Not Many Are Piling Into Kyosha Co., Ltd. (TSE:6837) Just Yet

There wouldn't be many who think Kyosha Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:6837) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Electronic industry in Japan is similar at about 0.6x. 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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What Does Kyosha's Recent Performance Look Like?

With revenue growth that's inferior to most other companies of late, Kyosha has been relatively sluggish. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to lift, which has kept the P/S from declining. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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How Is Kyosha's Revenue Growth Trending?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Kyosha would need to produce growth that's similar to the industry.

Taking a look back first, we see that there was hardly any revenue growth to speak of for the company over the past year. Fortunately, a few good years before that means that it was still able to grow revenue by 24% in total over the last three years. So it appears to us that the company has had a mixed result in terms of growing revenue over that time.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the only analyst covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 7.8% over the next year. With the industry only predicted to deliver 4.6%, the company is positioned for a stronger revenue result.

In light of this, it's curious that Kyosha's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. It may be that most investors aren't convinced the company can achieve future growth expectations.

The Final Word

Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-sales ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

We've established that Kyosha currently trades on a lower than expected P/S since its forecasted revenue growth is higher than the wider industry. There could be some risks that the market is pricing in, which is preventing the P/S ratio from matching the positive outlook. It appears some are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

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