The old stock market adage of sell in May and go away continued to influence the market this past week, helped by funds tied up in the Dolla Financial IPO, but most investors should get full refunds early this coming week, as well as the likelihood of the trading commencing in the stock in the latter part of the week.
The week ended with three new listings in the TOP10, as declining stocks dominated the Junior and Main Market.
In the Junior Market, the only worthwhile gain was a 14 percent rise by Paramount Trading to $2. Access Financial shed 6 percent to close at $20.45, stocks that declined by 5 percent each are Lasco Financial to $3.43, Jetcon Corporation to $1.26 and Medical Disposables to $7.45.
For the TOP10 Main Market stocks, Caribbean Cement gained 7 percent to $70 after the company reported a proposed $1.50 dividend payment in August. VM Investments lost 10 percent to $5.30, Berger Paints slipped 3 percent to $11, JMMB Group down 5 percent to $42 and Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 5 percent to $14.11.
Lasco Distributors and Paramount Trading dropped out of the Junior Market TOP10. They were replaced by Dolphin Cove, with the price dropping to $15.40 and Stationery and Office Supplies (SOS).
SOS got an earnings upgrade to $1.70, with first quarter revenues 24 percent ahead of 2019, the previous best quarter before the negative impact of Covid-19, with the full reopening of the economy after, suggesting revenues should be running even further ahead of 2019 for the second quarter onwards. 
Dolphin Cove is benefitting from a resurgence in the tourism industry that is delivering increased revenues compared to 2021. The increased income and cost reduction contribute to a substantial profit increase that will carry over into the first half of 2023. It will enjoy increased revenues since the tourism recovery was not at full force in the first half of this year.
In the Main Market, Caribbean Producers is back, with upgraded earnings for the fiscal year to June 2023 of $2.30 per share that will flow from increased earnings for the year starting in July as it benefits from the recovery in the tourism sectors from which the bulk of its revenues is earned. QWI Investments has dropped out of the ten.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 ends the week at 6.2, well below the market average of 14.6, while the Junior Market PE for the Top 10, is 6 versus the market at 12.9. The Junior Market TOP10 is projected to gain an average of 235 percent to May 2023 and the Main Market 228 percent.
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IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns up to the end of May 2023. They are 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, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
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