Goldstream Investment Limited (HKG:1328) Stock Catapults 27% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Market

Simply Wall St · 07/03 22:09

Those holding Goldstream Investment Limited (HKG:1328) shares would be relieved that the share price has rebounded 27% in the last thirty days, but it needs to keep going to repair the recent damage it has caused to investor portfolios. But the last month did very little to improve the 53% share price decline over the last year.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, Goldstream Investment's price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 7.6x might still make it look like a buy right now compared to the market in Hong Kong, where around half of the companies have P/E ratios above 12x and even P/E's above 24x are quite common. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/E.

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Recent times have been quite advantageous for Goldstream Investment as its earnings have been rising very briskly. It might be that many expect the strong earnings performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/E. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's out of favour.

View our latest analysis for Goldstream Investment

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SEHK:1328 Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry July 3rd 2025
Although there are no analyst estimates available for Goldstream Investment, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.

How Is Goldstream Investment's Growth Trending?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/E as low as Goldstream Investment's is when the company's growth is on track to lag the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 35% gain to the company's bottom line. Still, EPS has barely risen at all from three years ago in total, which is not ideal. So it appears to us that the company has had a mixed result in terms of growing earnings over that time.

This is in contrast to the rest of the market, which is expected to grow by 19% over the next year, materially higher than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

With this information, we can see why Goldstream Investment is trading at a P/E lower than the market. It seems most investors are expecting to see the recent limited growth rates continue into the future and are only willing to pay a reduced amount for the stock.

The Final Word

Despite Goldstream Investment's shares building up a head of steam, its P/E still lags most other companies. Using the price-to-earnings ratio alone to determine if you should sell your stock isn't sensible, however it can be a practical guide to the company's future prospects.

We've established that Goldstream Investment maintains its low P/E on the weakness of its recent three-year growth being lower than the wider market forecast, 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. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Goldstream Investment that you need to be mindful of.

You might be able to find a better investment than Goldstream Investment. If you want a selection of possible candidates, check out this free list of interesting companies that trade on a low P/E (but have proven they can grow earnings).