Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) Short Interest Down 14.6% in January

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,100 shares, a drop of 14.6% from the December 31st total of 4,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:KWHIY opened at $18.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.08. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.75 billion, a PE ratio of 18.50 and a beta of 0.93. Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a 52-week low of $8.98 and a 52-week high of $18.75.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 8th. The industrial products company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter. Kawasaki Heavy Industries had a net margin of 3.17% and a return on equity of 9.62%. Analysts forecast that Kawasaki Heavy Industries will post 1.52 EPS for the current year.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Company Profile

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts.