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

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 60,300 shares, a growth of 147.1% from the September 30th total of 24,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 147,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Shiseido Stock Up 1.4 %

SSDOY stock traded up $0.30 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $22.06. The stock had a trading volume of 44,186 shares, compared to its average volume of 110,827. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market cap of $8.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 129.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.35. The business has a 50-day moving average of $23.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.24. Shiseido has a 52-week low of $21.00 and a 52-week high of $33.88.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter. Shiseido had a return on equity of 1.54% and a net margin of 1.03%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Shiseido will post 0.35 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.