Revenues Not Telling The Story For DUKSAN TECHOPIA Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:317330) After Shares Rise 36%

DUKSAN TECHOPIA Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:317330) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 36% gain in the last month alone. The last month tops off a massive increase of 166% in the last year.

Following the firm bounce in price, you could be forgiven for thinking DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd is a stock to steer clear of with a price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") of 10x, considering almost half the companies in Korea's Semiconductor industry have P/S ratios below 1.9x. However, the P/S might be quite high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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How DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd Has Been Performing

For example, consider that DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd's financial performance has been poor lately as its revenue has been in decline. Perhaps the market believes the company can do enough to outperform the rest of the industry in the near future, which is keeping the P/S ratio high. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.

We don't have analyst forecasts, but you can see how recent trends are setting up the company for the future by checking out our free report on DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

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

There's an inherent assumption that a company should far outperform the industry for P/S ratios like DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 5.2% decrease to the company's top line. Regardless, revenue has managed to lift by a handy 17% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the earlier period of growth. Accordingly, while they would have preferred to keep the run going, shareholders would be roughly satisfied with the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 79% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker, based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's alarming that DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd's P/S sits above the majority of other companies. Apparently many investors in the company are way more bullish than recent times would indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock at any price. There's a good chance existing shareholders are setting themselves up for future disappointment if the P/S falls to levels more in line with recent growth rates.

The Key Takeaway

DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd's P/S has grown nicely over the last month thanks to a handy boost in the 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.

The fact that DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd currently trades on a higher P/S relative to the industry is an oddity, since its recent three-year growth is lower than the wider industry forecast. When we see slower than industry revenue growth but an elevated P/S, there's considerable risk of the share price declining, sending the P/S lower. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve markedly, it's very challenging to accept these the share price as being reasonable.

You need to take note of risks, for example - DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd has 4 warning signs (and 3 which make us uncomfortable) we think you should know about.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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