5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 68,800 shares, an increase of 43.0% from the August 15th total of 48,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 8.3 days.

5N Plus Price Performance

OTCMKTS:FPLSF remained flat at $5.26 during midday trading on Monday. The company had a trading volume of 7,200 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,646. The stock has a market capitalization of $467.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.69 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $4.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 3.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. 5N Plus has a twelve month low of $2.27 and a twelve month high of $5.26.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $74.58 million for the quarter. 5N Plus had a return on equity of 9.61% and a net margin of 4.15%.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells.