Insung Information Co., Ltd's (KOSDAQ:033230) Shares Leap 25% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Insung Information Co., Ltd (KOSDAQ:033230) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month, posting a 25% gain and recovering from prior weakness. Looking back a bit further, it's encouraging to see the stock is up 83% in the last year.

Although its price has surged higher, you could still be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Insung Information's P/S ratio of 0.5x, since the median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio for the IT industry in Korea is also close to 0.9x. Although, it's not wise to simply ignore the P/S without explanation as investors may be disregarding a distinct opportunity or a costly mistake.

Check out our latest analysis for Insung Information

How Has Insung Information Performed Recently?

Revenue has risen firmly for Insung Information recently, which is pleasing to see. One possibility is that the P/S is moderate because investors think this respectable revenue growth might not be enough to outperform the broader industry in the near future. Those who are bullish on Insung Information will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

Although there are no analyst estimates available for Insung Information, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For Insung Information?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Insung Information's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 26% gain to the company's top line. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 45% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 4.3% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's curious that Insung Information's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

The Bottom Line On Insung Information's P/S

Insung Information's stock has a lot of momentum behind it lately, which has brought its P/S level with the rest of the industry. 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.

We've established that Insung Information currently trades on a lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. When we see strong revenue with faster-than-industry growth, we can only assume potential risks are what might be placing pressure on the P/S ratio. At least the risk of a price drop looks to be subdued if recent medium-term revenue trends continue, but investors seem to think future revenue could see some volatility.

It is also worth noting that we have found 3 warning signs for Insung Information (2 make us uncomfortable!) that you need to take into consideration.

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

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