Short Interest in 5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Increases By 126.5%

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 256,709 shares, a growth of 126.5% from the April 30th total of 113,328 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 49,760 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.2 days.

5N Plus Stock Down 4.8%

Shares of OTCMKTS:FPLSF traded down $1.48 during trading on Monday, reaching $29.22. The stock had a trading volume of 5,094 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,683. 5N Plus has a one year low of $5.85 and a one year high of $44.91. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company has a market capitalization of $2.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.95 and a beta of 1.84. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $26.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.87.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.03. 5N Plus had a net margin of 13.99% and a return on equity of 28.72%. The firm had revenue of $117.89 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.04 million.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high?purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five?nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high?purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.