Potential Upside For BOA Concept SAS (EPA:ALBOA) Not Without Risk

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.6x in the Machinery industry in France, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about BOA Concept SAS' (EPA:ALBOA) P/S ratio of 0.9x. 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 BOA Concept SAS Has Been Performing

Recent times have been quite advantageous for BOA Concept SAS as its revenue has been rising very briskly. The P/S is probably moderate because investors think this strong revenue growth might not be enough to outperform the broader industry in the near future. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

We don't have analyst forecasts, but you can see how recent trends are setting up the company for the future by checking out our free report on BOA Concept SAS' earnings, revenue and cash flow.

How Is BOA Concept SAS' Revenue Growth Trending?

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

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 35% last year. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 50% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing revenue over that time.

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.

In light of this, it's curious that BOA Concept SAS' P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Key Takeaway

It's argued the price-to-sales ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

To our surprise, BOA Concept SAS 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. 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. At least the risk of a price drop looks to be subdued if recent medium-term revenue trends continue, but investors seem to think future revenue could see some volatility.

Plus, you should also learn about these 4 warning signs we've spotted with BOA Concept SAS (including 1 which shouldn't be ignored).

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