When close to half the companies in the United States have price-to-earnings ratios (or “P/E’s”) below 16x, you may consider Calix, Inc. (NYSE:CALX) as a stock to avoid entirely with its 60.1x P/E ratio. However, the P/E might be quite high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it’s justified.
With earnings that are retreating more than the market’s of late, Calix has been very sluggish. It might be that many expect the dismal earnings performance to recover substantially, which has kept the P/E from collapsing. If not, then existing shareholders may be very nervous about the viability of the share price.
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