Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Short Interest Update

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,000 shares, an increase of 1,471.4% from the February 28th total of 700 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 117,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Japan Tobacco Price Performance

Shares of Japan Tobacco stock traded down $0.13 on Wednesday, hitting $13.70. 30,096 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 165,156. The company has a quick ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $12.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.75 and a beta of 0.44. Japan Tobacco has a 1-year low of $11.91 and a 1-year high of $14.99.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a return on equity of 11.11% and a net margin of 14.74%. The company had revenue of $4.97 billion for the quarter.

Japan Tobacco Company Profile

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.