Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On The Blockchain Group (EPA:ALTBG) Even After 30% Share Price Boost

The Blockchain Group (EPA:ALTBG) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 30% gain in the last month alone. The last month tops off a massive increase of 281% in the last year.

Although its price has surged higher, you could still be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Blockchain Group's P/S ratio of 1.9x, since the median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio for the Software industry in France is also close to 2.2x. While this might not raise any eyebrows, if the P/S ratio is not justified investors could be missing out on a potential opportunity or ignoring looming disappointment.

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How Blockchain Group Has Been Performing

For instance, Blockchain Group's receding revenue in recent times would have to be some food for thought. Perhaps investors believe the recent revenue performance is enough to keep in line with the industry, which is keeping the P/S from dropping off. If you like the company, you'd at least be hoping this is the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.

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

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Blockchain Group would need to produce growth that's similar to the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 23% decrease to the company's top line. Even so, admirably revenue has lifted 110% in aggregate from three years ago, notwithstanding the last 12 months. Accordingly, while they would have preferred to keep the run going, shareholders would definitely welcome the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 9.9%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

With this information, we find it interesting that Blockchain Group is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Key Takeaway

Blockchain Group's stock has a lot of momentum behind it lately, which has brought its P/S level with the rest of the industry. 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've established that Blockchain Group currently trades on a lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching this positive performance. It appears some are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

And what about other risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Blockchain Group (of which 2 are a bit concerning!) you should know about.

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