Investors Aren't Buying Nextedia S.A.'s (EPA:ALNXT) Revenues

When you see that almost half of the companies in the IT industry in France have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 0.9x, Nextedia S.A. (EPA:ALNXT) looks to be giving off some buy signals with its 0.3x P/S ratio. 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 Nextedia Has Been Performing

With revenue growth that's superior to most other companies of late, Nextedia has been doing relatively well. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to dive, which has kept the P/S suppressed. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's out of favour.

If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report on Nextedia.

What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The Low P/S?

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

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 12%. This was backed up an excellent period prior to see revenue up by 66% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 1.8% as estimated by the only analyst watching the company. That's shaping up to be materially lower than the 4.2% growth forecast for the broader industry.

With this information, we can see why Nextedia is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on while the company is potentially eyeing a less prosperous future.

The Final Word

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.

As we suspected, our examination of Nextedia's analyst forecasts revealed that its inferior revenue outlook is contributing to its low P/S. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/S as they concede future revenue probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. It's hard to see the share price rising strongly in the near future under these circumstances.

Plus, you should also learn about these 2 warning signs we've spotted with Nextedia.

If you're unsure about the strength of Nextedia'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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