To the annoyance of some shareholders, Freight Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRGT) shares are down a considerable 27% 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 96% share price decline.

Even after such a large drop in price, when almost half of the companies in the United States' Logistics industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") below 0.6x, you may still consider Freight Technologies as a stock probably not worth researching with its 1.3x P/S ratio. However, the P/S might be high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

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How Freight Technologies Has Been Performing

For instance, Freight Technologies' receding revenue in recent times would have to be some food for thought. Perhaps the market believes the company can do enough to outperform the rest of the industry in the near future, which is keeping the P/S ratio high. However, if this isn't the case, investors might get caught out paying too much for the stock.

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

How Is Freight Technologies' Revenue Growth Trending?

Freight Technologies' P/S ratio would be typical for a company that's expected to deliver solid growth, and importantly, perform better than the industry.

Taking a look back first, the company's revenue growth last year wasn't something to get excited about as it posted a disappointing decline of 34%. Even so, admirably revenue has lifted 85% in aggregate from three years ago, notwithstanding the last 12 months. So we can start by confirming that the company has generally done a very good job of growing revenue over that time, even though it had some hiccups along the way.

When compared to the industry's one-year growth forecast of 5.7%, the most recent medium-term revenue trajectory is noticeably more alluring

With this information, we can see why Freight Technologies is trading at such a high P/S compared to the industry. Presumably shareholders aren't keen to offload something they believe will continue to outmanoeuvre the wider industry.

The Final Word

Despite the recent share price weakness, Freight Technologies' P/S remains higher than most other companies in the industry. 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.

It's no surprise that Freight Technologies can support its high P/S given the strong revenue growth its experienced over the last three-year is superior to the current industry outlook. In the eyes of shareholders, the probability of a continued growth trajectory is great enough to prevent the P/S from pulling back. Unless the recent medium-term conditions change, they will continue to provide strong support to the share price.

You need to take note of risks, for example - Freight Technologies has 4 warning signs (and 2 which are potentially serious) we think you should know about.

If companies with solid past earnings growth is up your alley, you may wish to see this free collection of other companies with strong earnings growth and low P/E ratios.

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