5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 256,709 shares, an increase of 126.5% from the April 30th total of 113,328 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 49,760 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.2 days.

5N Plus Stock Down 4.6%

Shares of OTCMKTS FPLSF traded down $1.41 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $29.29. 25,065 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 63,102. The company has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a PE ratio of 45.06 and a beta of 1.79. 5N Plus has a one year low of $5.85 and a one year high of $44.91. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $26.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 2.69.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.03. 5N Plus had a return on equity of 28.72% and a net margin of 13.99%.The firm had revenue of $117.89 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.04 million.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high‐purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five‐nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high‐purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.