Skarbiec Holding S.A. (WSE:SKH) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 2x Skarbiec Holding S.A. (WSE:SKH) is a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Capital Markets companies in Poland have P/S ratios greater than 3.3x and even P/S higher than 27x aren't out of the ordinary. 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 Skarbiec Holding's Recent Performance Look Like?

Skarbiec Holding certainly has been doing a great job lately as it's been growing its revenue at a really rapid pace. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S ratio. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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How Is Skarbiec Holding's Revenue Growth Trending?

Skarbiec Holding's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver limited growth, and importantly, perform worse than the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 59%. The latest three year period has also seen a 18% overall rise in revenue, aided extensively by its short-term performance. So we can start by confirming that the company has actually done a good job of growing revenue over that time.

Comparing that recent medium-term revenue trajectory with the industry's one-year growth forecast of 2.6% shows it's noticeably more attractive.

With this in mind, we find it intriguing that Skarbiec Holding's P/S isn't as high compared to that of its industry peers. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

What Does Skarbiec Holding's P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

Our examination of Skarbiec Holding revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't boosting its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. When we see robust revenue growth that outpaces the industry, we presume that there are notable underlying risks to the company's future performance, which is exerting downward pressure on the P/S ratio. 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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