Short Interest in Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Expands By 512.0%

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 81,400 shares, a growth of 512.0% from the January 31st total of 13,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 163,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Japan Tobacco Stock Down 0.7 %

JAPAY traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $12.36. 1,366,821 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 219,209. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.56. 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 company has a market cap of $43.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.21 and a beta of 0.45. Japan Tobacco has a fifty-two week low of $11.91 and a fifty-two week high of $14.99.

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

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.