Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) Shares Gap Up - Should You Buy?

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.

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 Price Performance

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 stock has a market cap of $11.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 0.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $3.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.82.

Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Unicharm will post 0.17 EPS for the current year.

About Unicharm

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.