Investors pushed 53 percent more funds into the main market on Wednesday than they did on Tuesday and delivered robust gains in the market indices, but the volume of shares trading declined 36 percent at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, with an equal number of stocks rising and falling.
The All Jamaican Composite Index surged 3,908.17 points to 449,775.17, the JSE Main Index rallied 3,592.95 points to end at 407,120.52 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.58 points to close the day at 98.27.
Overall, 50 securities traded compared to 53 on Tuesday, with 18 rising, 18 declining and 14 ending unchanged and trading ended with Caribbean Producers traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $9.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 15.3. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on earnings forecast done by ICInsider.com for companies with financial years ending between the current year and August 2022.
A sum of 8,948,387 shares traded for $192,939,993 versus 13,991,296 units at $125,864,996 on Tuesday. Ciboney Group led trading with 32.3 percent of total volume after trading 2.89 million shares, Wigton Windfarm followed with 13.6 percent for 1.22 million units and GraceKennedy, with 12.4 percent and exchange of 1.11 million units.
Trading averages 178,968 units at $3,858,800, versus 263,987 shares at $2,374,811 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 227,446 units at $2,632,171, compared to 230,226 units at $2,561,837 on Tuesday. September closed with an average of 335,669 units at $7,507,404.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows ten stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement declined $1 to $115 with 15,335 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers popped $1.23 to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $8.73 in trading 328,429 units after the stock hit a record $9 earlier in trading. Eppley fell $1 in closing at $36 after trading 6,168 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed $1 to end at $548 in exchanging 60,267 stock units, Jamaica Broilers rallied $1.40 to $30 with 3,148 units clearing the market, Jamaica Producers slipped $1.90 to end at $22.10, with 79,517 shares changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 40 cents to $16.60 with the swapping of 5,517 stock units ahead of the company releasing good third quarter results, Kingston Properties dropped $1.50 to $8.50 after exchanging 29,909 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 26 cents to end at $9.06 with a transfer of 5,000 stock units. NCB Financial popped $1.99 to close at $131 with 39,457 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement dropped a hefty $60 to finish at $955 with 102 units crossing the market, Proven Investments spiked 45 cents to $33.47 with the swapping of 4,820 shares. Sagicor Group advanced $1.57 to end at $52.97 in exchanging 30,077 shares, Seprod gained 29 cents to settle at $63.99 in trading 10,054 stocks, Stanley Motta rose 30 cents to $5.25 after crossing the exchange with 7,000 stock units. Supreme Ventures lost 26 cents to end at $17.54, with 12,230 stock units changing hands and Wisynco Group fell $1.29 to $17.50 in exchanging 23,257 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Archives for October 2021
Volume plunges and indices dip on TTSE
Market activity ended on Wednesday and resulted in more stocks rising than falling, after 69 percent fewer shares, with an exchange of 74 percent less value than on Tuesday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
Overall, 17 securities traded compared to 18 on Tuesday, with six stocks rising, six declining and five remaining unchanged. The Composite Index lost 1.72 points to 1,417.04, the All T&T Index slipped 1.93 points to settle at 1,926.11 and the Cross-Listed Index fell 0.21 points to 122.25.
Overall, 43,901 shares traded for $1,213,339, down from 140,754 units at $4,730,171 on Tuesday. An average of 2,582 units traded for $71,373 compared to 7,820 at $262,787 on Tuesday, with the month to date averaging 25,381 units at $246,483 compared to 26,585 units at $255,728. The average trade for September amounts to 36,606 units at $425,940.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and no stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $24.50 after an exchange of 62 shares, Angostura Holdings remained at $17.08 in switching ownership of 1,000 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased 1 cent in closing at $17.01, with 80 stocks crossing the market. Clico Investment Fund ended at $26.79 with an exchange of 4,853 units, Endeavour Holdings advanced 43 cents to $7.48 after finishing trading of 373 stock units, First Citizens Group climbed 15 cents to close at $50.75 in an exchange of 4,874 units. GraceKennedy lost 5 cents in closing at $6.30 after trading 7,278 stocks, Guardian Holdings dropped $1.85 to $30.15, with 7,500 shares clearing the market, JMMB Group ended trading 3,001 units at $2.24. Massy Holdings shed $4.90 to end at $85.05 with 500 stocks changing hands, National Enterprises popped 4 cents to $3.29 in trading 25 stock units, NCB Financial Group fell 8 cents to $8.06 with 2,020 shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media declined 5 cents to close at $4.75 after 120 units changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings gained $1.24 to end at $137 with the swapping of 951 stock units, Scotiabank ended at $62 in an exchange of 300 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 3 cents to $18.03 while exchanging 100 stocks and West Indian Tobacco fell 35 cents in closing at $30.60 after trading 10,864 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading slips on the JSE US dollar market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed on Wednesday after an 87 percent slippage in the volume of shares traded from Tuesday with the value of stocks changing hands being fractionally lower, with an even number of stocks rising and falling.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, the same number as on Tuesday, with prices of one rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 2.08 points to end at 195.57.
The PE Ratio, a measure that is used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 11.9. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company with the financial year ending during the current year up to August 2022.
Overall, 27,048 shares traded, for US$10,676 compared to 208,621 units at US$10,383 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 4,508 units at US$1,779 compared to 34,770 shares at US$1,731 on Tuesday and month to date averages 48,686 at US$4,327 versus 51,096 units at US$4,466 on Tuesday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Proven Investments rallied 0.01 of a cent to end at 22.11 US cents with an exchange of 217 shares, Sterling Investments remained at 2.09 US cents with 100 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share settled at 12 US cents with 15,300 units traded. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share closed at 16 US cents with a transfer of 3,430 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.01 of a cent to finish at 0.94 US cents with one stock crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% finished unchanged at US$1.02 with 8,000 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
SVL Q3 revenues loss exceeds $800M
Revenues popped 22 percent to $19.3 billion for the nine months, up from $15.94 billion for the gaming company Supreme Ventures, but revenues were virtually flat third quarter with sales of $6.3 billion versus $6.266 billion in 2020. ICinsider.com computation suggests the revenue loss could be around $800 million, but there are suggestions the loss could be twice that amount.
Profit after tax for the nine months slipped marginally from $1.55 billion to $1.54 billion, but third quarter profit plunged 48 percent from $596 million in 2020 down to $311 million. Earnings per share ended at 57.7 cents and 11.8 cents for the quarter.
Lockdown during the quarter due to the spread of Covid19 resulted in reduced revenues and lower profit, Executive Chairman Gary Peart advised ICInsider.com. Taxation ate up $673 million for the year to date versus $725 million in 2020 and for the 2021 third quarter, $186 million, down from $246 million in 2020.
Direct cost rose 15 percent year over year to September to $25.2 billion, from $21.94 billion in 2020 and down just two percent for the latest quarter to $7.99 billion as gross profit was constant at 79 percent in all periods, leaving profit margins at 21 percent and translating to an increase of 9 percent to $6.54 billion in the September 2021 period, from $6 billion in 2020 and a decline of 3 percent for the quarter to $2.17 billion.
The Lotteries segment reported Gaming income of $14.4 billion and delivered segment results of $2.3 billion, for an increase of $388 million or 2.8 percent, over that of 2020, but the results for the third quarter show a revenue loss of $800 million compared to the June quarter and seems directly related to the no movement days instituted during the period. Segment results declined $626 million or 21.5 percent year over year and were down 17 percent in the quarter from $907 million to $743 million.
The Sports Betting reported segment profit of $509 million from gaming income of $8.5 billion, an increase of 62 percent over 2020. “The growth is due significantly to the attractiveness of the offers and flexibility to game, enhanced with the use of the mobile platforms and support of the eCommerce platform”, Peart advised investors. Revenues were flat in the third quarter over the June 2021 quarter. PIN codes sales declined marginally, from $8.6 billion to $8.53 billion, while reporting segment results of $139 million and was virtually flat in the third quarter over the second quarter.
Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 23 percent for the nine months to $4.48 billion and 24 percent for the quarter to $1.6 billion. The stock last traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at $18 at a PE of 20 times earnings.
Volume jumps for JSE USD on Tuesday
Trading closed on Tuesday with the index declining as the volume of shares exchanged jumped 388 percent over Monday trades, with 18 percent more funds changing hands, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange JSE US dollar market.
Trading ended with six securities changing hands, compared to nine on Monday, with prices of one rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index fell 2.92 points to close at 193.49. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 12. The PE ratio is based on earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for each company, with the financial year ending this year and August 2022.
Overall, 208,621 shares traded for US$10,383 compared to 42,740 units at US$8,819 on Monday. Trading averages 34,770 units at US$1,731 compared to 4,749 shares at US$980 on Monday and the month to date averages 51,096 at US$4,466 versus 52,038 units at US$4,624 on Monday. September ended with an average of 853,681 units for US$132,197.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital remained at 7 US cents with a transfer of 466 shares, Proven Investments fell 0.9 of a cent to 22.1 US cents with 33,535 stock units passing through the market, Sterling Investments finished unchanged at 2.09 US cents with 4,000 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments USD stock dipped 0.99 of a cent to 12 US cents with 934 stocks traded, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share lost 0.3 of a cent to close at 16 US cents with 6,468 stocks traded and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent to 0.95 US cents with 163,218 stock units crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks register gains for TTSE
Market activity ended on Tuesday and resulted in more stocks rising than falling, following a 152 percent surge in the number of shares trading, with 213 percent higher value than on Monday, at the close of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange.
At the close, 18 securities traded compared to 19 on Monday, with seven rising, four declining and seven closed unchanged. Massy Holdings ended trading at a 52 weeks’ high.
The Composite Index added 2.45 points to end at 1,418.76, the All T&T Index advanced 3.96 points to close at 1,928.04 and the Cross-Listed Index popped 0.12 points to 122.46.
A total of 140,754 shares traded, for $4,730,171, up from 55,762 units at $1,511,531 on Monday. An average of 7,820 units traded at $262,787 compared to 2,935 at $79,554 on Monday, with the month to date averaging 26,585 units at $255,728 versus 27,696 units at $255,310. The average trade for September amounts to 36,606 units at $425,940.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices. No stock ended with an offer that was lower than the last traded price.
At the close, Agostini’s remained at $24.50 with an exchange of 6,140 shares, Angostura Holdings rose 8 cents to close at $17.08 in switching ownership of 83 stocks, Ansa McAl rallied $2.50 in closing at $60 after 1,280 units crossed the exchange. Clico Investment Fund remained at $26.79 while exchanging 14,236 stock units, First Citizens Group slipped 10 cents to $50.60 in trading 2,100 stock units, GraceKennedy remained at $6.35, with 160 shares changing hands. Guardian Holdings spiked $1.88 to $32 trading at 47,716 units, JMMB Group ended at $2.24 after 149 stocks crossed the market, Massy Holdings spiked $4.60 in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $89.95 in trading 20,027 units. National Flour Mills dipped 5 cents to $1.90 in exchange of 1,260 stocks, NCB Financial Group declined 1 cent in closing at $8.14 with 25,370 shares changing hands, One Caribbean Media fell 6 cents to $4.80 with the swapping of 20 stock units. Prestige Holdings remained at $7.01 after exchanging 500 stocks, Republic Financial Holdings popped 6 cents to close at $135.76 after trading 200 stock units, Scotiabank traded 383 shares at $62. Trinidad & Tobago NGL spiked 43 cents to $18, with 620 units clearing the market, Trinidad Cement gained 1 cent in closing at $4.06 in trading 900 stocks and West Indian Tobacco remained at $30.95, with 19,610 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Sleepy ICTOP10 Sygnus Credit on the rise
Developments during the week for ICTOP10 Main Market stocks saw Sygnus Credit Investment adding another 5 percent to its value this past week on top of the 5 percent rise in the previous week to close at $18.65 from $17.80, to be up 17 percent for October. Sterling Investments rose 9 percent from $2.76 to $3 and Berger Paints gained 3 percent during the week. Caribbean Producers lost 2 percent, Guardian Holding fell 6 percent from $550 to $515 and Proven
Investments lost 7 percent to round out the main movements in ICTOP10 for the week. There were no additions to the ICTOP10 this week, but volatility continued, with Junior Market stocks bouncing up and down. Elite Diagnostic gained 3 percent to $3.10, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 2 percent, from $1.75 to $1.79, Lumber Depot rose 2 percent to $2.89, with persistent selling above keeping a lid on price movement. Access Financial lost 7 percent to close at $17.25 from $18.50, AMG Packaging fell 7 percent to close at $1.80 from $1.93 after the company released full year results. Dolphin Cove dived 20 percent from $10.25 to $8.20, Medical Disposables with bright prospects for the future fell 10 percent to $4.74 and Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 2 percent to $6.40 from $6.50.
As 2021 slowly crawls to a close, the focus should be switching to 2022 along with the current year’s values to determine the appropriate valuation of each stock and the hold or fold decision. Most of the top 2021 stocks will not make the top 10 in 2022. The IC 80/20 rule, with a long 40 year history, shows an average of only two of the top ten stocks in a year repeat in the following one, while 4 out of 10 of the worst performing stocks will end up as TOP 10 winners in the succeeding year. The top seven stocks so far, with gains of 52 to 231 percent and three others gaining more than 100 percent are; Future Energy, Jamaican Teas, Fosrich, ISP Finance, Lumber Depot, Express Catering and Honey Bun. In the Main market, Caribbean Producers is 136 percent to date and is expected to deliver much more gains into 2022, Salada Foods rose 107 percent, Radio Jamaica has an increase of 103 percent, but investors can expect much more from this one but a lot is expected after the release of the September quarter results, Caribbean Cement is scheduled to release third quarter results next weekend, with the stock price up 88 percent for the year to date and Grace up 55 percent.
Elsewhere, Supreme Ventures released nine months results with 22 percent increased sales to $19.3 billion for the nine months but virtually flat third quarter sales of $6.3 billion with nine months profit slipping marginally from $1.55 billion to $1.54 billion and the third quarter falling from $596 million down to $311 million. Earnings per share ended at 57.7 cents and 11.8 cents for the quarter. AMG Packaging released full year results, with profits of $62.6 million, up from $56 million in 2020 with earnings per share of 12 cents. The quarterly profit was $20 after tax and, in 2020, $18.4 million after a tax credit. Construction of the new facility is complete, and machinery and equipment are ordered and is expected to be installed during the November quarter.
The top three Main Market stocks are, Caribbean Producers currently consolidating around $7, but closed the week at $6.60, followed by Guardian Holdings and Berger Paints with expected gains of 238 to 264 percent versus last weeks’ 235 to 256 percent.
The top three stocks in the Junior Market are Elite Diagnostic, followed by Access Financial and Medical Disposables. All three have the potential to gain between 238 and 287 percent, from 220 percent and 300 percent previously.
The average gains projected for the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks moved from 200 percent last week to 213 percent and Main Market stocks remain at 173 percent.
The Junior Market closed the week with an average PE 13.2 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings and is currently well below the target of 20 and the historical average of 17 for the period to March this year, based on 2020 earnings. The TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of a mere 6.5, with a 52 percent discount to that market’s PE.
The overall Junior Market can gain 49 percent to March next year, based on an average PE of 20 and 29 percent based on an average PE of 17. Nine stocks representing 25 percent of all Junior Market stocks with positive earnings are trading at or above this level, up from five last week, indicating that many others will rise above the 17 mark in the weeks ahead.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market is 15.6, which is 22 percent less than the PE of 19 at the end of March and 28 percent below the target of 20 to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 average PE is 7.7, representing a 50 percent discount to the market and well below the potential of 20. A total of 10 stocks or 22 percent of the market trade at or above a PE of 19, with most over 20, for an average PE of 25.5, suggesting that the accepted multiple maybe around 25 times the current year’s earnings.
The TOP10 is a selection of stocks that are most likely to deliver the largest gains within fifteen months. ICTOP10 focuses on potential yearly winners, accordingly, the list may or may not include the best companies in the market. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings to highlight winners from the rest, allowing investors to focus on potential winning stocks and helping to remove emotional attachments to stocks that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on the possible increase for each company, considering the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.