Short Interest in Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) Declines By 23.4%

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 149,300 shares, a decrease of 23.4% from the February 13th total of 195,000 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 63,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days.

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. Stock Performance

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. stock traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $8.21. 23,354 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 73,377. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.27, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $7.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.54. Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. has a fifty-two week low of $6.50 and a fifty-two week high of $12.30. The stock has a market cap of $5.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.56 and a beta of 0.79.

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The basic materials company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. had a net margin of 14.35% and a return on equity of 138.10%.

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 2nd will be given a $0.1246 dividend. This is an increase from Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V.’s previous dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 2nd. Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V.’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.49%.

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. Company Profile

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and markets disposable products in Mexico. The company offers baby diapers, training pants, swim pants, wet wipes, shampoos, creams, bar soaps, and feeding products. It also provides toilet papers, napkins, facial tissues, paper towels, feminine pads, panty liners, tampons, intimate wipes, and menstrual cups.