The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From AuMake Limited's (ASX:AUK) Revenues Yet As Shares Tumble 33%

The AuMake Limited (ASX:AUK) share price has fared very poorly over the last month, falling by a substantial 33%. For any long-term shareholders, the last month ends a year to forget by locking in a 60% share price decline.

Following the heavy fall in price, considering around half the companies operating in Australia's Specialty Retail industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 0.7x, you may consider AuMake as an solid investment opportunity with its 0.2x P/S ratio. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

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How AuMake Has Been Performing

With revenue growth that's exceedingly strong of late, AuMake has been doing very well. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S ratio. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

Want the full picture on earnings, revenue and cash flow for the company? Then our free report on AuMake will help you shine a light on its historical performance.

Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 247% gain to the company's top line. Still, revenue has fallen 31% in total from three years ago, which is quite disappointing. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been undesirable for the company.

Weighing that medium-term revenue trajectory against the broader industry's one-year forecast for expansion of 7.9% shows it's an unpleasant look.

With this in mind, we understand why AuMake's P/S is lower than most of its industry peers. Nonetheless, there's no guarantee the P/S has reached a floor yet with revenue going in reverse. Even just maintaining these prices could be difficult to achieve as recent revenue trends are already weighing down the shares.

What We Can Learn From AuMake's P/S?

AuMake's recently weak share price has pulled its P/S back below other Specialty Retail companies. While the price-to-sales ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of revenue expectations.

Our examination of AuMake confirms that the company's shrinking revenue over the past medium-term is a key factor in its low price-to-sales ratio, given the industry is projected to grow. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/S as they concede future revenue probably won't provide any pleasant surprises either. Given the current circumstances, it seems unlikely that the share price will experience any significant movement in either direction in the near future if recent medium-term revenue trends persist.

Don't forget that there may be other risks. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for AuMake (3 make us uncomfortable) you should be aware of.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on AuMake, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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