Sangji Construction, Inc. (KOSDAQ:042940) Stock's 26% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Sangji Construction, Inc. (KOSDAQ:042940) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a 26% share price drop in the last month. For any long-term shareholders, the last month ends a year to forget by locking in a 60% share price decline.

In spite of the heavy fall in price, you could still be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Sangji Construction's P/S ratio of 0.3x, since the median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio for the Construction industry in Korea is about the same. 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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How Sangji Construction Has Been Performing

For instance, Sangji Construction's receding revenue in recent times would have to be some food for thought. It might be that many expect the company to put the disappointing revenue performance behind them over the coming period, which has kept the P/S from falling. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The P/S Ratio?

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

In reviewing the last year of financials, we were disheartened to see the company's revenues fell to the tune of 61%. Still, the latest three year period has seen an excellent 208% overall rise in revenue, in spite of its unsatisfying short-term performance. Accordingly, while they would have preferred to keep the run going, shareholders would definitely welcome the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 0.7%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

In light of this, it's curious that Sangji Construction's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

What Does Sangji Construction's P/S Mean For Investors?

Following Sangji Construction's share price tumble, its P/S is just clinging on to the industry median P/S. Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

We've established that Sangji Construction currently trades on a lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching this positive performance. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to see the likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.

Plus, you should also learn about these 3 warning signs we've spotted with Sangji Construction (including 1 which is concerning).

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