Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) Hits New 52-Week High - Time to Buy?

Shares of The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $23.01 and last traded at $21.53, with a volume of 235 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $20.25.

Japan Steel Works Stock Up 2.9 %

The company has a current ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $19.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.82 and a beta of 0.61.

Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Japan Steel Works had a net margin of 7.01% and a return on equity of 10.56%. The business had revenue of $423.13 million during the quarter. As a group, research analysts predict that The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. will post 0.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Japan Steel Works Company Profile

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. engages in the provision of industrial machinery products, and material and engineering business in Japan and internationally. It operates through Industrial Machinery Products Business, and Material and Engineering Business segments. The Industrial Machinery Products Business segment offers plastic production and processing machinery, such as pelletizers, film and sheet manufacturing equipment, and twin-screw extruders; molding machines including plastic injection molding, magnesium injection molding, and blow molding machines; and other machinery consists of excimer laser annealing systems, defense equipment, railway products, hot press devices, vacuum laminators, and deposit systems, as well as after-sales services for plastics, mobility, high-performance batteries, electronic devices, and defense applications.