Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Shares Gap Up - Still a Buy?

Key Points

• Japan Tob's share price opened at $14.95 after closing at $14.29, indicating a gap up prior to Monday's trading.
• The company's recent earnings report showed $0.29 earnings per share with a revenue of $5.42 billion and a return on equity of 11.23%.
• Japan Tob has a market capitalization of $50.71 billion and operates in the tobacco, pharmaceutical, and processed food sectors.

Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped up prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $14.29, but opened at $14.95. Japan Tob shares last traded at $14.29, with a volume of 40,671 shares.

Japan Tob Trading Down 0.1%

The firm has a market capitalization of $50.71 billion, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.78. The company's 50-day moving average price is $14.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $14.04.

Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter. Japan Tob had a return on equity of 11.23% and a net margin of 14.31%. The business had revenue of $5.42 billion during the quarter.

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.

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