Biotika a.s.'s (BSSE:1BSL01AE) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.7x Biotika a.s. (BSSE:1BSL01AE) may be sending very bullish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all the Pharmaceuticals companies in Europe have P/S ratios greater than 4x and even P/S higher than 16x are not unusual. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly reduced P/S.

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How Biotika Has Been Performing

With revenue growth that's exceedingly strong of late, Biotika has been doing very well. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to dwindle, which has kept the P/S suppressed. Those who are bullish on Biotika will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

Although there are no analyst estimates available for Biotika, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Biotika?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Biotika would need to produce anemic growth that's substantially trailing the industry.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 47% last year. Despite this strong recent growth, it's still struggling to catch up as its three-year revenue frustratingly shrank by 8.3% overall. So unfortunately, we have to acknowledge that the company has not done a great job of growing revenues over that time.

Weighing that medium-term revenue trajectory against the broader industry's one-year forecast for expansion of 12% shows it's an unpleasant look.

With this in mind, we understand why Biotika's P/S is lower than most of its industry peers. Nonetheless, there's no guarantee the P/S has reached a floor yet with revenue going in reverse. There's potential for the P/S to fall to even lower levels if the company doesn't improve its top-line growth.

The Bottom Line On Biotika's P/S

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 Biotika confirms that the company's shrinking revenue over the past medium-term is a key factor in its low price-to-sales ratio, given the industry is projected to grow. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement in revenue isn't great enough to justify a higher P/S ratio. If recent medium-term revenue trends continue, it's hard to see the share price moving strongly in either direction in the near future under these circumstances.

Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 4 warning signs for Biotika (2 can't be ignored!) that you should be aware of.

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