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Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Shares Gap Down - Here's Why

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Key Points

  • Japan Tob's share price opened at $15.61, down from a previous close of $16.23, with a trading volume of 61,000 shares.
  • The company reported a net margin of 14.55% and earnings of $0.32 EPS, surpassing analysts' expectations of $0.25 EPS.
  • Japan Tob has a market capitalization of $58 billion and operates in tobacco, pharmaceuticals, and processed food sectors.
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Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report)'s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $16.23, but opened at $15.61. Japan Tob shares last traded at $15.61, with a volume of 61,000 shares trading hands.

Japan Tob Stock Down 0.2%

The business's fifty day moving average price is $14.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.14 billion, a PE ratio of 17.68 and a beta of 0.36.

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

Japan Tob Company Profile

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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.

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