Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By TeraWulf Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WULF) 46% Share Price Surge

TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ:WULF) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 46% gain in the last month alone. Notwithstanding the latest gain, the annual share price return of 2.2% isn't as impressive.

Since its price has surged higher, TeraWulf may be sending strong sell signals at present with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 15.1x, when you consider almost half of the companies in the Software industry in the United States have P/S ratios under 5.6x and even P/S lower than 2x 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 highly elevated P/S.

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How Has TeraWulf Performed Recently?

With revenue growth that's superior to most other companies of late, TeraWulf has been doing relatively well. The P/S is probably high because investors think this strong revenue performance will continue. However, if this isn't the case, investors might get caught out paying too much for the stock.

Keen to find out how analysts think TeraWulf's future stacks up against the industry? In that case, our free report is a great place to start.

What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The High P/S?

TeraWulf'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.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 32% gain to the company's top line. Spectacularly, three year revenue growth has ballooned by several orders of magnitude, thanks in part to the last 12 months of revenue growth. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a tremendous job of growing revenue over that time.

Looking ahead now, revenue is anticipated to climb by 65% each year during the coming three years according to the eleven analysts following the company. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 17% each year, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this information, we can see why TeraWulf 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 Bottom Line On TeraWulf's P/S

The strong share price surge has lead to TeraWulf's P/S soaring as well. Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

Our look into TeraWulf shows that its P/S ratio remains high on the merit of its strong future revenues. 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.

It's always necessary to consider the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 3 warning signs with TeraWulf (at least 1 which is potentially serious), and understanding these should be part of your investment process.

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