Short Interest in The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) Rises By 200.0%

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:JPSWY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, a growth of 200.0% from the October 31st total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days.

Japan Steel Works Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS JPSWY traded down $0.45 during trading on Thursday, reaching $19.55. 30 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 119. The company has a 50-day moving average of $18.64 and a 200-day moving average of $15.74. Japan Steel Works has a 52-week low of $7.85 and a 52-week high of $21.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.93 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

About Japan Steel Works

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. engages in the provision of industrial machinery products, and material and engineering business in Japan and internationally. It operates through Industrial Machinery Products Business, and Material and Engineering Business segments. The Industrial Machinery Products Business segment offers plastic production and processing machinery, such as pelletizers, film and sheet manufacturing equipment, and twin-screw extruders; molding machines including plastic injection molding, magnesium injection molding, and blow molding machines; and other machinery consists of excimer laser annealing systems, defense equipment, railway products, hot press devices, vacuum laminators, and deposit systems, as well as after-sales services for plastics, mobility, high-performance batteries, electronic devices, and defense applications.