Mgen Solutions Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:032790) Stock Rockets 30% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Mgen Solutions Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:032790) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month, posting a 30% gain and recovering from prior weakness. Not all shareholders will be feeling jubilant, since the share price is still down a very disappointing 47% in the last twelve months.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, you could still be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Mgen Solutions' P/S ratio of 0.7x, since the median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio for the Commercial Services industry in Korea is also close to 1.1x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.

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How Has Mgen Solutions Performed Recently?

For instance, Mgen Solutions' receding revenue in recent times would have to be some food for thought. Perhaps investors believe the recent revenue performance is enough to keep in line with the industry, which is keeping the P/S from dropping off. 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?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Mgen Solutions' to be considered reasonable.

In reviewing the last year of financials, we were disheartened to see the company's revenues fell to the tune of 3.4%. Still, the latest three year period has seen an excellent 90% overall rise in revenue, in spite of its unsatisfying short-term performance. Although it's been a bumpy ride, it's still fair to say the revenue growth recently has been more than adequate for the company.

This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 9.4% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

With this information, we find it interesting that Mgen Solutions is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Bottom Line On Mgen Solutions' P/S

Its shares have lifted substantially and now Mgen Solutions' P/S is back within range of the industry median. 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.

We've established that Mgen Solutions currently trades on a 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 can only assume potential risks are what might be placing pressure on the P/S ratio. At least the risk of a price drop looks to be subdued if recent medium-term revenue trends continue, but investors seem to think future revenue could see some volatility.

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