Revenues Not Telling The Story For JHM Consolidation Berhad (KLSE:JHM)

It's not a stretch to say that JHM Consolidation Berhad's (KLSE:JHM) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" for companies in the Electronic industry in Malaysia, where the median P/S ratio is around 0.9x. Although, it's not wise to simply ignore the P/S without explanation as investors may be disregarding a distinct opportunity or a costly mistake.

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What Does JHM Consolidation Berhad's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

JHM Consolidation Berhad could be doing better as its revenue has been going backwards lately while most other companies have been seeing positive revenue growth. It might be that many expect the dour revenue performance to strengthen positively, which has kept the P/S from falling. However, if this isn't the case, investors might get caught out paying too much for the stock.

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How Is JHM Consolidation Berhad's Revenue Growth Trending?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/S like JHM Consolidation Berhad's is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

In reviewing the last year of financials, we were disheartened to see the company's revenues fell to the tune of 29%. As a result, revenue from three years ago have also fallen 25% overall. So unfortunately, we have to acknowledge that the company has not done a great job of growing revenue over that time.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 4.9% during the coming year according to the dual analysts following the company. 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 JHM Consolidation Berhad'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 JHM Consolidation Berhad's P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

Our look at the analysts forecasts of JHM Consolidation Berhad's revenue prospects has shown that its inferior revenue outlook isn't negatively impacting its P/S as much as we would have predicted. 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. This places shareholders' investments at risk and potential investors in danger of paying an unnecessary premium.

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