Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Short Interest Up 15.5% in November

Japan Tobacco Inc. (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 23,800 shares, an increase of 15.5% from the November 15th total of 20,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 111,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Japan Tobacco Stock Performance

Shares of JAPAY traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $13.54. 96,550 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 52,363. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.01. The company has a market cap of $48.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.88 and a beta of 0.44. Japan Tobacco has a twelve month low of $12.10 and a twelve month high of $14.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Japan Tobacco (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter. Japan Tobacco had a net margin of 15.64% and a return on equity of 11.44%. The business had revenue of $5.53 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.