Earnings Working Against Remixpoint, Inc.'s (TSE:3825) Share Price Following 25% Dive
To the annoyance of some shareholders, Remixpoint, Inc. (TSE:3825) shares are down a considerable 25% in the last month, which continues a horrid run for the company. The drop over the last 30 days has capped off a tough year for shareholders, with the share price down 43% in that time.
In spite of the heavy fall in price, Remixpoint may still be sending bullish signals at the moment with its price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 11x, since almost half of all companies in Japan have P/E ratios greater than 14x and even P/E's higher than 22x 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.
With earnings growth that's exceedingly strong of late, Remixpoint has been doing very well. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/E. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.
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Is There Any Growth For Remixpoint?
The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as low as Remixpoint's is when the company's growth is on track to lag the market.
Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew earnings per share by an impressive 389% last year. However, this wasn't enough as the latest three year period has seen a very unpleasant 75% drop in EPS in aggregate. Therefore, it's fair to say the earnings growth recently has been undesirable for the company.
In contrast to the company, the rest of the market is expected to grow by 9.1% over the next year, which really puts the company's recent medium-term earnings decline into perspective.
With this information, we are not surprised that Remixpoint is trading at a P/E lower than the market. 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 Key Takeaway
Remixpoint's recently weak share price has pulled its P/E below most other companies. 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 Remixpoint maintains its low P/E on the weakness of its sliding earnings over the medium-term, as expected. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement in earnings isn't great enough to justify a higher P/E ratio. If recent medium-term earnings trends continue, it's hard to see the share price moving strongly in either direction in the near future under these circumstances.
Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Remixpoint (2 make us uncomfortable!) that you should be aware of.
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