Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Short Interest Update

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) was the target of a large drop in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 10,100 shares, a drop of 34.0% from the May 15th total of 15,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Ajinomoto Price Performance

Shares of AJINY traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $36.00. 17,171 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 18,294. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.77. Ajinomoto has a 52-week low of $34.34 and a 52-week high of $42.71. The company has a market cap of $18.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.10.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.50 billion during the quarter. Ajinomoto had a net margin of 6.09% and a return on equity of 10.02%.

Ajinomoto Company Profile

Ajinomoto Co, Inc engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and flavored seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.