Sabio Holdings Inc. (CVE:SBIO) Soars 26% But It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward

The Sabio Holdings Inc. (CVE:SBIO) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent gain of 26%. But the last month did very little to improve the 60% share price decline over the last year.

Although its price has surged higher, it's still not a stretch to say that Sabio Holdings' price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.3x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" compared to the Media industry in Canada, where the median P/S ratio is around 0.5x. 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.

See our latest analysis for Sabio Holdings

How Sabio Holdings Has Been Performing

While the industry has experienced revenue growth lately, Sabio Holdings' revenue has gone into reverse gear, which is not great. Perhaps the market is expecting its poor revenue performance to improve, keeping the P/S from dropping. However, if this isn't the case, investors might get caught out paying too much for the stock.

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

Do Revenue Forecasts Match The P/S Ratio?

Sabio Holdings' P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver moderate growth, and importantly, perform in line with the industry.

Taking a look back first, the company's revenue growth last year wasn't something to get excited about as it posted a disappointing decline of 17%. Still, the latest three year period has seen an excellent 166% overall rise in revenue, in spite of its unsatisfying short-term performance. So we can start by confirming that the company has generally done a very good job of growing revenue over that time, even though it had some hiccups along the way.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 28% during the coming year according to the three analysts following the company. With the industry only predicted to deliver 4.3%, the company is positioned for a stronger revenue result.

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.

The Final Word

Sabio Holdings' stock has a lot of momentum behind it lately, which has brought its P/S level with the rest of the industry. 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.

Looking at Sabio Holdings' analyst forecasts revealed that its superior revenue outlook isn't giving the boost to its P/S that we would've expected. When we see a strong revenue outlook, with growth outpacing the industry, we can only assume potential uncertainty around these figures are what might be placing slight pressure on the P/S ratio. At least the risk of a price drop looks to be subdued, but investors seem to think future revenue could see some volatility.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 5 warning signs for Sabio Holdings (2 make us uncomfortable!) that you need to be mindful of.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on Sabio Holdings, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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