Short Interest in NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) Declines By 13.0%

NASB Financial, Inc. (OTCMKTS:NASB) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,000 shares, a drop of 13.0% from the December 31st total of 2,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days.

NASB Financial Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:NASB opened at $36.95 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 1.40. The firm has a market cap of $267.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 0.23. NASB Financial has a 52 week low of $31.44 and a 52 week high of $38.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $37.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $37.25.

NASB Financial (OTCMKTS:NASB) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter. NASB Financial had a net margin of 17.41% and a return on equity of 7.01%.

NASB Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. NASB Financial’s payout ratio is 26.11%.

NASB Financial Company Profile

NASB Financial, Inc operates as a unitary thrift holding company for North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. It also mortgages and refinancing products, including conventional, veterans administration, federal housing administration, jumbo, and IRA residential real-estate loans.