Golden Matrix Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMGI) shareholders won't be pleased to see that the share price has had a very rough month, dropping 35% and undoing the prior period's positive performance. Looking at the bigger picture, even after this poor month the stock is up 50% in the last year.

In spite of the heavy fall in price, when almost half of the companies in the United States' Entertainment industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 1.3x, you may still consider Golden Matrix Group as a stock not worth researching with its 8x P/S ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly elevated P/S.

How Golden Matrix Group Has Been Performing

Revenue has risen firmly for Golden Matrix Group recently, which is pleasing to see. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to beat most other companies over the coming period, which has increased investors' willingness to pay up for the stock. If not, then existing shareholders may be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

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

There's an inherent assumption that a company should far outperform the industry for P/S ratios like Golden Matrix Group's to be considered reasonable.

If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a terrific increase of 19%. The latest three year period has also seen an incredible overall rise in revenue, aided by its incredible short-term performance. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

This is in contrast to the rest of the industry, which is expected to grow by 11% over the next year, materially lower than the company's recent medium-term annualised growth rates.

In light of this, it's understandable that Golden Matrix Group's P/S sits above the majority of other companies. It seems most investors are expecting this strong growth to continue and are willing to pay more for the stock.

What We Can Learn From Golden Matrix Group's P/S?

Even after such a strong price drop, Golden Matrix Group's P/S still exceeds the industry median significantly. 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.

We've established that Golden Matrix Group maintains its high P/S on the strength of its recent three-year growth being higher than the wider industry forecast, as expected. In the eyes of shareholders, the probability of a continued growth trajectory is great enough to prevent the P/S from pulling back. Barring any significant changes to the company's ability to make money, the share price should continue to be propped up.

Having said that, be aware Golden Matrix Group is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 3 of those are a bit unpleasant.

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