KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) Short Interest Update

KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 74,300 shares, an increase of 136.6% from the December 15th total of 31,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 466,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

KDDI Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:KDDIY traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $15.43. The company had a trading volume of 383,957 shares, compared to its average volume of 279,820. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market cap of $67.63 billion, a PE ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 0.08. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $16.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $15.76. KDDI has a 1-year low of $12.80 and a 1-year high of $17.64.

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. KDDI had a return on equity of 10.70% and a net margin of 10.62%. The company had revenue of $9.86 billion during the quarter. Research analysts forecast that KDDI will post 1.11 EPS for the current year.

About KDDI

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo.