Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Short Interest Down 99.1% in February

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 700 shares, a decrease of 99.1% from the February 13th total of 81,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 732,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short.

Japan Tobacco Trading Up 0.4 %

OTCMKTS JAPAY traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $12.99. 34,394 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 192,183. The firm has a market cap of $46.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.93 and a beta of 0.44. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.48. 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 1-year low of $11.91 and a 1-year high of $14.99.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $4.97 billion for the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a net margin of 14.74% and a return on equity of 11.11%.

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.

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