Ostin Technology Group Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:OST) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a 37% share price drop in the last month. The recent drop completes a disastrous twelve months for shareholders, who are sitting on a 78% loss during that time.

Following the heavy fall in price, Ostin Technology Group may be sending bullish signals at the moment with its price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.1x, since almost half of all companies in the Electronic industry in the United States have P/S ratios greater than 2x and even P/S higher than 5x are not unusual. However, the P/S might be low for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

How Has Ostin Technology Group Performed Recently?

As an illustration, revenue has deteriorated at Ostin Technology Group over the last year, which is not ideal at all. It might be that many expect the disappointing revenue performance to continue or accelerate, which has repressed the P/S. However, if this doesn't eventuate then existing shareholders may be feeling optimistic about the future direction of the share price.

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 Ostin Technology Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

Is There Any Revenue Growth Forecasted For Ostin Technology Group?

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

In reviewing the last year of financials, we were disheartened to see the company's revenues fell to the tune of 52%. As a result, revenue from three years ago have also fallen 78% overall. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been undesirable for the company.

In contrast to the company, the rest of the industry is expected to grow by 9.4% over the next year, which really puts the company's recent medium-term revenue decline into perspective.

With this in mind, we understand why Ostin Technology Group's P/S is lower than most of its industry peers. Nonetheless, there's no guarantee the P/S has reached a floor yet with revenue going in reverse. There's potential for the P/S to fall to even lower levels if the company doesn't improve its top-line growth.

The Bottom Line On Ostin Technology Group's P/S

Ostin Technology Group's recently weak share price has pulled its P/S back below other Electronic companies. While the price-to-sales ratio shouldn't be the defining factor in whether you buy a stock or not, it's quite a capable barometer of revenue expectations.

It's no surprise that Ostin Technology Group maintains its low P/S off the back of its sliding revenue over the medium-term. Right now shareholders are accepting the low P/S as they concede future revenue probably won't provide any pleasant surprises either. Unless the recent medium-term conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

Before you take the next step, you should know about the 4 warning signs for Ostin Technology Group (3 make us uncomfortable!) that we have uncovered.

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