Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Dentsu Group Inc. (TSE:4324)

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.8x in the Media industry in Japan, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Dentsu Group Inc.'s (TSE:4324) 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 Has Dentsu Group Performed Recently?

There hasn't been much to differentiate Dentsu Group's and the industry's revenue growth lately. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to show no drastic signs of changing, justifying the P/S being at current levels. If this is the case, then at least existing shareholders won't be losing sleep over the current share price.

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Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For Dentsu Group?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/S like Dentsu Group's is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 4.9%. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 39% in aggregate from three years ago, partly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing revenues over that time.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 3.7% per year during the coming three years according to the eight analysts following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to expand by 4.7% per year, which is not materially different.

With this in mind, it makes sense that Dentsu Group's P/S is closely matching its industry peers. Apparently shareholders are comfortable to simply hold on while the company is keeping a low profile.

What Does Dentsu Group's P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

A Dentsu Group's P/S seems about right to us given the knowledge that analysts are forecasting a revenue outlook that is similar to the Media industry. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement or deterioration in revenue isn't great enough to push P/S in a higher or lower direction. If all things remain constant, the possibility of a drastic share price movement remains fairly remote.

Before you take the next step, you should know about the 1 warning sign for Dentsu Group that we have uncovered.

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