Ooma, Inc. (NYSE:OOMA) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 26% after a shaky period beforehand. Not all shareholders will be feeling jubilant, since the share price is still down a very disappointing 20% in the last twelve months.

Even after such a large jump in price, Ooma's price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.2x might still make it look like a strong buy right now compared to the wider Software industry in the United States, where around half of the companies have P/S ratios above 4.5x and even P/S above 11x are quite common. Nonetheless, we'd need to dig a little deeper to determine if there is a rational basis for the highly reduced P/S.

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What Does Ooma's Recent Performance Look Like?

Recent times haven't been great for Ooma as its revenue has been rising slower than most other companies. It seems that many are expecting the uninspiring revenue performance to persist, which has repressed the growth of the P/S ratio. If this is the case, then existing shareholders will probably struggle to get excited about the future direction of the share price.

If you'd like to see what analysts are forecasting going forward, you should check out our free report on Ooma.

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

In order to justify its P/S ratio, Ooma would need to produce anemic growth that's substantially trailing the industry.

Retrospectively, the last year delivered a decent 8.7% gain to the company's revenues. This was backed up an excellent period prior to see revenue up by 38% in total over the last three years. Therefore, it's fair to say the revenue growth recently has been superb for the company.

Turning to the outlook, the next three years should generate growth of 7.9% per year as estimated by the seven analysts watching the company. With the industry predicted to deliver 20% growth per annum, the company is positioned for a weaker revenue result.

In light of this, it's understandable that Ooma's P/S sits below the majority of other companies. Apparently many shareholders weren't comfortable holding on while the company is potentially eyeing a less prosperous future.

The Final Word

Ooma's recent share price jump still sees fails to bring its P/S alongside the industry median. Generally, our preference is to limit the use of the price-to-sales ratio to establishing what the market thinks about the overall health of a company.

As expected, our analysis of Ooma's analyst forecasts confirms that the company's underwhelming revenue outlook is a major contributor to its low P/S. Shareholders' pessimism on the revenue prospects for the company seems to be the main contributor to the depressed P/S. Unless these conditions improve, they will continue to form a barrier for the share price around these levels.

Plus, you should also learn about this 1 warning sign we've spotted with Ooma.

If you're unsure about the strength of Ooma's business, why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals for some other companies you may have missed.

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