Amotech Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:052710) Stock Rockets 33% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company

Amotech Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:052710) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 33% gain in the last month alone. Not all shareholders will be feeling jubilant, since the share price is still down a very disappointing 37% in the last twelve months.

Although its price has surged higher, it's still not a stretch to say that Amotech's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" compared to the Electronic industry in Korea, where the median P/S ratio is around 0.7x. 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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What Does Amotech's Recent Performance Look Like?

Recent revenue growth for Amotech has been in line with the industry. It seems that many are expecting the mediocre revenue performance to persist, which has held the P/S ratio back. If this is the case, then at least existing shareholders won't be losing sleep over the current share price.

Keen to find out how analysts think Amotech's future stacks up against the industry? In that case, our free report is a great place to start.

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

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

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 11%. Although, the latest three year period in total hasn't been as good as it didn't manage to provide any growth at all. Accordingly, shareholders probably wouldn't have been overly satisfied with the unstable medium-term growth rates.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 26% during the coming year according to the dual analysts following the company. That's shaping up to be materially higher than the 5.8% growth forecast for the broader industry.

In light of this, it's curious that Amotech's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders are skeptical of the forecasts and have been accepting lower selling prices.

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

Its shares have lifted substantially and now Amotech's P/S is back within range of the industry median. 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.

Looking at Amotech's analyst forecasts revealed that its superior revenue outlook isn't giving the boost to its P/S that we would've expected. There could be some risks that the market is pricing in, which is preventing the P/S ratio from matching the positive outlook. At least the risk of a price drop looks to be subdued, but investors seem to think future revenue could see some volatility.

Having said that, be aware Amotech is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those makes us a bit uncomfortable.

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

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