Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 15,800 shares, a decrease of 77.3% from the December 15th total of 69,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 185,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.
Japan Tobacco Stock Down 2.2 %
Shares of OTCMKTS:JAPAY traded down $0.28 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $12.36. The stock had a trading volume of 146,808 shares, compared to its average volume of 126,873. Japan Tobacco has a 1 year low of $12.02 and a 1 year high of $14.99. The firm's 50 day moving average is $13.39 and its 200-day moving average is $13.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.58 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 2.00.
Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.26 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%.
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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.
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