LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier AG (ETR:ECK) Stock Rockets 27% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier AG (ETR:ECK) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 27% after a shaky period beforehand. Unfortunately, the gains of the last month did little to right the losses of the last year with the stock still down 12% over that time.

Although its price has surged higher, there still wouldn't be many who think LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.2x is worth a mention when the median P/S in Germany's Multiline Retail industry is similar at about 1x. Although, it's not wise to simply ignore the P/S without explanation as investors may be disregarding a distinct opportunity or a costly mistake.

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How Has LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier Performed Recently?

The recent revenue growth at LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier would have to be considered satisfactory if not spectacular. Perhaps the expectation moving forward is that the revenue growth will track in line with the wider industry for the near term, which has kept the P/S subdued. Those who are bullish on LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The P/S Ratio?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 5.9% gain to the company's revenues. Revenue has also lifted 19% in aggregate from three years ago, partly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. 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 2.7% 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 LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier 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 Final Word

LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier appears to be back in favour with a solid price jump bringing its P/S back in line with other companies in the industry Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-sales ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

We didn't quite envision LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier's P/S sitting in line with the wider industry, considering the revenue growth over the last three-year is higher than the current industry outlook. When we see strong revenue with faster-than-industry growth, we can only assume potential risks are what might be placing pressure on the P/S ratio. 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.

It is also worth noting that we have found 4 warning signs for LUDWIG BECK am Rathauseck - Textilhaus Feldmeier (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you need to take into consideration.

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