Cautious Investors Not Rewarding Capital A Berhad's (KLSE:CAPITALA) Performance Completely

When close to half the companies operating in the Airlines industry in Malaysia have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1.4x, you may consider Capital A Berhad (KLSE:CAPITALA) as an attractive investment 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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What Does Capital A Berhad's Recent Performance Look Like?

With revenue growth that's superior to most other companies of late, Capital A Berhad has been doing relatively well. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to dive, which has kept the P/S suppressed. 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 out of favour.

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Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Capital A Berhad?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 245% gain to the company's top line. However, this wasn't enough as the latest three year period has seen the company endure a nasty 46% drop in revenue in aggregate. So unfortunately, we have to acknowledge that the company has not done a great job of growing revenues over that time.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 33% per year during the coming three years according to the ten analysts following the company. With the industry only predicted to deliver 28% per year, the company is positioned for a stronger revenue result.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Capital A Berhad's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. It looks like most investors are not convinced at all that the company can achieve future growth expectations.

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.

To us, it seems Capital A Berhad currently trades on a significantly depressed P/S given its forecasted revenue growth is higher than the rest of its industry. There could be some major risk factors that are placing downward pressure on the P/S ratio. At least price risks look to be very low, but investors seem to think future revenues could see a lot of volatility.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 1 warning sign for Capital A Berhad you should be aware of.

If strong companies turning a profit tickle your fancy, then you'll want to check out this free list of interesting companies that trade on a low P/E (but have proven they can grow earnings).

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