Subdued Growth No Barrier To ADTechnology Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:200710) With Shares Advancing 28%

Despite an already strong run, ADTechnology Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:200710) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 28% in the last thirty days. Looking back a bit further, it's encouraging to see the stock is up 44% in the last year.

After such a large jump in price, you could be forgiven for thinking ADTechnologyLtd is a stock not worth researching with a price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") of 3x, considering almost half the companies in Korea's Semiconductor industry have P/S ratios below 1.7x. However, the P/S might be high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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What Does ADTechnologyLtd's Recent Performance Look Like?

Revenue has risen firmly for ADTechnologyLtd recently, which is pleasing to see. One possibility is that the P/S ratio is high because investors think this respectable revenue growth will be enough to outperform the broader industry in the near future. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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How Is ADTechnologyLtd's Revenue Growth Trending?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/S as high as ADTechnologyLtd's is when the company's growth is on track to outshine the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 8.8%. However, this wasn't enough as the latest three year period has seen an unpleasant 56% overall drop in revenue. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been undesirable for the company.

Weighing that medium-term revenue trajectory against the broader industry's one-year forecast for expansion of 26% shows it's an unpleasant look.

With this in mind, we find it worrying that ADTechnologyLtd's P/S exceeds that of its industry peers. It seems most investors are ignoring the recent poor growth rate and are hoping for a turnaround in the company's business prospects. Only the boldest would assume these prices are sustainable as a continuation of recent revenue trends is likely to weigh heavily on the share price eventually.

What Does ADTechnologyLtd's P/S Mean For Investors?

ADTechnologyLtd's P/S is on the rise since its shares have risen strongly. 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.

Our examination of ADTechnologyLtd revealed its shrinking revenue over the medium-term isn't resulting in a P/S as low as we expected, given the industry is set to grow. With a revenue decline on investors' minds, the likelihood of a souring sentiment is quite high which could send the P/S back in line with what we'd expect. Should recent medium-term revenue trends persist, it would pose a significant risk to existing shareholders' investments and prospective investors will have a hard time accepting the current value of the stock.

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