Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Trading 1% Higher – Still a Buy?

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) shares traded up 1% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $13.83 and last traded at $13.53. 75,398 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 43% from the average session volume of 52,717 shares. The stock had previously closed at $13.40.

Japan Tobacco Stock Up 1.0 %

The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a market capitalization of $48.01 billion, a PE ratio of 14.87 and a beta of 0.44. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.03.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a net margin of 15.64% and a return on equity of 11.44%. The company had revenue of $5.53 billion during the quarter.

Japan Tobacco 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.