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

Asahi Kasei Co. (OTCMKTS:AHKSY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 20,000 shares, a growth of 344.4% from the September 30th total of 4,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 58,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Asahi Kasei Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:AHKSY traded up $0.23 on Friday, hitting $13.79. 31,670 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 45,913. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.80. Asahi Kasei has a 1-year low of $11.86 and a 1-year high of $15.80. The company has a market capitalization of $9.61 billion, a PE ratio of 30.64 and a beta of 0.65. The firm's 50-day moving average is $14.36 and its 200 day moving average is $13.73.

Asahi Kasei (OTCMKTS:AHKSY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Asahi Kasei had a net margin of 2.36% and a return on equity of 7.00%. The company had revenue of $4.72 billion during the quarter.

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.