Further Upside For Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited (NSE:ASAL) Shares Could Introduce Price Risks After 41% Bounce

Despite an already strong run, Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited (NSE:ASAL) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 41% in the last thirty days. The annual gain comes to 141% following the latest surge, making investors sit up and take notice.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, you could still be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Automotive Stampings and Assemblies' P/S ratio of 1.4x, since the median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio for the Auto Components industry in India is also close to 1.5x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.

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What Does Automotive Stampings and Assemblies' P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Revenue has risen at a steady rate over the last year for Automotive Stampings and Assemblies, which is generally not a bad outcome. One possibility is that the P/S is moderate because investors think this good revenue growth might only be parallel to the broader industry in the near future. Those who are bullish on Automotive Stampings and Assemblies 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 P/S?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Automotive Stampings and Assemblies' to be considered reasonable.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 4.4%. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 212% in aggregate from three years ago, partly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing revenues over that time.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 10%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

In light of this, it's curious that Automotive Stampings and Assemblies' 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 Does Automotive Stampings and Assemblies' P/S Mean For Investors?

Automotive Stampings and Assemblies appears to be back in favour with a solid price jump bringing its P/S back in line with other companies in the industry 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 didn't quite envision Automotive Stampings and Assemblies' P/S sitting in line with the wider industry, considering the revenue growth over the last three-year is higher than the current industry outlook. 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.

And what about other risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Automotive Stampings and Assemblies (of which 3 don't sit too well with us!) you should know about.

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