AUO Corporation – Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AUOTY) Short Interest Update

AUO Corporation – Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AUOTY) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 432,566 shares, a growth of 149.4% from the February 26th total of 173,414 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 33,743 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 12.8 days.

AUO Stock Performance

OTCMKTS AUOTY opened at $4.48 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 10.67 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.13. AUO has a 52-week low of $3.25 and a 52-week high of $6.40. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.40.

AUO Company Profile

AU Optronics Corp. (OTCMKTS:AUOTY) is a Taiwanese manufacturer specializing in thin‐film‐transistor liquid crystal display (TFT‐LCD) panels. Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, the company designs, develops and produces high‐resolution display solutions for a variety of end markets, including televisions, desktop monitors, notebook computers, mobile devices and tablets. In addition to consumer electronics, AU Optronics supplies specialty and industrial displays for applications such as automotive instrument clusters, medical imaging and retail signage.

Founded in 1996, AU Optronics has grown into one of the world’s leading TFT‐LCD producers by expanding its fabrication facilities across Taiwan and mainland China.