Short Interest in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Grows By 4,333.3%

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) saw a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,300 shares, a growth of 4,333.3% from the March 31st total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Ajinomoto Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS AJINY opened at $36.42 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.02 and a beta of 0.08. Ajinomoto has a one year low of $34.34 and a one year high of $42.71. The company’s fifty day moving average is $36.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.37.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter. Ajinomoto had a net margin of 6.78% and a return on equity of 11.16%.

About Ajinomoto

Ajinomoto Co, Inc engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and flavored seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.