Lion Co. (OTCMKTS:LIOPF) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Lion Co. (OTCMKTS:LIOPF) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 113,900 shares, an increase of 39.2% from the February 13th total of 81,800 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 0 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently ∞ days.

Lion Price Performance

Shares of Lion stock opened at $11.20 on Tuesday. Lion has a 12-month low of $9.13 and a 12-month high of $11.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.96 and a beta of 0.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $11.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.12.

Lion (OTCMKTS:LIOPF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Lion had a net margin of 5.11% and a return on equity of 7.06%. The company had revenue of $733.86 million during the quarter.

Lion Company Profile

Lion Corporation manufactures and sells consumer and industrial products in Japan and internationally. It operates through three segments: Consumer Products Business, Industrial Products Business, and Overseas Business. The company provides dental and oral care products, including toothpastes, toothbrushes, dental floss, dental rinses, mouthwashes, periodontitis ointments, and denture products; body care products, such as shampoos and conditioners, hand soaps, sanitizers, wet wipes, body washes, skin and acne care products, antiperspirants and deodorants, hair-nourishment treatments, men's care and toiletries products, and foot care products.