Subdued Growth No Barrier To OPTRONTEC Inc.'s (KOSDAQ:082210) Price

It's not a stretch to say that OPTRONTEC Inc.'s (KOSDAQ:082210) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" for companies in the Electronic industry in Korea, where the median P/S ratio is around 0.7x. 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 OPTRONTEC's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

OPTRONTEC certainly has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue more than most other companies. Perhaps the market is expecting this level of performance to taper off, keeping the P/S from soaring. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.

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Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For OPTRONTEC?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 30% gain to the company's top line. As a result, it also grew revenue by 22% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably been satisfied with the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the one analyst covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 2.9% over the next year. That's shaping up to be materially lower than the 12% growth forecast for the broader industry.

With this in mind, we find it intriguing that OPTRONTEC's P/S is closely matching its industry peers. Apparently many investors in the company are less bearish than analysts indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock right now. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as this level of revenue growth is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

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

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.

Given that OPTRONTEC's revenue growth projections are relatively subdued in comparison to the wider industry, it comes as a surprise to see it 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.

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

If you're unsure about the strength of OPTRONTEC's business, why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals for some other companies you may have missed.

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