Tosoh Co. (OTCMKTS:TOSCF) Short Interest Up 39.5% in February

Tosoh Co. (OTCMKTS:TOSCF - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 219,900 shares, an increase of 39.5% from the February 13th total of 157,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2,199.0 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company's shares are short sold.

Tosoh Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:TOSCF remained flat at $13.55 during midday trading on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. Tosoh has a 1-year low of $12.90 and a 1-year high of $13.55. The business's 50-day moving average is $13.55 and its 200 day moving average is $12.91. The company has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.11 and a beta of 0.15.

Tosoh (OTCMKTS:TOSCF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Tosoh had a return on equity of 7.39% and a net margin of 6.10%.

Tosoh Company Profile

Tosoh Corporation manufactures and sells basic chemicals, petrochemicals, specialty products, and fine chemicals worldwide. It operates through four segments: Petrochemical, Chlor-Alkali, Specialty, and Engineering. The company provides advance materials, including battery, fabricated quartzware, silica glass, thin film depositions, zeolites for catalysts and molecular sieves, zirconia injection mold components and compounds, zirconia grinding and dispersion media, and zirconia fine beads and powders.