Sabio Holdings Inc. (CVE:SBIO) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

It's not a stretch to say that Sabio Holdings Inc.'s (CVE:SBIO) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" for companies in the Media industry in Canada, where the median P/S ratio is around 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 Sabio Holdings' Recent Performance Look Like?

Recent revenue growth for Sabio Holdings has been in line with the industry. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to show no drastic signs of changing, justifying the P/S being at current levels. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this can at least be maintained so that you could pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.

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What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The P/S?

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

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow revenues by a handy 7.5% last year. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 131% overall rise in revenue, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 12% each year during the coming three years according to the three analysts following the company. That's shaping up to be materially higher than the 4.9% per year growth forecast for the broader industry.

In light of this, it's curious that Sabio Holdings' P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders are skeptical of the forecasts and have been accepting lower selling prices.

What We Can Learn From Sabio Holdings' P/S?

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.

Despite enticing revenue growth figures that outpace the industry, Sabio Holdings' P/S isn't quite what we'd expect. Perhaps uncertainty in the revenue forecasts are what's keeping the P/S ratio consistent with the rest of the industry. However, if you agree with the analysts' forecasts, you may be able to pick up the stock at an attractive price.

Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Sabio Holdings (1 is a bit unpleasant!) that you should be aware of.

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