Short Interest in Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) Drops By 75.2%

Shiseido Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,100 shares, a decline of 75.2% from the May 15th total of 24,600 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 128,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Shiseido Price Performance

Shares of Shiseido stock opened at $16.89 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $16.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.26. Shiseido has a fifty-two week low of $15.32 and a fifty-two week high of $32.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The company has a market cap of $6.75 billion, a PE ratio of -88.89 and a beta of 0.33.

Shiseido (OTCMKTS:SSDOY) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.06. Shiseido had a negative net margin of 1.10% and a negative return on equity of 1.68%. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.72 billion. Analysts expect that Shiseido will post 0.29 EPS for the current year.

Shiseido Company Profile

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.