5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Short Interest Up 43.0% in August

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

5N Plus Price Performance

FPLSF stock remained flat at $5.26 during midday trading on Monday. 7,200 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,646. 5N Plus has a 12-month low of $2.27 and a 12-month high of $5.26. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $4.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $4.08. The company has a current ratio of 3.47, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The company has a market cap of $467.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.69 and a beta of 1.89.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm 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.