Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Victory Square Technologies Inc.'s (CSE:VST) Performance Completely

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.7x Victory Square Technologies Inc. (CSE:VST) is a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Capital Markets companies in Canada have P/S ratios greater than 2.2x and even P/S higher than 10x aren't out of the ordinary. 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 Has Victory Square Technologies Performed Recently?

Recent times have been quite advantageous for Victory Square Technologies as its revenue has been rising very briskly. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S ratio. Those who are bullish on Victory Square Technologies will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

Although there are no analyst estimates available for Victory Square Technologies, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Victory Square Technologies?

Victory Square Technologies' P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver limited growth, and importantly, perform worse than the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 58% 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. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a tremendous job of growing revenue over that time.

In contrast to the company, the rest of the industry is expected to decline by 20% over the next year, which puts the company's recent medium-term positive growth rates in a good light for now.

In light of this, it's quite peculiar that Victory Square Technologies' P/S sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

The Final Word

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.

Looking at the figures, it's surprising to see Victory Square Technologies currently trades on a much lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year revenue growth is beating forecasts for a struggling industry. One assumption would be that there are some underlying risks to revenue that are keeping the P/S from rising to match the its strong performance. The most obvious risk is that its revenue trajectory may not keep outperforming under these tough industry conditions. While the chance of the share price dropping sharply is fairly remote, investors do seem to be anticipating future revenue instability.

You always need to take note of risks, for example - Victory Square Technologies has 4 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

If you're unsure about the strength of Victory Square Technologies' business, why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals for some other companies you may have missed.

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