5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) saw a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 256,709 shares, an increase of 126.5% from the April 30th total of 113,328 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 49,760 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.2 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

5N Plus Stock Down 6.6%

FPLSF stock opened at $30.70 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.69, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. 5N Plus has a twelve month low of $5.85 and a twelve month high of $44.91. The company’s 50 day moving average is $26.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.84. The stock has a market cap of $2.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.23 and a beta of 1.79.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.03. 5N Plus had a net margin of 13.99% and a return on equity of 28.72%. The company had revenue of $117.89 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $104.04 million.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high‐purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five‐nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high‐purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.