Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping SA (ATH:KYRI)

When close to half the companies in the Hospitality industry in Greece have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 4.6x, you may consider Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping SA (ATH:KYRI) as a highly attractive investment with its 0.2x P/S ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly reduced P/S.

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What Does Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping's Recent Performance Look Like?

We'd have to say that with no tangible growth over the last year, Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping's revenue has been unimpressive. Perhaps the market believes the recent lacklustre revenue performance is a sign of future underperformance relative to industry peers, hurting the P/S. 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.

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Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping?

Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver very poor growth or even falling revenue, and importantly, perform much worse than the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue, the company posted a result that saw barely any deviation from a year ago. However, a few strong years before that means that it was still able to grow revenue by an impressive 97% in total over the last three years. 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.

Comparing that recent medium-term revenue trajectory with the industry's one-year growth forecast of 9.6% shows it's noticeably more attractive.

With this information, we find it odd that Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. It looks like most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

What Does Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping's P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

Our examination of Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't boosting its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. Potential investors that are sceptical over continued revenue performance may be preventing the P/S ratio from matching previous strong performance. At least price risks look to be very low if recent medium-term revenue trends continue, but investors seem to think future revenue could see a lot of volatility.

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