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

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) saw a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,800 shares, a decrease 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 Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of JAPAY traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $12.80. The stock had a trading volume of 142,239 shares, compared to its average volume of 157,708. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $13.73. Japan Tobacco has a 1-year low of $11.95 and a 1-year 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 firm has a market capitalization of $45.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.07 and a beta of 0.46.

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