IZOBLOK S.A. (WSE:IZB) Stock Rockets 29% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

IZOBLOK S.A. (WSE:IZB) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month, posting a 29% gain and recovering from prior weakness. Looking back a bit further, it's encouraging to see the stock is up 48% in the last year.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, it's still not a stretch to say that IZOBLOK's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" compared to the Chemicals industry in Poland, where the median P/S ratio is around 0.5x. 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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How IZOBLOK Has Been Performing

With revenue growth that's exceedingly strong of late, IZOBLOK has been doing very well. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to taper off, which has kept the P/S from rising. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The P/S Ratio?

IZOBLOK's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver moderate growth, and importantly, perform in line with the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 38%. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 67% overall rise in revenue, aided by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 21% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is weaker, based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's curious that IZOBLOK's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are ignoring the fairly limited recent growth rates and are willing to pay up for exposure to the stock. Maintaining these prices will be difficult to achieve as a continuation of recent revenue trends is likely to weigh down the shares eventually.

What Does IZOBLOK's P/S Mean For Investors?

IZOBLOK's stock has a lot of momentum behind it lately, which has brought its P/S level with the rest of the industry. It's argued the price-to-sales ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

We've established that IZOBLOK's average P/S is a bit surprising since its recent three-year growth is lower than the wider industry forecast. Right now we are uncomfortable with the P/S as this revenue performance isn't likely to support a more positive sentiment for long. Unless there is a significant improvement in the company's medium-term performance, it will be difficult to prevent the P/S ratio from declining to a more reasonable level.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 4 warning signs for IZOBLOK you should be aware of, and 1 of them is potentially serious.

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