Short Interest in Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Drops By 58.2%

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 26,600 shares, a decrease of 58.2% from the February 29th total of 63,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 332,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Shiseido Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:SSDOY traded up $0.85 on Thursday, reaching $27.36. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 77,641 shares, compared to its average volume of 199,330. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.29. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.08. The company has a market cap of $10.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.97 and a beta of 0.37. Shiseido has a 52-week low of $25.44 and a 52-week high of $51.16.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 9th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.70 billion during the quarter. Shiseido had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 3.42%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Shiseido will post 0.55 EPS for the current fiscal 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.