5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Short Interest Update

Key Points

• Short interest plunged 81.1% to 113,216 shares as of March 31 (down from 600,200 on March 15), leaving a days-to-cover ratio of 1.4 and roughly 0.1% of shares short.
• 5N Plus reported EPS of $0.09 that met estimates and revenue of $101.97 million, beating the $90.76 million analyst estimate, with a return on equity of 28.83% and a net margin of 12.93%.
• Shares are trading near their 52-week high (opened at $25.69; 52-week range $4.01–$26.06), with a market cap of $2.31 billion and a P/E ratio of 45.88.

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF - Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 113,216 shares, a decline of 81.1% from the March 15th total of 600,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 81,626 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

5N Plus Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:FPLSF opened at $25.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 2.76. 5N Plus has a 52-week low of $4.01 and a 52-week high of $26.06. The firm has a market cap of $2.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.88 and a beta of 1.86. The business's fifty day moving average is $21.67 and its 200 day moving average is $16.44.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09. 5N Plus had a return on equity of 28.83% and a net margin of 12.93%.The company had revenue of $101.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $90.76 million.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high‐purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company's product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five‐nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high‐purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.

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