Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TTWO) P/S Is On The Mark

When you see that almost half of the companies in the Entertainment industry in the United States have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 1.3x, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) looks to be giving off strong sell signals with its 4.7x P/S ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly elevated P/S.

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How Has Take-Two Interactive Software Performed Recently?

Take-Two Interactive Software's revenue growth of late has been pretty similar to most other companies. One possibility is that the P/S ratio is high because investors think this modest revenue performance will accelerate. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.

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How Is Take-Two Interactive Software's Revenue Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should far outperform the industry for P/S ratios like Take-Two Interactive Software's to be considered reasonable.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow revenues by a handy 12% last year. Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 64% 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 done a great job of growing revenues over that time.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the analysts covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 14% each year over the next three years. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 9.7% per annum, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this information, we can see why Take-Two Interactive Software is trading at such a high P/S compared to the industry. It seems most investors are expecting this strong future growth and are willing to pay more for the stock.

The Final Word

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've established that Take-Two Interactive Software maintains its high P/S on the strength of its forecasted revenue growth being higher than the the rest of the Entertainment industry, as expected. It appears that shareholders are confident in the company's future revenues, which is propping up the P/S. Unless the analysts have really missed the mark, these strong revenue forecasts should keep the share price buoyant.

Many other vital risk factors can be found on the company's balance sheet. You can assess many of the main risks through our free balance sheet analysis for Take-Two Interactive Software with six simple checks.

It's important to make sure you look for a great company, not just the first idea you come across. So if growing profitability aligns with your idea of a great company, take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with strong recent earnings growth (and a low P/E).

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