Revenues Not Telling The Story For Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd. (KRX:034020)

There wouldn't be many who think Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd.'s (KRX:034020) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.1x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Electrical industry in Korea is very similar. 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 Has Doosan Enerbility Performed Recently?

With only a limited decrease in revenue compared to most other companies of late, Doosan Enerbility has been doing relatively well. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance fall back in line with the poorer industry performance, which has kept the P/S contained. You'd much rather the company continue improving its revenue if you still believe in the business. In saying that, existing shareholders probably aren't too pessimistic about the share price if the company's revenue continues outplaying the industry.

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Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For Doosan Enerbility?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 7.7% decrease to the company's top line. However, a few very strong years before that means that it was still able to grow revenue by an impressive 48% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has generally done a very good job of growing revenue over that time, even though it had some hiccups along the way.

Turning to the outlook, the next three years should generate growth of 5.0% each year as estimated by the seven analysts watching the company. With the industry predicted to deliver 19% growth each year, the company is positioned for a weaker revenue result.

With this in mind, we find it intriguing that Doosan Enerbility's P/S is closely matching its industry peers. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited growth expectations and are willing to pay up for exposure to the stock. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as this level of revenue growth is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

What Does Doosan Enerbility's P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

Our look at the analysts forecasts of Doosan Enerbility's revenue prospects has shown that its inferior revenue outlook isn't negatively impacting its P/S as much as we would have predicted. At present, we aren't confident in the P/S as the predicted future revenues aren't likely to support a more positive sentiment for long. A positive change is needed in order to justify the current price-to-sales ratio.

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