Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Monday, with a 23 percent decline in the volume of stocks that were exchanged after 265 percent more US dollars changed hands than Friday, resulting in trading in seven securities, compared to six on the prior trading day with prices of two rising, one declining and four ending unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 519,135 shares for US$98,529 compared to 670,997 units at US$26,968 on Friday.
Trading averaged 74,162 stock units at US$14,076 versus 111,833 shares at US$4,495 on Friday, with a month to date average of 42,458 shares at US$5,106 compared with 40,528 units at US$4,560 on the previous day and December that ended with an average of 28,010 units for US$1,403.
The US Denominated Equities Index climbed 3.24 points to lock up trading at 250.69, with a gain of 8.5 percent for the year to date.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.7. 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 and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share ended at 5 US cents with investors swapping 995 units, Margaritaville rose 1.5 cents to end at 11.5 US cents with 17,321 stocks, crossing the market, Proven Investments ended at 13.5 US cents after investors traded 6,017 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 8.98 US cents 89 stock units passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.01 of a cent to close at 2 US cents after exchanging 418,713 shares.
In the preference segment, JMMB US8.5% preference share fell 3 cents to US$1 in trading 75,000 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments E 8.5% remained at US$11.788 after an exchange of 1,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
More gains for JSE USD Market
Tourist arrivals continue to slow
Tourist arrivals to Jamaica are up solidly for the year to November with an increase, of around 20 percent, but the rate of growth has slowed considerably since April with an increase in stopover arrivals of 14 percent compared with 28 percent in March and 44 percent for the first quarter. By July the rate of growth dropped to 12 percent for the month as growth starts returning to more sustainable levels.
Recent data emanating out of Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay shows 403,600 passengers being handled in November, 7.3 percent more than the 376,100 handled in November 2022, with the pace of growth down from 10.3 percent in October and the Kingston Airport processing 123,000 passengers, 6.6 percent fewer than the 131,700 handled in November 2022. Passenger activity in Kingston declined for a third consecutive month with October down 8.9 percent compared with October 2022.
For the first eleven months of 2023, the Montego Bay Airport processed 20.4 percent more passengers, with 3,918,900 being handled in 2022 moving to 4,716,800 in 2023. Total passenger movements grew by 13.5 percent at the Norman Manley International Airport from 1,402,300 in 2022 to 1,592,000 in the first eleven months of 2023.
Drop in Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange
Trading activity dropped on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, resulting in the trading of 22 securities up from 18 on Friday, with seven stocks rising, eight declining and seven remaining unchanged after a 50 percent drop in the volume of stocks traded and a 43 percent plunge in compared to Friday
Investors exchanged 246,017 shares for $2,554,120 down from 487,619 stock units at $4,456,955 on Friday.
An average of 11,183 stock units were traded at $116,096 compared to 27,090 shares at $247,609 on Friday, with trading month to date averaging 18,341 shares at $175,279 compared with an average trade for November of 19,241 shares at $227,402.
The Composite Index declined 7.80 points to 1,179.50, the All T&T Index lost 5.77 points to wrap up trading at 1,789.41, the SME Index remained unchanged at 80.00 and the Cross-Listed Index dropped 1.40 points to conclude trading at 73.74.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s increased 49 cents in closing at $68.50, with 3,340 units crossing the market, Angostura Holdings ended at $21.50 with a transfer of 13 stocks, Ansa McAl lost $1.90 to end at $54 after 200 shares were exchanged. Ansa Merchant Bank climbed 61 cents to $43.50 in trading 3,092 stocks, Calypso Macro Investment Fund slipped 1 cent to $22.75 in an exchange of 227 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15, with investors trading 20 stock units. First Citizens Group popped 2 cents to $49.27 with trading in 10,244 units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $7 with traders dealing in 8,759 stocks, GraceKennedy rallied 4 cents to $4.05 after an exchange of 88,315 units. Guardian Holdings fell 10 cents to $18 with investors dealing in 6,124 shares, JMMB Group dipped 4 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.30, with 2,966 stock units crossing the exchange, L.J. Williams B share ended at $2.26 in switching ownership of 1,025 stocks. Massy Holdings popped 1 cent to close at $4.45 after a transfer of 60,031 units, National Enterprises skidded 4 cents in closing at $3.50 with stakeholders exchanging 21,279 stocks, National Flour Mills declined 3 cents to end at $1.72 after 836 shares passed through the market. NCB Financial gained 6 cents in closing at $2.91 in an exchange of 26,360 stock units, Prestige Holdings advanced 80 cents to $9.50 with investors transferring 239 shares, Republic Financial dipped 24 cents to $120 after an exchange of 4,560 stocks. Scotiabank ended at $70 with shareholders swapping 1,532 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL remained at $10.50 as investors traded 6,081 stocks, Unilever Caribbean ended at $11.29, with 253 shares changing hands and West Indian Tobacco lost 26 cents to close at $9.25 with an exchange of 521 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE shares tumble to open October
The Markets gave back quite a lot of Friday’s headed gains as trading commenced for October with the Junior Market to the JSE Main Market indices declining sharply but the JSE USD Market Index rose.
At close, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 3,243.01 points to close trading at 338,145.95, the All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 3,568.87 points to finish at 352,223.23, the JSE Main Index fell 2,970.48 points to settle at 324,071.95, the Junior Market Index dived 51.88 points to end trading at 3,907.46 after Fosrich and Fesco dropped back from the late close surge in price on Friday and the JSE USD Market Index shed 2.50 points to settle at 256.33.
At the close, investors traded 25,939,993 shares in all three markets, down sharply from 50,931,729 stock units on Friday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets amounted to $118.24 million, down from $256.86 million on Friday. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 266,503 shares for US$6,378compared with 2,780,944 units at US$60,312 on Friday.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share advanced $1 to end at $1,215.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 21 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.1 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report 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 successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. 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.
Trading up on JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 128 percent valued 23 percent more than on Monday, resulting in trading in nine securities, similar to Monday and ended with prices of two rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.
Overall, 401,339 shares were traded, for US$48,561 compared to 175,984 units at US$39,421 on Monday.
Trading averaged 44,593 units at US$5,396, versus 19,554 shares at US$4,380 on Monday, with a month to date average of 47,869 shares at US$3,999 compared to 48,101 units at US$3,900 on the previous day, down from August with an average of 57,291 units for US$4,251.
The US Denominated Equities Index dropped 3.66 points to undefined 254.00.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.4 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, First Rock Real Estate USD share fell 0.2 of a cent to end at 5.8 US cents with shareholders swapping 9,526 shares, Margaritaville rose 3.02 cents to close at 14.02 US cents in an exchange of just one stock unit, Proven Investments advanced 0.5 of a cent to 14 US cents with an exchange of 325,066 units. Sterling Investments remained at 1.9 US cents with investors dealing in 5,408 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 9.07 US cents in switching ownership of 90 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 10 US cents after 81 units crossed the exchange and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.07 of a cent to end at 1.62 US cents with traders dealing in 60,714 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6%lost 7.27 cents and ended at US$1 in an exchange of 395 shares and Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share ended at US$12 after 58 shares were traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market gains, Main Market falters
The Junior Market rose for a second day in a row but remained below the close for August while the Main and the JSE USD Market fell on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Tuesday, with the value of stocks traded rising above Monday’s levels accompanied by a fall in the volume of stocks traded.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,567.18 points to finish trading at 335,914.48, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 512.67 points to 355,125.22, the JSE Main Index dropped 1,935.10 points to 321,763.77, the Junior Market Index popped 26.05 points to 3,898.55 while the JSE USD Market Index fell 2.20 points to end at 243.25.
Trading of Preference shares ended, with Jamaica Public Service 7% preference share dropping $12 to $41.
At the close, investors traded 6,987,843 shares in markets, down from 9,618,088 stocks on Monday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets was $56.7 million, up from $53.06 million on Monday. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 195,527 shares for US$19,350 from 193,702 units at US$30,250 on Monday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 17 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.4 times for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It shows companies 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 successfully navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market. 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.