Wooree E&L Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:153490) Not Doing Enough For Some Investors As Its Shares Slump 26%

Wooree E&L Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:153490) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a 26% share price drop in the last month. The drop over the last 30 days has capped off a tough year for shareholders, with the share price down 34% in that time.

Following the heavy fall in price, when close to half the companies operating in Korea's Semiconductor industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1.1x, you may consider Wooree E&L as an enticing stock to check out with its 0.2x P/S ratio. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

View our latest analysis for Wooree E&L

How Wooree E&L Has Been Performing

Wooree E&L has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue at a solid pace. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/S as low as Wooree E&L's is when the company's growth is on track to lag the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 21%. Still, revenue has barely risen at all from three years ago in total, which is not ideal. So it appears to us that the company has had a mixed result in terms of growing revenue over that time.

This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 48% over the next year, materially higher than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's understandable that Wooree E&L's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on to something they believe will continue to trail the wider industry.

What We Can Learn From Wooree E&L's P/S?

Wooree E&L's P/S has taken a dip along with its share price. We'd say the price-to-sales ratio's power isn't primarily as a valuation instrument but rather to gauge current investor sentiment and future expectations.

In line with expectations, Wooree E&L maintains its low P/S on the weakness of its recent three-year growth being lower than the wider industry forecast. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/S as they concede future revenue probably won't provide any pleasant surprises. If recent medium-term revenue trends continue, it's hard to see the share price experience a reversal of fortunes anytime soon.

Before you take the next step, you should know about the 1 warning sign for Wooree E&L that we have uncovered.

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