ChinYang Chemical Corporation's (KRX:051630) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

When close to half the companies in the Consumer Durables industry in Korea have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 0.5x, you may consider ChinYang Chemical Corporation (KRX:051630) as a stock to potentially avoid with its 1.8x P/S ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the elevated P/S.

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How Has ChinYang Chemical Performed Recently?

For instance, ChinYang Chemical's receding revenue in recent times would have to be some food for thought. It might be that many expect the company to still outplay most other companies over the coming period, which has kept the P/S from collapsing. However, if this isn't the case, investors might get caught out paying too much for the stock.

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What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The High P/S?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should outperform the industry for P/S ratios like ChinYang Chemical's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 3.6% decrease to the company's top line. As a result, revenue from three years ago have also fallen 35% overall. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been undesirable for the company.

Weighing that medium-term revenue trajectory against the broader industry's one-year forecast for expansion of 5.5% shows it's an unpleasant look.

With this in mind, we find it worrying that ChinYang Chemical's P/S exceeds that of its industry peers. Apparently many investors in the company are way more bullish than recent times would indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock at any price. Only the boldest would assume these prices are sustainable as a continuation of recent revenue trends is likely to weigh heavily on the share price eventually.

What We Can Learn From ChinYang Chemical's P/S?

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 ChinYang Chemical revealed its shrinking revenue over the medium-term isn't resulting in a P/S as low as we expected, given the industry is set to grow. With a revenue decline on investors' minds, the likelihood of a souring sentiment is quite high which could send the P/S back in line with what we'd expect. If recent medium-term revenue trends continue, it will place shareholders' investments at significant risk and potential investors in danger of paying an excessive premium.

And what about other risks? Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for ChinYang Chemical (of which 1 is potentially serious!) you should know about.

If you're unsure about the strength of ChinYang Chemical's business, why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals for some other companies you may have missed.

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