Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) Short Interest Up 403.6% in August

Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 42,300 shares, agrowthof403.6% from the July 31st total of 8,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 546,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 546,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Japan Tob Price Performance

JAPAY stock opened at $15.88 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company has a market capitalization of $56.39 billion, a PE ratio of 17.45 and a beta of 0.35. Japan Tob has a 12-month low of $11.91 and a 12-month high of $16.92. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $15.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.65.

Japan Tob (OTCMKTS:JAPAY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $896.47 billion. Japan Tob had a return on equity of 12.21% and a net margin of 14.55%.

About Japan Tob

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.