There wouldn't be many who think Times Universal Group Holdings Limited's (HKG:2310) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x is worth a mention when the median P/S for the Real Estate industry in Hong Kong is similar at about 0.5x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.
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How Times Universal Group Holdings Has Been Performing
The revenue growth achieved at Times Universal Group Holdings over the last year would be more than acceptable for most companies. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to wane, which has kept the P/S from rising. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.
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There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Times Universal Group Holdings' to be considered reasonable.
Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 9.0% gain to the company's revenues. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 58% overall rise in revenue, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.
Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 5.4% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.
In light of this, it's curious that Times Universal Group Holdings' P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.
What We Can Learn From Times Universal Group Holdings' P/S?
Typically, we'd caution against reading too much into price-to-sales ratios when settling on investment decisions, though it can reveal plenty about what other market participants think about the company.
To our surprise, Times Universal Group Holdings 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. It'd be fair to assume that potential risks the company faces could be the contributing factor to the lower than expected P/S. 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.
You should always think about risks. Case in point, we've spotted 3 warning signs for Times Universal Group Holdings you should be aware of.
If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on Times Universal Group Holdings, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.
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