Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Manolete Partners Plc (LON:MANO)

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.4x Manolete Partners Plc (LON:MANO) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Capital Markets companies in the United Kingdom have P/S ratios greater than 3.1x and even P/S higher than 9x are not unusual. However, the P/S might be low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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What Does Manolete Partners' P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Recent revenue growth for Manolete Partners has been in line with the industry. It might be that many expect the mediocre revenue performance to degrade, which has repressed the P/S ratio. If not, then existing shareholders have reason to be optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/S as low as Manolete Partners' is when the company's growth is on track to lag the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 11%. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 55% in aggregate from three years ago, partly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the only analyst covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 9.1% per annum over the next three years. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 5.3% each year, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this in consideration, we find it intriguing that Manolete Partners' P/S sits behind most of its industry peers. It looks like most investors are not convinced at all that the company can achieve future growth expectations.

What Does Manolete Partners' P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

To us, it seems Manolete Partners currently trades on a significantly depressed P/S given its forecasted revenue growth is higher than the rest of its industry. When we see strong growth forecasts like this, we can only assume potential risks are what might be placing significant pressure on the P/S ratio. While the possibility of the share price plunging seems unlikely due to the high growth forecasted for the company, the market does appear to have some hesitation.

Before you take the next step, you should know about the 3 warning signs for Manolete Partners that we have uncovered.

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