Reliance Global Holdings Limited (HKG:723) shareholders have had their patience rewarded with a 30% share price jump in the last month. But the gains over the last month weren't enough to make shareholders whole, as the share price is still down 7.1% in the last twelve months.
In spite of the firm bounce in price, you could still be forgiven for feeling indifferent about Reliance Global Holdings' P/S ratio of 0.4x, since the median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio for the Forestry industry in Hong Kong is also close to 0.8x. 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.
How Has Reliance Global Holdings Performed Recently?
As an illustration, revenue has deteriorated at Reliance Global Holdings over the last year, which is not ideal at all. It might be that many expect the company to put the disappointing revenue performance behind them over the coming period, which has kept the P/S from falling. If you like the company, you'd at least be hoping this is the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's not quite in favour.
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Do Revenue Forecasts Match The P/S Ratio?
There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like Reliance Global Holdings' to be considered reasonable.
Taking a look back first, the company's revenue growth last year wasn't something to get excited about as it posted a disappointing decline of 45%. The last three years don't look nice either as the company has shrunk revenue by 63% in aggregate. So unfortunately, we have to acknowledge that the company has not done a great job of growing revenue over that time.
Weighing that medium-term revenue trajectory against the broader industry's one-year forecast for expansion of 11% shows it's an unpleasant look.
In light of this, it's somewhat alarming that Reliance Global Holdings' P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently many investors in the company are way less bearish than recent times would indicate and aren't willing to let go of their stock right now. There's a good chance existing shareholders are setting themselves up for future disappointment if the P/S falls to levels more in line with the recent negative growth rates.
The Bottom Line On Reliance Global Holdings' P/S
Reliance Global Holdings appears to be back in favour with a solid price jump bringing its P/S back in line with other companies in the industry 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.
The fact that Reliance Global Holdings currently trades at a P/S on par with the rest of the industry is surprising to us since its recent revenues have been in decline over the medium-term, all while the industry is set to grow. Even though it matches the industry, we're uncomfortable with the current P/S ratio, as this dismal revenue performance is unlikely to support a more positive sentiment for long. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve markedly, investors will have a hard time accepting the share price as fair value.
Having said that, be aware Reliance Global Holdings is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those is concerning.
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価格に対するフォレストリー業界のP/S比率の中央値が香港で0.8倍に近いため、Reliance Global HoldingsのP/S比率が0.4倍にもかかわらず価格の急落で無関心に感じることもできます。P/S比率が正当化されていない場合、投資家は潜在的なチャンスを逃すか、迫り来る失望を無視している可能性があります。
Reliance Global Holdingsは、業界内の他の企業と同様の価格上昇で復活したため、P/Sが他社と同等であるように見えます。価格対売上高比率の力は、主に評価儀器ではなく、現在の投資家センチメントと将来の期待を測定するためにあります。
Reliance Global Holdingsは、その売上高が中期的に減少しているにもかかわらず、業界が成長する中でP/Sで業界に追いついていることは驚くべきことです。業界に合わせているにもかかわらず、現在のP/S比率には不快感を覚えます。この悲惨な売上高パフォーマンスが長続きすることはなく、株式を公正な価格として受け入れる投資家は、中期的な状況が著しく改善しない限り、簡単にはいないでしょう。
ただし、Reliance Global Holdingsの投資分析には2つの警告サインがあり、そのうちの1つは懸念材料です。
Reliance Global Holdingsのビジネス強度に不安がある場合は、見逃した可能性のある他の企業のためのビジネス基盤がしっかりした株式の対話式リストを調べてみることをお勧めします。
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