Investors Holding Back On Field Solutions Holdings Limited (ASX:FSG)

Field Solutions Holdings Limited's (ASX:FSG) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x may look like a pretty appealing investment opportunity when you consider close to half the companies in the Telecom industry in Australia have P/S ratios greater than 1.1x. 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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What Does Field Solutions Holdings' Recent Performance Look Like?

With revenue growth that's superior to most other companies of late, Field Solutions Holdings has been doing relatively well. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to dive, which has kept the P/S suppressed. 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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Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Field Solutions Holdings?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/S as low as Field Solutions Holdings' is when the company's growth is on track to lag the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 30% gain to the company's top line. This great performance means it was also able to deliver immense revenue growth over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the only analyst covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 24% over the next year. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 6.4%, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this in consideration, we find it intriguing that Field Solutions Holdings' P/S sits behind most of its industry peers. Apparently some shareholders are doubtful of the forecasts and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

The Key Takeaway

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.

A look at Field Solutions Holdings' revenues reveals that, despite glowing future growth forecasts, its P/S is much lower than we'd expect. When we see strong growth forecasts like this, we can only assume potential risks are what might be placing significant pressure on the P/S ratio. It appears the market could be anticipating revenue instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

And what about other risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Field Solutions Holdings you should know about.

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