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

Asahi Kasei Co. (OTCMKTS:AHKSY - Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 39,700 shares, a decrease of 28.9% from the January 31st total of 55,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 127,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Asahi Kasei Price Performance

Shares of AHKSY stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Thursday, hitting $14.04. The company had a trading volume of 16,379 shares, compared to its average volume of 51,855. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock's 50-day moving average is $13.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.77 and a beta of 0.64. Asahi Kasei has a 52 week low of $12.14 and a 52 week high of $15.80.

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

About Asahi Kasei

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.