Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Short Interest Up 66.9% in March

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 21,200 shares, an increase of 66.9% from the March 15th total of 12,700 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 83,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Shiseido Price Performance

SSDOY opened at $16.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.08. Shiseido has a 52-week low of $15.32 and a 52-week high of $33.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.67 billion, a PE ratio of -87.84 and a beta of 0.32. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $17.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.68.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by ($0.36). Shiseido had a negative return on equity of 1.68% and a negative net margin of 1.10%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Shiseido will post 0.29 EPS for the current 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.