Albaad Massuot Yitzhak Ltd's (TLV:ALBA) Shares Leap 26% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Albaad Massuot Yitzhak Ltd (TLV:ALBA) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 26% gain in the last month alone. The last month tops off a massive increase of 115% in the last year.

Although its price has surged higher, given about half the companies operating in Israel's Household Products industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1.3x, you may still consider Albaad Massuot Yitzhak as an attractive investment with its 0.2x P/S ratio. However, the P/S might be low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

Check out our latest analysis for Albaad Massuot Yitzhak

How Albaad Massuot Yitzhak Has Been Performing

The revenue growth achieved at Albaad Massuot Yitzhak over the last year would be more than acceptable for most companies. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S. Those who are bullish on Albaad Massuot Yitzhak will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

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

Albaad Massuot Yitzhak's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver limited growth, and importantly, perform worse than the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 18%. The latest three year period has also seen a 20% overall rise in revenue, aided extensively by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably been satisfied with the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 7.3% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is pretty similar based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Albaad Massuot Yitzhak's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain recent growth rates.

The Key Takeaway

Despite Albaad Massuot Yitzhak's share price climbing recently, its P/S still lags most other companies. 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 Albaad Massuot Yitzhak revealed its three-year revenue trends looking similar to current industry expectations hasn't given the P/S the boost we expected, given that it's lower than the wider industry P/S, There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching the company's performance. revenue trends suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to perceive a possibility of revenue volatility in the future.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 3 warning signs for Albaad Massuot Yitzhak you should be aware of, and 1 of them is a bit concerning.

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