Despite an already strong run, Bit Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:BTBT) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 27% in the last thirty days. Unfortunately, the gains of the last month did little to right the losses of the last year with the stock still down 12% over that time.

Following the firm bounce in price, Bit Digital may be sending sell signals at present with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 6.5x, when you consider almost half of the companies in the Software industry in the United States have P/S ratios under 4.5x and even P/S lower than 1.6x aren't out of the ordinary. However, the P/S might be high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

How Has Bit Digital Performed Recently?

Recent times have been advantageous for Bit Digital as its revenues have been rising faster than most other companies. It seems the market expects this form will continue into the future, hence the elevated P/S ratio. If not, then existing shareholders might be a little nervous about the viability of the share price.

Is There Enough Revenue Growth Forecasted For Bit Digital?

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

Taking a look back first, we see that the company grew revenue by an impressive 109% last year. Still, revenue has barely risen at all from three years ago in total, which is not ideal. Accordingly, shareholders probably wouldn't have been overly satisfied with the unstable medium-term growth rates.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the three analysts covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 114% over the next year. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 14%, which is noticeably less attractive.

With this in mind, it's not hard to understand why Bit Digital's P/S is high relative to its industry peers. Apparently shareholders aren't keen to offload something that is potentially eyeing a more prosperous future.

The Key Takeaway

Bit Digital shares have taken a big step in a northerly direction, but its P/S is elevated as a result. We'd say the price-to-sales ratio's power isn't primarily as a valuation instrument but rather to gauge current investor sentiment and future expectations.

We've established that Bit Digital maintains its high P/S on the strength of its forecasted revenue growth being higher than the the rest of the Software industry, as expected. 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.

Plus, you should also learn about these 4 warning signs we've spotted with Bit Digital (including 3 which are a bit unpleasant).

If strong companies turning a profit tickle your fancy, then you'll want to check out this free list of interesting companies that trade on a low P/E (but have proven they can grow earnings).

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