YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Short Interest Up 35.6% in October

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) saw a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,100 shares, an increase of 35.6% from the September 30th total of 4,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

YASKAWA Electric Trading Up 1.4 %

OTCMKTS:YASKY opened at $55.65 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $63.90 and a 200 day moving average of $71.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 2.44. YASKAWA Electric has a 1-year low of $54.56 and a 1-year high of $92.51.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 4th. The technology company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter. YASKAWA Electric had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 10.90%. The firm had revenue of $840.09 million during the quarter. As a group, research analysts anticipate that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About YASKAWA Electric

YASKAWA Electric Corporation engages in motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells various AC drives, including general purpose AC drives, specific purpose AC drives, AC Drive for systems, regenerative energy saving units, and PM motors for use in household appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators; social infrastructures comprising elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps; and factories that manufacture printing machinery, textile machinery, rubber machinery, and other materials.