Jainam Ferro Alloys (I) Limited (NSE:JAINAM) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 1.4x in the Metals and Mining industry in India, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Jainam Ferro Alloys (I) Limited's (NSE:JAINAM) P/S ratio of 0.9x. 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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How Jainam Ferro Alloys (I) Has Been Performing

For example, consider that Jainam Ferro Alloys (I)'s financial performance has been poor lately as its revenue has been in decline. It might be that many expect the company to put the disappointing revenue performance behind them over the coming period, which has kept the P/S from falling. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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How Is Jainam Ferro Alloys (I)'s Revenue Growth Trending?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/S like Jainam Ferro Alloys (I)'s is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 26% decrease to the company's top line. However, a few very strong years before that means that it was still able to grow revenue by an impressive 87% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has generally done a very good job of growing revenue over that time, even though it had some hiccups along the way.

This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 16% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's curious that Jainam Ferro Alloys (I)'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.

The Bottom Line On Jainam Ferro Alloys (I)'s P/S

While the price-to-sales ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of revenue expectations.

To our surprise, Jainam Ferro Alloys (I) 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. When we see strong revenue with faster-than-industry growth, we can only assume potential risks are what might be placing pressure on the P/S ratio. 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.

Having said that, be aware Jainam Ferro Alloys (I) is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those is a bit concerning.

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