inflated its P/E. 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.

We've established that Zhejiang Huamei Holding currently trades on a much higher than expected P/E since its recent three-year growth is lower than the wider market forecast. Right now we are increasingly uncomfortable with the high P/E as this earnings performance isn't likely to support such positive sentiment for long. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve markedly, it's very challenging to accept these prices as being reasonable.

Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Zhejiang Huamei Holding that you should be aware of.

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