Min Fu International Holding Limited (HKG:8511) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a 52% share price drop in the last month. The recent drop completes a disastrous twelve months for shareholders, who are sitting on a 88% loss during that time.
Even after such a large drop in price, it's still not a stretch to say that Min Fu International Holding's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.1x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" compared to the Electronic industry in Hong Kong, where the median P/S ratio is around 0.4x. 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 Min Fu International Holding Has Been Performing
Min Fu International Holding certainly has been doing a great job lately as it's been growing its revenue at a really rapid pace. The P/S is probably moderate because investors think this strong revenue growth might not be enough to outperform the broader industry in the near future. Those who are bullish on Min Fu International Holding 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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There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Min Fu International Holding's to be considered reasonable.
Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 152% last year. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 101% in total over the last three years. So we can start by confirming that the company has done a great job of growing revenue over that time.
Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 23% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.
With this information, we find it interesting that Min Fu International Holding is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. It may be that most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.
The Bottom Line On Min Fu International Holding's P/S
With its share price dropping off a cliff, the P/S for Min Fu International Holding looks to be in line with the rest of the Electronic industry. 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.
To our surprise, Min Fu International Holding revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't contributing to its P/S as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. There could be some unobserved threats to revenue preventing the P/S ratio from matching this positive performance. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to see the likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.
We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 3 warning signs for Min Fu International Holding that you need to be mindful of.
If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on Min Fu International Holding, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.
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