Ourgame International Holdings Limited (HKG:6899) May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon With Recent 27% Price Plummet

Ourgame International Holdings Limited (HKG:6899) shares have had a horrible month, losing 27% after a relatively good period beforehand. Longer-term shareholders will rue the drop in the share price, since it's now virtually flat for the year after a promising few quarters.

Although its price has dipped substantially, you could still be forgiven for thinking Ourgame International Holdings is a stock not worth researching with a price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") of 2.6x, considering almost half the companies in Hong Kong's Entertainment industry have P/S ratios below 1.9x. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's as high as it is.

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How Has Ourgame International Holdings Performed Recently?

For instance, Ourgame International Holdings' receding revenue in recent times would have to be some food for thought. One possibility is that the P/S is high because investors think the company will still do enough to outperform the broader industry in the near future. However, if this isn't the case, investors might get caught out paying too much for the stock.

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 Ourgame International Holdings' earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Do Revenue Forecasts Match The High P/S Ratio?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Ourgame International Holdings would need to produce impressive growth in excess of the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 6.9% decrease to the company's top line. The last three years don't look nice either as the company has shrunk revenue by 46% in aggregate. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been undesirable for the company.

In contrast to the company, the rest of the industry is expected to grow by 11% over the next year, which really puts the company's recent medium-term revenue decline into perspective.

With this in mind, we find it worrying that Ourgame International Holdings' P/S exceeds that of its industry peers. It seems most investors are ignoring the recent poor growth rate and are hoping for a turnaround in the company's business prospects. There's a very good chance existing shareholders are setting themselves up for future disappointment if the P/S falls to levels more in line with the recent negative growth rates.

The Key Takeaway

There's still some elevation in Ourgame International Holdings' P/S, even if the same can't be said for its share price recently. It's argued the price-to-sales ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

We've established that Ourgame International Holdings currently trades on a much higher than expected P/S since its recent revenues have been in decline over the medium-term. Right now we aren't comfortable with the high P/S as this revenue performance is highly unlikely to support such positive sentiment for long. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve markedly, investors will have a hard time accepting the share price as fair value.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 4 warning signs for Ourgame International Holdings you should be aware of, and 2 of them are significant.

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