Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group Co., Ltd.'s (SHSE:600120) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.6x Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group Co., Ltd. (SHSE:600120) may be sending very bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Capital Markets companies in China have P/S ratios greater than 6.1x and even P/S higher than 11x are not unusual. However, the P/S might be quite low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

Check out our latest analysis for Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group

What Does Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

With its revenue growth in positive territory compared to the declining revenue of most other companies, Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group has been doing quite well of late. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to follow the rest of the industry downwards, which has kept the P/S suppressed. Those who are bullish on Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group will be hoping that this isn't the case and the company continues to beat out the industry.

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

Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver very poor growth or even falling revenue, and importantly, perform much worse than the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 7.9% gain to the company's revenues. However, due to its less than impressive performance prior to this period, revenue growth is practically non-existent over the last three years overall. So it appears to us that the company has had a mixed result in terms of growing revenue over that time.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 12% during the coming year according to the one analyst following the company. With the industry predicted to deliver 33% growth, the company is positioned for a weaker revenue result.

In light of this, it's understandable that Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting to see limited future growth and are only willing to pay a reduced amount for the stock.

The Key Takeaway

Using the price-to-sales ratio alone to determine if you should sell your stock isn't sensible, however it can be a practical guide to the company's future prospects.

As we suspected, our examination of Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group's analyst forecasts revealed that its inferior revenue outlook is contributing to its low P/S. Shareholders' pessimism on the revenue prospects for the company seems to be the main contributor to the depressed P/S. Unless these 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 Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group you should be aware of.

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