Yahoo Finance How Does Tempur Sealy International's (NYSE:TPX) P/E Compare To Its Industry, After The Share Price Drop?
Unfortunately for some shareholders, the Tempur Sealy International (NYSE:TPX) share price has dived 40% in the last thirty days. The recent drop has obliterated the annual return, with the share price now down 16% over that longer period.
Assuming nothing else has changed, a lower share price makes a stock more attractive to potential buyers. In the long term, share prices tend to follow earnings per share, but in the short term prices bounce around in response to short term factors (which are not always obvious). The implication here is that long term investors have an opportunity when expectations of a company are too low. One way to gauge market expectations of a stock is to look at its Price to Earnings Ratio (PE Ratio). A high P/E implies that investors have high expectations of what a company can achieve compared to a company with a low P/E ratio.
Check out our latest analysis for Tempur Sealy International
Does Tempur Sealy International Have A Relatively High Or Low P/E For Its Industry?
Tempur Sealy International's P/E of 13.98 indicates some degree of optimism towards the stock. The image below shows that Tempur Sealy International has a higher P/E than the average (7.9) P/E for companies in the consumer durables industry.
Tempur Sealy International's P/E tells us that market participants think the company will perform better than its industry peers, going forward. Clearly the market expects growth, but it isn't guaranteed. So further research is always essential. I often monitor director buying and selling.
How Growth Rates Impact P/E Ratios
Probably the most important factor in determining what P/E a company trades on is the earnings growth. That's because companies that grow earnings per share quickly will rapidly increase the 'E' in the equation. That means unless the share price increases, the P/E will reduce in a few years. And as that P/E ratio drops, the company will look cheap, unless its share price increases.
Tempur Sealy International's 61% EPS improvement over the last year was like bamboo growth after rain; rapid and impressive.
Don't Forget: The P/E Does Not Account For Debt or Bank Deposits
It's important to note that the P/E ratio considers the market capitalization, not the enterprise value. That means it doesn't take debt or cash into account. Theoretically, a business can improve its earnings (and produce a lower P/E in the future) by investing in growth. That means taking on debt (or spending its cash).
Such expenditure might be good or bad, in the long term, but the point here is that the balance sheet is not reflected by this ratio.
Is Debt Impacting Tempur Sealy International's P/E?
Net debt totals 53% of Tempur Sealy International's market cap. This is enough debt that you'd have to make some adjustments before using the P/E ratio to compare it to a company with net cash.
The Verdict On Tempur Sealy International's P/E Ratio
Tempur Sealy International has a P/E of 14.0. That's higher than the average in its market, which is 12.6. Its meaningful level of debt should warrant a lower P/E ratio, but the fast EPS growth is a positive. So it seems likely the market is overlooking the debt because of the fast earnings growth. Given Tempur Sealy International's P/E ratio has declined from 23.4 to 14.0 in the last month, we know for sure that the market is significantly less confident about the business today, than it was back then. For those who don't like to trade against momentum, that could be a warning sign, but a contrarian investor might want to take a closer look.
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