Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $16.47 and last traded at $16.23, with a volume of 17224 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.33.

Japan Tob Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $14.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $14.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market cap of $57.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.84 and a beta of 0.36.

Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.07. Japan Tob had a return on equity of 12.21% and a net margin of 14.55%. The business had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $896.47 billion.

Japan Tob Company Profile

Japan Tobacco Inc, a tobacco company, manufactures and sells tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, and processed foods in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Tobacco Business, Pharmaceutical, and Processed Food. It offers tobacco products, such as cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco products, E-vapor products, fine cut tobacco products, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco products, and hookah and kretek products.