Market Cool On Sealink International Berhad's (KLSE:SEALINK) Revenues Pushing Shares 26% Lower

Unfortunately for some shareholders, the Sealink International Berhad (KLSE:SEALINK) share price has dived 26% in the last thirty days, prolonging recent pain. Longer-term, the stock has been solid despite a difficult 30 days, gaining 19% in the last year.

In spite of the heavy fall in price, there still wouldn't be many who think Sealink International Berhad's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.9x is worth a mention when the median P/S in Malaysia's Machinery industry is similar at about 1.3x. 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 Sealink International Berhad's Recent Performance Look Like?

Sealink International Berhad has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue at a solid pace. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to wane, which has kept the P/S from rising. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders probably aren't too pessimistic about the future direction of the share price.

We don't have analyst forecasts, but you can see how recent trends are setting up the company for the future by checking out our free report on Sealink International Berhad's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

How Is Sealink International Berhad's Revenue Growth Trending?

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

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 18%. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 230% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 22% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's curious that Sealink International Berhad's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

What We Can Learn From Sealink International Berhad's P/S?

With its share price dropping off a cliff, the P/S for Sealink International Berhad looks to be in line with the rest of the Machinery 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.

We didn't quite envision Sealink International Berhad's P/S sitting in line with the wider industry, considering the revenue growth over the last three-year is higher than the current industry outlook. There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching this positive performance. It appears some are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

There are also other vital risk factors to consider before investing and we've discovered 2 warning signs for Sealink International Berhad that you should be aware of.

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

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