Short Interest in Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Drops By 46.6%

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,700 shares, a decline of 46.6% from the February 28th total of 23,800 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 156,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Shiseido Price Performance

Shares of SSDOY stock traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $19.07. 25,614 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 109,961. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $17.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.55. Shiseido has a fifty-two week low of $15.43 and a fifty-two week high of $33.88. The firm has a market cap of $7.62 billion, a P/E ratio of -100.37 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 1.10% and a negative return on equity of 1.68%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Shiseido will post 0.29 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.