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

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 81,400 shares, a growth of 512.0% from the January 31st total of 13,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 163,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Japan Tobacco Price Performance

JAPAY traded up $0.09 during trading on Friday, hitting $12.45. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 165,970 shares, compared to its average volume of 218,104. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $44.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.31 and a beta of 0.45. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $12.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.54. Japan Tobacco has a 12 month low of $11.91 and a 12 month high of $14.99.

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

About Japan Tobacco

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.