When you see that almost half of the companies in the Personal Products industry in China have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 3.2x, Shenzhen Breo Technology Co., Ltd. (SHSE:688793) looks to be giving off some buy signals with its 2.1x P/S ratio. However, the P/S might be low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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How Has Shenzhen Breo Technology Performed Recently?

Recent times haven't been great for Shenzhen Breo Technology as its revenue has been rising slower than most other companies. It seems that many are expecting the uninspiring revenue performance to persist, which has repressed the growth of the P/S ratio. If this is the case, then existing shareholders will probably struggle to get excited about the future direction of the share price.

Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Shenzhen Breo Technology?

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Shenzhen Breo Technology would need to produce sluggish growth that's trailing the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 16% gain to the company's top line. The strong recent performance means it was also able to grow revenue by 44% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Turning to the outlook, the next year should generate growth of 35% as estimated by the seven analysts watching the company. That's shaping up to be materially higher than the 24% growth forecast for the broader industry.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Shenzhen Breo Technology's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders are doubtful of the forecasts and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

What Does Shenzhen Breo Technology's P/S Mean For Investors?

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.

To us, it seems Shenzhen Breo Technology currently trades on a significantly depressed P/S given its forecasted revenue growth is higher than the rest of its industry. The reason for this depressed P/S could potentially be found in the risks the market is pricing in. It appears the market could be anticipating revenue instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

Many other vital risk factors can be found on the company's balance sheet. You can assess many of the main risks through our free balance sheet analysis for Shenzhen Breo Technology with six simple checks.

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