Investors Holding Back On Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd. (SZSE:000415)

There wouldn't be many who think Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd.'s (SZSE:000415) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.6x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Trade Distributors industry in China is similar at about 0.8x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.

See our latest analysis for Bohai Leasing

How Bohai Leasing Has Been Performing

Bohai Leasing has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue at a solid pace. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to wane, which has kept the P/S from rising. 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 not quite in favour.

We don't have analyst forecasts, but you can see how recent trends are setting up the company for the future by checking out our free report on Bohai Leasing's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For Bohai Leasing?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/S like Bohai Leasing's is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 8.7%. This was backed up an excellent period prior to see revenue up by 61% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Comparing that recent medium-term revenue trajectory with the industry's one-year growth forecast of 9.0% shows it's noticeably more attractive.

With this information, we find it interesting that Bohai Leasing is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Bottom Line On Bohai Leasing's P/S

Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-sales ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

To our surprise, Bohai Leasing revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't contributing to its P/S as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. It'd be fair to assume that potential risks the company faces could be the contributing factor to the lower than expected P/S. It appears some are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

And what about other risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Bohai Leasing (of which 1 is concerning!) you should know about.

If companies with solid past earnings growth is up your alley, you may wish to see this free collection of other companies with strong earnings growth and low P/E ratios.

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