Nuvotec Co. Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:060260) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

There wouldn't be many who think Nuvotec Co. Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:060260) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Building industry in Korea is very similar. 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 Nuvotec's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Nuvotec has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue at a solid pace. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to only keep up with the broader industry, which has keeping the P/S in line with expectations. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders probably aren't too pessimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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How Is Nuvotec's Revenue Growth Trending?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 9.7% gain to the company's revenues. The latest three year period has also seen a 18% overall rise in revenue, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. So we can start by confirming that the company has actually done a good job of growing revenue over that time.

Comparing the recent medium-term revenue trends against the industry's one-year growth forecast of 11% shows it's noticeably less attractive.

With this in mind, we find it intriguing that Nuvotec's P/S is comparable to that of its industry peers. Apparently many investors in the company are less bearish than recent times would indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock right now. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as a continuation of recent revenue trends is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

The Key Takeaway

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.

Our examination of Nuvotec revealed its poor three-year revenue trends aren't resulting in a lower P/S as per our expectations, given they look worse than current industry outlook. Right now we are uncomfortable with the P/S as this revenue performance isn't likely to support a more positive sentiment for long. Unless there is a significant improvement in the company's medium-term performance, it will be difficult to prevent the P/S ratio from declining to a more reasonable level.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 4 warning signs for Nuvotec (1 is a bit concerning!) that you need to be mindful of.

Of course, profitable companies with a history of great earnings growth are generally safer bets. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.

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