Investors Aren't Buying Beng Kuang Marine Limited's (SGX:BEZ) Revenues

Beng Kuang Marine Limited's (SGX:BEZ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.5x may look like a pretty appealing investment opportunity when you consider close to half the companies in the Commercial Services industry in Singapore have P/S ratios greater than 1x. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the reduced P/S.

Check out our latest analysis for Beng Kuang Marine

How Has Beng Kuang Marine Performed Recently?

Beng Kuang Marine certainly has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue more than most other companies. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the share price, and thus the P/S ratio. If not, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

Beng Kuang Marine'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.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 73% gain to the company's top line. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 119% overall rise in revenue, aided by its short-term performance. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 8.3% during the coming year according to the lone analyst following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to expand by 17%, which is noticeably more attractive.

In light of this, it's understandable that Beng Kuang Marine's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on while the company is potentially eyeing a less prosperous future.

The Bottom Line On Beng Kuang Marine's P/S

Using the price-to-sales ratio alone to determine if you should sell your stock isn't sensible, however it can be a practical guide to the company's future prospects.

As we suspected, our examination of Beng Kuang Marine's analyst forecasts revealed that its inferior revenue outlook is contributing to its low P/S. Shareholders' pessimism on the revenue prospects for the company seems to be the main contributor to the depressed P/S. The company will need a change of fortune to justify the P/S rising higher in the future.

It is also worth noting that we have found 4 warning signs for Beng Kuang Marine (2 are concerning!) that you need to take into consideration.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on Beng Kuang Marine, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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