Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY – Get Free Report) is one of 168 public companies in the “Diversified Consumer Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Japan Tob to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Japan Tob and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Japan Tob | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Japan Tob Competitors | 1379 | 3373 | 5257 | 188 | 2.42 |
Japan Tob presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 23.22%. As a group, “Diversified Consumer Services” companies have a potential upside of 57.66%. Given Japan Tob’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Japan Tob has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Risk & Volatility
Insider & Institutional Ownership
48.7% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.9% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Japan Tob and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Japan Tob | $23.20 billion | $3.42 billion | 16.16 |
| Japan Tob Competitors | $3.21 billion | $218.79 million | 14.50 |
Japan Tob has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Japan Tob is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Japan Tob and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Japan Tob | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Japan Tob Competitors | -2.01% | -37.80% | 3.06% |
Dividends
Japan Tob pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Japan Tob pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Diversified Consumer Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.9% and pay out 45.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Japan Tob peers beat Japan Tob on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
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. The company also provides reduced-risk products, including infused tobacco capsules and heated tobacco sticks. In addition, it researches and develops, manufactures, and sells prescription drugs for the therapeutic areas, such as cardiovascular, kidney and metabolism, immunity/inflammation, and central nervous system. Further, the company provides frozen and room-temperature products, such as frozen udon noodles, packed rice, and frozen okonomiyaki; bakery products; and seasonings, including yeast extracts, assembled, kelp and bonito extracts, and oyster sauces. It offers its products under the Winston, Camel, MEVIUS, and LD brands. Japan Tobacco Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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