Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Short Interest Up 15.5% in November

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 23,800 shares, an increase of 15.5% from the November 15th total of 20,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 111,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Japan Tobacco Trading Down 0.4 %

OTCMKTS:JAPAY opened at $13.54 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $48.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.88 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.01. Japan Tobacco has a 12-month low of $12.10 and a 12-month high of $14.99.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $5.53 billion for the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a return on equity of 11.44% and a net margin of 15.64%.

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.