Excellence Optoelectronics Inc. (TWSE:6288) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.1x Excellence Optoelectronics Inc. (TWSE:6288) is definitely a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Semiconductor companies in Taiwan have P/S ratios greater than 3.4x and even P/S above 7x aren't out of the ordinary. However, the P/S might be quite low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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What Does Excellence Optoelectronics' Recent Performance Look Like?

Recent times have been advantageous for Excellence Optoelectronics as its revenues have been rising faster than most other companies. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to dive, which has kept the P/S suppressed. If not, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report on Excellence Optoelectronics.

How Is Excellence Optoelectronics' Revenue Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should far underperform the industry for P/S ratios like Excellence Optoelectronics' to be considered reasonable.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 17%. As a result, it also grew revenue by 21% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been respectable for the company.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the only analyst covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 35% over the next year. With the industry only predicted to deliver 26%, the company is positioned for a stronger revenue result.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Excellence Optoelectronics' P/S sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders are doubtful of the forecasts and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

What We Can Learn From Excellence Optoelectronics' P/S?

While the price-to-sales ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of revenue expectations.

Excellence Optoelectronics' analyst forecasts revealed that its superior revenue outlook isn't contributing to its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted. There could be some major risk factors that are placing downward pressure on the P/S ratio. While the possibility of the share price plunging seems unlikely due to the high growth forecasted for the company, the market does appear to have some hesitation.

Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Excellence Optoelectronics (2 shouldn't be ignored!) that you should be aware of.

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