Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Short Interest Up 4,333.3% in January

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 13,300 shares, a growth of 4,333.3% from the January 15th total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 306,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Japan Tobacco Trading Up 0.5 %

JAPAY stock traded up $0.06 on Friday, hitting $12.56. 181,083 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 129,030. Japan Tobacco has a twelve month low of $11.95 and a twelve month high of $14.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.34. The business's fifty day moving average is $12.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.80 and a beta of 0.45.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a net margin of 15.64% and a return on equity of 11.58%. The company had revenue of $4.97 billion during the quarter.

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.