Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For CNFC Overseas Fisheries Co.,Ltd (SZSE:000798)

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.6x CNFC Overseas Fisheries Co.,Ltd (SZSE:000798) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Food companies in China have P/S ratios greater than 1.8x and even P/S higher than 4x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/S.

Check out our latest analysis for CNFC Overseas FisheriesLtd

What Does CNFC Overseas FisheriesLtd's Recent Performance Look Like?

Revenue has risen firmly for CNFC Overseas FisheriesLtd recently, which is pleasing to see. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S. 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 out of favour.

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How Is CNFC Overseas FisheriesLtd's Revenue Growth Trending?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/S as low as CNFC Overseas FisheriesLtd's is when the company's growth is on track to lag the industry.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 18% last year. This great performance means it was also able to deliver immense revenue growth 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 13% shows it's noticeably more attractive.

With this in mind, we find it intriguing that CNFC Overseas FisheriesLtd's P/S isn't as high compared to that of its industry peers. It looks like most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

The Bottom Line On CNFC Overseas FisheriesLtd's P/S

It's argued the price-to-sales ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

We're very surprised to see CNFC Overseas FisheriesLtd currently trading on a much lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. When we see strong revenue with faster-than-industry growth, we assume there are some significant underlying risks to the company's ability to make money which is applying downwards pressure on the P/S ratio. At least price risks look to be very low if recent medium-term revenue trends continue, but investors seem to think future revenue could see a lot of volatility.

Before you take the next step, you should know about the 1 warning sign for CNFC Overseas FisheriesLtd that we have uncovered.

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