Market Cool On Tuksu Engineering & Construction,Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:026150) Revenues

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.2x in the Construction industry in Korea, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Tuksu Engineering & Construction,Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:026150) P/S ratio of 0.6x. Although, it's not wise to simply ignore the P/S without explanation as investors may be disregarding a distinct opportunity or a costly mistake.

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What Does Tuksu Engineering & ConstructionLtd's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

The revenue growth achieved at Tuksu Engineering & ConstructionLtd over the last year would be more than acceptable for most companies. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to wane, which has kept the P/S from rising. 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 not quite in favour.

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

Tuksu Engineering & ConstructionLtd's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver moderate growth, and importantly, perform in line with the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 15%. The solid recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 15% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has actually done a good job of growing revenue over that time.

Comparing that recent medium-term revenue trajectory with the industry's one-year growth forecast of 2.2% shows it's noticeably more attractive.

In light of this, it's curious that Tuksu Engineering & ConstructionLtd's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Final Word

It's argued the price-to-sales ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

To our surprise, Tuksu Engineering & ConstructionLtd revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't contributing to its P/S as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. It'd be fair to assume that potential risks the company faces could be the contributing factor to the lower than expected P/S. It appears some are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

It is also worth noting that we have found 1 warning sign for Tuksu Engineering & ConstructionLtd that you need to take into consideration.

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