Unicharm Co. (OTCMKTS:UNICY) Short Interest Update

Unicharm Co. (OTCMKTS:UNICY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 19,200 shares, an increase of 97.9% from the March 15th total of 9,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 378,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Unicharm Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:UNICY opened at $5.94 on Friday. Unicharm has a 52-week low of $5.86 and a 52-week high of $8.49. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.75.

Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 7th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Unicharm had a return on equity of 11.13% and a net margin of 9.08%. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter. Research analysts forecast that Unicharm will post 0.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Unicharm

Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of wellness, feminine, baby and children, kirei, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. The company's baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, panty liners, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brand names; and wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand.