Short Interest in Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:KNBWY) Increases By 59.9%

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (OTCMKTS:KNBWY) saw a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 126,300 shares, a growth of 59.9% from the February 13th total of 79,000 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 187,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Kirin Price Performance

OTCMKTS KNBWY traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $13.84. 34,248 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 126,239. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.97. Kirin has a 1 year low of $12.25 and a 1 year high of $16.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The company has a market cap of $11.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 0.12.

Kirin (OTCMKTS:KNBWY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter. Kirin had a net margin of 2.50% and a return on equity of 3.85%. The firm had revenue of $4.19 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts predict that Kirin will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Kirin

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited engages in food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and health science businesses. The company's products include beer, wine, whiskey, spirits, soft drinks, dairy products, and other products. It also produces and sells pharmaceutical products, biochemical products, and other products.