MRV Engenharia e Participações S.A.'s (BVMF:MRVE3) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

There wouldn't be many who think MRV Engenharia e Participações S.A.'s (BVMF:MRVE3) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.3x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Consumer Durables industry in Brazil is similar at about 0.5x. Although, it's not wise to simply ignore the P/S without explanation as investors may be disregarding a distinct opportunity or a costly mistake.

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How MRV Engenharia e Participações Has Been Performing

With revenue growth that's inferior to most other companies of late, MRV Engenharia e Participações has been relatively sluggish. One possibility is that the P/S ratio is moderate because investors think this lacklustre revenue performance will turn around. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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How Is MRV Engenharia e Participações' Revenue Growth Trending?

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

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 21%. Revenue has also lifted 27% in aggregate from three years ago, mostly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has actually done a good job of growing revenue over that time.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 4.3% each year during the coming three years according to the ten analysts following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to expand by 15% per annum, which is noticeably more attractive.

In light of this, it's curious that MRV Engenharia e Participações' P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited growth expectations and are willing to pay up for exposure to the stock. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as this level of revenue growth is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

What We Can Learn From MRV Engenharia e Participações' P/S?

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.

Our look at the analysts forecasts of MRV Engenharia e Participações' revenue prospects has shown that its inferior revenue outlook isn't negatively impacting its P/S as much as we would have predicted. At present, we aren't confident in the P/S as the predicted future revenues aren't likely to support a more positive sentiment for long. Circumstances like this present a risk to current and prospective investors who may see share prices fall if the low revenue growth impacts the sentiment.

It's always necessary to consider the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 1 warning sign with MRV Engenharia e Participações, and understanding should be part of your investment process.

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