Asahi Kasei Co. (OTCMKTS:AHKSY) Short Interest Update

Asahi Kasei Co. (OTCMKTS:AHKSY - Get Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,000 shares, a drop of 93.4% from the February 28th total of 45,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 57,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short.

Asahi Kasei Trading Down 1.4 %

AHKSY stock traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $14.57. The stock had a trading volume of 15,641 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,083. Asahi Kasei has a 12-month low of $12.14 and a 12-month high of $15.80. The firm has a market cap of $10.15 billion, a PE ratio of 18.44 and a beta of 0.55. The company's 50-day moving average price is $13.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

Asahi Kasei (OTCMKTS:AHKSY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter. Asahi Kasei had a return on equity of 7.85% and a net margin of 2.77%.

Asahi Kasei Company Profile

Asahi Kasei Corporation manufactures and sells chemicals. It offers caustic soda, chemical fertilizers, nitric acid, ammonia, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, styrene, adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine, AH salt, propionitrile, sodium cyanide, acetonitrile, methacrylonitrile, cyclohexyl methacrylate, polyethylenes, polyethylenes powder, PMMA resin, polystyrene, polybutadiene rubbers, styrene/butadiene rubbers, clear styrenic copolymer, styrenic thermoplastic elastomer, hydrogenated styrenic elastomers, membranes and systems, functional materials, foams, purging compound, polyisocyanates, polycarbonatediol, aluminum paste, latex, photopolymers and platemaking systems, films, cyclohexanol, cyclohexane, and cyclohexene.