Some Confidence Is Lacking In Zhengzhou Tiamaes Technology Co.,Ltd (SZSE:300807) As Shares Slide 33%

Zhengzhou Tiamaes Technology Co.,Ltd (SZSE:300807) shares have retraced a considerable 33% in the last month, reversing a fair amount of their solid recent 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.

Even after such a large drop in price, given around half the companies in China's Electronic industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 3.3x, you may still consider Zhengzhou Tiamaes TechnologyLtd as a stock to avoid entirely with its 8.8x P/S ratio. 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.

Check out our latest analysis for Zhengzhou Tiamaes TechnologyLtd

What Does Zhengzhou Tiamaes TechnologyLtd's Recent Performance Look Like?

As an illustration, revenue has deteriorated at Zhengzhou Tiamaes TechnologyLtd over the last year, which is not ideal at all. One possibility is that the P/S is high because investors think the company will still do enough to outperform the broader industry in the near future. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.

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

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Zhengzhou Tiamaes TechnologyLtd would need to produce outstanding growth that's well in excess of 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 31%. The last three years don't look nice either as the company has shrunk revenue by 3.3% in aggregate. So unfortunately, we have to acknowledge that the company has not done a great job of growing revenue over that time.

Weighing that medium-term revenue trajectory against the broader industry's one-year forecast for expansion of 26% shows it's an unpleasant look.

In light of this, it's alarming that Zhengzhou Tiamaes TechnologyLtd's P/S sits above the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are ignoring the recent poor growth rate and are hoping for a turnaround in the company's business prospects. 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 Zhengzhou Tiamaes TechnologyLtd's P/S Mean For Investors?

Zhengzhou Tiamaes 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 Zhengzhou Tiamaes TechnologyLtd revealed its shrinking revenue over the medium-term isn't resulting in a P/S as low as we expected, given the industry is set to grow. When we see revenue heading backwards and underperforming the industry forecasts, we feel the possibility of the share price declining is very real, bringing the P/S back into the realm of reasonability. Should recent medium-term revenue trends persist, it would pose a significant risk to existing shareholders' investments and prospective investors will have a hard time accepting the current value of the stock.

Don't forget that there may be other risks. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Zhengzhou Tiamaes TechnologyLtd that you should be aware of.

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