Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Mcnulty Korea Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:222980)

There wouldn't be many who think Mcnulty Korea Co., Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:222980) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Food industry in Korea is similar at about 0.3x. 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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What Does Mcnulty Korea's Recent Performance Look Like?

Mcnulty Korea 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 you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.

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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 Mcnulty Korea's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 18% gain to the company's top line. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 72% overall rise in revenue, aided by its short-term performance. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing revenue over that time.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 8.8%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

With this information, we find it interesting that Mcnulty Korea is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

What We Can Learn From Mcnulty 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've established that Mcnulty Korea currently trades on a lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching this positive performance. 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.

Before you take the next step, you should know about the 2 warning signs for Mcnulty Korea (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that we have uncovered.

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