Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Godavari Biorefineries Limited's (NSE:GODAVARIB) Performance Completely

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x Godavari Biorefineries Limited (NSE:GODAVARIB) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Oil and Gas companies in India have P/S ratios greater than 1.8x and even P/S higher than 4x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/S.

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What Does Godavari Biorefineries' P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Godavari Biorefineries has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue at a solid pace. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S. Those who are bullish on Godavari Biorefineries 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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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 7.8% gain to the company's revenues. The solid recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 12% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been respectable for the company.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 4.8% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is pretty similar based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this information, we find it odd that Godavari Biorefineries is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. Apparently some shareholders are more bearish than recent times would indicate and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Bottom Line On Godavari Biorefineries' P/S

Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-sales ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

Our examination of Godavari Biorefineries 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, When we see industry-like revenue growth but a lower than expected P/S, we assume potential risks are what might be placing downward pressure on the share price. At least the risk of a price drop looks to be subdued if recent medium-term revenue trends continue, but investors seem to think future revenue could see some volatility.

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