Take Care Before Jumping Onto MINKABU THE INFONOID, Inc. (TSE:4436) Even Though It's 29% Cheaper

Unfortunately for some shareholders, the MINKABU THE INFONOID, Inc. (TSE:4436) share price has dived 29% in the last thirty days, prolonging recent pain. For any long-term shareholders, the last month ends a year to forget by locking in a 60% share price decline.

Since its price has dipped substantially, MINKABU THE INFONOID may be sending buy signals at present with its price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1x, considering almost half of all companies in the Capital Markets industry in Japan have P/S ratios greater than 1.9x and even P/S higher than 4x aren't out of the ordinary. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

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What Does MINKABU THE INFONOID's Recent Performance Look Like?

Recent times have been advantageous for MINKABU THE INFONOID as its revenues have been rising faster than most other companies. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to dive, which has kept the P/S suppressed. If the company manages to stay the course, then investors should be rewarded with a share price that matches its revenue figures.

If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report on MINKABU THE INFONOID.

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

There's an inherent assumption that a company should underperform the industry for P/S ratios like MINKABU THE INFONOID's to be considered reasonable.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 45% last year. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 139% overall rise in revenue, aided by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Turning to the outlook, the next three years should generate growth of 19% per year as estimated by the two analysts watching the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 5.8% per annum, which is noticeably less attractive.

In light of this, it's peculiar that MINKABU THE INFONOID's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It looks like most investors are not convinced at all that the company can achieve future growth expectations.

The Final Word

MINKABU THE INFONOID's recently weak share price has pulled its P/S back below other Capital Markets companies. Using the price-to-sales ratio alone to determine if you should sell your stock isn't sensible, however it can be a practical guide to the company's future prospects.

MINKABU THE INFONOID's analyst forecasts revealed that its superior revenue outlook isn't contributing to its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted. The reason for this depressed P/S could potentially be found in the risks the market is pricing in. It appears the market could be anticipating revenue instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

You need to take note of risks, for example - MINKABU THE INFONOID has 4 warning signs (and 2 which are potentially serious) we think you should know about.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on MINKABU THE INFONOID, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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