The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, Limited (NSE:BBTC) Not Lagging Industry On Growth Or Pricing

It's not a stretch to say that The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, Limited's (NSE:BBTC) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.6x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" for companies in the Food industry in India, where the median P/S ratio is around 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 Has Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Performed Recently?

Revenue has risen at a steady rate over the last year for Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, 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. 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 not quite in favour.

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 Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

How Is Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation's Revenue Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 4.2% gain to the company's revenues. The latest three year period has also seen a 29% overall rise in revenue, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. So we can start by confirming that the company has actually done a good job of growing revenue over that time.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 11% 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 can see why Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation is trading at a fairly similar P/S to the industry. Apparently shareholders are comfortable to simply hold on assuming the company will continue keeping a low profile.

The Bottom Line On Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation's 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.

It appears to us that Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation maintains its moderate P/S off the back of its recent three-year growth being in line with the wider industry forecast. With previous revenue trends that keep up with the current industry outlook, it's hard to justify the company's P/S ratio deviating much from it's current point. Given the current circumstances, it seems improbable that the share price will experience any significant movement in either direction in the near future if recent medium-term revenue trends persist.

You always need to take note of risks, for example - Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

Of course, profitable companies with a history of great earnings growth are generally safer bets. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.

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