Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) Short Interest Up 1,947.1% in December

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 34,800 shares, an increase of 1,947.1% from the November 30th total of 1,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 120,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Japan Airlines Price Performance

Shares of JAPSY stock opened at $7.88 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.08. Japan Airlines has a one year low of $7.27 and a one year high of $10.17. The firm has a market cap of $5.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.31 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.28.

Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter. Japan Airlines had a net margin of 5.08% and a return on equity of 9.30%. The company had revenue of $3.21 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts expect that Japan Airlines will post 0.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines Co, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services in Japan, Asia, Oceania, North America, and Europe. The company operates through Air Transportation and Other segments. It offers passenger, ground handling, cargo and mail handling, and maintenance services.