5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Short Interest Update

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) saw a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 524,742 shares, a growth of 43.1% from the January 29th total of 366,796 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 50,948 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 10.3 days. Based on an average trading volume of 50,948 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 10.3 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold.

5N Plus Stock Down 3.2%

5N Plus stock opened at $21.58 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.92 billion, a PE ratio of 38.54 and a beta of 1.91. 5N Plus has a 12-month low of $2.00 and a 12-month high of $22.76. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $16.62 and its 200 day moving average is $18.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.09. 5N Plus had a net margin of 12.93% and a return on equity of 29.99%. The firm had revenue of $101.97 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $90.76 million.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high‐purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five‐nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high‐purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.