Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,800 shares, a decline of 77.3% from the December 31st total of 69,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 185,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Japan Tobacco Trading Up 0.1 %

OTCMKTS:JAPAY traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $12.80. 142,239 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 157,708. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.07 and a beta of 0.46. Japan Tobacco has a one year low of $11.95 and a one year high of $14.99. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a return on equity of 11.58% and a net margin of 15.64%. The company had revenue of $5.53 billion during 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.