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Runsystem Co.,Ltd.'s (TSE:3326) 30% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up

Simply Wall St · 3d ago

The Runsystem Co.,Ltd. (TSE:3326) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent gain of 30%. The annual gain comes to 127% following the latest surge, making investors sit up and take notice.

After such a large jump in price, RunsystemLtd's price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 71.8x might make it look like a strong sell right now compared to the market in Japan, where around half of the companies have P/E ratios below 14x and even P/E's below 10x are quite common. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly elevated P/E.

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As an illustration, earnings have deteriorated at RunsystemLtd over the last year, which is not ideal at all. It might be that many expect the company to still outplay most other companies over the coming period, which has kept the P/E from collapsing. If not, then existing shareholders may be quite nervous about the viability of the share price.

See our latest analysis for RunsystemLtd

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TSE:3326 Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry January 7th 2026
Although there are no analyst estimates available for RunsystemLtd, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Does Growth Match The High P/E?

In order to justify its P/E ratio, RunsystemLtd would need to produce outstanding growth well in excess of the market.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 69% decrease to the company's bottom line. This has erased any of its gains during the last three years, with practically no change in EPS being achieved in total. Therefore, it's fair to say that earnings growth has been inconsistent recently for the company.

Comparing that to the market, which is predicted to deliver 8.8% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker based on recent medium-term annualised earnings results.

In light of this, it's alarming that RunsystemLtd's P/E sits above the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited recent growth rates and are hoping for a turnaround in the company's business prospects. Only the boldest would assume these prices are sustainable as a continuation of recent earnings trends is likely to weigh heavily on the share price eventually.

The Key Takeaway

The strong share price surge has got RunsystemLtd's P/E rushing to great heights as well. Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-earnings ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

Our examination of RunsystemLtd revealed its three-year earnings trends aren't impacting its high P/E anywhere near as much as we would have predicted, given they look worse than current market expectations. Right now we are increasingly uncomfortable with the high P/E as this earnings performance isn't likely to support such positive sentiment for long. If recent medium-term earnings trends continue, it will place shareholders' investments at significant risk and potential investors in danger of paying an excessive premium.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 5 warning signs for RunsystemLtd you should be aware of, and 1 of them is a bit unpleasant.

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