Tracsis plc's (LON:TRCS) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.3x Tracsis plc (LON:TRCS) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Software companies in the United Kingdom have P/S ratios greater than 3.1x and even P/S higher than 6x 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 Tracsis' Recent Performance Look Like?

With revenue growth that's inferior to most other companies of late, Tracsis has been relatively sluggish. It seems that many are expecting the uninspiring revenue performance to persist, which has repressed the growth of the P/S ratio. If this is the case, then existing shareholders will probably struggle to get excited about the future direction of the share price.

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

Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Tracsis?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered virtually the same number to the company's top line as the year before. Still, the latest three year period has seen an excellent 41% overall rise in revenue, in spite of its uninspiring short-term performance. So while the company has done a solid job in the past, it's somewhat concerning to see revenue growth decline as much as it has.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 2.3% during the coming year according to the four analysts following the company. That's shaping up to be materially lower than the 9.3% growth forecast for the broader industry.

In light of this, it's understandable that Tracsis' P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting to see limited future growth and are only willing to pay a reduced amount for the stock.

What Does Tracsis' P/S Mean For Investors?

Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-sales ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

As expected, our analysis of Tracsis' analyst forecasts confirms that the company's underwhelming revenue outlook is a major contributor to its low P/S. Shareholders' pessimism on the revenue prospects for the company seems to be the main contributor to the depressed P/S. It's hard to see the share price rising strongly in the near future under these circumstances.

And what about other risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Tracsis you should know about.

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