Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Short Interest Up 291.2% in January

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) saw a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 22,300 shares, a growth of 291.2% from the December 31st total of 5,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 35,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Ajinomoto Price Performance

AJINY traded down $0.62 during trading on Friday, reaching $40.08. The stock had a trading volume of 9,383 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,938. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 2.11. The business has a 50-day moving average of $41.13 and a 200-day moving average of $39.38. Ajinomoto has a one year low of $34.28 and a one year high of $44.84. The stock has a market cap of $20.37 billion, a PE ratio of 33.68 and a beta of 0.14.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.55 billion during the quarter. Ajinomoto had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 10.40%.

About Ajinomoto

Ajinomoto Co, Inc engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.