Sentiment Still Eluding Devsisters corporation (KOSDAQ:194480)

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With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 1.9x in the Entertainment industry in Korea, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Devsisters corporation's (KOSDAQ:194480) P/S ratio of 2.1x. 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 Devsisters' P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Recent times have been advantageous for Devsisters as its revenues have been rising faster than most other companies. Perhaps the market is expecting this level of performance to taper off, keeping the P/S from soaring. 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.

If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report on Devsisters.

How Is Devsisters' Revenue Growth Trending?

Devsisters' P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver moderate growth, and importantly, perform in line with the industry.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 56% last year. However, this wasn't enough as the latest three year period has seen the company endure a nasty 18% drop in revenue in aggregate. So unfortunately, we have to acknowledge that the company has not done a great job of growing revenues over that time.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 35% as estimated by the three analysts watching the company. That's shaping up to be materially higher than the 17% growth forecast for the broader industry.

With this in consideration, we find it intriguing that Devsisters' P/S is closely matching its industry peers. Apparently some shareholders are skeptical of the forecasts and have been accepting lower selling prices.

What Does Devsisters' 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.

Despite enticing revenue growth figures that outpace the industry, Devsisters' P/S isn't quite what we'd expect. Perhaps uncertainty in the revenue forecasts are what's keeping the P/S ratio consistent with the rest of the industry. It appears some are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

A lot of potential risks can sit within a company's balance sheet. Our free balance sheet analysis for Devsisters with six simple checks will allow you to discover any risks that could be an issue.

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