Aisin Co. (OTCMKTS:ASEKY) Short Interest Up 14.3% in August

Aisin Co. (OTCMKTS:ASEKY) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 800 shares, a growth of 14.3% from the August 15th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days.

Aisin Price Performance

OTCMKTS:ASEKY opened at $36.28 on Monday. Aisin has a 52 week low of $25.12 and a 52 week high of $36.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $32.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.80. The company has a market capitalization of $9.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.26 and a beta of 0.99.

Aisin (OTCMKTS:ASEKY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 28th. The company reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.28 by ($0.17). The business had revenue of $8.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.53 billion. Aisin had a return on equity of 2.89% and a net margin of 1.25%. Equities analysts expect that Aisin will post 3.77 EPS for the current year.

About Aisin

Aisin Corporation manufactures and sells automotive parts, and energy and lifestyle related products. It provides powertrain products comprising 1 motor hybrid transmission and eaxle products; chassis and vehicle safety systems, such as automated parking systems and electronically controlled brake systems; power sliding door systems and sunroof products; connected and sharing solutions; and repair and maintenance products.