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Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) Shares Gap Up - What's Next?

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The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY - Get Free Report) shares gapped up before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $27.70, but opened at $30.05. Japan Steel Works shares last traded at $29.42, with a volume of 23 shares traded.

Japan Steel Works Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.83 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The company's fifty day moving average is $25.46 and its 200 day moving average is $21.55.

Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $497.32 million during the quarter. Japan Steel Works had a net margin of 7.21% and a return on equity of 9.70%. On average, equities research analysts predict that The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. will post 0.81 EPS for the current year.

About Japan Steel Works

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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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