MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MONOY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

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 trading volume, of 91,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

MonotaRO Price Performance

MonotaRO stock traded down $0.28 on Monday, reaching $17.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 312,257 shares, 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. The company has a market cap of $8.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.23 and a beta of 0.75. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $16.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.26. MonotaRO has a twelve month low of $8.87 and a twelve month high of $19.35.

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