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

Asahi Kasei Co. (OTCMKTS:AHKSY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 21,500 shares, a growth of 1,333.3% from the December 15th total of 1,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 89,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Asahi Kasei Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of AHKSY traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $13.36. 54,021 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 67,789. Asahi Kasei has a 52 week low of $12.14 and a 52 week high of $15.80. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The company has a market cap of $9.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.09 and a beta of 0.65.

Asahi Kasei (OTCMKTS:AHKSY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter. Asahi Kasei had a return on equity of 7.70% and a net margin of 2.47%. The company had revenue of $5.07 billion for the quarter.

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.