Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On Barunson Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:018700) Even After 27% Share Price Boost

Barunson Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:018700) shareholders have had their patience rewarded with a 27% share price jump in the last month. Not all shareholders will be feeling jubilant, since the share price is still down a very disappointing 25% in the last twelve months.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, Barunson may still be sending buy signals at present with its price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x, considering almost half of all companies in the Entertainment industry in Korea have P/S ratios greater than 1.7x and even P/S higher than 4x aren't out of the ordinary. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/S.

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How Barunson Has Been Performing

Barunson has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue at a solid pace. Perhaps the market is expecting this acceptable revenue performance to take a dive, which has kept the P/S suppressed. Those who are bullish on Barunson will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

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

Barunson's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver limited growth, and importantly, perform worse than the industry.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow revenues by a handy 14% last year. This was backed up an excellent period prior to see revenue up by 65% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing revenues over that time.

Weighing that recent medium-term revenue trajectory against the broader industry's one-year forecast for expansion of 17% shows it's about the same on an annualised basis.

With this information, we find it odd that Barunson is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain recent growth rates.

The Bottom Line On Barunson's P/S

Barunson's stock price has surged recently, but its but its P/S still remains modest. 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.

The fact that Barunson currently trades at a low P/S relative to the industry is unexpected considering its recent three-year growth is in line with the wider industry forecast. There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching the company's performance. revenue trends suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to perceive a possibility of revenue volatility in the future.

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