Amotech Co., Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:052710) 26% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Amotech Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:052710) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 26% gain in the last month alone. The last 30 days were the cherry on top of the stock's 303% gain in the last year, which is nothing short of spectacular.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, there still wouldn't be many who think Amotech's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.8x is worth a mention when it essentially matches the median P/S in Korea's Electronic industry. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.

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What Does Amotech's Recent Performance Look Like?

With its revenue growth in positive territory compared to the declining revenue of most other companies, Amotech has been doing quite well of late. One possibility is that the P/S ratio is moderate because investors think the company's revenue will be less resilient moving forward. If not, then existing shareholders have reason to be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report on Amotech.

How Is Amotech's Revenue Growth Trending?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 18% gain to the company's top line. The latest three year period has also seen a 23% overall rise in revenue, aided extensively by its short-term performance. So we can start by confirming that the company has actually done a good job of growing revenue over that time.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 9.0% as estimated by the lone analyst watching the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to expand by 15%, which is noticeably more attractive.

With this information, we find it interesting that Amotech is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited growth expectations and are willing to pay up for exposure to the stock. These shareholders may be setting themselves up for future disappointment if the P/S falls to levels more in line with the growth outlook.

The Final Word

Amotech appears to be back in favour with a solid price jump bringing its P/S back in line with other companies in the industry Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-sales ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.

When you consider that Amotech's revenue growth estimates are fairly muted compared to the broader industry, it's easy to see why we consider it unexpected to be trading at its current P/S ratio. At present, we aren't confident in the P/S as the predicted future revenues aren't likely to support a more positive sentiment for long. Circumstances like this present a risk to current and prospective investors who may see share prices fall if the low revenue growth impacts the sentiment.

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Amotech that you need to be mindful of.

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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