It's not a stretch to say that Weave Communications, Inc.'s (NYSE:WEAV) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 3.9x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" for companies in the Software industry in the United States, where the median P/S ratio is around 4.5x. While this might not raise any eyebrows, if the P/S ratio is not justified investors could be missing out on a potential opportunity or ignoring looming disappointment.

What Does Weave Communications' Recent Performance Look Like?

Weave Communications certainly has been doing a good job lately as it's been growing revenue more than most other companies. Perhaps the market is expecting this level of performance to taper off, keeping the P/S from soaring. If the company manages to stay the course, then investors should be rewarded with a share price that matches its revenue figures.

How Is Weave Communications' Revenue Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Weave Communications' to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 20% gain to the company's top line. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 102% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the seven analysts covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 16% over the next year. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to expand by 14%, which is not materially different.

In light of this, it's understandable that Weave Communications' P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently shareholders are comfortable to simply hold on while the company is keeping a low profile.

The Key Takeaway

It's argued the price-to-sales ratio is an inferior measure of value within certain industries, but it can be a powerful business sentiment indicator.

Our look at Weave Communications' revenue growth estimates show that its P/S is about what we expect, as both metrics follow closely with the industry averages. At this stage investors feel the potential for an improvement or deterioration in revenue isn't great enough to push P/S in a higher or lower direction. If all things remain constant, the possibility of a drastic share price movement remains fairly remote.

Plus, you should also learn about these 2 warning signs we've spotted with Weave Communications.

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on Weave Communications, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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