Market Cool On Paysafe Limited's (NYSE:PSFE) Revenues

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.6x Paysafe Limited (NYSE:PSFE) is a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Diversified Financial companies in the United States have P/S ratios greater than 2.6x 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 Paysafe Has Been Performing

Recent times haven't been great for Paysafe as its revenue has been rising slower than most other companies. Perhaps the market is expecting the current trend of poor revenue growth to continue, which has kept the P/S suppressed. If this is the case, then existing shareholders will probably struggle to get excited 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 Paysafe.

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

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/S as low as Paysafe's is when the company's growth is on track to lag the industry.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow revenues by a handy 5.8% last year. Revenue has also lifted 10% in aggregate from three years ago, partly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has actually done a good job of growing revenue over that time.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the eight analysts covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 6.6% over the next year. That's shaping up to be materially higher than the 1.6% growth forecast for the broader industry.

With this information, we find it odd that Paysafe is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. It looks like most investors are not convinced at all that the company can achieve future growth expectations.

The Key Takeaway

Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

A look at Paysafe's revenues reveals that, despite glowing future growth forecasts, its P/S is much lower than we'd expect. There could be some major risk factors that are placing downward pressure on the P/S ratio. It appears the market could be anticipating revenue instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

You need to take note of risks, for example - Paysafe has 2 warning signs (and 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) we think you should know about.

If you're unsure about the strength of Paysafe's business, why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals for some other companies you may have missed.

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