Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Flexiroam Limited (ASX:FRX)

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.9x in the Telecom industry in Australia, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Flexiroam Limited's (ASX:FRX) P/S ratio of 0.5x. While this might not raise any eyebrows, if the P/S ratio is not justified investors could be missing out on a potential opportunity or ignoring looming disappointment.

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What Does Flexiroam's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

With revenue growth that's superior to most other companies of late, Flexiroam has been doing relatively well. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to wane, which has kept the P/S ratio from rising. 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 not quite in favour.

If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report on Flexiroam.

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

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Flexiroam would need to produce growth that's similar to the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 20% gain to the company's top line. The latest three year period has also seen an incredible overall rise in revenue, aided by its incredible short-term performance. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the lone analyst covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 88% over the next year. With the industry only predicted to deliver 4.9%, the company is positioned for a stronger revenue result.

In light of this, it's curious that Flexiroam's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. It may be that most investors aren't convinced the company can achieve future growth expectations.

What Does Flexiroam's P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

Despite enticing revenue growth figures that outpace the industry, Flexiroam's P/S isn't quite what we'd expect. There could be some risks that the market is pricing in, which is preventing the P/S ratio from matching the positive outlook. However, if you agree with the analysts' forecasts, you may be able to pick up the stock at an attractive price.

It is also worth noting that we have found 4 warning signs for Flexiroam that you need to take into consideration.

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