Revenues Working Against Kingwisoft Technology Group Company Limited's (HKG:8295) Share Price Following 26% Dive

To the annoyance of some shareholders, Kingwisoft Technology Group Company Limited (HKG:8295) shares are down a considerable 26% in the last month, which continues a horrid run for the company. Instead of being rewarded, shareholders who have already held through the last twelve months are now sitting on a 45% share price drop.

Following the heavy fall in price, Kingwisoft Technology Group's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.1x might make it look like a strong buy right now compared to the wider Capital Markets industry in Hong Kong, where around half of the companies have P/S ratios above 4.4x and even P/S above 13x are quite common. However, the P/S might be quite low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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How Has Kingwisoft Technology Group Performed Recently?

It looks like revenue growth has deserted Kingwisoft Technology Group recently, which is not something to boast about. It might be that many expect the uninspiring revenue performance to worsen, which has repressed the P/S. Those who are bullish on Kingwisoft Technology Group will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

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 Kingwisoft Technology Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The Low P/S?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Kingwisoft Technology Group would need to produce anemic growth that's substantially trailing the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered virtually the same number to the company's top line as the year before. Although pleasingly revenue has lifted 69% in aggregate from three years ago, notwithstanding the last 12 months. Accordingly, shareholders will be pleased, but also have some questions to ponder about the last 12 months.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 41% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker, based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this in consideration, it's easy to understand why Kingwisoft Technology Group's P/S falls short of the mark set by its industry peers. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on to something they believe will continue to trail the wider industry.

What We Can Learn From Kingwisoft Technology Group's P/S?

Kingwisoft Technology Group's P/S looks about as weak as its stock price lately. 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 Kingwisoft Technology Group confirms that the company's revenue trends over the past three-year years are a key factor in its low price-to-sales ratio, as we suspected, given they fall short of current industry expectations. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/S as they concede future revenue probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

And what about other risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Kingwisoft Technology Group (of which 1 shouldn't be ignored!) you should know about.

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