Primech Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:PMEC) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 33% gain in the last month alone. Unfortunately, the gains of the last month did little to right the losses of the last year with the stock still down 37% over that time.

In spite of the firm bounce in price, Primech Holdings may still be sending buy signals at present with its price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x, considering almost half of all companies in the Commercial Services industry in the United States have P/S ratios greater than 1.4x and even P/S higher than 4x aren't out of the ordinary. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

How Has Primech Holdings Performed Recently?

Primech Holdings has been doing a decent job lately as it's been growing revenue at a reasonable pace. Perhaps the market believes the recent revenue performance might fall short of industry figures in the near future, leading to a reduced P/S. If you like the company, you'd be hoping this isn't the case so that you could potentially pick up some stock while it's out of favour.

How Is Primech Holdings' Revenue Growth Trending?

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

Taking a look back first, we see that the company managed to grow revenues by a handy 5.1% last year. The latest three year period has also seen an excellent 51% overall rise in revenue, aided somewhat by its short-term performance. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Comparing that to the industry, which is only predicted to deliver 7.2% growth in the next 12 months, the company's momentum is stronger based on recent medium-term annualised revenue results.

With this in mind, we find it intriguing that Primech Holdings' P/S isn't as high compared to that of its industry peers. It looks like most investors are not convinced the company can maintain its recent growth rates.

The Bottom Line On Primech Holdings' P/S

Despite Primech Holdings' share price climbing recently, its P/S still lags most other companies. 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.

Our examination of Primech 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. Potential investors that are sceptical over continued revenue performance may be preventing the P/S ratio from matching previous strong performance. While recent revenue trends over the past medium-term suggest that the risk of a price decline is low, investors appear to perceive a likelihood of revenue fluctuations in the future.

Plus, you should also learn about these 5 warning signs we've spotted with Primech Holdings (including 3 which are potentially serious).

If these risks are making you reconsider your opinion on Primech Holdings, explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there.

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