Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal (OTCMKTS:NPSCY) Hits New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Shares of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (OTCMKTS:NPSCY) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $3.41 and last traded at $3.4299, with a volume of 413071 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $3.44.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $3.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.92. The firm has a market cap of $18.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.42 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 1.12.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal (OTCMKTS:NPSCY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $17.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.20 billion.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Company Profile

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation is a major Japanese steel producer formed in 2012 through the merger of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company operates integrated steelmaking and rolling facilities and is widely recognized as one of the largest steel manufacturers in Japan and among the leading producers globally. Its business scope spans primary steel production, downstream processing, and a range of steel-related engineering and service activities.

The company’s product offering includes a broad portfolio of steel products such as hot- and cold-rolled flat products, plates, pipes and tubes, coated steels, stainless and specialty steels, and high-strength steels tailored for automotive, machinery, construction, energy and infrastructure applications.