Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Lion Group Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:LGHL)

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.1x Lion Group Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:LGHL) is definitely a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Capital Markets companies in the United States have P/S ratios greater than 3.3x and even P/S above 9x aren't out of the ordinary. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly reduced P/S.

Check out our latest analysis for Lion Group Holding

How Has Lion Group Holding Performed Recently?

The revenue growth achieved at Lion Group Holding over the last year would be more than acceptable for most companies. One possibility is that the P/S is low because investors think this respectable revenue growth might actually underperform the broader industry in the near future. If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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

Lion Group Holding's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver very poor growth or even falling revenue, and importantly, perform much worse than the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 11%. This was backed up an excellent period prior to see revenue up by 115% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 10% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this information, we find it odd that Lion Group Holding is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. It looks like most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

The Key Takeaway

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're very surprised to see Lion Group Holding currently trading on a much lower than expected P/S since its recent three-year growth is higher than the wider industry forecast. When we see robust revenue growth that outpaces the industry, we presume that there are notable underlying risks to the company's future performance, which is exerting downward pressure on the P/S ratio. At least price risks look to be very low if recent medium-term revenue trends continue, but investors seem to think future revenue could see a lot of volatility.

Having said that, be aware Lion Group Holding is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 3 of those are significant.

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