Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) Short Interest Update

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 34,800 shares, a growth of 1,947.1% from the November 30th total of 1,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 120,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Japan Airlines Price Performance

JAPSY traded down $0.11 during trading on Thursday, hitting $7.75. 50,096 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 67,797. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $8.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.09. The company has a market cap of $5.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.11 and a beta of 0.69. Japan Airlines has a twelve month low of $7.27 and a twelve month high of $10.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.28.

Japan Airlines (OTCMKTS:JAPSY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter. Japan Airlines had a return on equity of 9.30% and a net margin of 5.08%. The business had revenue of $3.21 billion for the quarter. Equities research analysts forecast that Japan Airlines will post 0.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines Co, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services in Japan, Asia, Oceania, North America, and Europe. The company operates through Air Transportation and Other segments. It offers passenger, ground handling, cargo and mail handling, and maintenance services.