Inpex Co. (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) Short Interest Update

Inpex Co. (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) saw a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 76,700 shares, an increase of 813.1% from the January 31st total of 8,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 292,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Inpex Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS IPXHY traded up $0.07 during trading on Friday, reaching $12.67. The stock had a trading volume of 240,472 shares, compared to its average volume of 163,753. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $12.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.16. Inpex has a one year low of $11.45 and a one year high of $17.42. The stock has a market cap of $15.81 billion, a PE ratio of 5.58 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.29.

Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter. Inpex had a net margin of 18.86% and a return on equity of 8.73%. The company had revenue of $3.40 billion for the quarter.

About Inpex

Inpex Corporation engages in the research, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources in Japan, rest of Asia and Oceania, Europe and NIS countries, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. The company is involved in the investment and lending to the companies engaged in mineral resources business, etc.