MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MONOY) Short Interest Up 1,009.0% in April

MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MONOY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 86,500 shares, an increase of 1,009.0% from the March 31st total of 7,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 132,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

MonotaRO Price Performance

MONOY traded down $0.40 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $11.92. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 29,885 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,313. The stock has a market cap of $5.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.25 and a beta of 0.72. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $11.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.18. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. MonotaRO has a 12 month low of $7.67 and a 12 month high of $15.48.

MonotaRO (OTCMKTS:MONOY) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $454.15 million for the quarter. MonotaRO had a net margin of 8.59% and a return on equity of 27.56%. Sell-side analysts expect that MonotaRO will post 0.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MonotaRO Company Profile

MonotaRO Co, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online MRO products store in Japan and internationally. It offers products in various categories, such as safety protection equipment, work clothes, and safety shoes; logistics, storage, and packing supplies; tapes; safety supplies/safety signs; office supplies; office furniture/lighting/cleaning supplies; cutting tools/abrasives; measurement/surveying supplies; work/electric/pneumatic tools; spray/oil/grease/paint/adhesion/repair/welding supplies; and agricultural materials/gardening supplies.