Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Sunflower Sustainable Investments Ltd (TLV:SNFL)

When you see that almost half of the companies in the Renewable Energy industry in Israel have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 7.1x, Sunflower Sustainable Investments Ltd (TLV:SNFL) looks to be giving off very strong buy signals with its 1.3x P/S ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly reduced P/S.

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What Does Sunflower Sustainable Investments' P/S Mean For Shareholders?

With revenue growth that's exceedingly strong of late, Sunflower Sustainable Investments has been doing very well. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S ratio. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's out of favour.

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How Is Sunflower Sustainable Investments' Revenue Growth Trending?

Sunflower Sustainable Investments' P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver very poor growth or even falling revenue, and importantly, perform much worse than the industry.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 48% last year. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 137% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing revenue over that time.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 17%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

In light of this, it's peculiar that Sunflower Sustainable Investments' P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It looks like most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

The Bottom Line On Sunflower Sustainable Investments' P/S

Using the price-to-sales ratio alone to determine if you should sell your stock isn't sensible, however it can be a practical guide to the company's future prospects.

We're very surprised to see Sunflower Sustainable Investments currently trading on a much lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. Potential investors that are sceptical over continued revenue performance may be preventing the P/S ratio from matching previous strong performance. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to perceive a likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.

Plus, you should also learn about these 2 warning signs we've spotted with Sunflower Sustainable Investments (including 1 which is concerning).

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