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

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

Wal-Mart de México Price Performance

Shares of Wal-Mart de México stock traded up $0.40 on Tuesday, hitting $27.90. The company had a trading volume of 103,418 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,803. Wal-Mart de México has a 52 week low of $25.01 and a 52 week high of $43.90. The company has a market cap of $48.67 billion, a PE ratio of 15.94, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.38.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $12.18 billion for the quarter. Wal-Mart de México had a return on equity of 26.30% and a net margin of 5.73%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wal-Mart de México Increases Dividend

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

About Wal-Mart de México

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.