Short Interest in KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) Expands By 136.6%

KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIYGet Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 74,300 shares, a growth of 136.6% from the December 31st total of 31,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 466,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

KDDI Price Performance

OTCMKTS:KDDIY traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $16.59. The stock had a trading volume of 78,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 378,555. KDDI has a one year low of $12.80 and a one year high of $17.64. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.59 and a beta of 0.08.

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIYGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $9.86 billion during the quarter. KDDI had a return on equity of 10.70% and a net margin of 10.62%. Research analysts forecast that KDDI will post 1.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About KDDI

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KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo.

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