Potential Upside For Field Solutions Holdings Limited (ASX:FSG) Not Without Risk

When you see that almost half of the companies in the Telecom industry in Australia have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1.3x, Field Solutions Holdings Limited (ASX:FSG) looks to be giving off some buy signals with its 0.7x P/S ratio. However, the P/S might be low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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How Field Solutions Holdings Has Been Performing

Field Solutions Holdings certainly has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue more than most other companies. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the share price, and thus the P/S ratio. 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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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.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 56%. Spectacularly, three year revenue growth has ballooned by several orders of magnitude, thanks in part to the last 12 months of revenue growth. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 34% as estimated by the only analyst watching the company. That's shaping up to be materially higher than the 8.1% growth forecast for the broader industry.

With this in consideration, we find it intriguing that Field Solutions Holdings' P/S sits behind most of its industry peers. It looks like most investors are not convinced at all that the company can achieve future growth expectations.

What Does Field Solutions Holdings' P/S Mean For Investors?

We'd say the price-to-sales ratio's power isn't primarily as a valuation instrument but rather to gauge current investor sentiment and future expectations.

Field Solutions Holdings' analyst forecasts revealed that its superior revenue outlook isn't contributing to its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted. 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. While the possibility of the share price plunging seems unlikely due to the high growth forecasted for the company, the market does appear to have some hesitation.

It is also worth noting that we have found 1 warning sign for Field Solutions Holdings that you need to take into consideration.

Of course, profitable companies with a history of great earnings growth are generally safer bets. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.

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