Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) Short Interest Update

Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 395,900 shares, a growth of 171.5% from the September 30th total of 145,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,131,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,131,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Unicharm Trading Down 2.2%

OTCMKTS:UNICY opened at $3.07 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $3.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.66. Unicharm has a 52 week low of $3.05 and a 52 week high of $8.10. The company has a market capitalization of $10.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.06 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a current ratio of 2.32.

Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. On average, research analysts forecast that Unicharm will post 0.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Unicharm

Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of wellness, feminine, baby and children, kirei, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. The company's baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, panty liners, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brand names; and wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand.