Short Interest in Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Declines By 46.6%

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,700 shares, a drop of 46.6% from the February 28th total of 23,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 156,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Shiseido Price Performance

Shiseido stock traded down $0.17 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $18.91. 44,608 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 108,777. The company has a market capitalization of $7.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -99.50 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.52. Shiseido has a 1 year low of $15.43 and a 1 year high of $33.88.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by ($0.36). Shiseido had a negative net margin of 1.10% and a negative return on equity of 1.68%. On average, analysts anticipate that Shiseido will post 0.29 EPS for the current year.

About Shiseido

Shiseido Company, Limited engages in the production and sale of cosmetics in Japan and internationally. The company offers fragrances; and skincare and makeup products. It also engages in the restaurant and food, and retail businesses; and operates beauty salons. In addition, the company operates and supports SABFA, a professional hair makeup training school.