West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 34,100 shares, a decline of 16.8% from the October 15th total of 41,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 131,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

West Japan Railway Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:WJRYY opened at $17.23 on Friday. West Japan Railway has a 52 week low of $16.88 and a 52 week high of $22.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.84. The company has a market cap of $16.82 billion, a PE ratio of 9.40 and a beta of 0.33. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.78.

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $2.75 billion for the quarter. West Japan Railway had a net margin of 6.01% and a return on equity of 9.78%. As a group, research analysts expect that West Japan Railway will post 1.38 earnings per share for the current year.

About West Japan Railway

West Japan Railway Company provides railway transport services in Japan. The company operates through Mobility, Retail, Real Estate, Travel and Regional Solutions, and Other segments. The Mobility segment provides passenger transportation, station operation and management, cleaning and maintenance, construction, machinery and equipment installation, rolling stock and other facility construction services, as well as engages in the railway operations and electric works.