Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:DNPLY) Short Interest Up 105.2% in April

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:DNPLY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,700 shares, a growth of 105.2% from the March 31st total of 9,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days.

Dai Nippon Printing Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of DNPLY stock traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $14.57. 4,567 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,090. Dai Nippon Printing has a fifty-two week low of $12.38 and a fifty-two week high of $16.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 1.95. The company has a market capitalization of $8.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.67 and a beta of 0.52. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.36.

Dai Nippon Printing (OTCMKTS:DNPLY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 9th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Dai Nippon Printing had a net margin of 8.56% and a return on equity of 4.64%. The business had revenue of $2.49 billion during the quarter.

About Dai Nippon Printing

Dai Nippon Printing Co, Ltd. primarily engages in the printing business. The company's Information Communication segment offers books, including standard books, textbooks, dictionaries, e-books, and commemorative and memorial editions; magazines; digital marketing support services; BPR consulting and BPO services; information processing services; smart cards, payment-related services, card-related equipment, authentication and security services; and IC tags, holograms, business forms, catalogs, leaflets, brochures, calendars, point-of-purchase materials, and digital signage products, as well as operates events, stores, and contents.