Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) Short Interest Up 600.0% in August

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,900 shares, a growth of 600.0% from the August 15th total of 1,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 16,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Trading Up 3.7 %

OTCMKTS:KWHIY opened at $12.81 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $13.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.62. Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a 52-week low of $7.88 and a 52-week high of $16.90.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $2.85 billion for the quarter. Kawasaki Heavy Industries had a return on equity of 4.81% and a net margin of 1.60%. On average, research analysts forecast that Kawasaki Heavy Industries will post 0.88 EPS for the current year.

About Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts.