Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation's (HKG:8247) Share Price Boosted 26% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too

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Despite an already strong run, Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation (HKG:8247) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 26% in the last thirty days. Looking back a bit further, it's encouraging to see the stock is up 47% in the last year.

Although its price has surged higher, Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation may still look like a strong buying opportunity at present with its price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x, considering almost half of all companies in the Biotechs industry in Hong Kong have P/S ratios greater than 16.5x and even P/S higher than 46x aren't out of the ordinary. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's so limited.

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How Has Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation Performed Recently?

For instance, Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation's receding revenue in recent times would have to be some food for thought. Perhaps the market believes the recent revenue performance isn't good enough to keep up the industry, causing the P/S ratio to suffer. 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 out of favour.

Although there are no analyst estimates available for Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.

How Is Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation's Revenue Growth Trending?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should far underperform the industry for P/S ratios like Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation's to be considered reasonable.

In reviewing the last year of financials, we were disheartened to see the company's revenues fell to the tune of 9.0%. The last three years don't look nice either as the company has shrunk revenue by 24% in aggregate. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been undesirable for the company.

Weighing that medium-term revenue trajectory against the broader industry's one-year forecast for expansion of 1,890% shows it's an unpleasant look.

With this in mind, we understand why Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation's P/S is lower than most of its industry peers. However, we think shrinking revenues are unlikely to lead to a stable P/S over the longer term, which could set up shareholders for future disappointment. Even just maintaining these prices could be difficult to achieve as recent revenue trends are already weighing down the shares.

What Does Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation's P/S Mean For Investors?

Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation's recent share price jump still sees fails to bring its P/S alongside the industry median. While the price-to-sales ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of revenue expectations.

As we suspected, our examination of Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation revealed its shrinking revenue over the medium-term is contributing to its low P/S, given the industry is set to grow. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/S as they concede future revenue probably won't provide any pleasant surprises either. If recent medium-term revenue trends continue, it's hard to see the share price moving strongly in either direction in the near future under these circumstances.

You need to take note of risks, for example - Biosino Bio-Technology and Science Incorporation has 2 warning signs (and 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) we think you should know about.

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