To the annoyance of some shareholders, SKYX Platforms Corp. (NASDAQ:SKYX) shares are down a considerable 36% in the last month, which continues a horrid run for the company. For any long-term shareholders, the last month ends a year to forget by locking in a 77% share price decline.

Although its price has dipped substantially, there still wouldn't be many who think SKYX Platforms' price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.4x is worth a mention when the median P/S in the United States' Electrical industry is similar at about 1.6x. However, investors might be overlooking a clear opportunity or potential setback if there is no rational basis for the P/S.

How SKYX Platforms Has Been Performing

With revenue growth that's superior to most other companies of late, SKYX Platforms has been doing relatively well. It might be that many expect the strong revenue performance to wane, which has kept the P/S ratio from rising. 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 not quite in favour.

Keen to find out how analysts think SKYX Platforms' future stacks up against the industry? In that case, our free report is a great place to start.

Do Revenue Forecasts Match The P/S Ratio?

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

Retrospectively, the last year delivered an explosive gain to the company's top line. Spectacularly, three year revenue growth has also set the world alight, thanks to the last 12 months of incredible growth. Accordingly, shareholders would have been over the moon with those medium-term rates of revenue growth.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the two analysts covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 144% over the next year. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry is forecast to only expand by 9.9%, which is noticeably less attractive.

In light of this, it's curious that SKYX Platforms' P/S sits in line with the majority of other companies. Apparently some shareholders are skeptical of the forecasts and have been accepting lower selling prices.

What We Can Learn From SKYX Platforms' P/S?

SKYX Platforms' plummeting stock price has brought its P/S back to a similar region as the rest of the industry. 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.

We've established that SKYX Platforms currently trades on a lower than expected P/S since its forecasted revenue growth is higher than the wider industry. There could be some risks that the market is pricing in, which is preventing the P/S ratio from matching the positive outlook. At least the risk of a price drop looks to be subdued, but investors seem to think future revenue could see some volatility.

You need to take note of risks, for example - SKYX Platforms has 4 warning signs (and 1 which is concerning) we think you should know about.

It's important to make sure you look for a great company, not just the first idea you come across. So if growing profitability aligns with your idea of a great company, take a peek at this free list of interesting companies with strong recent earnings growth (and a low P/E).

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