Things seem to be looking up at financially challenged C2W Music. The company reports profit of US$42,573 for the 2016, a major improvement over the years of losses since it listed on the Junior Market of the Stock Exchange a few years ago. In 2015 the company lost US$18,510.
Profit arose from fees and royalties amounting to US$$40,569, up from US$7,048 in 2015 and other income of US$26,180 compared to US$14,476 in 2015. Operating and administrative expense declined to US$17,849 almost half of the US$33,693 incurred in 2015. Cost was cut in bad debts to zero from $3,517 in 2015, drop in depreciation and amortization from $8,759 to $423 and travel expenses was wiped out in 2016 compared to $6,577 in 2015 but development and song writing expenses added $13,275 versus a credit of $4,440 in 2015.
The company ended with cash at bank of US$42,728, up from $21,417 at the end of 2015. Shareholders’ equity moved up to US$67,114 from US$24,541, Current liabilities stood at US$190,062 versus US$173,012 in 2015, including loans of $89,312. Current assets are much less than liabilities with only US$44,140 in this category.
If the 2016 results is anything to go by, the stocks is worth watching but the company’s auditors, Baker Tilly Strachan Lafayette, in their report made a number of observation about the contents of the financial report, “We were unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence about the completeness of royalty income due to the inability of the external monitoring agencies to properly document the company’s repertoire of works with their current technological systems. Additionally, due to difficulties with the systems of performing rights societies in the region and the reporting by them to the company, we were unable to determine completeness of sub-publishing revenues. Accordingly, we were unable to determine whether any adjustments to the amounts recorded were necessary.”
“Further, the company derives a portion of its income from sponsorship which cannot be controlled until they are recorded in the accounting records and are, therefore, not susceptible to independent audit verification. Accordingly, we were unable to satisfy ourselves as to the completeness of the contributions recorded.”
“It has been established that the Performing Rights Societies of the Caribbean legally owes C2W Music publishing and sub-publishing, royalties for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, and are working to rectify systems issues so such royalties could be identified and paid. In addition, the company has moved into a 360 all Rights revenue model which will increase revenues based on numerous other revenue streams other than music publishing revenue, which was previously the Company’s primary source of revenue. The expectations are that the company will generate adequate cash flows and profitability to allow the company to continue in operational existence in the foreseeable future. On this basis, the Directors have maintained the going concern assumption in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Profit for C2W Music
JSE majors climbed at week end
Scotia Investments traded 2 million sahres on Friday.
Trading ended in main market with 2,910,852 units valued at $97,817,290 compared to 12,546,567 units valued at $314,956,099 at the close on Thursday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for a mere 250 units valued at US$75.
The All Jamaica Composite Index gained 1,335.21 points to close at 250,770.85 the JSE Market Index advanced 1,216.53 points to finish at 228,480.66 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 2.74 points to close at 219.00.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 116,434 units valued at $3,912,692 per security compared to an average of 238,986 units and $466,995 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date ended at 454,388 units and $5,508,794 versus an average of 464,688 units and $5,641,802 on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.In market activity, Berger Paints lost 48 cents and closed at $13.52, in trading 45,730 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.40, gaining 4 cents with trades of 69,032 shares, Caribbean Cement traded 80,949 units at $32. Carreras closed at $75, with gains of 99 cents, exchanging 324 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $44.50, with 46,392 units changing hands, Jamaica Broilers closed 11 cents lower at $16.80 trading 15,649 shares, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.50, exchanging 950 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange gained 55 cents to close at $8.50, with an exchange of 17,958 shares. JMMB Group closed 70 cents higher at $19.70, trading 28,174 units, Kingston Wharves gained 49 cents to close at $31.50 trading 6,650 units, Mayberry Investments closed at $4.75, with gains of 20 cents, exchanging 8,500 shares, NCB Financial Group traded at $65, with 45,850 shares changing hands,
1834 Investments gained 2 cents to close at $1.50, with an exchange of 65,558 shares, 138 Student Living lost 3 cents, closing at $4.46 with 938 units traded, Pan Jamaican closed 35 cents lower to $34.65 trading 84,581 shares. Radio Jamaica gained 3 cents to close at $1.79 with trades of 9,565 shares, Sagicor Group gained 20 cents and closed at $33.50, trading 177,474 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.05, with 37,732 shares being exchanged, Salada closed 40 cents lower to 52 weeks’ low of $6.50, with 3,870 shares changing hands, Scotia Group closed at $41, with a loss of 90 cents, exchanging 106,302 units, Scotia Investments closed 7 cents higher at $37.08 trading 2,000,000 shares, Sterling Investments gained 15 cents to close at $17.15 with trades of 1,180 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.38, gaining 27 cents in swapping 55,750 shares. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents, trading 250 ordinary shares, JMMB Group 7.25% preference share closed at $1.50 with 994 units changing hands and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share closed at $1.05 with trades of 750 units.
Lasco’s big trade – Friday
Lasco’s ICool drinks.
On Thursday 4,322,025 units valued at over $20,003,894 that were traded. At the close, on Friday, 17 securities changed hands, with 7 advancing and 7 declining, compared to 23 on Thursday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 6,180,830 units for an average value of $31,221,780 traded, compared to 187,914 units for an average value of $869,735 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 640,744 units and $3,511,758. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 214,583 units and $1,380,218. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 4 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 4 ending with lower offers, than their last traded price.
At the close of the market on Thursday, AMG Packaging rose 40 cents to close at $5.50 with 15,377 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers traded 209 shares and rose 40 cents to close at $20.50, Caribbean Cream lost 40 cents in trading 6,375 units to end at $7.50, Caribbean Producers rose 1 cent and ended at $3.75 with 14,369 shares trading, Derrimon Trading lost 30 cents and ended at $8.20 with 30,045 shares trading, Honey Bun had 6,129 shares changing hands, to close with a fall of 25 cents at $7.25, Iron Rock Insurance ended at $3 with 19,769 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas gained 50 cents trading 201,800 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5, 
after the stock was split 2 for 1 last week, Jetcon Corporation rose 74 cents to end at $12.84 with 34,483 shares trading, Key Insurance traded 27,977 units to close at $3.05, Knutsford Express closed trading with 8,026 shares at $41, Lasco Distributors gained 49 cents and ended with 2,083,974 units trading at $7.29, Lasco Financial lost 9 cents and ended with 23,367 shares changing hands at $4.16, Lasco Manufacturing gained 75 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.75, Main Event dropped 80 cents trading 22,768 shares to close at $5.40, Paramount Trading dropped 45 cents and closed at $3 with 6,000 units trading and tTech lost 20 cent, trading 10,163 shares to end at $7.30.
TTSE still consolidating
Trading volume picked up in trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday from Thursday’s low level but the value of stocks traded ended up just slightly lower as the number of securities rose.
Market activity resulted in 17 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Thursday with 5 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 10 holding firm. Trading closed with an exchange of 229,684 shares valued at $1,612,238 compared to Thursday’s 70,937 shares valued at $1,807,695.
The Composite Index gained 1.71 points to 1,233.30, the All T&T Index advanced 8.77 points to 1,802.33 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.74 points to close at 89.13.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 10 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| Angostura Holdings gained 10 cents to close at $15 exchanging 5,000 units, Clico Investment closed at $22.51, with a 1 cent gain, trading 1,000 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.45, gaining 45 cents with an exchange of 20,186 shares valued at $311,597. National Enterprises traded 49 cents higher to close at $10.50, with 1,038 shares changing hands and Readymix closed at $12.62, gaining 12 cents in the process with 600 units trading.
Losses| First Caribbean International Bank 
closed at $8.60, with a loss of 15 cents exchanging 11,851 shares and Sagicor Financial lost 10 cents to close at $9, with 10,494 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 trading 650 units, First Citizens traded 590 shares at $32, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.70 with trades of 135,978 units valued at $367,141, JMMB Group exchanged 31,617 shares at $1.31, National Flour Mills closed at $2.56 with an exchange of 520 shares. Scotia Investments traded 1,955 units at $2.70, Scotiabank exchanged 7,027 shares at $58 valued at $407,816, Trinidad Cement held firm at $4.22 with just 10 shares changing hands. Trinidad & Tobago NGL was unchanged at $22 trading 430 shares and West Indian Tobacco closed at $127 with 738 units traded.
Junior Market jumps
Main Event hits new high on Thursday.
The Junior Market activity remained at elevated levels on Thursday with both volume and values being just below Wednesday’s levels. Market index jumped 59.04 points, to end at 3,075.25.
Trading resulted in 4,322,025 units valued at over $20,003,894 passing through the market, compared to 5,247,482 units valued at $20,969,571 that were traded on Wednesday. At the close, with 23 securities changing hands, with 13 advancing and 4 declining compared to 20 on Wednesday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average of 187,914 units for an average value of $869,735 traded, compared to 262,374 units for an average value of $1,048,479 on the previous trading day. The average volume and value for the month to date are 214,583 units and $1,380,218. The average volume and value for the month to the previous trading day ended at 216,806 units and $1,422,759. The average volume and value for March was 137,459 units and $1,313,411.
Trading ended with 3 stocks having bids higher than their last sale prices and 3 ending with lower offers, than their last traded price.
At the close of the market on Thursday, Access Financial Services climbed $2 to $37 in trading 120 units, AMG Packaging rose 10 cents to close at $5.10 with 29,000 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 868 units changing hands at $35, Cargo Handlers traded 380 shares at $20.10, Caribbean Cream gained 10 cents in trading 4,000 units to end at $7.90, Caribbean Producers lost 1 cent and ended at $3.74 with 1,400 shares trading, Consolidated Corporation traded 20,300 shares to end at $2.80 after falling 6 cents, C2W Music gained 7 cents in closing trading with 36,145 units at 37 cents, Dolphin Cove ended at $20.06 with 8,388 shares trading, General Accident gained 10 cents and closed trading with 1,412,648 shares at $3.40, Honey Bun had 6,098 shares changing hands, to close at $7.50, Jamaican Teas gained 75 cents in trading 52,407 shares to close at $4.50, after the stock was split 2 for 1 last week, 
Jetcon Corporation rose 10 cents to end at $12.10 with 210,457 shares traded, Key Insurance traded 195,450 units to close with a gain of 5 cents at $3.05, KLE Group ended at $2.80 with 101,871 shares changing hands after rising by 30 cents, Knutsford Express closed trading with 3,110 shares at $41, Lasco Distributors ended with 404,843 units trading at $6.80, Lasco Financial rose 5 cents and ended with 40,530 shares changing hands at $4.25, Lasco Manufacturing gained 5 cents to close with 636,494 units changing hands at $5, Main Event rose 60 cents trading 215,516 shares to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.20 after trading as high as $6.50,Medical Disposablesrose 70 cents and closed trading with 119,000 shares at $6.70, Paramount Trading lost 5 cents and closed at $3.45 with 20,000 units trading and Sweet River lost 1 cent, trading 803,000 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.49.
Stocks rise 2 for every 1 falling -Thursday
Sagicor Group traded 2.2 million shares on Thursday.
Trading levels in main market ended at 12,546,567 units valued at $314,956,099 compared to 3,999,238 units valued at $59,651,337 at the close on Wednesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 133,258 units valued at US$44,491.
The All Jamaica Composite Index shed 900.51 points to close at 249,435.64 the JSE Market Index fell 820.47 points to finish at 227,264.13 and the JSE US dollar market index lost 2.74 points to close at 216.26.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
The main market ended trading with an average of 464,688 units valued at $11,665,041 for each security traded compared to an average of 159,970 units valued at $2,364,549 for each security traded, on Wednesday.
The average volume for the month to date ended at 482,551 units carrying an average value of $5,641,802 versus 484,175 units valued at $5,094,235 for each security on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.In market activity, Barita Investments rose 10 cents to close at $7.10 with trades of 1,360 units, Berger Paints closed at $14, gaining 7 cents while trading 64,890 shares, Cable and Wireless closed at $1.36, added 1 cent with an exchange of 88,650 shares, Caribbean Cement traded 30,875 units at $32. Carreras closed at $74.01, after rising 1 cent in exchanging 281,265 shares, Grace Kennedy jumped $2.50 and closed at $44.50, trading 131,680 units, Jamaica Broilers closed 11 cents higher to $16.91 with 1,514,601 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.50, with an addition of 9 cents, exchanging 133,019 shares, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 5 cents to close at $7.95, with 55,514 shares changing hands. JMMB Group closed 2 cents higher to $19, trading of 65,550 units, Kingston Wharves gained 1 cent to close at $31.01 trading 20,146 units,
Mayberry Investments lost 15 cents to close at $4.55 exchanging 1,020 shares, NCB Financial Group traded $5 lower to close at $65, with 1,133,567 shares changing hands, 1834 Investments closed at $1.48, losing 2 cents with an exchange of 3,729 shares, PanJam Investment traded 63,059 shares at $35. Portland JSX rose 20 cents, to close at $10.20, with 26,113 units being exchanged, Pulse Investments closed 5 cents higher to $8.05 trading 2,000 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 11 cents to close at $1.76 with trades of 5,567,701 shares, Sagicor Group closed at $33.30, gaining 5 cents trading 2,201,519 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.05, with 10,181 shares traded, Salada Foods closed 15 cents lower at a new 52 weeks’ low of $6.90, with 450 shares changing owners, Scotia Group closed at $41.90, with gains of $1.90 exchanging 394,502 units, Scotia Investments closed at $37.01 trading 600,000 shares, Seprod traded 21,235 units at $35, Supreme Ventures shed 4 cents and closed at $6.11, exchanging 87,164 shares. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents with trades of 126,928 ordinary shares, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% preference share lost $6.50 to close at $1,276.50 with an exchange of 45,277 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded at $1.05 with 1,500 units changing hands, and JMMB Group US 6% preference share closed at US$1.10 with trades of 6,330 units.
Republic dominates TTSE
Republic Financial Holdings had the largest value of trading on Thursday on the TTSE.
Market activity resulted in 12 securities changing hands with 3 rising, 2 declining and 7 remaining unchanged compared to 14 securities trading on Wednesday.
The Composite Index rose 0.82 points to 1,231.59, the All T&T Index gained 0.18 points to 1,793.56 and the Cross Listed Index added 0.20 points to close at 89.87.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 8 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| Grace Kennedy gained 1 cent, closing at $2.70 with 25,667 units changing hands, Scotia Investments closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.70, with gains of 20 cents trading
13,045 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL advanced 60 cents to close at $22, with an exchange of a mere 70 units.Losses| Guardian Holdings closed at $15, with a loss of 25 cents exchanging 4,754 shares, and Massy Holdings lost 3 cents to close at $51.45, with 38 shares changing owners.
Firm Trades| Agostini’s closed at $18.50 trading 5,995 units, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 1,000 shares at $40, First Citizens traded 200 shares at $32, National Enterprises closed at $10.01 with an exchange of 312 units. NCB Financial Group closed at $3.99 with trades of 5,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 13,356 shares at $101.90, valued at $1,360,982 and Scotiabank held firm at $58 with 1,500 shares changing hands.
Is C2W Music rebounding?
C2W Music is reporting profit of US$42,573 for the 2016, representing a major improvement over the years of losses since it listed on the Junior Market of the Stock Exchange a few years ago.
In 2015 the company lost US$18,510. Profit arose from fees and royalties amounting to US$$40,569, up from US$7,048 in 2015 and other income of US$26,180 compared to US$14,476 in 2015 an lower administrative cost.
Upper hand to rising stocks Wednesday
NCBFG ended a new closing high of $70 trading on the JSE on Wednesday.
Trading in the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday with 25 securities changing hands with 2 trading in the US dollar market. A total of 13 stocks advanced and 9 declined while 2 closed at a new highs and one at a 52 weeks’ low.
Trading levels in main market ended at 3,999,238 units valued at $59,651,337 compared to 4,459,136 units valued at $97,369,402 at the close on Tuesday. Trading in the US dollar market accounted for 25,143 units valued at US$23,308.
The All Jamaica Composite Index jumped 1,629.68 points to close at 250,336.15 the JSE Market Index surged 1,484.82 points to finish at 228,084.60 and the JSE US dollar market index gained 3.38 points to close at 219.00.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading in the main and US dollar markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
The main market ended trading with an average of 159,970 units valued at $2,364,549 for each security traded, compared to an average of 165,153 units valued at $3,606,274 per security on Tuesday. The average for the month to date, ended at 484,175 units valued at $5,094,235 for each security versus 516,596 units valued at $5,367,204 on the prior trading day. The average volume and value for March ended at 549,909 units and $1,379,459.
In market activity, Berger Paints closed at $13.93, with a loss of 7 cents trading 37,105 shares, 
Cable and Wireless closed at $1.35, gaining 5 cents with an exchange of 953,276 shares, and Caribbean Cement closed $2 higher to $32 with 175,355 units changing hands. Carreras closed at $74, exchanging 21,369 shares, Grace Kennedy closed at $42, losing 80 cents with trades of 254,769 units, Jamaica Broilers closed 20 cents lower to $16.80 with 170,159 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers closed at $15.41, with gains of 41 cents while exchanging 7,182 shares,Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $1 to close at $8, with an exchange of 87,363 shares. JMMB Group closed 33 cents higher at $18.98, with trades of 403,706 units, Kingston Properties traded at $15.50, losing 45 cents with 2,800 shares changing hands, Kingston Wharves closed $1 higher at $31, in trading 22,662 units, Mayberry Investments gained 20 cents to close at $4.70 exchanging 6,761 shares, NCB Financial Group traded $5 higher to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $70, with 36,393 shares changing hands, 1834 Investments closed at $1.50, with an exchange of 12,748 shares, 
138 Student Living closed at $4.49 with 6,012 units traded, infrequent traderPalace Amusement advanced $30, to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $230 while exchanging just 100 units, Pan Jamaican closed at $35, while gaining 34 cents with 21,503 shares changing hands. Radio Jamaica gained 5 cents to close at $1.65 with trades of 25,081 shares, Sagicor Group gained 20 cents to close at $33.25, while trading 511,828 shares, Sagicor Real Estate Fund closed at $10.05, with 1,472 shares traded, Salada Foods closed 95 cents lower, to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.05, with 1,000 shares changing owners, Scotia Group lost $1.50 and closed at $40, exchanging 149,444 units, Supreme Ventures closed at $6.15, while losing 23 cents and trading 2,373 shares. Proven Investments closed at 30 US cents, exchanging 5,437 ordinary shares, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share lost 1 cent to close at $1.80 with an exchange of 130,597 units, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 5 cents lower, closing at $1.05 with 958,180 units changing hands, and JMMB Group US 6% preference share rose 2 cents and closed at US$1.10 with trades of 19,706 units.
60% of trading for Trinidad Cement
Trinidad Cement closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Friday.
At the close 14 securities changed hands with 3 trading higher 4 declining and 7 trading unchanged compared to 13 trading on Tuesday. A total of 583,316 shares traded at a value of $3,038,295 compared to Tuesday’s 262,613 shares valued at $6,532,372.
The Composite Index declined 1.13 points to 1,230.77, the All T&T Index dropped by 6.54 points to 1,793.38 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.59 points to close at 89.67.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 7 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| JMMB Group gained 1 cent to close at $1.31 exchanging 115,911 units, NCB Financial Group advanced 10 cents to $3.99 trading 2,480 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $4.22, gaining 2 cents with an exchange of 440,340 units valued at $1,857,749.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 1 cent to close at $22.50 trading 7,444 shares,
Massy Holdings was down 2 cents, closing at $51.48 with 3,000 shares changing owners, Grace Kennedy closed at $2.69, losing 1 cent exchanging 333 units and National Enterprises fell 59 cents to close at $10.01 with trades of 500 shares.Firm Trades| Ansa McAL closed at $66.50 trading 1,571 units, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanged 1,000 shares at $40, National Flour Mills closed at $2.56 with an exchange of 431 units. Republic Financial Holdings exchanged 3,524 shares at $101.90 valued at $359,096, Sagicor Financial held firm at $9.10 trading 2,161 shares, Scotiabank was unchanged at $58 trading 1,851 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $21.40 exchanging 2,770 shares.
