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Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange drops

October 30, 2023 by

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange dropped at the close of the market on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 83 percent with the value 87 percent lower than on Friday resulting from trading in 18 securities compared with 19 on Friday, with two stocks rising, seven declining and nine remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 234,948 shares for $1,661,450, down from 1,423,065 stock units at $13,187,235 on Friday.
An average of 13,053 units were traded at $92,303 compared to 74,898 shares at $694,065 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 15,751 shares at $152,790 compared with 15,884 units at $155,773 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index shed 6.99 points to conclude trading at 1,194.87, the All T&T Index dipped 13.02 points to close at 1,821.77, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 0.07 points to end at 73.36.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $67.50 with shareholders swapping 88 units, First Citizens Group declined 55 cents to end at $49.45, with 989 stock units traded, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 with investors trading  3,802 shares, GraceKennedy ended trading of 109,377 stock units at $3.39. Guardian Holdings lost $1.34 to close at $18.66 with traders dealing in 600 shares, L.J. Williams B share dipped 4 cents to $2.35 in an exchange of 830 units, Massy Holdings fell 7 cents in closing at $4.61 after 10,784 stocks passed through the market. National Enterprises ended at $3.51 in trading 2,852 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $2.84 after exchanging 75,568 shares, One Caribbean Media skidded 4 cents to close at $3.89, with 250 stock units crossing the market. Point Lisas remained at $3.50 in an exchange of 1,137 units,

Prestige Holdings ended at $11, with 4,086 stocks passing through the market, Republic Financial rose 46 cents in closing at $118.74 after a transfer of 4,340 shares. Scotiabank shed 74 cents to close at $72.01, with 3,663 stock units crossing the exchange, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $11 with investors dealing in 1,430 stocks, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.95 while exchanging 11,000 units. Unilever Caribbean dived 89 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $10.60, with investors transferring 4,132 stocks and West Indian Tobacco rallied 31 cents to close at $10.31 after an exchange of 20 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Carib Cement Q3 profit jumps 60%

October 30, 2023 by

Caribbean Cement recorded a solid 48 percent increase in pretax profit to $2.6 billion, from $1.7 billion in 2022 for the third quarter, with the nine months at $5.6 billion, marginally lower than the $5.8 billion reported in 2022. After taxation of $617 million in the third quarter and $517 million in 2022, profit ended at $1.94 billion, up a healthy 60 percent from $1.2 billion in 2022. For the nine months of 2023, profit after accounting for taxation of $1.5 billion and $1.86 billion in 2022 ended at $4.39 billion, from $4.25 billion in 2022.
Earnings per share for the quarter was $2.28, up from $1.42 in 2022 and $5.15 versus $5 for the year to September.
Revenues jumped a robust 13.4 percent to $7.0 billion for the third quarter to September this year over the $6.2 billion in the 2022 period and were up 8 percent to $21.27 billion for the nine months to September 2023 compared to $19.68 billion in 2022.
While revenues were racing ahead, cost of sales remained flat during the third quarter at $3.48 billion against $3.42 billion in the September 2022 quarter, but it rose 18 percent in the year to date period from $10.8 billion in 2022 to $12.77 billion. Gross profit in the quarter jumped 28 percent from $2.75 billion to $3.5 billion in the September quarter and, for the year to date, declined from $8.85 billion in 2022 to $8.5 billion. Administrative expenses rose a significant 36 percent from $225 million in the September 2022 quarter to $304 million in 2023 and popped 17 percent from $695 million in the year to September 2022 to $811 million in 2023.
Notwithstanding the increase in revenues, distribution costs fell from $433 million in the September 2022 quarter to $354 million in the current year and moved from $1.2 billion down to $1.1 billion in the nine months to September.
Other expenses, mainly fees paid for management and royalty to the parent company that was flat year over year, rose to $254 million in the September quarter from $166 million in the prior year, and for the nine months, it was marginally down to $669 million from $680 million in the preceding nine month period.
Finance costs for the September quarter fell to $48 million, down from $154 million in the 2022 quarter and for the nine months, from $430 million to $142 million in the current fiscal year to September.
In relation to the cash flows, “Net cash provided by operating activities” was $5.7 billion for the nine months and $2.46 billion for the quarter. The cash flow generation during the quarter and the available cash at the beginning of the period have allowed the Group to invest $4 billion during the nine months of the year and $2 billion during the second quarter, leaving the company with $639 million in cash and bank balance at the end of the period.
As a result of the excellent performance, the company paid a dividend of $1.8976 per share, amounting to $1.6 billion, a 37 percent rise over the $1.17 billion paid in 2022 and resulting in Shareholders’ equity ending at $22.76 billion at the end of September, a sizable improvement over the $18.75 billion at the end of September 2022 and $20 billion at the end of December last year.
Total current assets ended at $10.67 billion as of September 2023, compared with $7.47 billion in 2022, with inventories being $4.68 million and $4.53 billion in 2022. Receivables from related parties amounted to $4.1 billion, up from $1.1 billion in 2022, with the 2023 balance including a deposit investment account of J$4 billion, the equivalent of US$26 million in CEMEX Innovation Holding Limited, which generates interest at a rate equal to the Western Asset Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund rate plus 30 basis points on a daily basis.

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Total current liabilities stood at $7.1 billion, down from $8.2 billion in 2022. There was only $228 million in other financial obligations outstanding at the end of September, down from $1.89 billion at the end of September 2022.
Caribbean Cement “implementation of its requisite business strategies has been paying dividends as the company continues with expansion and the achievement of significant milestones. It also included the company’s ability to adequately supply the local market, having enough spare capacity to export 3,500 metric tonnes of high-early strength cement to the Turks and Caicos Islands. In the next quarter, the company expects to build on its current achievements and maximise its performance as it remains optimistic about its future. The company will also continue to undertake its flagship social impact initiatives of installing concrete pavements in certain communities across the island,” the company stated in their commentary on the results.
With ICInsider.com projected earnings at $7, the stock still has the potential to go higher from the current price of $50.32, with the current PE at just 7 times 2023 earnings compared to an average of 12 for the market. Not to be ignored are a few developments that augurs well going forward. The continuing expansion to hotel rooms and road expansion should ensure continued demand for cement for several years ahead. Immediately, the September quarter profit suggests that earnings in 2024 could exceed $9 per share if the current trend continues into 2024.

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More changes for ICTOP10

October 29, 2023 by

During the past week, the ICTOP10 Main Market stocks closed, with losing stocks dominating and rising stocks outnumbering declining ones in the Junior Market, following gains in both market indices. During the week, the JSE Main Market Index recovered all of the 3,385 points drop of the previous week by adding 3,900 points, but the All Jamaica Composite Index rose by 600 points and the Junior Market rose a mere 31 points.
The above set the stage for ICTOP10 Junior Market stocks to post five rising stocks to two that declined, while the ICTOP10 Main Market recorded five modest gains and four losses.
Price movements in the market resulted in two new TOP10 listings for the Junior Market and one for the Main Market. Lasco Manufacturing and Consolidated Bakeries dropped out of the Junior Market listing and Caribbean Cement fell out of the Main Market, resulting from a small price appreciation and re-evaluation of earnings per share following the release of nine months results, with ICInsider.com projected earnings now at $7. However, the stock still has the potential to go higher, with the current PE at just 7 times 2023 earnings compared to an average of 12 for the market.
Returning to the TOP 10 are Junior Market listed Paramount Trading and AMG Packaging. In contrast, Scotia Group returns to the TOP 10 Main Market listing, with the price dropping from $34.45 at the end of the previous week to $33.55 this past week. AMG returns, following the release of the full year’s results, show major improvement in direct operating cost with a solid increase in gross profit margin in the August quarter, which augurs well for earnings for the new fiscal year starting September, accordingly, ICInsider.com upgraded earnings to $0.40 per share for the current year and that pushed the stock to 5th place on the TOP 10 list. Paramount Trading returns with a depressed price and gains by the two stocks dropping out of the listing.
Everything Fresh led the Junior Market listing with a rise of 14 percent to $1.60, followed by Lasco Manufacturing with a 10 percent climb and Elite Diagnostic with 6 percent to $1.88. Just two stocks fell with losses of just one and three percent. The Main Market closed the week with Caribbean Producers rising 4 percent to $9.50. Margaritaville fell 14 percent to $14.05, Key Insurance dropped six percent to $2.50 and General Accident with a four percent decline to $5.45.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 4.7, well below the market average of 12.1. The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 359 percent by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings.
An indication of where stock prices could be by May 2024 can be seen from stocks with the highest values in the Main and Junior Markets.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 15 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 109, with an average of 30 and 19 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half and 16 excluding the stocks with overweight valuations.
The PE of the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 5.9, just over half of the market, with an average of 10.8. There are 11 stocks, or 23 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 25, averaging 18.6, well above the market’s average. The top half of the market has an average PE of 15, possibly the lowest fair value for Junior Market stocks currently, with the market projected to rise by 244 percent by May 2024.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners. Accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is only sometimes so. 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 will likely deliver the best returns up to the end of May 2024 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 and result 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.

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Trading plunged on JSE USD Market on Friday

October 27, 2023 by
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Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 86 percent valued 2 percent more than on Thursday, resulting in the trading of six securities, similar to that on Thursday and ended with one rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
Overall, 31,673 shares were traded, for US$7,572 compared to 218,678 units at US$7,411 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 5,279 units at US$1,262, versus 36,446 shares at US$1,235 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 49,625 shares at US$4,551 compared with 51,979 units at US$4,725 on the previous day. September ended with an average of 73,281 units for US$5,102.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 0.42 points to end at 226.02.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.4. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped 2 cents to end at 54 US cents with 100 units being traded, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.55 with investors dealing in 155 stocks, Proven Investments fell 0.1 of a cent and ended at 14.5 US cents after 7,336 shares passed through the market. Sygnus Credit Investments skidded 0.3 of a cent in closing at 8.7 US cents with an exchange of 3,334 shares and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of a cent to close at 1.65 US cents, with 17,937 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$2 as investors exchanged 2,811 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Junior Market slips Friday as trading jumps

October 27, 2023 by

Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 136 percent and the value 72 percent more than Thursday after investors traded just under 27 million shares of Paramount Trading, in a total of 43 securities that were traded compared with 40 on Thursday and ended with only 12 rising, 22 declining, with nine unchanged.
Investors traded 31,163,597 shares for $55,490,400 compared with 13,232,540 units at $32,353,607 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 724,735 shares at $1,290,474, compared to 330,814 units at $808,840 on Thursday, with the month to date averaging 301,689 shares at $662,359 compared with 277,785 stock at $626,868 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Paramount Trading led trading with 26.77 million shares for 85.9 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.16 million units for 3.7 percent of the day’s trade and One Great Studio with 584,033 units for 1.9 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index lost 11.26 points to close at 3,920.71.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.8, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, AMG Packaging lost 9 cents in closing at $2.36 with shareholders swapping 14,052 stocks, Fontana shed 52 cents to end at $11.16 after an exchange of 83,539 units, Future Energy rallied 22 cents to close at $3.88 with investors dealing in 200,983 shares, GWest Corporation fell 8 cents and ended at 90 cents, with 1,000 stock units clearing the market. iCreate rose 9 cents to end at 76 cents in an exchange of 8,687 shares, Indies Pharma gained 12 cents in closing at $2.95 with investors transferring 1,532 units, ISP Finance dropped $4.71 to $26.78 after an exchange of 100 stocks. Jamaican Teas dipped 10 cents to close at $2.20, with 15,796 stock units crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation skidded 9 cents and ended at 90 cents while exchanging 32,552 shares, Knutsford Express declined 17 cents to end at $12 with investors trading 802 stocks, Lasco Financial popped 10 cents to $2 with 5,866 units crossing the exchange. Lasco Manufacturing increased 11 cents to $5, with 12,589 stock units changing hands, Lumber Depot lost 8 cents and ended at $2.80 with a transfer of 154,283 shares, Mailpac Group climbed 10 cents to end at $2.30 after closing with an exchange of 109,180 units. Main Event fell 25 cents to close at $13.75 with investors trading 2,500 stocks, Medical Disposables lost 5 cents in trading 10,656 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.75 and tTech declined 33 cents to $1.87, without 3,799 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Trading rises on the Jamaica Stock Exchange

October 27, 2023 by

The value of stocks traded declined on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday, but the volume surged from the levels on Thursday and ended with the JSE Main Market and the JSE USD rising as the Junior Market index closed down but remained above the 3,900 points mark for a second day.
The rise of Main Market indices was pushed mainly by Guardian Holdings, up $29, Massy Holdings with the rise of $8.80, Pan Jamaica with $3.46, followed by Sagicor Group, adding $1.29 to Thursday‘s price and Caribbean Cement, up $1.27.
At close, the JSE Combined Market Index added 3,257.76 points to close at 330,149.24, while the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 168.58 points to settle at 346,820.31, the JSE Main Index increased 3,589.20 points to 315,399.16. The Junior Market Index slipped 11.26 points to 3,920.71 and the JSE USD Market Index rose 0.42 points to settle at 226.02.
Investors traded 36,643,282 shares in all three markets, up from 22,006,435 stock units on Thursday. The value of stocks traded slipped on the Junior and Main markets to $87 million from $98 million on Thursday. The JSE USD market ended trading after 31,673 shares were traded, for US$7,572 compared to 218,678 units at US$7,411 on Thursday.
In the preference segment, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% dropped $9 to end at $2890 and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share increased $4.25 to close at $125.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 23.1 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.2 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market successfully. 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 decisions when 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 place them 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 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 paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.

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Bullish day for Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange

October 27, 2023 by

The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange got a big shot in the arm on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded surging 344 percent higher than Thursday, with the value jumping 485 percent more, resulting from trading in 19 securities compared with 22 on Thursday, with 12 stocks rising, one declining and six remaining unchanged with the market indices flying higher at the close.
Investors exchanged a total of 1,423,065 shares for $13,187,235, up sharply from 320,823 stock units at $2,253,057 on Thursday.
An average of 74,898 units were traded at $694,065 compared to a mere 14,583 shares at just $102,412 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 15,884 shares at $155,773 compared with 12,644 units at $126,211 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index climbed 15.69 points to end at 1,201.86, the All T&T Index surged 28.53 points up to 1,834.79, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index climbed 0.27 points to conclude trading at 73.43.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Ansa McAl popped $2.95 to close at $57, with a mere 11 stock units crossing the market, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $42.12, with investors trading just two shares, Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22.50 after 400 stock units passed through the market,  Endeavour Holdings remained at $15 in an exchange of 60 stocks. First Citizens Group rallied 55 cents and ended at $50, with 4,572 stocks being traded, GraceKennedy rose 9 cents to end at $3.39 with investors dealing in 251 units. Guardian Holdings advanced $1.35 in closing at $20 in an exchange of 100 stocks, Massy Holdings increased 13 cents to $4.68 and closed after an exchange of 1,351,960 units, National Enterprises popped 1 cent and ended at $3.51 with stakeholders trading 3,648 shares, National Flour Mills remained at $1.63 with a transfer of 200 stock units. NCB Financial ended at $2.84, with 30 shares crossing the market, One Caribbean Media gained 43 cents to close at $3.93 with investors transferring 1,000 units, Prestige Holdings popped 26 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $11, with 1,560 stocks changing hands, Republic Financial advanced 27 cents in closing at $118.28 after a transfer of 52,557 stock units. Scotiabank rose 75 cents and ended at $72.75 as investors exchanged 3,549 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 5 cents to end at $11 in trading 1,180 stocks, Trinidad Cement increased 5 cents to close at $2.95 after exchanging 25 units. Unilever Caribbean lost 5 cents to close at $11.49 with shareholders swapping 30 stock units and  West Indian Tobacco remained at $10 while exchanging 1,930 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Profit at Dolla jumps 59% in Q3

October 27, 2023 by

Microlender Dolla Financial reported results for the quarter ending September, with profit rising a solid 59 percent to $102 million after tax, from $70 million in the prior year’s September quarter and a profit of $328 million for the nine months to September a b 74 percent increase over the $188 million generated in 2022 for the similar period.
Profit for the September quarter was marginally lower than the June quarter. Still, revenues from loans of $300 million in the September period were slightly higher than the $294 million in the June quarter.
After provision for loan impairment losses, net interest income climbed 65 percent to $243 million in the quarter, from $150 million in the prior year and by 75 percent to $724 million for the nine months versus $414 million in 2022.
Administrative costs climbed faster than revenues, with a jump of 83 percent for the quarter to $150 million and the nine months by 92 percent to $420 million.
Loans receivable net of provision for loss amount to $2.6 billion, an increase of $1.5 billion or 125 percent over September 2022, and grew by just $69 million over the June quarter. Funds borrowed amount to $1.85 billion and increased $100 million over the June quarter. Funds on hand are almost $147 million, with most available for lending.
The company needs to take on additional debt to maintain the hectic growth in the loan portfolio and profitability going forward. The significant acquisition of shares in the company by Mayberry Investments and Supreme Venture should provide them with a constant potential source of funding to maintain the growth in the loan portfolio, supportive of an annual increase in profits going forward.
According to the company’s commentary on the results, “business loans accounted for 82 percent of the total loan portfolio, while personal loans accounted for the remaining 18 percent. Secured loans constituted 81 percent of the portfolio, with unsecured loans making up the remaining 19 percent. The collateralised loan strategy has proven instrumental in maintaining the loan portfolio quality, with non-performing loans holding steady at 9 percent, remaining within budgeted expectations and below the sector average.”
As of September, shareholders’ equity stood at $938 million, up from $715 million at the end of September last year.
Profit resulted in earnings per share of 4 cents for the quarter and 13 cents for the year to date. IC Insider.com computation estimates earnings of 20 cents per share for the fiscal year ending December 2023, with a PE of 12.8 times the current year’s earnings based on the price of $2.56, the stock traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market. The PE ratio compares with an average of 10.9 for the Junior Market but less than 19.5 times the top 9 stocks. Net asset value ended the period at 38 cents, with the stock selling at 6.6 times book value.

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Trading value plunged on JSE USD Market

October 26, 2023 by

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 13 percent, valued 98 percent less than on Wednesday, resulting in six securities being traded, compared to seven on Wednesday with the price of just one rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 218,678 shares were traded for US$7,411 compared with 194,347 units at US$314,203 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 36,446 units at US$1,235 compared with 27,764 shares at US$44,886 on Wednesday, with trading for the month to date averaging 51,979 shares at US$4,725 compared with 52,850 units at US$4,921 on the previous day. September ended with an average of 73,281 units for US$5,102.
The US Denominated Equities Index climbed 0.77 points to end trading at 225.60.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.5. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share dipped 0.49 of one cent to end at 4.37 US cents with a transfer of 1,425 shares, Productive Business Solutions ended at US$1.55, with 15 stocks crossing the exchange, Proven Investments closed at 14.6 US cents with trading of 29,102 units, Sterling Investments declined 0.1 of a cent in closing at 1.6 US cents as investors exchanged 50,075 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments remained at 9 US cents after investors closed trading of 100 stock units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.01 of a cent to close at 1.62 US cents with stakeholders exchanging 137,961 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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Main Market trading drop drags index down

October 26, 2023 by

Trading activity slipped on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 36 percent and the value 4 percent lower than on Wednesday, after trading took place in 51 securities compared with 49 on Wednesday, with 20 rising, 20 declining and 11 stocks ending unchanged.
A total of 8,555,217 shares were traded for $65,664,035 compared to 13,455,754 units at $68,332,119 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 167,749 shares at $1,287,530 compared to 274,607 shares at $1,394,533 on Wednesday and month to date, an average of 232,031 units at $1,437,586, compared with 235,545 units at $1,445,789 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 3.87 million shares for 45.2 percent of total volume, followed by Wisynco Group with 1.36 million units for 15.9 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 980,131 units for 11.5 percent of market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dipped 951.42 points to settle at 346,651.73, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,727.61 points to 311,809.96 and the JSE Financial Index fell 0.17 points to close at 68.48.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.1. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close, Eppley dropped 75 cents and ended at $33.20 after exchanging 1,087 shares, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped 50 cents to end at $40 with traders dealing in 7,359 units, General Accident rallied 47 cents to close at $5.48 with investors dealing in 1,765 stock units. GraceKennedy shed 50 cents in closing at $72, with stakeholders exchanging 74,624 stocks, Guardian Holdings dipped $19 to $411, with 58 stocks changing hands, Jamaica Producers increased 95 cents to $19.95 after an exchange of 10,698 units. Kingston Wharves fell 45 cents and ended at $27.50 after investors traded 2,077 stock units, Margaritaville skidded $2.55 to end at $14.05, with 15 shares crossing the market, Massy Holdings lost $6 in closing at $90 with an exchange of 1,068 stocks. NCB Financial declined 90 cents to close at $63.15 with investors transferring 57,166 stock units, Pan Jamaica shed $2.50 to close at $47 after investors traded 28,177 units, Proven Investments advanced $1.23 to end at $23.74, with 2,066 shares crossing the market, Seprod skidded $1.50 and ended at $71 as investors exchanged 95 shares and Wisynco Group fell $2.26 in closing at $19.24 after a transfer of 1,359,434 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

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