Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Roblon A/S (CPH:RBLN B)

When you see that almost half of the companies in the Communications industry in Denmark have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1.1x, Roblon A/S (CPH:RBLN B) looks to be giving off some buy signals with its 0.5x P/S ratio. However, the P/S might be low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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

For example, consider that Roblon's financial performance has been poor lately as its revenue has been in decline. Perhaps the market believes the recent revenue performance isn't good enough to keep up the industry, causing the P/S ratio to suffer. However, if this doesn't eventuate then existing shareholders may be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 11% decrease to the company's top line. Even so, admirably revenue has lifted 54% in aggregate from three years ago, notwithstanding the last 12 months. Although it's been a bumpy ride, it's still fair to say the revenue growth recently has been more than adequate for the company.

This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 3.2% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

With this in mind, we find it intriguing that Roblon's P/S isn't as high compared to that of its industry peers. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

What We Can Learn From Roblon's P/S?

We'd say the price-to-sales ratio's power isn't primarily as a valuation instrument but rather to gauge current investor sentiment and future expectations.

We're very surprised to see Roblon currently trading on a much lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. When we see strong revenue with faster-than-industry growth, we assume there are some significant underlying risks to the company's ability to make money which is applying downwards pressure on the P/S ratio. It appears many are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Roblon (1 is potentially serious!) that you need to be mindful of.

If you're unsure about the strength of Roblon'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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