Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 61.9% in September

Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 34,906 shares, a decrease of 61.9% from the September 15th total of 91,604 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 132,626 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Sekisui House Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of SKHSY stock traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $21.34. The company had a trading volume of 63,909 shares, compared to its average volume of 86,220. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 2.90 and a current ratio of 2.91. Sekisui House has a twelve month low of $19.71 and a twelve month high of $25.61. The company has a market capitalization of $13.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.47 and a beta of 0.40. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $21.46.

Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The construction company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $6.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.85 billion. Sekisui House had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 6.15%.

About Sekisui House

Sekisui House Ltd. is a Japan-based homebuilder and property developer that designs, constructs and manages residential and commercial properties. The company’s activities include detached houses, rental housing, condominiums, commercial buildings, urban development and residential remodeling. It also provides property management and related services for homeowners, landlords and real estate investors.

Founded in 1960, Sekisui House has built its business around industrialized housing systems and integrated services spanning planning, construction, sales and after-sales support.