Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 90,700 shares, a growth of 466.9% from the December 31st total of 16,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 271,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Shiseido Stock Performance

Shares of Shiseido stock traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $16.95. 112,414 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 159,295. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $17.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 847.50, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.35. Shiseido has a 12-month low of $15.78 and a 12-month high of $33.88.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter. Shiseido had a net margin of 0.19% and a return on equity of 0.28%. The firm had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter. Equities research analysts anticipate that Shiseido will post 0.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Shiseido Company Profile

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.