Stocks ended a mixed week with the Main Market adding a few hundred points or less than 0.2 percent and the Junior Market declining 1.6 percent for the week following a fall of half of one percent in the previous week, resulting in mostly price gains in the Main Market and the Junior Market with losers edging out winners as the ICTOP10 gets 3 new listings.
Only three stocks rose and six declined in the Junior Market ICTOP10 during the week. The Main Market ICTOP10 ended with six stocks gaining and just two declining. The All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, had one change, with Jamaica Broilers replacing Caribbean Cream. Guardian Holdings with the potential to gain 436 percent continues to hold the number one spot in the market with 138 Student Living at number 2 in the All JSE ICTOP10. Elite Diagnostics holds the number one spot in the Junior Market TOP10 followed by Express Catering.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, Caribbean Flavours jumped 17 percent to $1.41 Access Financial and Jamaican Teas rose 4 percent to $17.70 and $2.15 respectively. Caribbean Cream fell 14 percent to $2.77, Elite Diagnostics slipped 5 percent to $1.79, while AMG Packaging and Express Catering shed 4 percent to $3.28 and $3.11 respectively.
The Main Market ICTOP10 Berger Paints added 13 percent to close at $8.34, Caribbean Producers and Scotia Group rose 6 percent to close at $9 and $55, Key Insurance and QWI Investments propped 5 percent to $2.30 and 90 cents respectively.
Jamaica Broilers dropped 9 percent in the week and returned to the Main Market ICTOP10, replacing JMMB Group and the Junior Market ICTOP10 listings, Caribbean Cream and Image Plus released lower results than expected for the November quarter, resulting in earnings downgrades for both, with them dropping out of the TOP10 and were replaced by Limners & Bards and Lumber Depot.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 sits at just 5.6, well below the market average of 14.4 and the Junior Market TOP10 stands at 9.1, more than half of the market, with an average of 13.3.
Based on the earnings projected estimates for 2024, the Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 273 percent by May 2025, providing better values than the Junior Market, projected to achieve a 151 percent increase for the same time.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, there are 14 stocks with the highest values representing 27 percent of the Main Market, with PEs between 15 to 105, with an average of 29 and 21 excluding the highest PE ratios and a PE of 24 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 19 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 14 stocks, 29 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 31 with an average of 21 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on their 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 on or around May 2025 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.
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Just two stocks fell and 8 rose in the Junior Market ICTOP10 during the week, reversing last week’s adverse movement of just two rising and 8 falling. The performance of the Main Market ICTOP10 resulted in three stocks gaining while four declined. The All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, had two changes. JMMB Group returns to the All JSETOP10 following a week’s absence along with Caribbean Producers, replacing the Junior Market, Access Financial and AMG Packaging. 
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Berger Paints shed 14 percent to close at $7.36, Key Insurance dropped 10 percent to $2.20, Caribbean Producers and Scotia Group lost 5 percent to $8.50 and $52 respectively.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 12 stocks, 25 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 32 with an average of 21 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
The week’s movement resulted in just two stocks rising and 8 falling, with five suffering big losses in the Junior Market ICTOP10. The performance of the Main Market ICTOP10 was in sharp contrast to the Junior Market, as five stocks gained and only two declined. The All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, had two changes. Key Insurance returns to the All JSETOP10 following a week’s absence and Access Financial returns, replacing JMMB Group and Pulse Investments, with earnings for both revised downward, following the release of September results.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10, Iron Rock Insurance was the only stock with a noteable gain, with the price rising 19 percent to $4.29. Lumber Depot dropped 22 percent to $2.08, Caribbean Flavours dived 14 percent to end trading at $1.20, Caribbean Assurance shed 13 percent to end at 2.51 and Express Catering fell 11 percent to $3.01.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at just 5.6, well below the market average of 14.9 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.5, more than half of the market, with an average of 13.
The JSE Composite Index rose 10,029 points for a 3.11 percent gain for the week and 1.8 percent for the year to date, as the market takes on a more bullish tone, ahead of the close for the year.
After dropping out of the Junior Market ICTOP10 last week, Image Plus returns, replacing Knutsford Express.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 12 stocks, 25 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 33 with an average of 22 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
The week’s movement resulted in just one stock rising and seven falling in the Junior Market ICTOP10. In contrast to the Junior Market, only two stocks declined the Main Market TOP10 and six gained. The All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, has Guardian Holdings with the potential to rise 433 percent taking back the number one spot from Pulse Investments that held it last week and ended with the price jumping sharply, reducing its potential gains to 335 percent from 500 percent last week. Caribbean Cream replaced NCB Financial in the All JSE TOP10.
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Pulse Investments recovering from a sharp fall in the previous week, jumped a solid 38 percent to $1.38, Key Insurance gained 8 percent after ending at $2.15, 138 Student Living gained 6 percent to close at $4.27 followed by Margaritaville and Scotia Group up 4 percent to $12.50 and $53.89 respectively. Berger Paints fell 10 percent to $7.01.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 13 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 31 with an average of 21 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
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Net foreign currency activities generated revenues of $2.48 billion up 9.5 percent from $2.27 billion in the comparative period in 2023 and for the year, revenues rose 6.4 percent of $9.3 Billion versus $8.75 billion in 2023.
Staff cost fell 10 percent in the last quarter to $2.92 billion from $3.24 billion in 2023 and rose 6.3 percent to $11.8 billion in the current year from $11.1 billion last year. Other operating expenses rose 4.2 percent to $3.1 billion in the quarter from $2.99 billion in 2023 and increased 4.6 percent in the year to $13.24 billion from $12.66 billion in the prior year. Tax on assets rose 13 percent to $1.55 from $1.376 billion in 2023. Taxation rose 16 percent to $9.55 billion, for the year from $8.2 billion in 2023.
The week’s movement resulted in four stocks gaining and four falling in the Junior Market ICTOP10. Two stocks rose and five declined in the Main Market TOP10. In the All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, Pulse Investments, with the potential to gain 500 percent, took over the number one position in all markets from Guardian Holdings with potential gains of 433 percent.
The stock entered the All JSE TOP10 based on projected 2025 earnings and the Main Market list, with Margaritaville entering following the fallout of General Accident and AMG Packaging. Coming into the Junior Market ICTOP10 are Image Plus and Knutsford Express and falling out are Jamaican Teas and Caribbean Flavours.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 13 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 31 with an average of 21 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
$52.90, with investors trading 41,710 of the shares, following Tuesday’s price hike of $3.99 with the stock trading then at a 52 weeks’ high of $49.99, after investors traded 161,674 shares. 
Four stocks gained and five fell in the Junior Market TOP10 and the Main Market TOP10 had only one stock gaining and 8 declined.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 4.8, well below the market average of 14.4 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.6, more than half the market, with an average of 12.9.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always 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.
Against the above developments, just two stocks recorded gains and 5 fell in the Junior Market TOP10 and in the Main Market TOP10, only 3 stocks gained and 5 declined.
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Guardian Holdings climbed 4 percent to $315 and JMMB Group also gained 4 percent to $22.50. Pulse Investments dropped 11 percent to $1.16 and Berger Paints declined 9 percent to $7.80, 138 Student Living gave up 5 percent to close at $4.10 and VM Investments lost 4 percent in closing at $2.49.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 14 stocks, 29 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 32 with an average of 20 and a PE of 17 for half of the market with the highest PEs.