Not Many Are Piling Into Focus Dynamics Group Berhad (KLSE:FOCUS) Stock Yet As It Plummets 50%

Unfortunately for some shareholders, the Focus Dynamics Group Berhad (KLSE:FOCUS) share price has dived 50% in the last thirty days, prolonging recent pain. For any long-term shareholders, the last month ends a year to forget by locking in a 50% share price decline.

After such a large drop in price, considering around half the companies operating in Malaysia's Hospitality industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1.1x, you may consider Focus Dynamics Group Berhad as an solid investment opportunity with its 0.5x P/S ratio. 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 Focus Dynamics Group Berhad Has Been Performing

For instance, Focus Dynamics Group Berhad's receding revenue in recent times would have to be some food for thought. One possibility is that the P/S is low because investors think the company won't do enough to avoid underperforming the broader industry in the near future. Those who are bullish on Focus Dynamics Group Berhad will be hoping that this isn't the case so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

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How Is Focus Dynamics Group Berhad's Revenue Growth Trending?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Focus Dynamics Group Berhad would need to produce sluggish growth that's trailing the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 24% decrease to the company's top line. Even so, admirably revenue has lifted 115% in aggregate from three years ago, notwithstanding the last 12 months. Accordingly, while they would have preferred to keep the run going, shareholders would definitely welcome the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 13%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

In light of this, it's peculiar that Focus Dynamics Group Berhad's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

What Does Focus Dynamics Group Berhad's P/S Mean For Investors?

Focus Dynamics Group Berhad's P/S has taken a dip along with its share price. While the price-to-sales ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of revenue expectations.

We're very surprised to see Focus Dynamics Group Berhad currently trading on a much lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. Potential investors that are sceptical over continued revenue performance may be preventing the P/S ratio from matching previous strong performance. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to perceive a likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.

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