Short Interest in Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Increases By 1,471.4%

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in 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. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 117,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Japan Tobacco Trading Down 0.9 %

JAPAY traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $13.70. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 30,096 shares, compared to its average volume of 165,156. The stock has a market cap of $48.65 billion, a PE ratio of 15.75 and a beta of 0.44. Japan Tobacco has a fifty-two week low of $11.91 and a fifty-two week high of $14.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The business’s 50-day moving average is $12.81 and its 200-day moving average is $13.41.

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

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.