When you see that almost half of the companies in the Communications industry in Singapore have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 0.3x, Addvalue Technologies Ltd (SGX:A31) looks to be giving off some sell signals with its 1.4x P/S ratio. However, the P/S might be high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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How Addvalue Technologies Has Been Performing

Recent times have been quite advantageous for Addvalue Technologies as its revenue has been rising very briskly. The P/S ratio is probably high because investors think this strong revenue growth will be enough to outperform the broader industry in the near future. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.

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What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The High P/S?

Addvalue Technologies' P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver solid growth, and importantly, perform better than the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 43% gain to the company's top line. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 288% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 31%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

With this in consideration, it's not hard to understand why Addvalue Technologies' P/S is high relative to its industry peers. It seems most investors are expecting this strong growth to continue and are willing to pay more for the stock.

What Does Addvalue Technologies' P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

We've established that Addvalue Technologies maintains its high P/S on the strength of its recent three-year growth being higher than the wider industry forecast, as expected. At this stage investors feel the potential continued revenue growth in the future is great enough to warrant an inflated P/S. Unless the recent medium-term conditions change, they will continue to provide strong support to the share price.

There are also other vital risk factors to consider and we've discovered 5 warning signs for Addvalue Technologies (2 are significant!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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