Short Interest in Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Rises By 466.9%

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 90,700 shares, an increase of 466.9% from the December 31st total of 16,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 271,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Shiseido Price Performance

Shares of SSDOY stock traded down $0.22 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $16.78. 272,939 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 162,055. Shiseido has a twelve month low of $15.78 and a twelve month high of $33.88. The firm has a market cap of $6.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 839.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.35. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $17.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 1.08.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Shiseido had a return on equity of 0.28% and a net margin of 0.19%. The company had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Shiseido will post 0.12 earnings per share 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.

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