Short Interest in Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Decreases By 77.3%

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,800 shares, a drop 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 Trading Down 1.8 %

OTCMKTS:JAPAY traded down $0.23 on Friday, hitting $12.70. 57,235 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 141,763. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $13.12 and a 200-day moving average of $13.71. The stock has a market cap of $45.10 billion, a PE ratio of 13.96 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. Japan Tobacco has a fifty-two week low of $11.95 and a fifty-two week high of $14.99.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $5.53 billion during the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a net margin of 15.64% and a return on equity of 11.58%.

Japan Tobacco Company Profile

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.