Market Cool On The InterGroup Corporation's (NASDAQ:INTG) Revenues

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x The InterGroup Corporation (NASDAQ:INTG) is a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Real Estate companies in the United States have P/S ratios greater than 2.1x and even P/S higher than 10x 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 reduced P/S.

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What Does InterGroup's Recent Performance Look Like?

Revenue has risen at a steady rate over the last year for InterGroup, which is generally not a bad outcome. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to degrade, which has repressed the P/S. Those who are bullish on InterGroup will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

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How Is InterGroup's Revenue Growth Trending?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, InterGroup would need to produce sluggish growth that's trailing the industry.

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow revenues by a handy 4.9% last year. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 82% overall rise in revenue, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 18%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

With this information, we find it odd that InterGroup is trading at a P/S lower than the industry. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

What We Can Learn From InterGroup's P/S?

Using the price-to-sales ratio alone to determine if you should sell your stock isn't sensible, however it can be a practical guide to the company's future prospects.

Our examination of InterGroup revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't boosting its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. 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. It appears many are indeed anticipating revenue instability, because the persistence of these recent medium-term conditions would normally provide a boost to the share price.

Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 4 warning signs for InterGroup (2 don't sit too well with us!) that you should be aware of.

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