Market Cool On Deoleo, S.A.'s (BME:OLE) Revenues

Deoleo, S.A.'s (BME:OLE) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.1x might make it look like a buy right now compared to the Food industry in Spain, where around half of the companies have P/S ratios above 0.7x and even P/S above 3x are quite common. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

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How Deoleo Has Been Performing

Revenue has risen firmly for Deoleo recently, which is pleasing to see. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S. Those who are bullish on Deoleo 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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Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Deoleo?

Deoleo's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver limited growth, and importantly, perform worse than the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 19% gain to the company's top line. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 42% overall rise in revenue, aided by its short-term performance. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Comparing that recent medium-term revenue trajectory with the industry's one-year growth forecast of 3.9% shows it's noticeably more attractive.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Deoleo's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

The Key Takeaway

Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

Our examination of Deoleo revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't boosting its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. Potential investors that are sceptical over continued revenue performance may be preventing the P/S ratio from matching previous strong performance. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to perceive a likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.

Having said that, be aware Deoleo is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis, you should know about.

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