Market Might Still Lack Some Conviction On AuMake Limited (ASX:AUK) Even After 50% Share Price Boost

AuMake Limited (ASX:AUK) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced 50% in the last month, although it is still struggling to make up recently lost ground. Not all shareholders will be feeling jubilant, since the share price is still down a very disappointing 40% in the last twelve months.

Although its price has surged higher, it's still not a stretch to say that AuMake's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.3x right now seems quite "middle-of-the-road" compared to the Specialty Retail industry in Australia, where the median P/S ratio is around 0.6x. 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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What Does AuMake's Recent Performance Look Like?

With revenue growth that's exceedingly strong of late, AuMake has been doing very well. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to wane, which has kept the share price, and thus the P/S ratio, from rising. Those who are bullish on AuMake will be hoping that this isn't the case, so that they can pick up the stock at a lower valuation.

We don't have analyst forecasts, but you can see how recent trends are setting up the company for the future by checking out our free report on AuMake's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Is There Some Revenue Growth Forecasted For AuMake?

There's an inherent assumption that a company should be matching the industry for P/S ratios like AuMake's to be considered reasonable.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an exceptional 54% gain to the company's top line. Spectacularly, three year revenue growth has ballooned by several orders of magnitude, thanks in part to the last 12 months of revenue growth. Accordingly, shareholders would have been over the moon with those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Comparing that recent medium-term revenue trajectory with the industry's one-year growth forecast of 13% shows it's noticeably more attractive.

With this information, we find it interesting that AuMake is trading at a fairly similar P/S compared to the industry. Apparently some shareholders believe the recent performance is at its limits and have been accepting lower selling prices.

What Does AuMake's P/S Mean For Investors?

Its shares have lifted substantially and now AuMake's P/S is back within range of the industry median. 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.

To our surprise, AuMake revealed its three-year revenue trends aren't contributing to its P/S as much as we would have predicted, given they look better than current industry expectations. It'd be fair to assume that potential risks the company faces could be the contributing factor to the lower than expected P/S. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to see the likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.

Don't forget that there may be other risks. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for AuMake (2 are a bit unpleasant) you should be aware of.

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