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Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) Shares Gap Up - What's Next?

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Key Points

  • Shares of Unicharm gapped up from a closing price of $3.25 to an opening price of $3.45 before last trading at $3.27.
  • The company reported $1.64 billion in revenue for the last quarter, missing estimates of $1.81 billion, with earnings per share of $0.03.
  • Unicharm has a market cap of $11.47 billion and a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, indicating strong financial stability.
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Shares of Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY - Get Free Report) gapped up prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $3.25, but opened at $3.45. Unicharm shares last traded at $3.27, with a volume of 936 shares.

Unicharm Trading Up 0.7%

The company has a current ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market cap of $11.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.37 and a beta of 0.23. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $3.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.83.

Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. As a group, analysts expect that Unicharm will post 0.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Unicharm

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Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of wellness, feminine, baby and children, kirei, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. The company's baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, panty liners, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brand names; and wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand.

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