Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Procorp, S.A.B. de C.V.'s (BMV:PROCORPB) Low P/S

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.6x Procorp, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:PROCORPB) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Capital Markets companies in Mexico have P/S ratios greater than 1.7x and even P/S higher than 6x are not unusual. 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 Procorp. de Has Been Performing

Revenue has risen firmly for Procorp. de recently, which is pleasing to see. Perhaps the market is expecting this acceptable revenue performance to take a dive, which has kept the P/S suppressed. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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How Is Procorp. de's Revenue Growth Trending?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 9.7% gain to the company's revenues. Although, the latest three year period in total hasn't been as good as it didn't manage to provide any growth at all. Therefore, it's fair to say that revenue growth has been inconsistent recently for the company.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 11% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker, based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's understandable that Procorp. de's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting to see the recent limited growth rates continue into the future and are only willing to pay a reduced amount for the stock.

The Final Word

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.

In line with expectations, Procorp. de maintains its low P/S on the weakness of its recent three-year growth being lower than the wider industry forecast. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement in revenue isn't great enough to justify a higher P/S ratio. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

Having said that, be aware Procorp. de is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those is a bit concerning.

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