Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:5214) Price

It's not a stretch to say that Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:5214) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.9x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" for companies in the Electronic industry in Japan, where the median P/S ratio is around 0.6x. While this might not raise any eyebrows, if the P/S ratio is not justified investors could be missing out on a potential opportunity or ignoring looming disappointment.

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What Does Nippon Electric Glass' P/S Mean For Shareholders?

There hasn't been much to differentiate Nippon Electric Glass' and the industry's revenue growth lately. It seems that many are expecting the mediocre revenue performance to persist, which has held the P/S ratio back. Those who are bullish on Nippon Electric Glass will be hoping that revenue performance can pick up, so that they can pick up the stock at a slightly lower valuation.

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Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For Nippon Electric Glass?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 5.4% gain to the company's revenues. However, due to its less than impressive performance prior to this period, revenue growth is practically non-existent over the last three years overall. Accordingly, shareholders probably wouldn't have been overly satisfied with the unstable medium-term growth rates.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the six analysts covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 7.4% per year over the next three years. That's shaping up to be similar to the 7.9% per annum growth forecast for the broader industry.

In light of this, it's understandable that Nippon Electric Glass' P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently shareholders are comfortable to simply hold on while the company is keeping a low profile.

What We Can Learn From Nippon Electric Glass' P/S?

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.

Our look at Nippon Electric Glass' revenue growth estimates show that its P/S is about what we expect, as both metrics follow closely with the industry averages. Right now shareholders are comfortable with the P/S as they are quite confident future revenue won't throw up any surprises. All things considered, if the P/S and revenue estimates contain no major shocks, then it's hard to see the share price moving strongly in either direction in the near future.

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