Asahi Kasei Co. (OTCMKTS:AHKSY - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 8,200 shares, an increase of 173.3% from the March 15th total of 3,000 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 25,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.
Asahi Kasei Stock Performance
Shares of OTCMKTS:AHKSY traded up $0.18 during trading on Friday, hitting $13.47. 22,684 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 49,772. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.05 and a beta of 0.47. Asahi Kasei has a one year low of $12.12 and a one year high of $15.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business's fifty day moving average is $13.71 and its 200-day moving average is $13.85.
Asahi Kasei (OTCMKTS:AHKSY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Asahi Kasei had a return on equity of 7.85% and a net margin of 2.77%.
About Asahi Kasei
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Asahi Kasei Corporation manufactures and sells chemicals. It offers caustic soda, chemical fertilizers, nitric acid, ammonia, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, styrene, adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine, AH salt, propionitrile, sodium cyanide, acetonitrile, methacrylonitrile, cyclohexyl methacrylate, polyethylenes, polyethylenes powder, PMMA resin, polystyrene, polybutadiene rubbers, styrene/butadiene rubbers, clear styrenic copolymer, styrenic thermoplastic elastomer, hydrogenated styrenic elastomers, membranes and systems, functional materials, foams, purging compound, polyisocyanates, polycarbonatediol, aluminum paste, latex, photopolymers and platemaking systems, films, cyclohexanol, cyclohexane, and cyclohexene.
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