Not Many Are Piling Into Photomyne Ltd (TLV:PHTM) Just Yet

There wouldn't be many who think Photomyne Ltd's (TLV:PHTM) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.8x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Software industry in Israel is similar at about 1x. While this might not raise any eyebrows, if the P/S ratio is not justified investors could be missing out on a potential opportunity or ignoring looming disappointment.

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How Photomyne Has Been Performing

Recent times have been quite advantageous for Photomyne as its revenue has been rising very briskly. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to wane, which has kept the share price, and thus the P/S ratio, from rising. Those who are bullish on Photomyne 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 Photomyne'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 Photomyne's is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 31% last year. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 148% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that recent medium-term revenue trajectory with the industry's one-year growth forecast of 31% shows it's noticeably more attractive.

In light of this, it's curious that Photomyne's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

What We Can Learn From Photomyne's P/S?

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.

To our surprise, Photomyne revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't contributing to its P/S as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching this positive performance. It appears some are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

Plus, you should also learn about these 3 warning signs we've spotted with Photomyne (including 2 which are a bit unpleasant).

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on Photomyne, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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