BAB, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BABB) Short Interest Up 1,833.3% in February

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

BAB Stock Performance

BAB stock opened at $0.87 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.50 and a beta of 0.03. BAB has a 1 year low of $0.67 and a 1 year high of $1.04. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $0.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $0.82.

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

BAB Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a $0.02 dividend. This is a positive change from BAB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.20%. BAB’s 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.