Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Stock Price Down 0.5% – Here’s Why

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY)’s stock price traded down 0.5% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $12.81 and last traded at $12.81. 175,735 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 56% from the average session volume of 112,645 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.87.

Japan Tobacco Stock Performance

The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market cap of $45.46 billion, a PE ratio of 14.08 and a beta of 0.46.

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