The Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings Limited (HKG:8082) share price has fared very poorly over the last month, falling by a substantial 27%.    Instead of being rewarded, shareholders who have already held through the last twelve months are now sitting on a 35% share price drop.  

After such a large drop in price, Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings may be sending bullish signals at the moment with its price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.2x, since almost half of all companies in the Entertainment industry in Hong Kong have P/S ratios greater than 1.6x and even P/S higher than 4x are not unusual.   Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.  

View our latest analysis for Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings

SEHK:8082 Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry January 22nd 2024

How Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings Has Been Performing

With revenue growth that's exceedingly strong of late, Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings has been doing very well.   One possibility is that the P/S ratio is low because investors think this strong revenue growth might actually underperform the broader industry in the near future.  If that doesn't eventuate, then existing shareholders have reason to be quite optimistic about the future direction of the share price.    

Although there are no analyst estimates available for Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings, take a look at this free data-rich visualisation to see how the company stacks up on earnings, revenue and cash flow.  

Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings?  

There's an inherent assumption that a company should underperform the industry for P/S ratios like Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings' to be considered reasonable.  

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an explosive gain to the company's top line.   Pleasingly, revenue has also lifted 295% in aggregate from three years ago, thanks to the last 12 months of explosive growth.  Accordingly, shareholders would have definitely welcomed those medium-term rates of revenue growth.  

Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 47% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

In light of this, it's peculiar that Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings' P/S sits below the majority of other companies.  Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance has exceeded its limits and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.  

What Does Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings' P/S Mean For Investors?

The southerly movements of Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings' shares means its P/S is now sitting at a pretty low level.      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.

Our examination of Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't boosting its P/S anywhere near as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations.  When we see robust revenue growth that outpaces the industry, we presume that there are notable underlying risks to the company's future performance, which is exerting downward pressure on the P/S ratio.  At least price risks look to be very low if recent medium-term revenue trends continue, but investors seem to think future revenue could see a lot of volatility.    

Before you settle on your opinion, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Sunny Side Up Culture Holdings that you should be aware of.  

Of course, profitable companies with a history of great earnings growth are generally safer bets. So you may wish to see this free collection of other companies that have reasonable P/E ratios and have grown earnings strongly.

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