Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BAER) Shares Not Telling The Full Story

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.8x Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAER) is a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Commercial Services companies in the United States have P/S ratios greater than 1.6x and even P/S higher than 5x aren't out of the ordinary. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

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How Has Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings Performed Recently?

With revenue growth that's exceedingly strong of late, Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings has been doing very well. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to degrade substantially, which has repressed the P/S ratio. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

We don't have analyst forecasts, but you can see how recent trends are setting up the company for the future by checking out our free report on Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings' earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Do Revenue Forecasts Match The Low P/S Ratio?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should underperform the industry for P/S ratios like Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings' to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 73% gain to the company's top line. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 161% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing revenue over that time.

This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 6.7% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

With this information, we find it odd that Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

The Final Word

It's argued the price-to-sales ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

Our examination of Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't boosting its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. Potential investors that are sceptical over continued revenue performance may be preventing the P/S ratio from matching previous strong performance. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to perceive a likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.

A lot of potential risks can sit within a company's balance sheet. Take a look at our free balance sheet analysis for Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings with six simple checks on some of these key factors.

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