The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) Short Interest Up 400.0% in April

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 500 shares, an increase of 400.0% from the March 31st total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Japan Steel Works Stock Performance

OTCMKTS JPSWY traded up $2.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $22.41. The company had a trading volume of 3 shares, compared to its average volume of 128. Japan Steel Works has a fifty-two week low of $11.23 and a fifty-two week high of $24.41. The firm has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.37 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.34.

Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter. Japan Steel Works had a net margin of 7.01% and a return on equity of 10.56%. The firm had revenue of $423.13 million for the quarter. Equities analysts predict that Japan Steel Works will post 0.81 EPS for the current year.

Japan Steel Works Company Profile

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. engages in the provision of industrial machinery products, and material and engineering business in Japan and internationally. It operates through Industrial Machinery Products Business, and Material and Engineering Business segments. The Industrial Machinery Products Business segment offers plastic production and processing machinery, such as pelletizers, film and sheet manufacturing equipment, and twin-screw extruders; molding machines including plastic injection molding, magnesium injection molding, and blow molding machines; and other machinery consists of excimer laser annealing systems, defense equipment, railway products, hot press devices, vacuum laminators, and deposit systems, as well as after-sales services for plastics, mobility, high-performance batteries, electronic devices, and defense applications.