BAB, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BABB) Short Interest Update

BAB, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BABB) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,800 shares, a growth of 1,833.3% from the January 31st total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

BAB Trading Down 8.8 %

BABB stock traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $0.82. 2,833 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,885. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.96 million, a P/E ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 0.03. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $0.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $0.82. BAB has a 12 month low of $0.67 and a 12 month high of $1.04.

BAB (OTCMKTS:BABB) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. BAB had a return on equity of 16.39% and a net margin of 14.84%. The firm had revenue of $0.95 million for the quarter.

BAB Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd. This is an increase from BAB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. BAB’s dividend payout ratio is 66.67%.

About BAB

BAB, Inc franchises and licenses bagel and muffin retail units under the Big Apple Bagels (BAB), My Favorite Muffin (MFM), and SweetDuet (SD) trade names in the United States. It's BAB franchised brand includes daily baked bagels, flavored cream cheeses, premium coffees, gourmet bagel sandwiches, and other related products; and MFM brand comprises various freshly baked muffins and coffees, as well as units operating as My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Café features specialty bagel sandwiches and related products.