Cargo Handlers’ share goodies

Cargo Handlers‘ shareholders will see a 10 to 1 stock split when they vote on the recommend stock split by directors. Stockholders will also be asked to authorize an increase in the capital of the company to 466,200,000 shares from the existing amount of 40 million units, to accommodate the split. No date has been set for the meeting to approve the split.

The shares now issued amounts to 37,465,830 units but the stock trades infrequently as very few are in the hands of the general public. The stock split is expected to enhance liquidity of the stock.
The stock last traded at $56 on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange having shot up from $46 after the announcement was made that the directors were meeting to recommend a split. There are currently ids to buy the stock between $60 and $64.01 for 10,877 units, the last offer was 919 units on at $66, at the close on Monday.
The directors declared an interim dividend of $1.35 per share to be paid on September 13, with the ex-dividend date set for August 17.
The company enjoyed a buoyant June quarter, with revenues rising 55 percent from $56 million to $87 million and for the nine months by 36 percent to $245 million from $182 million. Profit before tax rose to $53 million from $29 million in 2015 and after taxation, profit ended at $46 million from $29 million. For the nine months, profit rose from $108 million to $143 million before tax, with the 2016 results ending at $125 million after tax, there were no taxes in 2015.
Management attributes the strong growth in third quarter revenues and profit, to increased activity in the Montego Bay region and increased port activity, flowing from the conversion of the Jamaica Public Service power plant to LNG gas.
Earnings per share for the quarter ended at $1.23 and $3.32 for the nine months. Full year’s earnings should be just under $5 per share but scarcity of the stock is driving the valuation up.