Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For BOHAE BREWERY Co., Ltd. (KRX:000890)

There wouldn't be many who think BOHAE BREWERY Co., Ltd.'s (KRX:000890) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.8x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Beverage 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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What Does BOHAE BREWERY's Recent Performance Look Like?

As an illustration, revenue has deteriorated at BOHAE BREWERY over the last year, which is not ideal at all. 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.

Although there are no analyst estimates available for BOHAE BREWERY, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For BOHAE BREWERY?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 5.9% decrease to the company's top line. This has erased any of its gains during the last three years, with practically no change in revenue being achieved in total. So it appears to us that the company has had a mixed result in terms of growing revenue over that time.

Comparing the recent medium-term revenue trends against the industry's one-year growth forecast of 9.7% shows it's noticeably less attractive.

With this in mind, we find it intriguing that BOHAE BREWERY's P/S is comparable to that of its industry peers. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited recent growth rates and are willing to pay up for exposure to the stock. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as a continuation of recent revenue trends is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

What Does BOHAE BREWERY's P/S Mean For Investors?

Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

Our examination of BOHAE BREWERY revealed its poor three-year revenue trends aren't resulting in a lower P/S as per our expectations, given they look worse than current industry outlook. When we see weak revenue with slower than industry growth, we suspect the share price is at risk of declining, bringing the P/S back in line with expectations. If recent medium-term revenue trends continue, the probability of a share price decline will become quite substantial, placing shareholders at risk.

Don't forget that there may be other risks. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for BOHAE BREWERY that you should be aware of.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on BOHAE BREWERY, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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