Investors Continue Waiting On Sidelines For AeroSpace Technology of Korea Inc. (KOSDAQ:067390)

When close to half the companies operating in the Aerospace & Defense industry in Korea have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1.5x, you may consider AeroSpace Technology of Korea Inc. (KOSDAQ:067390) as an attractive investment with its 0.4x P/S ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/S.

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What Does AeroSpace Technology of Korea's Recent Performance Look Like?

AeroSpace Technology of Korea has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue at a solid pace. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S. Those who are bullish on AeroSpace Technology of Korea will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, AeroSpace Technology of Korea would need to produce sluggish growth that's trailing the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 12% gain to the company's revenues. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 125% in aggregate from three years ago, partly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 21%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

With this information, we find it odd that AeroSpace Technology of Korea is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. It looks like most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

What We Can Learn From AeroSpace Technology of Korea's P/S?

While the price-to-sales ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of revenue expectations.

We're very surprised to see AeroSpace Technology of Korea currently trading on a much lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. When we see strong revenue with faster-than-industry growth, we assume there are some significant underlying risks to the company's ability to make money which is applying downwards pressure on the P/S ratio. It appears many are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

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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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