Investors Still Aren't Entirely Convinced By ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC's (ADX:ESG) Revenues Despite 40% Price Jump

The ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC (ADX:ESG) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent gain of 40%. Taking a wider view, although not as strong as the last month, the full year gain of 11% is also fairly reasonable.

Although its price has surged higher, ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC may still be sending very bullish signals at the moment with its price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 2.1x, since almost half of all companies in the Industrials industry in the United Arab Emirates have P/S ratios greater than 4.2x and even P/S higher than 22x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly reduced P/S.

See our latest analysis for ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC

What Does ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC's Recent Performance Look Like?

Recent times have been quite advantageous for ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC as its revenue has been rising very briskly. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to dwindle, which has kept the P/S suppressed. 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.

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What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The Low P/S?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/S as depressed as ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC's is when the company's growth is on track to lag the industry decidedly.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 127% last year. Spectacularly, three year revenue growth has ballooned by several orders of magnitude, thanks in part to the last 12 months of revenue growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a tremendous job of growing revenue over that time.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 4.3%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

In light of this, it's peculiar that ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It looks like most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

What We Can Learn From ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC's P/S?

Even after such a strong price move, ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC's P/S still trails the rest of the industry. Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

We're very surprised to see ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC currently trading on a much lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. Potential investors that are sceptical over continued revenue performance may be preventing the P/S ratio from matching previous strong performance. At least price risks look to be very low if recent medium-term revenue trends continue, but investors seem to think future revenue could see a lot of volatility.

Having said that, be aware ESG Emirates Stallions Group PJSC is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, you should know about.

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