The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) Short Interest Down 49.2% in July

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWYGet Free Report) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 392 shares, a decrease of 49.2% from the July 15th total of 772 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 63 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Japan Steel Works Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS JPSWY traded up $1.43 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $24.67. 1 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap of $3.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.11 and a beta of 0.35. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.64. Japan Steel Works has a twelve month low of $21.57 and a twelve month high of $40.40.

Japan Steel Works (OTCMKTS:JPSWYGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $466.91 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $575.14 million. Japan Steel Works had a net margin of 7.83% and a return on equity of 8.14%.

About Japan Steel Works

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The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. engages in the provision of industrial machinery products, and material and engineering business in Japan and internationally. It operates through Industrial Machinery Products Business, and Material and Engineering Business segments. The Industrial Machinery Products Business segment offers plastic production and processing machinery, such as pelletizers, film and sheet manufacturing equipment, and twin-screw extruders; molding machines including plastic injection molding, magnesium injection molding, and blow molding machines; and other machinery consists of excimer laser annealing systems, defense equipment, railway products, hot press devices, vacuum laminators, and deposit systems, as well as after-sales services for plastics, mobility, high-performance batteries, electronic devices, and defense applications.

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