Market Participants Recognise LS THiRA-UTECH Co., Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:322180) Revenues

There wouldn't be many who think LS THiRA-UTECH Co., Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:322180) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 2.2x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Software industry in Korea is similar at about 1.9x. 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.

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How LS THiRA-UTECH Has Been Performing

For example, consider that LS THiRA-UTECH's financial performance has been poor lately as its revenue has been in decline. One possibility is that the P/S is moderate because investors think the company might still do enough to be in line with the broader industry in the near future. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

Although there are no analyst estimates available for LS THiRA-UTECH, 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 LS THiRA-UTECH?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/S like LS THiRA-UTECH's is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 9.9% decrease to the company's top line. However, a few very strong years before that means that it was still able to grow revenue by an impressive 52% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has generally done a very good job of growing revenue over that time, even though it had some hiccups along the way.

Weighing that recent medium-term revenue trajectory against the broader industry's one-year forecast for expansion of 15% shows it's about the same on an annualised basis.

With this information, we can see why LS THiRA-UTECH is trading at a fairly similar P/S to the industry. It seems most investors are expecting to see average growth rates continue into the future and are only willing to pay a moderate amount for the stock.

The Bottom Line On LS THiRA-UTECH's P/S

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.

It appears to us that LS THiRA-UTECH maintains its moderate P/S off the back of its recent three-year growth being in line with the wider industry forecast. Right now shareholders are comfortable with the P/S as they are quite confident future revenue won't throw up any surprises. Given the current circumstances, it seems improbable that the share price will experience any significant movement in either direction in the near future if recent medium-term revenue trends persist.

It is also worth noting that we have found 2 warning signs for LS THiRA-UTECH that you need to take into consideration.

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