Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Short Interest Down 42.6% in December

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 37,800 shares, a decrease of 42.6% from the December 15th total of 65,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 310,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Wal-Mart de México Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:WMMVY traded up $0.40 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $27.90. The company had a trading volume of 103,418 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,803. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.38. The firm has a market cap of $48.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.85. Wal-Mart de México has a 1-year low of $25.01 and a 1-year high of $43.90.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $12.18 billion for the quarter. Wal-Mart de México had a net margin of 5.73% and a return on equity of 26.30%. Analysts expect that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.62 EPS for the current year.

Wal-Mart de México Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were given a $0.2194 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This is a boost from Wal-Mart de México’s previous dividend of $0.22. Wal-Mart de México’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.86%.

Wal-Mart de México Company Profile

Wal-Mart de México, SAB. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam’s Club membership self-service wholesale stores.