Sow Good Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SOWG) Popularity With Investors Is Clear

When close to half the companies in the Food industry in the United States have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 0.9x, you may consider Sow Good Inc. (NASDAQ:SOWG) as a stock to avoid entirely with its 7x P/S ratio. However, the P/S might be quite high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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What Does Sow Good's P/S Mean For Shareholders?

Sow Good certainly has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue more than most other companies. The P/S is probably high because investors think this strong revenue performance will continue. If not, then existing shareholders might be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report on Sow Good.

Is There Enough Revenue Growth Forecasted For Sow Good?

Sow Good's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver very strong growth, and importantly, perform much better than the industry.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, we see the company's revenues grew exponentially. Although, its longer-term performance hasn't been anywhere near as strong with three-year revenue growth being relatively non-existent overall. Therefore, it's fair to say that revenue growth has been inconsistent recently for the company.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the three analysts covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 174% over the next year. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 2.4%, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this information, we can see why Sow Good is trading at such a high P/S compared to the industry. Apparently shareholders aren't keen to offload something that is potentially eyeing a more prosperous future.

The Final Word

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.

We've established that Sow Good maintains its high P/S on the strength of its forecasted revenue growth being higher than the the rest of the Food industry, as expected. Right now shareholders are comfortable with the P/S as they are quite confident future revenues aren't under threat. Unless the analysts have really missed the mark, these strong revenue forecasts should keep the share price buoyant.

You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 2 warning signs for Sow Good you should be aware of.

If strong companies turning a profit tickle your fancy, then you'll want to check out this free list of interesting companies that trade on a low P/E (but have proven they can grow earnings).

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