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

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 43,500 shares, an increase of 109.1% from the May 15th total of 20,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 231,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Shiseido Trading Down 2.1 %

Shares of SSDOY stock traded down $0.68 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $31.62. The company had a trading volume of 17,430 shares, compared to its average volume of 106,464. Shiseido has a 1-year low of $25.44 and a 1-year high of $50.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $12.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 190.00 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of $29.29 and a 200 day moving average of $28.43.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 10th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter. Shiseido had a net margin of 1.02% and a return on equity of 1.51%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Shiseido will post 0.38 EPS for the current 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.