Short Interest in Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Drops By 46.6%

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,700 shares, a drop of 46.6% from the February 28th total of 23,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 156,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Shiseido Stock Performance

SSDOY stock traded up $0.12 during trading on Friday, hitting $19.07. 25,614 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 109,961. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.68. Shiseido has a 1 year low of $15.43 and a 1 year high of $33.88. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.55. The company has a market cap of $7.62 billion, a PE ratio of -100.37 and a beta of 0.32.

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

About Shiseido

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.