Short Interest in Unicharm Co. (OTCMKTS:UNICY) Drops By 87.0%

Unicharm Co. (OTCMKTS:UNICY) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,000 shares, a drop of 87.0% from the August 15th total of 123,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 128,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Unicharm Trading Up 0.1 %

UNICY stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Thursday, hitting $7.07. 162,896 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 169,324. Unicharm has a one year low of $5.55 and a one year high of $7.76. The stock has a market cap of $20.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.35 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.52.

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

Unicharm Company Profile

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.