Yahoo Finance What Does Integer Holdings Corporation's (NYSE:ITGR) P/E Ratio Tell You?
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The goal of this article is to teach you how to use price to earnings ratios (P/E ratios). We'll apply a basic P/E ratio analysis to Integer Holdings Corporation's (NYSE:ITGR), to help you decide if the stock is worth further research. Based on the last twelve months, Integer Holdings's P/E ratio is 47.79. That corresponds to an earnings yield of approximately 2.1%.
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How Do I Calculate A Price To Earnings Ratio?
The formula for P/E is:
Price to Earnings Ratio = Share Price ÷ Earnings per Share (EPS)
Or for Integer Holdings:
P/E of 47.79 = $81.85 ÷ $1.71 (Based on the year to March 2019.)
Is A High Price-to-Earnings Ratio Good?
The higher the P/E ratio, the higher the price tag of a business, relative to its trailing earnings. That isn't a good or a bad thing on its own, but a high P/E means that buyers have a higher opinion of the business's prospects, relative to stocks with a lower P/E.
Does Integer Holdings Have A Relatively High Or Low P/E For Its Industry?
We can get an indication of market expectations by looking at the P/E ratio. As you can see below, Integer Holdings has a higher P/E than the average company (41.2) in the medical equipment industry.
Integer Holdings'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 investors should always consider the P/E ratio alongside other factors, such as whether company directors have been buying shares.
How Growth Rates Impact P/E Ratios
P/E ratios primarily reflect market expectations around earnings growth rates. When earnings grow, the 'E' increases, over time. Therefore, even if you pay a high multiple of earnings now, that multiple will become lower in the future. So while a stock may look expensive based on past earnings, it could be cheap based on future earnings.
Integer Holdings saw earnings per share decrease by 44% last year. And it has shrunk its earnings per share by 1.9% per year over the last five years. This could justify a pessimistic P/E.
A Limitation: P/E Ratios Ignore Debt and Cash In The Bank
Don't forget that the P/E ratio considers market capitalization. Thus, the metric does not reflect cash or debt held by the company. The exact same company would hypothetically deserve a higher P/E ratio if it had a strong balance sheet, than if it had a weak one with lots of debt, because a cashed up company can spend on growth.
Spending on growth might be good or bad a few years later, but the point is that the P/E ratio does not account for the option (or lack thereof).
Integer Holdings's Balance Sheet
Integer Holdings has net debt equal to 34% of its market cap. While that's enough to warrant consideration, it doesn't really concern us.
The Verdict On Integer Holdings's P/E Ratio
Integer Holdings has a P/E of 47.8. That's higher than the average in its market, which is 17.9. With modest debt but no EPS growth in the last year, it's fair to say the P/E implies some optimism about future earnings, from the market.
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