Shine Justice Ltd (ASX:SHJ) Not Flying Under The Radar

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 1.1x in the Consumer Services industry in Australia, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Shine Justice Ltd's (ASX:SHJ) P/S ratio of 0.6x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.

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How Shine Justice Has Been Performing

Recent times have been advantageous for Shine Justice as its revenues have been rising faster than most other companies. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to wane, which has kept the P/S ratio from rising. If the company manages to stay the course, then investors should be rewarded with a share price that matches its revenue figures.

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How Is Shine Justice's Revenue Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Shine Justice's to be considered reasonable.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 3.6%. Still, lamentably revenue has fallen 4.6% in aggregate from three years ago, which is disappointing. Accordingly, shareholders would have felt downbeat about the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 5.0% each year during the coming three years according to the one analyst following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to expand by 5.2% per year, which is not materially different.

With this in mind, it makes sense that Shine Justice's P/S is closely matching its industry peers. Apparently shareholders are comfortable to simply hold on while the company is keeping a low profile.

What We Can Learn From Shine Justice's P/S?

Using the price-to-sales 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.

Our look at Shine Justice's revenue growth estimates show that its P/S is about what we expect, as both metrics follow closely with the industry averages. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement or deterioration in revenue isn't great enough to push P/S in a higher or lower direction. All things considered, if the P/S and revenue estimates contain no major shocks, then it's hard to see the share price moving strongly in either direction in the near future.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 3 warning signs for Shine Justice you should be aware of.

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