Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Short Interest Up 167.8% in September

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 39,100 shares, a growth of 167.8% from the August 31st total of 14,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 54,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Japan Tobacco Price Performance

OTCMKTS JAPAY traded up $0.33 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $14.61. The stock had a trading volume of 59,504 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,768. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a market cap of $51.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.72 and a beta of 0.43. Japan Tobacco has a 52-week low of $10.48 and a 52-week high of $14.95.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 2nd. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 16.58%. The company had revenue of $5.32 billion during the quarter.

About Japan Tobacco

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.