Eezy Oyj's (HEL:EEZY) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

There wouldn't be many who think Eezy Oyj's (HEL:EEZY) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.1x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Professional Services industry in Finland is similar at about 0.6x. 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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How Eezy Oyj Has Been Performing

Eezy Oyj hasn't been tracking well recently as its declining revenue compares poorly to other companies, which have seen some growth in their revenues on average. It might be that many expect the dour revenue performance to strengthen positively, which has kept the P/S from falling. However, if this isn't the case, investors might get caught out paying too much for the stock.

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How Is Eezy Oyj's Revenue Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Eezy Oyj's to be considered reasonable.

In reviewing the last year of financials, we were disheartened to see the company's revenues fell to the tune of 20%. As a result, revenue from three years ago have also fallen 24% overall. Accordingly, shareholders would have felt downbeat about the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 0.6% each year during the coming three years according to the two analysts following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to expand by 4.7% each year, which is noticeably more attractive.

In light of this, it's curious that Eezy Oyj's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited growth expectations and are willing to pay up for exposure to the stock. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as this level of revenue growth is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

What We Can Learn From Eezy Oyj's P/S?

Using the price-to-sales ratio alone to determine if you should sell your stock isn't sensible, however it can be a practical guide to the company's future prospects.

When you consider that Eezy Oyj's revenue growth estimates are fairly muted compared to the broader industry, it's easy to see why we consider it unexpected to be trading at its current P/S ratio. When we see companies with a relatively weaker revenue outlook compared to the industry, we suspect the share price is at risk of declining, sending the moderate P/S lower. Circumstances like this present a risk to current and prospective investors who may see share prices fall if the low revenue growth impacts the sentiment.

Having said that, be aware Eezy Oyj is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 2 of those are potentially serious.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on Eezy Oyj, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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