Chengdu CORPRO Technology Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:300101) Shares May Have Slumped 26% But Getting In Cheap Is Still Unlikely

Chengdu CORPRO Technology Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:300101) shareholders won't be pleased to see that the share price has had a very rough month, dropping 26% and undoing the prior period's positive performance. To make matters worse, the recent drop has wiped out a year's worth of gains with the share price now back where it started a year ago.

Although its price has dipped substantially, Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd may still be sending very bearish signals at the moment with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 12.3x, since almost half of all companies in the Communications industry in China have P/S ratios under 4.9x and even P/S lower than 2x are not unusual. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's so lofty.

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How Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd Has Been Performing

For example, consider that Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd's financial performance has been poor lately as its revenue has been in decline. It might be that many expect the company to still outplay most other companies over the coming period, which has kept the P/S from collapsing. If not, then existing shareholders may be quite nervous about the viability of the share price.

Although there are no analyst estimates available for Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Is There Enough Revenue Growth Forecasted For Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd?

Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver very strong growth, and importantly, perform much better than the industry.

In reviewing the last year of financials, we were disheartened to see the company's revenues fell to the tune of 27%. This has soured the latest three-year period, which nevertheless managed to deliver a decent 5.8% overall rise in revenue. Accordingly, while they would have preferred to keep the run going, shareholders would be roughly satisfied with the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 36% over the next year, materially higher than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

With this in mind, we find it worrying that Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd's P/S exceeds that of its industry peers. Apparently many investors in the company are way more bullish than recent times would indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock at any price. Only the boldest would assume these prices are sustainable as a continuation of recent revenue trends is likely to weigh heavily on the share price eventually.

What Does Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd's P/S Mean For Investors?

Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd's shares may have suffered, but its P/S remains high. 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.

Our examination of Chengdu CORPRO TechnologyLtd revealed its poor three-year revenue trends aren't detracting from the P/S as much as we though, given they look worse than current industry expectations. Right now we aren't comfortable with the high P/S as this revenue performance isn't likely to support such positive sentiment for long. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve markedly, it's very challenging to accept these the share price as being reasonable.

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