Xavi Solutionnode AB (publ)'s (NGM:XAVI B) Business And Shares Still Trailing The Industry

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x Xavi Solutionnode AB (publ) (NGM:XAVI B) may be sending bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Electronic companies in Sweden have P/S ratios greater than 1.5x and even P/S higher than 4x 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.

See our latest analysis for Xavi Solutionnode

How Has Xavi Solutionnode Performed Recently?

While the industry has experienced revenue growth lately, Xavi Solutionnode's revenue has gone into reverse gear, which is not great. It seems that many are expecting the poor revenue performance to persist, which has repressed the P/S ratio. If this is the case, then existing shareholders will probably struggle to get excited about the future direction of the share price.

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Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Xavi Solutionnode?

Xavi Solutionnode'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, the company's revenue growth last year wasn't something to get excited about as it posted a disappointing decline of 7.9%. In spite of this, the company still managed to deliver immense revenue growth over the last three years. So while the company has done a great job in the past, it's somewhat concerning to see revenue growth decline so harshly.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the lone analyst covering the company suggest revenue growth is heading into negative territory, declining 4.0% over the next year. Meanwhile, the broader industry is forecast to expand by 7.4%, which paints a poor picture.

With this in consideration, we find it intriguing that Xavi Solutionnode's P/S is closely matching its industry peers. However, shrinking revenues are unlikely to lead to a stable P/S over the longer term. Even just maintaining these prices could be difficult to achieve as the weak outlook is weighing down the shares.

The Key Takeaway

We'd say the price-to-sales ratio's power isn't primarily as a valuation instrument but rather to gauge current investor sentiment and future expectations.

It's clear to see that Xavi Solutionnode maintains its low P/S on the weakness of its forecast for sliding revenue, as expected. As other companies in the industry are forecasting revenue growth, Xavi Solutionnode's poor outlook justifies its low P/S ratio. Unless there's material change, it's hard to envision a situation where the stock price will rise drastically.

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