Short Interest in Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY) Grows By 125.0%

Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 900 shares, an increase of 125.0% from the December 31st total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 216,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Sysmex Trading Down 2.1 %

OTCMKTS SSMXY traded down $0.41 on Friday, reaching $19.07. The company had a trading volume of 85,748 shares, compared to its average volume of 84,389. Sysmex has a 52 week low of $14.38 and a 52 week high of $28.58. The stock's 50 day moving average is $19.25 and its 200-day moving average is $18.89. The company has a quick ratio of 2.42, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a market cap of $12.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.45 and a beta of 0.89.

Sysmex (OTCMKTS:SSMXY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $877.31 million for the quarter. Equities analysts predict that Sysmex will post 0.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Sysmex Company Profile

Sysmex Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of diagnostic instruments, reagents, and related software in Japan. It offers three-part and five-part white blood cell differentiation instruments for use in hematology; and transport systems for high-volume testing in labs. The company also provides automated urine particle analyzers; automated blood coagulation analyzers; automated immunochemistry systems, which perform assays on minute sample quantities, as well as reagents to test for infectious disease and tumor markers; and flow cytometers to perform analysis in diagnosing leukemia, malignant lymphoma, and HIV/AIDS.