Short Interest in Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Declines By 43.1%

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 29,300 shares, a drop of 43.1% from the January 31st total of 51,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 236,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Shiseido Trading Down 1.0 %

Shiseido stock opened at $18.25 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $17.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $20.02. Shiseido has a 52 week low of $15.43 and a 52 week high of $33.88. The stock has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a PE ratio of -96.05 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 negative return on equity of 1.68% and a negative net margin of 1.10%. Equities research analysts predict that Shiseido will post 0.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Shiseido

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.