5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 44,800 shares, a growth of 81.4% from the December 15th total of 24,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 17.9 days.

5N Plus Price Performance

Shares of FPLSF remained flat at $5.29 during mid-day trading on Tuesday. 1,604 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,100. The company has a market capitalization of $471.26 million, a P/E ratio of 29.40 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 3.49 and a quick ratio of 1.41. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $4.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.76. 5N Plus has a 12-month low of $2.59 and a 12-month high of $5.59.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $78.83 million during the quarter. 5N Plus had a net margin of 5.63% and a return on equity of 13.82%.

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.