The Sensex, plotted with its historical P/E and EPS Growth, makes for interesting reading.
Notes:
- From November 2004 to April 2006, EPS growth % was greater than the P/E. The sense shot up from 6000 to 12000 in that time.
- Since April 2006, EPS growth as been choppy, and largely has remained below P/E. Yet, the Sensex as climbed from a low of 9000 to 15,000 today. Earlier, from 1997 to mid 2000, the EPS growth trailed and was indeed negative, yet the sensex went from 3000 to 5000+.
- The exuberance in the markets in 1999-2000 must have contributed to high P/Es in the face of declining earnings.
- Current EPS growth is around 20, and the P/E is around 20. Not unfairly valued; yet, earnings growth since April 2006 have trailed the P/E. And in this period, the sensex has moved remarkably fast - from a low of 9000 in Jun 06 to a high of around 15,500 today.
- Sensex EPS growth has been muted in the last quarter. It will be important to note if the EPS continues to contract its growth - if the P/E doesn't follow, we enter a stage of exuberance.
Do you see anything in there that could be useful?
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>India as a market always seems to be in irrational exuberance. India has lot of Everonns, Educomps, Unitechs and others which won’t trade in its fair value. Plus there is Reliance Capitals, RPL s(Yet to start the production, but its termed as value buy considering the fact that it is from Reliance staple) and more. So there is no surprise to see this. If India as an economy overheats, we’d see most crucial fall, where small investors can’t bear the losses and its going to happen. This situation has been created by so called experts and brokers are playing the spoilsport. This would certainly happen in future. I personally see value in almost all PSU stocks viz., NTPC, Petronet, Almost all banking scrips and others. Invest in PSU stocks to suffer less than private sector high growth shares. This is my personal opinion.
09.06.07 at 8:03 AM
>I read in the ET that the EPS of our economy now is Rs.850. Also the fair PE of the sensex is 16 around 13600 points.So I think it is better to find out the PE range whenever there has been a big fall.To my knowledge anything above 15 is exuberance in our economy.
09.07.07 at 11:01 AM