Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) Short Interest Update

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,100 shares, a drop of 14.6% from the December 31st total of 4,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Stock Up 0.9 %

KWHIY traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $17.71. 5,025 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,866. The company has a market cap of $7.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.71 and a beta of 0.93. Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a one year low of $8.98 and a one year high of $18.75. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $17.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $15.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.08.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 8th. The industrial products company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter. Kawasaki Heavy Industries had a return on equity of 9.62% and a net margin of 3.17%. As a group, analysts expect that Kawasaki Heavy Industries will post 1.52 EPS for the current year.

About Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts.