ContentreeJoongAng corp. (KRX:036420) Not Doing Enough For Some Investors As Its Shares Slump 26%

To the annoyance of some shareholders, ContentreeJoongAng corp. (KRX:036420) shares are down a considerable 26% in the last month, which continues a horrid run for the company. For any long-term shareholders, the last month ends a year to forget by locking in a 54% share price decline.

Following the heavy fall in price, ContentreeJoongAng may be sending bullish signals at the moment with its price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x, since almost half of all companies in the Entertainment industry in Korea have P/S ratios greater than 1.4x and even P/S higher than 4x are not unusual. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

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How ContentreeJoongAng Has Been Performing

ContentreeJoongAng certainly has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue more than most other companies. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to dive, which has kept the P/S suppressed. If the company manages to stay the course, then investors should be rewarded with a share price that matches its revenue figures.

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

In order to justify its P/S ratio, ContentreeJoongAng would need to produce sluggish growth that's trailing the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 14% gain to the company's revenues. This was backed up an excellent period prior to see revenue up by 172% 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.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 2.7% as estimated by the eleven analysts watching the company. That's shaping up to be materially lower than the 18% growth forecast for the broader industry.

In light of this, it's understandable that ContentreeJoongAng's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on while the company is potentially eyeing a less prosperous future.

The Key Takeaway

ContentreeJoongAng's P/S has taken a dip along with its share price. It's argued the price-to-sales ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

As we suspected, our examination of ContentreeJoongAng's analyst forecasts revealed that its inferior revenue outlook is contributing to its low P/S. Shareholders' pessimism on the revenue prospects for the company seems to be the main contributor to the depressed P/S. Unless these conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

You always need to take note of risks, for example - ContentreeJoongAng has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

Of course, profitable companies with a history of great earnings growth are generally safer bets. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.

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