The Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ:BIOX) share price has fared very poorly over the last month, falling by a substantial 41%. For any long-term shareholders, the last month ends a year to forget by locking in a 69% share price decline.

In spite of the heavy fall in price, considering around half the companies operating in the United States' Chemicals industry have price-to-sales ratios (or "P/S") above 1.1x, you may still consider Bioceres Crop Solutions as an solid investment opportunity with its 0.6x P/S ratio. Although, it's not wise to just take the P/S at face value as there may be an explanation why it's limited.

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What Does Bioceres Crop Solutions' Recent Performance Look Like?

While the industry has experienced revenue growth lately, Bioceres Crop Solutions' revenue has gone into reverse gear, which is not great. Perhaps the P/S remains low as investors think the prospects of strong revenue growth aren't on the horizon. So while you could say the stock is cheap, investors will be looking for improvement before they see it as good value.

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What Are Revenue Growth Metrics Telling Us About The Low P/S?

The only time you'd be truly comfortable seeing a P/S as low as Bioceres Crop Solutions' is when the company's growth is on track to lag the industry.

In reviewing the last year of financials, we were disheartened to see the company's revenues fell to the tune of 10%. Even so, admirably revenue has lifted 48% 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.

Shifting to the future, estimates from the four analysts covering the company suggest revenue should grow by 11% per annum over the next three years. With the industry only predicted to deliver 4.7% per annum, the company is positioned for a stronger revenue result.

With this in consideration, we find it intriguing that Bioceres Crop Solutions' P/S sits behind most of its industry peers. Apparently some shareholders are doubtful of the forecasts and have been accepting significantly lower selling prices.

The Final Word

Bioceres Crop Solutions' P/S has taken a dip along with its share price. 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.

To us, it seems Bioceres Crop Solutions currently trades on a significantly depressed P/S given its forecasted revenue growth is higher than the rest of its industry. When we see strong growth forecasts like this, we can only assume potential risks are what might be placing significant pressure on the P/S ratio. It appears the market could be anticipating revenue instability, because these conditions should normally provide a boost to the share price.

Don't forget that there may be other risks. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Bioceres Crop Solutions (1 is potentially serious) you should be aware of.

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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