Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Hits New 12-Month Low – Should You Sell?

Shares of Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $12.02 and last traded at $12.36, with a volume of 123655 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $12.64.

Japan Tobacco Stock Down 2.2 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 2.00. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $13.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.58 and a beta of 0.46.

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

About Japan Tobacco

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.