DigiCAP Co., Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:197140) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

When close to half the companies operating in the Software industry in Korea have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1.7x, you may consider DigiCAP Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:197140) as an attractive investment with its 1x P/S ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/S.

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How Has DigiCAP Performed Recently?

With revenue growth that's exceedingly strong of late, DigiCAP has been doing very well. One possibility is that the P/S ratio is low because investors think this strong revenue growth might actually underperform the broader industry in the near future. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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

Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 92% gain to the company's top line. The latest three year period has also seen a 7.8% overall rise in revenue, aided extensively by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably been satisfied with the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 17% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker, based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this in consideration, it's easy to understand why DigiCAP's P/S falls short of the mark set by its industry peers. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on to something they believe will continue to trail the wider industry.

What We Can Learn From DigiCAP's P/S?

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.

As we suspected, our examination of DigiCAP revealed its three-year revenue trends are contributing to its low P/S, given they look worse than current industry expectations. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement in revenue isn't great enough to justify a higher P/S ratio. 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 3 warning signs for DigiCAP (2 are potentially serious!) that we have uncovered.

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