Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Short Interest Update

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 51,500 shares, an increase of 400.0% from the January 15th total of 10,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 322,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Shiseido Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS SSDOY traded down $0.65 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $16.78. 72,540 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 150,763. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company's 50 day moving average is $17.15 and its 200 day moving average is $20.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 839.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 0.34. Shiseido has a one year low of $15.43 and a one year high of $33.88.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by ($0.36). Shiseido had a return on equity of 0.28% and a net margin of 0.19%. On average, research analysts expect that Shiseido will post 0.12 EPS for the current year.

Shiseido Company Profile

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.