Japan Tobacco Inc. (JAPAF) Stock

About Japan Tobacco Inc.

Japan Tobacco Inc. (JTI) is a diversified global enterprise that manufactures and distributes tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, and various processed foods. Its operations are organized into four distinct divisions: Domestic Tobacco, International Tobacco, Pharmaceutical, and Processed Food. JTI's comprehensive tobacco portfolio includes traditional offerings like cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, oral tobacco, waterpipe tobacco, kretek, and fine cut products, sold under prominent brands such as Winston, Camel, MEVIUS, and LD. Additionally, the company is a key player in the reduced-risk product (RRP) market, offering solutions like tobacco-infused vapor and heated tobacco devices, as well as E-Vapor products, marketed under brands including Ploom, Logic, Ploom TECH, Ploom TECH+, and Ploom S. Beyond tobacco, JTI's pharmaceutical arm engages in the research, development, production, and sale of prescription medications, with a focus on critical therapeutic areas such as cardiovascular, renal and metabolic disorders, immunology, and neuroscience. The processed food segment provides a wide array of items, from staple frozen goods like noodles and okonomiyaki, alongside frozen and pre-packaged rice, to ambient processed foods, bakery items, and seasonings such as yeast extracts and oyster sauce. Japan Tobacco Inc. was established in 1898 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan Tobacco Inc. is headquartered in JP.

Japan Tobacco Inc. (JAPAF) stock trades at $46.92 with a market capitalization of $83.30B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.25, price-to-book of 2.87, price-to-sales of 3.39. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $29.74 and $47.01, and currently trades at its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 3.39%.

On profitability, Japan Tobacco Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 14.89%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 13.78%, an operating margin of 25.14%, a net profit margin of 16.73%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Japan Tobacco Inc. reported annual revenue of $3.47T, net profit of $510.6B, revenue has compounded at 10.6% a year over the last five years, profit at 10.5% a year.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38 — a conservative balance sheet with little leverage risk, a current ratio of 2.04, total assets of $8.43T, $831.9B in cash and equivalents.

JAPAF has an average daily trading volume of 1,919 shares, a beta of 0.13 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.jt.com