Market Participants Recognise Royal Deluxe Holdings Limited's (HKG:3789) Revenues Pushing Shares 40% Higher

Royal Deluxe Holdings Limited (HKG:3789) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month, posting a 40% gain and recovering from prior weakness. The last 30 days bring the annual gain to a very sharp 35%.

Even after such a large jump in price, there still wouldn't be many who think Royal Deluxe Holdings' price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.1x is worth a mention when the median P/S in Hong Kong's Construction industry is similar at about 0.4x. 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.

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How Royal Deluxe Holdings Has Been Performing

As an illustration, revenue has deteriorated at Royal Deluxe Holdings over the last year, which is not ideal at all. One possibility is that the P/S is moderate because investors think the company might still do enough to be in line with the broader industry in the near future. 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.

Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For Royal Deluxe Holdings?

The only time you'd be comfortable seeing a P/S like Royal Deluxe Holdings' is when the company's growth is tracking the industry closely.

In reviewing the last year of financials, we were disheartened to see the company's revenues fell to the tune of 6.7%. However, a few very strong years before that means that it was still able to grow revenue by an impressive 55% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, while they would have preferred to keep the run going, shareholders would definitely welcome the medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that to the industry, which is predicted to deliver 17% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is pretty similar based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this in consideration, it's clear to see why Royal Deluxe Holdings' P/S matches up closely to its industry peers. Apparently shareholders are comfortable to simply hold on assuming the company will continue keeping a low profile.

What Does Royal Deluxe Holdings' P/S Mean For Investors?

Royal Deluxe 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 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.

As we've seen, Royal Deluxe Holdings' three-year revenue trends seem to be contributing to its P/S, given they look similar to current industry expectations. With previous revenue trends that keep up with the current industry outlook, it's hard to justify the company's P/S ratio deviating much from it's current point. Given the current circumstances, it seems improbable that the share price will experience any significant movement in either direction in the near future if recent medium-term revenue trends persist.

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