Getting In Cheap On SoftTech Engineers Limited (NSE:SOFTTECH) Might Be Difficult
You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 5x SoftTech Engineers Limited (NSE:SOFTTECH) is a stock to potentially avoid, seeing as almost half of all the Software companies in India have P/S ratios under 3.9x and even P/S lower than 1.6x aren't out of the ordinary. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the elevated P/S.
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How Has SoftTech Engineers Performed Recently?
Revenue has risen firmly for SoftTech Engineers recently, which is pleasing to see. One possibility is that the P/S ratio is high because investors think this respectable revenue growth will be enough to outperform the broader industry in the near future. However, if this isn't the case, investors might get caught out paying too much for the stock.
Although there are no analyst estimates available for SoftTech Engineers, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.How Is SoftTech Engineers' Revenue Growth Trending?
SoftTech Engineers' P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver solid growth, and importantly, perform better than the industry.
Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 21% gain to the company's top line. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 66% in total over the last three years. 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 13%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring
With this information, we can see why SoftTech Engineers is trading at such a high P/S compared to the industry. Presumably shareholders aren't keen to offload something they believe will continue to outmanoeuvre the wider industry.
What We Can Learn From SoftTech Engineers' 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.
We've established that SoftTech Engineers maintains its high P/S on the strength of its recent three-year growth being higher than the wider industry forecast, as expected. Right now shareholders are comfortable with the P/S as they are quite confident revenue aren't under threat. Barring any significant changes to the company's ability to make money, the share price should continue to be propped up.
Having said that, be aware SoftTech Engineers is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those is a bit concerning.
If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on SoftTech Engineers, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.
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About NSEI:SOFTTECH
SoftTech Engineers
Develops software products and solutions for the architecture, engineering, operations, and construction sectors in India and internationally.
Excellent balance sheet with low risk.
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