Dai Nippon Printing Co. (OTCMKTS:DNPLY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Dai Nippon Printing Co. (OTCMKTS:DNPLY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 111 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,516 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Dai Nippon Printing Price Performance

DNPLY stock traded down $0.20 on Friday, hitting $9.01. 36,883 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,805. Dai Nippon Printing has a 1-year low of $7.66 and a 1-year high of $10.66. The stock has a market cap of $7.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.53 and a beta of 0.52. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $9.44 and a 200-day moving average of $9.36. The company has a current ratio of 2.30, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Dai Nippon Printing (OTCMKTS:DNPLY) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 7th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.33 billion. Dai Nippon Printing had a net margin of 5.39% and a return on equity of 6.49%.

About Dai Nippon Printing

Dai Nippon Printing Co, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:DNPLY) is a diversified Japanese printing and information technology company. Founded in 1876, the company has expanded beyond traditional printing to provide products and services for commercial, industrial and consumer applications.

Dai Nippon Printing’s business activities include information and commercial communication services, publishing and business forms, packaging materials, and decorative materials used in housing and automotive interiors.