Groupe Tera SA's (EPA:ALGTR) Price In Tune With Revenues

When you see that almost half of the companies in the Electronic industry in France have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 0.4x, Groupe Tera SA (EPA:ALGTR) looks to be giving off some sell signals with its 1x P/S ratio. However, the P/S might be high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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How Groupe Tera Has Been Performing

For example, consider that Groupe Tera's financial performance has been poor lately as its revenue has been in decline. One possibility is that the P/S is high because investors think the company will still do enough to outperform the broader industry in the near future. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.

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 Groupe Tera's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

How Is Groupe Tera's Revenue Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should outperform the industry for P/S ratios like Groupe Tera's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 1.8% decrease to the company's top line. Even so, admirably revenue has lifted 121% 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.

Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 22% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's understandable that Groupe Tera's P/S sits above the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting this strong growth to continue and are willing to pay more for the stock.

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.

It's no surprise that Groupe Tera can support its high P/S given the strong revenue growth its experienced over the last three-year is superior to the current industry outlook. In the eyes of shareholders, the probability of a continued growth trajectory is great enough to prevent the P/S from pulling back. If recent medium-term revenue trends continue, it's hard to see the share price falling strongly in the near future under these circumstances.

There are also other vital risk factors to consider and we've discovered 4 warning signs for Groupe Tera (2 are a bit unpleasant!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

If you're unsure about the strength of Groupe Tera'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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