Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Samhwa Crown & Closure Co., Ltd (KRX:004450)

There wouldn't be many who think Samhwa Crown & Closure Co., Ltd's (KRX:004450) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Packaging 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 Samhwa Crown & Closure's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Revenue has risen at a steady rate over the last year for Samhwa Crown & Closure, which is generally not a bad outcome. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to only match most other companies over the coming period, which has kept the P/S from rising. If not, then at least existing shareholders probably aren't too pessimistic about the future direction of the share price.

We don't have analyst forecasts, but you can see how recent trends are setting up the company for the future by checking out our free report on Samhwa Crown & Closure's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

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

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

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow revenues by a handy 5.9% last year. The solid recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 11% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been respectable for the company.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 21% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker, based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this information, we find it interesting that Samhwa Crown & Closure is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. Apparently many investors in the company are less bearish than recent times would indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock right now. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as a continuation of recent revenue trends is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

What We Can Learn From Samhwa Crown & Closure's P/S?

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 Samhwa Crown & Closure 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.

It is also worth noting that we have found 3 warning signs for Samhwa Crown & Closure that you need to take into consideration.

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