Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) Shares Gap Down - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Gapped down: The stock opened at $29.475 from a prior close of $30.65 with only one share reported traded, and is now trading below its 50‑day ($30.72) and 200‑day ($30.31) moving averages.
• Missed estimates: Quarterly EPS was $0.17 versus $0.19 expected and revenue was $417.46M versus $486.28M expected, indicating a notable earnings and revenue miss.
• Fundamentals show a $4.34B market cap and a PE of 31.69, with low leverage (debt‑to‑equity 0.27) and healthy liquidity (current ratio 2.18).

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped down before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $30.65, but opened at $29.4750. Japan Steel Works shares last traded at $29.4750, with a volume of 1 shares traded.

Japan Steel Works Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $4.34 billion, a PE ratio of 31.69 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 2.18. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $30.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $30.31.

Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by ($0.02). Japan Steel Works had a return on equity of 8.81% and a net margin of 7.41%.The company had revenue of $417.46 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $486.28 million. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. will post 0.81 EPS for the current year.

About Japan Steel Works

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. engages in the provision of industrial machinery products, and material and engineering business in Japan and internationally. It operates through Industrial Machinery Products Business, and Material and Engineering Business segments. The Industrial Machinery Products Business segment offers plastic production and processing machinery, such as pelletizers, film and sheet manufacturing equipment, and twin-screw extruders; molding machines including plastic injection molding, magnesium injection molding, and blow molding machines; and other machinery consists of excimer laser annealing systems, defense equipment, railway products, hot press devices, vacuum laminators, and deposit systems, as well as after-sales services for plastics, mobility, high-performance batteries, electronic devices, and defense applications.

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