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Defense Metals (CVE:DEFN) Trading Down 22.5% - Here's Why

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Key Points

  • Defense Metals Corp. (CVE:DEFN) shares fell by 22.5% on Saturday, with a trading price dropping from C$0.20 to C$0.16.
  • The company experienced a significant increase in trading volume, with over 4 million shares traded, marking a 1,766% rise from its average session volume.
  • Defense Metals has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.98 and a market capitalization of C$52.04 million, indicating potential financial challenges.
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Defense Metals Corp. (CVE:DEFN - Get Free Report)'s share price dropped 22.5% on Saturday . The stock traded as low as C$0.14 and last traded at C$0.16. Approximately 4,005,172 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,766% from the average daily volume of 214,669 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.20.

Defense Metals Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.98. The company has a market cap of C$57.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.60 and a beta of -1.20. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of C$0.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$0.18.

About Defense Metals

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Defense Metals Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and evaluation of mineral properties in Canada. It has 100% interest in the Wicheeda project consisting of 9 mineral claims covering an area of 4,244 hectares located in British Columbia. The company was formerly known as First Legacy Mining Corp.

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