Little Excitement Around Golconda Gold Ltd.'s (CVE:GG) Revenues

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.2x Golconda Gold Ltd. (CVE:GG) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Metals and Mining companies in Canada have P/S ratios greater than 3x and even P/S higher than 19x are not unusual. 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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What Does Golconda Gold's Recent Performance Look Like?

Revenue has risen at a steady rate over the last year for Golconda Gold, which is generally not a bad outcome. One possibility is that the P/S ratio is low because investors think this good revenue growth might actually underperform the broader industry in the near future. 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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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should underperform the industry for P/S ratios like Golconda Gold's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 5.2% gain to the company's revenues. Still, revenue has barely risen at all in aggregate from three years ago, which is not ideal. Therefore, it's fair to say that revenue growth has been inconsistent recently for the company.

This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 33% over the next year, materially higher than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's understandable that Golconda Gold's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting to see the recent limited growth rates continue into the future and are only willing to pay a reduced amount for the stock.

What Does Golconda Gold's P/S Mean For Investors?

It's argued the price-to-sales ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

In line with expectations, Golconda Gold maintains its low P/S on the weakness of its recent three-year growth being lower than the wider industry forecast. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/S as they concede future revenue probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 3 warning signs for Golconda Gold you should be aware of, and 2 of them are significant.

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