Founder Group Limited's (NASDAQ:FGL) Shares Leap 33% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Those holding Founder Group Limited (NASDAQ:FGL) shares would be relieved that the share price has rebounded 33% in the last thirty days, but it needs to keep going to repair the recent damage it has caused to investor portfolios. Longer-term shareholders would be thankful for the recovery in the share price since it's now virtually flat for the year after the recent bounce.

Even after such a large jump in price, you could still be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Founder Group's P/S ratio of 0.9x, since the median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio for the Construction industry in the United States is also close to 1.2x. While this might not raise any eyebrows, if the P/S ratio is not justified investors could be missing out on a potential opportunity or ignoring looming disappointment.

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How Has Founder Group Performed Recently?

As an illustration, revenue has deteriorated at Founder Group over the last year, which is not ideal at all. It might be that many expect the company to put the disappointing revenue performance behind them over the coming period, which has kept the P/S from falling. If you like the company, you'd at least be hoping this is the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.

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What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The P/S?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/S like Founder Group's is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 39% decrease to the company's top line. Even so, admirably revenue has lifted 259% in aggregate from three years ago, notwithstanding the last 12 months. So we can start by confirming that the company has generally done a very good job of growing revenue over that time, even though it had some hiccups along the way.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 9.9%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

In light of this, it's curious that Founder Group's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

The Key Takeaway

Founder Group's stock has a lot of momentum behind it lately, which has brought its P/S level with the rest of the industry. 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.

We didn't quite envision Founder Group's P/S sitting in line with the wider industry, considering the revenue growth over the last three-year is higher than the current industry outlook. There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching this positive performance. It appears some are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 4 warning signs for Founder Group you should be aware of, and 2 of them make us uncomfortable.

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

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