AUO Corporation - Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AUOTY) Short Interest Update

Key Points

• Short interest plunged 59.9% to 173,419 shares as of March 31 (from 432,566 on March 15), leaving a short‑interest ratio of about 0.9 days and approximately 0.0% of shares shorted.
• Shares opened at $5.64 and were down 2.1%; the stock has a market cap of $4.34 billion, a P/E of 13.43, and a 12‑month range of $3.25–$6.34.
• AU Optronics is a Taiwanese TFT‑LCD panel maker supplying high‑resolution displays for TVs, monitors, laptops, mobile devices and industrial applications like automotive and medical imaging.

AUO Corporation - Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AUOTY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 173,419 shares, a decline of 59.9% from the March 15th total of 432,566 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 186,816 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

AUO Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of OTCMKTS:AUOTY opened at $5.64 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.42. The firm has a market cap of $4.34 billion, a PE ratio of 13.43 and a beta of 0.43. AUO has a 12-month low of $3.25 and a 12-month high of $6.34.

About AUO

AU Optronics Corp. OTCMKTS: AUOTY is a Taiwanese manufacturer specializing in thin‐film‐transistor liquid crystal display (TFT‐LCD) panels. Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, the company designs, develops and produces high‐resolution display solutions for a variety of end markets, including televisions, desktop monitors, notebook computers, mobile devices and tablets. In addition to consumer electronics, AU Optronics supplies specialty and industrial displays for applications such as automotive instrument clusters, medical imaging and retail signage.

Founded in 1996, AU Optronics has grown into one of the world's leading TFT‐LCD producers by expanding its fabrication facilities across Taiwan and mainland China.

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