Revenues Not Telling The Story For PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYPS)

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 1.3x in the Entertainment industry in the United States, you could be forgiven for feeling indifferent about PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:MYPS) P/S ratio of 0.9x. Although, it's not wise to simply ignore the P/S without explanation as investors may be disregarding a distinct opportunity or a costly mistake.

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How PLAYSTUDIOS Has Been Performing

PLAYSTUDIOS could be doing better as it's been growing revenue less than most other companies lately. It might be that many expect the uninspiring revenue performance to strengthen positively, which has kept the P/S ratio from falling. However, if this isn't the case, investors might get caught out paying too much for the stock.

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Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For PLAYSTUDIOS?

PLAYSTUDIOS' P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's only expected to deliver moderate growth, and importantly, perform in line with the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 2.9% gain to the company's revenues. Revenue has also lifted 8.0% in aggregate from three years ago, partly thanks to the last 12 months of growth. Accordingly, shareholders would have probably been satisfied with the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 3.7% per year during the coming three years according to the eight analysts following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to expand by 10% per year, which is noticeably more attractive.

With this information, we find it interesting that PLAYSTUDIOS is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. 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 Does PLAYSTUDIOS' P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

Our look at the analysts forecasts of PLAYSTUDIOS' revenue prospects has shown that its inferior revenue outlook isn't negatively impacting its P/S as much as we would have predicted. At present, we aren't confident in the P/S as the predicted future revenues aren't likely to support a more positive sentiment for long. Circumstances like this present a risk to current and prospective investors who may see share prices fall if the low revenue growth impacts the sentiment.

The company's balance sheet is another key area for risk analysis. Take a look at our free balance sheet analysis for PLAYSTUDIOS with six simple checks on some of these key factors.

Of course, profitable companies with a history of great earnings growth are generally safer bets. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.

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