Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Short Interest Update

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 23,800 shares, a decline of 18.8% from the February 13th total of 29,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 220,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Shiseido Stock Performance

OTCMKTS SSDOY traded up $0.27 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $19.58. 38,659 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 120,745. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $17.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.83 billion, a P/E ratio of -103.05 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.68. Shiseido has a fifty-two week low of $15.43 and a fifty-two week high of $33.88.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by ($0.36). Shiseido had a negative return on equity of 1.68% and a negative net margin of 1.10%. Sell-side analysts forecast 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.