Caesars Entertainment, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CZR) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

There wouldn't be many who think Caesars Entertainment, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CZR) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.9x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Hospitality industry in the United States is similar at about 1.3x. 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 Caesars Entertainment Has Been Performing

With revenue growth that's inferior to most other companies of late, Caesars Entertainment has been relatively sluggish. Perhaps the market is expecting future revenue performance to lift, which has kept the P/S from declining. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a relatively elevated price for a company with this sort of growth profile.

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How Is Caesars Entertainment's Revenue Growth Trending?

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

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 8.8%. While this performance is only fair, the company was still able to deliver immense revenue growth over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the analysts covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 3.6% per year over the next three years. That's shaping up to be materially lower than the 13% per annum growth forecast for the broader industry.

In light of this, it's curious that Caesars Entertainment's P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently many investors in the company are less bearish than analysts indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock right now. These shareholders may be setting themselves up for future disappointment if the P/S falls to levels more in line with the growth outlook.

What We Can Learn From Caesars Entertainment'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.

When you consider that Caesars Entertainment's revenue growth estimates are fairly muted compared to the broader industry, it's easy to see why we consider it unexpected to be trading at its current P/S ratio. When we see companies with a relatively weaker revenue outlook compared to the industry, we suspect the share price is at risk of declining, sending the moderate P/S lower. A positive change is needed in order to justify the current price-to-sales ratio.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 3 warning signs for Caesars Entertainment you should be aware of, and 2 of them make us uncomfortable.

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