Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By HeartCore Enterprises, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HTCR) Revenues

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.9x HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTCR) is definitely a stock worth checking out, seeing as almost half of all the Software companies in the United States have P/S ratios greater than 4.5x and even P/S above 11x aren't out of the ordinary. However, the P/S might be quite low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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How Has HeartCore Enterprises Performed Recently?

HeartCore Enterprises hasn't been tracking well recently as its declining revenue compares poorly to other companies, which have seen some growth in their revenues on average. It seems that many are expecting the poor revenue performance to persist, which has repressed the P/S ratio. 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 HeartCore Enterprises.

Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For HeartCore Enterprises?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, HeartCore Enterprises would need to produce anemic growth that's substantially trailing the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a frustrating 3.2% decrease to the company's top line. Even so, admirably revenue has lifted 58% in aggregate from three years ago, notwithstanding the last 12 months. Accordingly, while they would have preferred to keep the run going, shareholders would definitely welcome the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 89% during the coming year according to the sole analyst following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 24%, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this in consideration, we find it intriguing that HeartCore Enterprises' P/S sits behind most of its industry peers. It looks like most investors are not convinced at all that the company can achieve future growth expectations.

What Does HeartCore Enterprises' 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.

A look at HeartCore Enterprises' revenues reveals that, despite glowing future growth forecasts, its P/S is much lower than we'd expect. The reason for this depressed P/S could potentially be found in the risks the market is pricing in. It appears the market could be anticipating revenue instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

Having said that, be aware HeartCore Enterprises is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 2 of those can't be ignored.

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