BAB, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BABB) Short Interest Up 3,400.0% in October

BAB, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BABB) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,500 shares, an increase of 3,400.0% from the September 30th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

BAB Stock Performance

Shares of BABB traded down $0.03 on Friday, hitting $0.76. 1,810 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,875. BAB has a one year low of $0.67 and a one year high of $0.90. The company has a market capitalization of $5.48 million, a PE ratio of 10.79 and a beta of 0.03. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $0.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $0.79.

BAB (OTCMKTS:BABB) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 4th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $0.87 million during the quarter. BAB had a return on equity of 17.12% and a net margin of 15.28%.

BAB Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 23rd were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.30%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 23rd. BAB’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 57.14%.

About BAB

BAB, Inc franchises and licenses bagel and muffin retail units under the Big Apple Bagels (BAB), My Favorite Muffin (MFM), and SweetDuet (SD) trade names in the United States. It's BAB franchised brand includes daily baked bagels, flavored cream cheeses, premium coffees, gourmet bagel sandwiches, and other related products; and MFM brand comprises various freshly baked muffins and coffees, as well as units operating as My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Café features specialty bagel sandwiches and related products.