Take Care Before Diving Into The Deep End On Turbon AG (FRA:TUR)

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.5x in the Commercial Services industry in Germany, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Turbon AG's (FRA:TUR) P/S ratio of 0.2x. While this might not raise any eyebrows, if the P/S ratio is not justified investors could be missing out on a potential opportunity or ignoring looming disappointment.

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What Does Turbon's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

The recent revenue growth at Turbon would have to be considered satisfactory if not spectacular. One possibility is that the P/S is moderate because investors think this good revenue growth might only be parallel to the broader industry in the near future. 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.

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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The P/S Ratio?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Turbon would need to produce growth that's similar to the industry.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow revenues by a handy 6.5% last year. The solid recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 21% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably been satisfied with the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 3.8% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this information, we find it interesting that Turbon is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

The Bottom Line On Turbon's P/S

While the price-to-sales ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of revenue expectations.

To our surprise, Turbon 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. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to see the likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 4 warning signs for Turbon (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you need to be mindful of.

If you're unsure about the strength of Turbon's business, why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals for some other companies you may have missed.

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