Slammed 27% GiG Works Inc. (TSE:2375) Screens Well Here But There Might Be A Catch

GiG Works Inc. (TSE:2375) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a 27% share price drop in the last month. For any long-term shareholders, the last month ends a year to forget by locking in a 62% share price decline.

Since its price has dipped substantially, considering around half the companies operating in Japan's IT industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1x, you may consider GiG Works as an solid investment opportunity with its 0.2x P/S ratio. 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 GiG Works' P/S Mean For Shareholders?

For example, consider that GiG Works' financial performance has been poor lately as its revenue has been in decline. It might be that many expect the disappointing revenue performance to continue or accelerate, which has repressed the P/S. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's out of favour.

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Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For GiG Works?

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

Taking a look back first, the company's revenue growth last year wasn't something to get excited about as it posted a disappointing decline of 5.1%. This has soured the latest three-year period, which nevertheless managed to deliver a decent 27% overall rise in revenue. So we can start by confirming that the company has generally done a good job of growing revenue over that time, even though it had some hiccups along the way.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 7.2% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is pretty similar based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's peculiar that GiG Works' P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain recent growth rates.

What Does GiG Works' P/S Mean For Investors?

GiG Works' P/S has taken a dip along with its share price. 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.

The fact that GiG Works currently trades at a low P/S relative to the industry is unexpected considering its recent three-year growth is in line with the wider industry forecast. There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching the company's performance. medium-term

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