Declining stocks were the dominant feature of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 6 percent with a 28 percent higher value than on Monday resulting in 21 securities trading as was the case on Monday, with prices of five rising, 11 declining and five remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 427,294 shares for $3,122,309 versus 456,229 stock units at $2,445,836 on Monday. An average of 20,347 units were traded at $148,681 compared to 21,725 shares at $116,468 on Monday, with trading month to date averaging 53,426 shares at $477,266 versus 55,339 units at $496,275 on the previous day. The average trade for October amounts to 29,755 at $358,068.
The Composite Index declined 5.11 points to 1,310.46, the All T&T Index fell 9.69 points to 1,962.13 and the Cross-Listed Index slipped 0.03 points to settle at 85.82.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $43 with 29 shares clearing the market, Angostura Holdings remained at $23.50 after exchanging 27 stocks, Ansa McAl shed $2.50 in ending at $47.50 after an exchange of 759 stock units. Ansa Merchant Bank fell $1.30 to close at $42.20 with the swapping of 1,000 units, Clico Investment Fund declined 70 cents to $29.05 while exchanging 17,410 stock units, First Citizens Group dipped 1 cent to $50 after the trading of 3,212 stocks. GraceKennedy slipped 1 cent to $4.79 after a transfer of 195 units, Guardian Holdings dropped 19 cents to end at $25.81, with 12,901 shares crossing the exchange, JMMB Group rallied 1 cent to close at $1.90 with an exchange of 18,247 stock units. L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.40 as 7,946 stocks passed through the market, Massy Holdings increased 14 cents to close at $4.65 in switching owners of 83,807 units, National Enterprises remained at $3.25, with 21,400 shares crossing the market. NCB Financial remained at $4.56 after an exchange of 225,343 stocks, Point Lisas popped 6 cents to end at $3.25 as investors exchanged 13,452 stock units, Prestige Holdings fell 1 cent in closing at $6.25 with a transfer of 414 shares. Republic Financial lost 58 cents to close at $139 after an exchange of 105 units, Scotiabank declined 50 cents to end at $77, with 279 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 75 cents to $21.25 with investors transferring 12,794 units. Trinidad Cement gained 5 cents in closing at $3.65 in trading 1,000 stocks, Unilever Caribbean shed 60 cents in ending at $13.18 after 150 shares changed hands and West Indian Tobacco rose 2 cents to close at $22 trading 6,824 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Archives for November 2022
Falling stocks dominate Trinidad exchange
Trading pushes JSE USD Market down
Trading remained low on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with the volume of stocks exchanged rising 52 percent, valued 27 percent less than on Friday and resulting in eight securities traded, compared to seven on Friday with two rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 178,840 shares traded for US$5,077 compared with 117,838 units at US$6,943 on Friday.
Trading averaged 22,355 shares at US$635 versus 16,834 units at US$992 on Friday, with a month to date average of 24,869 shares at US$3,190 compared with 25,005 units at US$3,329 on the previous trading day. October ended with an average of 40,972 units for US$2,277.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.15 points to end at 223.91.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.2. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share advanced 0.1 of a cent to close at 7.1 US cents, with 1,369 shares clearing the market, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.70 after trading 85 units, Proven Investments popped 0.02 of a cent to end at 19.37 US cents with an exchange of 410 stock units. Sterling Investments dipped 0.09 cents after ending at 2 US cents after exchanging 746 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments J$ share dipped 1 cent in closing at 13.62 US cents after 75 units passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.86 of one US cent as investors exchanged 173,998 stocks.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share declined by 50 cents in ending at US$11 after a transfer of 107 shares and JMMB Group 6% remained at US$1 in trading 2,050 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Volume jumps on the Jamaican Stock Exchange
Jamaican stocks enjoyed modest gains in trading on Monday as Guardian Holdings fell back to $500. The Main Market index slipped as is the case with the Junior Market and the USD Market as the volume of stocks traded on Monday exceeded those on Friday but with a slightly lower value.
At the close, the Combined Market Index fell 884.22 points to 350.000.81. The JSE Main Index slipped 767.79 points to 337,292.65 while the All Jamaica Composite Index climbed 1,072.13 points to close at 382,7251.04, the Junior Market Index dipped 18.43 points to 3,851.82 and the JSE US dollar market shed 0.15 points to end at 223.91.
Trading ended with 18,030,693 shares changing hands, for a mere $136.97 million, compared with $150.4 million, with 9,674,872 shares traded in all markets on the previous day. The JSE USD market ended with the value of stocks traded amounting to US$5,077 from US$20,385 on Friday.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 22.7 based on 2021-22 earnings and 12.7 times those for 2022-23 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate many investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational investment decisions by investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts that show the closing volume for the bids and offers.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Trading jumps on Trinidad Stock Exchange
The volume of stocks traded surged by 665 percent on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, with the value jumping 263 percent more than on Friday and resulted in the trading of 21 securities up from 16 on Friday, and ending with prices of nine stocks rising, four declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors traded 456,229 shares for $2,445,836 versus 59,653 stock units at $674,360 on Friday.
An average of 21,725 units were traded at $116,468 compared with 3,728 shares at $42,147 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 55,339 shares at $496,275 versus 57,403 units at $519,596 on the previous trading day. The average trade for October ended at 29,755 at $358,068.
The Composite Index advanced 6.39 points to 1,315.57, the All T&T Index rallied 3.87 points to 1,971.82 and the Cross-Listed Index rose 1.27 points to 85.85.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one stock with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $43, with just one share changing hands, Angostura Holdings dipped 1 cent in closing at $23.50 with an exchange of 12 stocks, Ansa McAl remained at $50 in exchanging ten stock units. Clico Investment Fund climbed 25 cents to $29.75 after trading 4,554 units, First Citizens Group gained 1 cent to close at $50.01 with 2,311 shares clearing the market, FirstCaribbean International Bank advanced 29 cents to close at $5.40 in trading 20 units. GraceKennedy remained at $4.80 as 60 stocks passed through the market, Guardian Holdings popped 14 cents to end at $26 after exchanging 94 stock units, Guardian Media ended at $2.99 in switching ownership of 40 units. JMMB Group remained at $1.89, with 2,005 stocks crossing the market, L.J. Williams B share increased 10 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.40 as investors exchanged 2,054 stock units, Massy Holdings rallied just 1 cent to $4.51 after a transfer of 55,499 shares. National Enterprises shed 1 cent to $3.25 with a transfer of 110,030 stocks, National Flour Mills rose 9 cents to end at $1.59 with the swapping of 20 shares, NCB Financial ended at $4.56 with investors transferring 264,940 stock units. Prestige Holdings ended at $6.26 after finishing the trading of 2,145 units, Republic Financial fell 41 cents to close at $139.58 in an exchange of 464 stocks, Scotiabank gained $1 in ending at $77.50 after an e exchange of 439 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 50 cents to end at $22, with 11,521 shares crossing the exchange, Unilever Caribbean remained at $13.78 after trading five stock units and West Indian Tobacco lost 2 cents in ending at $21.98 after a mere five shares were exchanged.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
IPO closure lifts ICTOP10
The Jamaica Stock Main Market recorded gains to close out the past week on a positive note, but the performance only resulted in moderate changes in prices of ICTOP10 Main Market stocks, the Junior Market Index was flat compared with the prior week but resulted in some sizable price changes with one stock dropping out of the TOP10 as the Initial Public offer of Regency Petroleum shares was oversubscribed and closed and liquidity started returning to the market.
Access Financial dropped out of the Junior Market TOP10 after rising 11 percent for the week in making way for Medical Disposables to return.
Unlike last week when seven Junior Market TOP10 stocks declined between 3 percent and 20 percent, with only one rising this week. Rising stocks dominated, with five gaining 3 percent or more while three declined. CAC2000 ordinary share fell 15 percent to $7.06, Iron Rock Insurance was down 5 percent to $2.18 and Dolphin Cove lost 3 percent to close at $13.13. In the Junior Market, Paramount Trading recovered some of last week’s loss by rising 13 percent to $1.71, Lasco Financial popped 11 percent to close at $3, while Elite Diagnostic rose 4 percent to $3.49.
The Main Market 10 had just two stocks rising for a second week and six declining between four and nine percent last week. This past week, four rose 2 percent and 3 percent.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 5.7, well below the market average of 13.4. At the same time, the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.9 versus the market at 12, an important indicator of the level of undervaluation of the ICTOP10 stocks. The Junior Market is projected to rise by 246 percent and the Main Market TOP10, an average now of 269 percent, to May 2023.
The Junior Market has 12 stocks representing a third of the market, with PEs from 15 to 35, averaging 20 compared with the above average of the market. The top half of the market has an average PE of 17. This data shows the extent of potential gains that the TOP 10 stocks possess. The situation in the Main Market is similar, with the 16 highest valued stocks priced at a PE of 15 to 73, with an average of 24.7 and 21.7 excluding the highest valued one and 19 for the top half excluding the highest valued stock.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market but not always. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to the end of May 2023 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Losses galore no gains for JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended with the volume of stocks exchanged jumping 604 percent but with a 66 percent lower value than on Thursday, resulting in the trading of seven securities, compared to five on Thursday with no rising, six declining and one unchanged.
A total of 117,838 shares were traded for US$6,943 compared with 16,740 units at US$20,385 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 16,834 units at US$992, versus 3,348 shares at US$4,077 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 25,005 shares at US$3,329 versus 25,414 units at US$3,446 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 40,972 units for US$2,277.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 5.38 points to end at 224.06.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in the computing of appropriate stock values, averages 8.3. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share fell 0.58 of a cent to 7 US cents after trading 324 shares, Proven Investments fell 0.35 of a cent to 19.35 US cents, with 2,285 units clearing the market, Sterling Investments lost 0.01 of a cent in ending at 2.09 US cents with investors transferring 1,750 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.33 of a cent to 9.52 US cents with a transfer of 55,541 stock units and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.06 of a cent to 0.86 of one US cent as investors exchanged 57,597 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share shed 40 cents to end at US$11.50 as 30 units passed through the market and JMMB Group 6% ended at US$1 while exchanging 311 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.