Market Cool On Comperia.pl S.A.'s (WSE:CPL) Revenues

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.3x Comperia.pl S.A. (WSE:CPL) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Interactive Media and Services companies in Poland have P/S ratios greater than 1.6x and even P/S higher than 5x are not unusual. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

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What Does Comperia.pl's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Revenue has risen firmly for Comperia.pl recently, which is pleasing to see. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S. Those who are bullish on Comperia.pl 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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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

Comperia.pl'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.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 23% last year. As a result, it also grew revenue by 29% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been respectable for the company.

Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 4.8% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Comperia.pl'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.

The Key Takeaway

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 Comperia.pl 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. 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.

You always need to take note of risks, for example - Comperia.pl has 3 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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