Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Key Points

• Short interest in Imperial Tobacco Group jumped 157.9% to 173,987 shares as of March 31, giving a short-interest ratio of about 0.7 days based on average daily volume.
• Shares opened at $41.57 (52-week range $35.48–$45.60) and trade near their 50- and 200-day moving averages, while the company shows relatively high leverage and weak liquidity (debt-to-equity 1.57, quick ratio 0.37, current ratio 0.74).

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 173,987 shares, a growth of 157.9% from the March 15th total of 67,464 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 238,016 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Imperial Tobacco Group Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of OTCMKTS IMBBY opened at $41.57 on Friday. Imperial Tobacco Group has a fifty-two week low of $35.48 and a fifty-two week high of $45.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.74. The business has a 50-day moving average of $42.80 and a 200-day moving average of $42.05.

Imperial Tobacco Group Company Profile

Imperial Tobacco Group, historically established in the United Kingdom in 1901 and now operating under the Imperial Brands name, is a multinational tobacco and nicotine company headquartered in Bristol, England. The company's core business is the manufacture, marketing and sale of tobacco products and alternative nicotine offerings to adult consumers. It supplies products through a combination of owned channels and third-party distributors and focuses on managing an international portfolio of consumer tobacco and nicotine brands.

Product categories include manufactured cigarettes, cigars and fine-cut tobacco for roll-your-own use, together with a growing range of next-generation nicotine products such as vaping devices, heated tobacco and non-combustible nicotine formats that reflect a strategic shift toward reduced-risk alternatives.

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