PopReach Corporation (CVE:INIK) Stock's 28% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

PopReach Corporation (CVE:INIK) shares have had a horrible month, losing 28% after a relatively good period beforehand. The drop over the last 30 days has capped off a tough year for shareholders, with the share price down 34% in that time.

Although its price has dipped substantially, there still wouldn't be many who think PopReach's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.1x is worth a mention when the median P/S in Canada's Media industry is similar at about 0.6x. While this might not raise any eyebrows, if the P/S ratio is not justified investors could be missing out on a potential opportunity or ignoring looming disappointment.

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What Does PopReach's Recent Performance Look Like?

PopReach certainly has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue more than most other companies. One possibility is that the P/S ratio is moderate because investors think this strong revenue performance might be about to tail off. If not, then existing shareholders have reason to be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report on PopReach.

How Is PopReach's Revenue Growth Trending?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 22% gain to the company's top line. Spectacularly, three year revenue growth has ballooned by several orders of magnitude, thanks in part to the last 12 months of revenue growth. Accordingly, shareholders would have been over the moon with those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 21% during the coming year according to the two analysts following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 3.9%, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this in consideration, we find it intriguing that PopReach's P/S is closely matching its industry peers. It may be that most investors aren't convinced the company can achieve future growth expectations.

The Bottom Line On PopReach's P/S

With its share price dropping off a cliff, the P/S for PopReach looks to be in line with the rest of the Media industry. 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.

Despite enticing revenue growth figures that outpace the industry, PopReach's P/S isn't quite what we'd expect. There could be some risks that the market is pricing in, which is preventing the P/S ratio from matching the positive outlook. It appears some are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 5 warning signs for PopReach (3 shouldn't be ignored!) that you should be aware of.

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