MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MONOY) Short Interest Up 26.3% in January

MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MONOY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,400 shares, an increase of 26.3% from the December 31st total of 1,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 91,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

MonotaRO Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of OTCMKTS MONOY traded down $0.28 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $17.30. 312,257 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 64,169. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 2.62. MonotaRO has a 52-week low of $8.87 and a 52-week high of $19.35. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $16.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.67 billion, a PE ratio of 40.23 and a beta of 0.75.

MonotaRO (OTCMKTS:MONOY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. MonotaRO had a net margin of 9.09% and a return on equity of 34.94%. Analysts forecast that MonotaRO will post 0.38 EPS for the current year.

About MonotaRO

MonotaRO Co, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online MRO products store in Japan and internationally. The company offers safety protective equipment, work clothes, and safety shoes; logistics, storage, and packing supplies; tapes; safety, disaster prevention, and crime prevention products; safety signs; ship and fishing supplies; office supplies; office furniture/lighting/cleaning supplies; cutting tools and abrasives; measurement and surveying equipment; hand tools/electric and pneumatic tools; sprays, oils, greases, and paints; adhesives and repair materials; welding supplies; and piping and water related components/pumps/pneumatic and hydraulic equipment/hoses.