Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Tecma Solutions S.p.A.'s (BIT:TCM) Performance Completely

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.9x Tecma Solutions S.p.A. (BIT:TCM) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Real Estate companies in Italy have P/S ratios greater than 1.5x and even P/S higher than 6x 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 Tecma Solutions' P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Tecma Solutions certainly has been doing a good job lately as its revenue growth has been positive while most other companies have been seeing their revenue go backwards. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to degrade substantially, possibly more than the industry, which has repressed the P/S. Those who are bullish on Tecma Solutions will be hoping that this isn't the case and the company continues to beat out the industry.

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What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The Low P/S?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/S as low as Tecma Solutions' is when the company's growth is on track to lag the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 15%. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 64% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 14% as estimated by the only analyst watching the company. With the industry only predicted to deliver 11%, the company is positioned for a stronger revenue result.

With this information, we find it odd that Tecma Solutions is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. Apparently some shareholders are doubtful of the forecasts and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

The Final Word

Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

To us, it seems Tecma Solutions currently trades on a significantly depressed P/S given its forecasted revenue growth is higher than the rest of its industry. When we see strong growth forecasts like this, we can only assume potential risks are what might be placing significant pressure on the P/S ratio. At least price risks look to be very low, but investors seem to think future revenues could see a lot of volatility.

Before you take the next step, you should know about the 2 warning signs for Tecma Solutions that we have uncovered.

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