When close to half the companies in the United States have price-to-earnings ratios (or “P/E’s”) below 18x, you may consider Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) as a stock to avoid entirely with its 38.7x 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.
While the market has experienced earnings growth lately, Coty’s earnings have gone into reverse gear, which is not great. It might be that many expect the dour earnings performance to recover substantially, which has kept the P/E from collapsing. If not, then existing shareholders may be extremely nervous about the viability of the share price.
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