Lepidico Short % of float
What is the Short % of float of Lepidico?
The Short % of float of Lepidico Limited is N/A
What is the definition of Short % of float?
Short percentage of float is the amount of shares being shorted compared to the float expressed as a percentage.
= short interest / float shares
Short percentage of float, or short interest ratio, is calculated by taking the total amount of shares shorted and dividing it by the total amount of shares available for trade. It is an indirect metric of investor sentiment. When short percentage of float is high, above 40%, it implies company investors hope shares will decline in value. The percentage is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends. The short percentage of float can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If it is high of around five or greater for an exchange, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.
What does Lepidico do?
Lepidico Limited engages in the exploration, development, and production of lithium chemicals in Australia and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Mineral Exploration and Technology. Its technologies include L-Max technology, a hydro-metallurgical process for processing lithium mica slurry; S-Max that produces amorphous silica from a range of mica minerals, including lithium micas; and LOH-Max process, which produces high purity lithium hydroxide from lithium sulphate. In addition, it holds an 80% interest in the Karibib project located within the Karibib pegmatite belt in central Namibia in southwestern Africa. Lepidico Limited has a strategic collaboration with Cornish Lithium Ltd to focus on the development of a lithium chemical manufacturing center. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Belmont, Australia.