The Market Lifts SV Vision Limited (HKG:8429) Shares 29% But It Can Do More

Despite an already strong run, SV Vision Limited (HKG:8429) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 29% in the last thirty days. The last 30 days bring the annual gain to a very sharp 40%.

Even after such a large jump in price, there still wouldn't be many who think SV Vision's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x is worth a mention when the median P/S in Hong Kong's Commercial Services industry is similar at about 0.5x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.

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What Does SV Vision's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Recent times have been quite advantageous for SV Vision as its revenue has been rising very briskly. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to taper off, which has kept the P/S from rising. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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 SV Vision's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Do Revenue Forecasts Match The P/S Ratio?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/S like SV Vision's is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 56%. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 70% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 4.7% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this information, we find it interesting that SV Vision 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.

What We Can Learn From SV Vision's P/S?

SV Vision's stock has a lot of momentum behind it lately, which has brought its P/S level with the rest of the industry. 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.

We've established that SV Vision currently trades on a lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. When we see strong revenue with faster-than-industry growth, we can only assume potential risks are what might be placing pressure on the P/S ratio. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to see the likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.

There are also other vital risk factors to consider before investing and we've discovered 3 warning signs for SV Vision that you should be aware of.

If you're unsure about the strength of SV Vision'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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