HUHUTECH International Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HUHU) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 63% gain in the last month alone. Longer-term shareholders would be thankful for the recovery in the share price since it's now virtually flat for the year after the recent bounce.
Since its price has surged higher, when almost half of the companies in the United States' Construction industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 1.1x, you may consider HUHUTECH International Group as a stock not worth researching with its 8.9x P/S ratio. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly elevated P/S.
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The revenue growth achieved at HUHUTECH International Group over the last year would be more than acceptable for most companies. It might be that many expect the respectable revenue performance to beat most other companies over the coming period, which has increased investors’ willingness to pay up for the stock. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.
Although there are no analyst estimates available for HUHUTECH International Group, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.HUHUTECH International Group's P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver very strong growth, and importantly, perform much better than the industry.
If we review the last year of revenue growth, the company posted a worthy increase of 8.5%. This was backed up an excellent period prior to see revenue up by 79% in total over the last three years. Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.
Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 10% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.
With this in consideration, it's not hard to understand why HUHUTECH International Group's 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.
Shares in HUHUTECH International Group have seen a strong upwards swing lately, which has really helped boost its P/S figure. 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.
We've established that HUHUTECH International Group 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. If recent medium-term revenue trends continue, it's hard to see the share price falling strongly in the near future under these circumstances.
Don't forget that there may be other risks. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for HUHUTECH International Group (2 make us uncomfortable) you should be aware of.
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