Short Interest in 5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Expands By 81.4%

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 44,800 shares, an increase of 81.4% from the December 31st total of 24,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 17.9 days.

5N Plus Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:FPLSF remained flat at $5.85 during midday trading on Thursday. The company had a trading volume of 13,875 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,791. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 3.49. The company has a market capitalization of $520.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.47 and a beta of 1.79. 5N Plus has a fifty-two week low of $2.84 and a fifty-two week high of $6.15. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.85.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $78.83 million during the quarter. 5N Plus had a return on equity of 13.82% and a net margin of 5.63%.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells.