Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) Short Interest Up 307.9% in January

Maison Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:MSS) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 246,800 shares, an increase of 307.9% from the December 31st total of 60,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 526,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 37.9% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Maison Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MSS traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $1.12. 26,561 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 437,221. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.00 and a beta of 8.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a current ratio of 0.48. Maison Solutions has a 52 week low of $0.60 and a 52 week high of $2.08. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $1.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.04.

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, December 16th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter. Maison Solutions had a negative return on equity of 24.68% and a negative net margin of 3.16%.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores.