Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) Sets New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Shares of The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $21.90 and last traded at $24.00, with a volume of 103 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $23.95.

Japan Steel Works Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 2.18, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company’s fifty day moving average is $28.03 and its 200 day moving average is $28.89. The company has a market cap of $3.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.59 and a beta of 0.34.

Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.07. Japan Steel Works had a net margin of 7.01% and a return on equity of 8.57%. The company had revenue of $466.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $575.14 million.

About Japan Steel Works

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.