Unicharm Co. (OTCMKTS:UNICY) Short Interest Up 734.5% in August

Unicharm Co. (OTCMKTS:UNICY) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 123,500 shares, a growth of 734.5% from the July 31st total of 14,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 227,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Unicharm Stock Performance

UNICY stock traded down $0.04 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $7.06. The stock had a trading volume of 43,684 shares, compared to its average volume of 173,924. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $6.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $6.50. The firm has a market cap of $20.83 billion, a PE ratio of 35.50 and a beta of 0.20. Unicharm has a 52 week low of $5.55 and a 52 week high of $8.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.61 billion for the quarter. Unicharm had a net margin of 9.35% and a return on equity of 11.21%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Unicharm will post 0.2 earnings per share for the current year.

About Unicharm

Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of wellness, feminine, baby and children, kirei, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. The company's baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, panty liners, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brand names; and wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand.