KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) Short Interest Up 145.5% in March

KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,200 shares, an increase of 145.5% from the March 15th total of 6,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 383,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

KDDI Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:KDDIY opened at $13.87 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. KDDI has a 12 month low of $13.77 and a 12 month high of $17.15. The company has a market capitalization of $63.88 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $15.00 and its 200 day moving average is $15.40.

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 2nd. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.02). KDDI had a net margin of 11.97% and a return on equity of 12.07%. The business had revenue of $10.07 billion for the quarter. Research analysts predict that KDDI will post 1.18 EPS for the current year.

About KDDI

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo.