MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MONOY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MONOY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,500 shares, an increase of 181.3% from the March 15th total of 1,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 144,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

MonotaRO Price Performance

Shares of MonotaRO stock traded up $0.10 during trading on Thursday, reaching $19.28. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 52,689 shares, compared to its average volume of 59,232. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $17.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $17.16. MonotaRO has a 12-month low of $9.63 and a 12-month high of $19.73. The company has a market capitalization of $9.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.85 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

MonotaRO (OTCMKTS:MONOY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter. MonotaRO had a return on equity of 33.75% and a net margin of 9.09%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that MonotaRO will post 0.4 EPS for the current year.

MonotaRO Company Profile

MonotaRO Co, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online MRO products store in Japan and internationally. The company offers safety protective equipment, work clothes, and safety shoes; logistics, storage, and packing supplies; tapes; safety, disaster prevention, and crime prevention products; safety signs; ship and fishing supplies; office supplies; office furniture/lighting/cleaning supplies; cutting tools and abrasives; measurement and surveying equipment; hand tools/electric and pneumatic tools; sprays, oils, greases, and paints; adhesives and repair materials; welding supplies; and piping and water related components/pumps/pneumatic and hydraulic equipment/hoses.