Potential Upside For WindowMaster International A/S (CPH:WMA) Not Without Risk

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.8x in the Building industry in Denmark, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about WindowMaster International A/S' (CPH:WMA) P/S ratio of 0.4x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.

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What Does WindowMaster International's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

The revenue growth achieved at WindowMaster International over the last year would be more than acceptable for most companies. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to wane, which has kept the P/S from rising. Those who are bullish on WindowMaster International will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

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

Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For WindowMaster International?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/S like WindowMaster International's is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 10% gain to the company's revenues. The latest three year period has also seen a 26% overall rise in revenue, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. So we can start by confirming that the company has actually done a good job of growing revenue over that time.

Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 4.7% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's curious that WindowMaster International's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

What We Can Learn From WindowMaster International's P/S?

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.

To our surprise, WindowMaster International 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.

And what about other risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for WindowMaster International (of which 1 shouldn't be ignored!) you should know about.

If companies with solid past earnings growth is up your alley, you may wish to see this free collection of other companies with strong earnings growth and low P/E ratios.

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