Medical Disposables, OK not great

Companies are beating a hasty push to get listed ahead of the change in tax regime for junior market companies. The latest to do so is Medical Disposables & Supply Limited that hits the road with the opening of its IPO on December 13.

The Company invites Applications for up to 63,157,895 Shares in the Invitation. All Shares, including the Reserved Shares, are priced at $1.83 per Share. The Invitation will open at 9:00 a.m. on the Opening Date, Friday 13 December 2013 and will close at 4:00 p.m. on the Closing Date, Friday 20 December 2013. There are 18,096,060 Reserved Shares in the Invitation that are initially reserved for Priority Application from Staff and Key Partners 5,464,481 and Mayberry Clients 12,631,579.

Minimum fundraising | The minimum amount which, in the opinion of the Directors, must be received by the Company is $96.5 million. The offer looks interesting as there should be some initial price gains after listing even though not much is known of the company by the wider public.

Medical DisposablesCross150x150Profits | The unaudited results for the first 7 months of the Company’s current financial year to October 2013, show an 18 percent increase in revenues over the same period in the prior year, increasing to $508 million. The Profit before tax outturn was $42 million, a 127 percent increase over the same period in 2012. This puts pretax earnings around 35 cents per share with 200 million shares outstanding and a PE of 5.3 times current year’s earnings. Adjusting for tax for the period before going public, the PE ratio is around 7 times but by the following year with all the profit being tax free the PE would drop to around 5 assuming earnings are basically flat that could result in a price appreciation in 2014 around 40-50 percent.

The new shares are likely to create some dilution in per share earnings initially, as the rate of return on equity is likely to be around 37 percent for the year ending March 2014. Paying off loans, which is one of the objectives for the funds being raised, will yield a lower return on the fresh capital.

Profit before tax declined by $11.8 million in financial year 2010. The Directors consider that the Company began to realise the benefits of an expansion that was executed, as well as its new pharmaceutical distribution relationships, in financial years 2011 and 2012 when Profit before tax increased by $23.5 million moving from $7.4 million to $31 million and $19 million to $50 million in 2012.

Revenues | Revenues moved from $289 million in 2010 to $506 million in 2011, a 75 percent increase and to $724 million in financial year 2012 and increase over 2011 of 43 percent. The rate of growth in sales has slowed and profit growth is also likely to slow down. The company needs strong and sustainable growth levels to justify investors picking these shares ahead of others that are better valued currently. From all indications based on the comparative valuation of other listed stocks, investors are likely to have to wait on the market rally to deliver above average growth in the stock price in the medium term.

Finances | High receivables of $186 million, just under 3 months of sales and inventories are spots of bother resulting in high borrowings of $153 million as of March, versus shareholders’ equity of $152 million.

Medical Disposables280x150FREEThe company | The Company is a distributor of pharmaceutical products and disposable medical supplies. When it began trading, the it specialised in medical and hospital supplies and disposable items, such as surgical masks, gloves, tubes, gauze, and adhesive and other bandages. Over the years it expanded into the distribution of pharmaceuticals and health and personal care items and other consumer goods. The Company is a co-distributor of the GlaxoSmithKline Jamaica, Dr. Reddy’s, and Bunny’s pharmaceutical and healthcare product lines. It also distributes general consumer items inclusive of complementary beauty, personal care and household products. In that regard, the Company is a sub distributor for Cari-Med Limited, Kirk Distributors Limited, Consumer Brands Limited, and Smith Russell and Company Limited, among others.

The Company is centrally located in a commercial complex in the mid-town industrial area of Kingston. It currently services over 1,100 customers across the island, including pharmacies, hospitals, medical practitioners, health centres, radiology units, nursing homes, medical laboratories, clinics, health food stores, bakeries, hotels, commercial institutions, schools, spas, sports teams and walk-in customers.

Directors | The Company was founded by the Boothe family 15 years ago in Kingston. Myrtis Boothe, Managing Director, provides the Company with its strategic direction and has than 20 years of sales and distribution experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

The directorship includes, Winston Boothe (Chairman), Myrtis Boothe (Chief Executive Officer), Kurt Boothe (General Manager), Nikeisha Boothe (Marketing), Dr. The Hon. Vincent M. Lawrence O.J., Dr. Dahlia McDaniel and Sandra Glasgow.

Use of proceeds | The proceeds of the offer is slated for expansion of the company’s existing product ranges, expansion into new product ranges and underserved niche markets, retirement of bank debt and directors’ loans and balances and pay for the expenses of the IPO, estimated not to exceed $9 million.

Short term gains are possible, but longer term growth and increased profits will come from the quality of management’s execution of the strategies and the maintenance of good relations with suppliers and customers. The suppliers, whom they represent, is critical as a loss of any major ones could negatively affect profitability in the short to medium term.

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Derrimon not over by much

Derrimon Trading Company, the Junior Market’s latest IPO was oversubscribed having closed on the morning the issue opened. Data released by the broker to the issue Mayberry Investments indicate that there was just a relatively small over subscription. The broker confirmed today that the company has completed all applications in respect of the Initial Public Offering.

The bases of allotment | Board Reserved Applications, Employee Reserved Applications, Mayberry Clients Reserved Application and Key Partners Reserved Applications were fully allocated and the Public pool receives the first 50,000 shares in full and amounts and approximately 77.622% were allocated for excess amounts applied for over 50,000 units.

The amount of shares that were available to the general public was only 8,568,486. The amount suggests that the level of oversubscription did not exceed 1.7 million units.

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Exponential 235m IPO share offer

Stock markets were created for the very thing that Exponential Holdings is trying to do, raise funds for a start-up operation.

The company plans to raise $479 million in an offer that opened on November 25 and is scheduled to close on December 9 of this year.  Justin Nam, the CEO, says the minimum subscription needed for the listing is 150 million shares of which the founding members will contribute 82.5 million of it.

The company started planning the IPO from 2012 and was delayed until now. Exponential has no track record and the only other start-up to come to the market, C2W Music, has been a disappointment with virtually no income since it was listed in 2012. The recent memory of the music company’s failure to perform could divert some interest from this issue. Exponential is an investment company with focus on identifying what they see as good opportunities in the global market to make money. Unlike the C2W, Exponential can make money from start with funds placed in income earning assets and low overhead cost.

Subscriptions should be for multiples of 100 Shares subject to a minimum of 2,500 Shares. 75 million Shares are reserved for the members of the Founding Team and Team Affiliates at J$2.00 each. If the Reserved Shares are not fully subscribed, they will be available for subscription by the general public.

Application has been submitted to the Board of the Jamaica Stock Exchange for the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of Exponential to be listed on the Junior Market.

ExpoBusinessmanSitingThe Company incurred certain expenses in respect of office rental, Lead Broker’s mobilization fees, office overheads and consultancy fees paid to Jaїr Minott and André Hartley and are not expected to exceed J$10 million. These expenses were paid, on behalf of the Company, by members of the Founding Team and will be discharged by issuing no more than 5,000,000 ordinary shares to them at the subscription price of J$2.00 per Share.

In addition, the Company has been incurring legal, accounting and financial advisory fees in connection with the IPO transaction contemplated by the Prospectus. It is anticipated that such costs shall not exceed J$20 million. If the IPO is successful, those expenses will be paid out of the IPO Proceeds.

The Company proposes to invest and hold up to 75% of the net IPO funds raised in equities and the remainder in fixed income securities and cash.

Operating expenses | The Company will bear normal office overheads and will pay a management fee in the form of salaries limited to two per cent (2%) per annum of the Average Net Asset Value of the Company’s investment portfolio to the Employee Group led by Justin Nam, who will manage the Company’s investment portfolio and provide all requisite administrative and management services except for accounting and internal audit services. The Founding Team, which comprises the current Directors, will be paid an annual performance fee of twenty per cent (20%) of the amount by which the Return on Opening Equity (expressed as a percentage) exceeds the Hurdle Rate (being the return of the S&P GLOBAL 1200 for the financial year.)

Exponential expects to earn income from dividends and interest paid on the shares and debt securities comprised in its investment portfolio and from trading securities comprised in the portfolio. Absent of untoward events such as market turmoil, the Company expects to deliver net profit in the region of J$62 million to its shareholders for the first full year of operations based on net interest income and other operating revenue of some J$94 million. The majority of this revenue is expected to be derived from realised capital gains on the Company’s equity portfolio, profits from private equity investments and interest income from the Company’s fixed income portfolio.

The prospectus states that each potential investment identified by the management of the Company will be subject to rigorous and careful analysis and will have to be approved by the Company’s Investment Committee before it is added to the Company’s portfolio.

A great deal of success for this company will be dependent on the individuals managing the funds and making the decisions surrounding investing and disposal of investments. The selection and appropriate timing of investing are critical components of success. Nam has a number of years experience both at Dehring Bunting & Golding and at Proven Investments.

Derrimon Trading, high risk low returns

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Derrimon Trading Company is a name not known to the vast majority of Jamaicans but that may change if the company succeeds in raising just over $150 million from a public issue of shares in December.

A cursory look at the company’s finances quickly indicates why it needs the infusion of funds; margins are low at around 10 percent and working capital is weak with the current assets ratio at 1.2:1, which is considered very weak and well below a 2:1 ratio. Unfortunately, the new capital while it will improve the ratio, will not be enough to lift it to where it should be.

Cost continues to grow sharply with Admin up 30 percent to August this year and selling and distribution up 25 percent. These compare with revenue growth of just 13 percent. Quite a bit of profit is coming from other income including investment and rental amounting to $21.8 million in 2013 and $24 million in 2012 to August and $36 million for the 2012 calendar year to December. Before interest cost, the main operations reported a $9 million profit. Admittedly, this is after making provisions for inventory loss of $18 million and doubtful debt provision of $9 million.

DerrimonSamparsBasketIn 2012, the supermarkets had gross profit around 20 percent but the distribution margin was only 7 percent and wholesale 11 percent. Revenues with low margins make up 92 percent of sales in 2012. The average number of persons employed full-time by the Company during the year was 135 (2011 – 96), while part time employees averaged 17 (2011 – 14). Cost relating to staff rose from $96.76 million in 2011 to $146.5 million an increase of 51 percent with the staff numbers going up by 38 percent.

Profits | Financial statements to August show profit of $51 million pretax and $35.7 million post tax or 18 cents per share, annualized around 25 cents. Gross profit margin is just over 10 percent for 2013 up from 8 percent in 2013 for similar period and 9.5 percent for all of 2012.

The company reports profit for 2008 to 2013 rising from $8.4 million pretax profit in 2008 to $8.1 million in 2009; $17.5 million in 2010; $36 million in 2011 and $25.3 million in 2012. While there was big foreign exchange gain in 2011 there was a big loss in 2012. Revenues have moved rapidly upwards from $807 million in 2008; it reached $1.48 billion in 2009; $2.46 billion in 2010; $3.35 billion in 2011 and $4.76 billion in 2012. The rapid rate of growth seems to have slowed in 2013 with sales of $3.756 billion to August, versus $3.32 billion for the same period in 2012, a 13 percent increase compared with 43 percent in 2012 and 36 percent in 2011.

Tax free | As a junior market prospect, profit will be tax free for 5 years if listed. Hence, the valuation should be based on pretax profits. For 2013 excluding tax, earnings would be in the order of 32 cents per share assuming no major negative development occurs in the last 4 months of the year to reduce the level of profitability. Using Lasco Distributors with a PE ratio around 7 as a guide, we would price the stock around $2 each, just about the issue price to the public. Paramount Trading may even be a better guide with a PE of 5 times earnings, which would place Derrimon stock price value at $1.80. These numbers suggest that investors should not be running for this one looking for any potential gains in the short term. At best, it will be in the future.

The 73,336,067 ordinary shares that are available will not see much going into the public’s hands with an allocation of just 8,568,486 shares. Board Reserved Shares amount to 25,693,590, which has been effectively taken up by the conversion of loans made to the Company amounting to $52.67 million. Others include Employee Reserved Shares: 4,878,049; Key Partners Reserved Shares: 12,195,122 and Mayberry Clients Reserved Shares: 22,000,820. The Invitation will open at 9:00am on Monday, 2nd December and is slated to close at 4:00pm on Monday 9th December 2013. Applications from the general public must request a minimum of 2,000 shares and be made in multiples of 1,000.

DerrimonLogocrop150x150About the company | Derrimon Trading was founded in 1998 by Derrick and Monique Cotterell. The business began to grow in earnest in 2002, when the Company was appointed as a regional co-distributor of Nestlé Jamaica for Kingston & St Andrew, St Catherine and St Thomas. In 2009, the Company acquired the business of Sampars Cash and Carry, one of the largest wholesale businesses in Kingston in order to increase the portfolio of products and to extend its market reach. More recently, the Company has introduced a line of exclusive branded products under the ‘Delect’ name. The new range includes rice, canned mackerel, tomato ketchup, vegetable oil, cornmeal and other products.

Since 2009, the Company’s operations have been based at its principal premises at 235 Marcus Garvey Drive. This location provides the Company with 100,000 square feet of warehouse facilities including cold storage over some 3.5 acres of property, which is strategically located close to both Kingston Wharves and key distribution routes to the Company’s various markets. In support of its operations, the Company engages a contracted fleet of over 60 delivery trucks to deliver the Company’s products to customers.

Use of proceeds | The company says it intends to use the proceeds of the Invitation for the following purposes:

  • Expansion of Sampars business, with further wholesale and retail outlets;
  • Enhancement of the Company’s wholesale/retail business software platform;
  • Provision of working capital support to the Company’s distribution business;
  • Retirement of a portion of the Company’s debt, including certain Directors’ loan;
  • Pay the expenses of the Invitation out of the proceeds, estimated not exceed $9.5 million.

Directors | Executive Directors: Derek Cotterell (Chairman), I. Kelly (Finance), W. Thomas (General Manager). Non-Executive Directors: Monique Cotterell, Earl. A. Richards, Alexander Williams.

A number of the directors has had several years’ experience with Grace Kennedy in the distribution business.

IC Insider outlook | At the current state of the local stock market, this one seems to be better watched from the side lines than on the field of play.

Sagicor Real Estate X Fund oversubscribed

Sagicor Real Estate X Fund, the initial public offer (IPO) of shares which started on September 24 is reported to be oversubscribed and closed on October 18, 2013, the scheduled closing date. The shares are to be listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.

The issue was for a minimum of 200 million shares with a maximum of 500,000,000 shares available for subscription in the IPO at a price of $5 each. It is unclear if the oversubscription is for the minimum amount or the initial maximum amount but the company spoke of overwhelming support for the issue.

The terms of the issue allow “removes”  for more shares to be issued in the event that applications are received for more shares than available for subscription and sale in order to satisfy all or part of the applications in excess of the 500,000,000 shares, but not exceeding a further 750,000,000 shares.

Sagicor Jamaica and PIF have indicated that they jointly intend to exercise their options to buy shares at the IPO price with a view of holding up to 80% of the issued shares of X FUND.

Related post | Sagicor offers shares in Real Estate X Fund

U tweet, but will u buy twtr?

People are at the heart of Twitter, the company’s SEC filing says. The company has achieved significant reach globally and continues to grow with more than 215 million monthly active users and more than 100 million daily active users tweeting 500 million times daily, spanning nearly every country worldwide. Anyway you cut it, Twitter is now a household name and a critical tool for millions of people all over the world. Presidents, heads of state and celebrities are users of this communication tool.

Growth in acceptance of Twitter has translated into strong and rapid revenue growth from 2011 to 2012 increasing by 198 percent to $316.9 million, while net loss declined by 38 percent to $79.4 million and adjusted EBITDA increased by 149 percent to $21 million. For the six months ended June this year, revenue increased by 107 percent to $253.6 million over the same period in 2012, net loss increased by 41 percent to $69.3 million and adjusted EBITDA increased by $20.7 million to $21.4 million.

Since inception, Twitter accumulated deficits of $418.6 million. Although revenue has grown rapidly, increasing from $28.3 million in 2010 to $316.9 million in 2012, Twitter says  that they expect that the revenue growth rate will slow in the future as a result of a variety of factors, including the gradual slowdown in the growth rate of user base. Future revenue growth will depend on, among other factors, ability to attract new users, increased user engagement and ad engagement, increased brand awareness, to compete effectively, maximize sales efforts, demonstrate a positive return on investment for advertisers, and successfully develop new products and services to expand internationally.

According to the company, “The net proceeds from the sale of our shares of our common stock by us in this offering may be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital, operating expenses and capital expenditures.” Twitter anticipates making capital expenditures in 2013 of approximately $225 million to $275 million and they may use a portion of the net proceeds to fund anticipated capital expenditures and to acquire other businesses, products, services or technologies and other working capital needs.

Sources suggest that the IPO is set to raise at least $1 billion for the company which should take place within a few weeks when the issue price would be set.

Caribbean Flavours a new IPO

Update Monday, 30th September | Mayberry Investments advised that the company has reconciled all applications in respect of Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances Initial Public Officering (IPO). There was full allotment for all reserved applications which included board of directors, staff, Mayberry Investments and Key Partner. The first 10,000 shares applied for by the public were allocated in full and balance over 10,000 units were allocated with approximately 19.355 percent of what was applied for.

Update Thursday, 26th September | Lead broker Mayberry Investments Limited announced that the initial public offering (IPO) of shares in Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances Limited (CFF) is oversubscribed and was closed at 9:01 am on Wednesday. Applications were received in excess of the $50.6 million on offer. The public will be advised of the basis of allotment by Friday, 27th September 2013.

The junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange should be welcoming its 19th listing in the form of Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances Limited (CFFL) as the company goes to market to sell up to 22,480,008 ordinary shares at j$2.25 per share. After the issue, the total number of shares will be 89,920,033 making it one of the smaller listed companies.

The company is one of the largest businesses of its kind in the English speaking Caribbean. It is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of flavourings and water soluble colourings for the food, beverage, baking, confectionery and pharmaceutical industries and is a key supplier of these products. It also manufactures and supplies fragrances used in household cleaning, body care, aroma therapy and air freshener products.

Incorporated on 23rd February 2001, its business and assets were purchased from prior owner Bush Boake Allen Jamaica Limited and is a supplier to predominantly commercial customers in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, St. Kitts, Guyana, USA and Canada. Its customers are well known names in the food and beverage business.

CaribbeanFlavours&Fragrances+tubes115pxCFFL sources essential oils and natural extracts worldwide and receives key ingredients and technical support from International Flavors & Fragrances Incorporated (IFF), responsible for more than 70 percent of the company’s supplies. IFF is a US$5 billion company listed on the NYSE and is a member of the S&P 500 Index. Lascelles deMercado is a key local supplier, providing alcohol for use in fragrance distillates and other items. Some of the supplies used are commodities with variable prices linked to world markets. The company aims not to carry more than 6 months’ stock of supplies.

CFFL has one competitor in the local market, Virginia Dare (Jamaica) Limited. In the view of the Directors, their particular business focus is on the supply of custom blended products for large local businesses and this distinguishes it from their competitor that supplies retail and smaller business clients with generic products such as bulk syrups.

Income | Revenues amounted to $193.9 million in the 2012 financial year, an 8 percent increase over the $179.4 million recorded in the prior financial year. During 2012 financial year, the company generated increased gross profit of $79.4 million versus $60.9 million in 2011 fiscal year due to increased sales of its products and higher margins of 40.95 percent, compared with 33.95 percent in the 2011 financial year.

CaribFlovoursOperating Expenses totaled $72.94 million for the 2012 financial year, a year on year increase of 24.5 percent due mainly to increased promotional activity and compensation to directors. CFFL recorded improved Profit before Taxation in for the year, which grew to $6.46 million compared to the $2.36 million for the prior year.

Revenues for the 12 month period ended June 2013 was $229.89 million, increasing 19 percent over the $193.87 million recorded for the 2012. The growth in revenue was driven by increased sales of the products in the fragrance line of the business. Gross Profit totalled $92.73 million compared to $79.39 million. Total operating expenses amounted to $60.49 million for the year, 17 percent less than the $72.94 million recorded for the year prior. This decline was due to a reduction in directors’ fees. Other Income totalling $16.80 million is due mainly to sale of property. Finance Income was $2.53 million for the year. Profit before taxation totalled $51.57 million for the latest fiscal year and net profit amounted to $40.32 million.

Assets totalled $97.52 million as at June 2013, $22.90 million less than the $120.42 million at June 2012. The decline is due to the sale of property. During the period the company reduced the amount outstanding to directors resulting in liabilities totalling $31.45 million as at June, 2013 versus $94.7 million as at the end of 2012 financial year. Shareholders’ Equity stood at $66.06 million at the end of June 2013.

Earnings per share before taxation is 46 cents putting the PE around 5 times earnings to June this year, providing room for some appreciation in the short term. The negative is that the company and its management is not well known and the number of stock in issue is small creating and illiquid situation.

The Directors anticipate a payment of an annual dividend of not less than 25 percent of the annual net profits after payment of any applicable taxes where “such profits are available for distribution, subject to the Company’s need for reinvestment of some or all of its profits from time to time in order to finance the growth of the business of the Company.”

Changes, changes, changes

Monday 23 September, 2013 | Both the Buy Rated and Market Watch lists have undergone major changes based on trading over the past week.

Buy rated additions | Grace Kennedy and Pan Jam made it to the Buy Rated list in Jamaica based on their low values while GraceKennedy, JMMB, Scotia Investments and Sagicor Finance have been added to the Buy Rated list in Trinidad based on a very low PE of 6 times 2013 earnings.

Buy rated removal | First Citizens Bank was removed based on the stock’s rise to the $35 price range and a 58% appreciation reached after listing on the Trinidad Exchange.

Market Watch | The Caribbean Flavours IPO hits the streets this week and has been added to the Market Watch list as it has the potential to generate capital appreciation after listing on the Junior Market. Cable & Wireless is added to the main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange based on the company’s reporting of the rapid addition of mobile customers. Agostini’s has been added to the Watch list of Trinidad Stocks based on its current low PE.

Related posts | PE Ratio: TCL back in focusFirst Citizens off Buy Rated listCaribbean Flavours a new IPO

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Sagicor offers shares in Real Estate X Fund

Sagicor Real Estate X Fund is offering shares in an initial public offering (IPO) which opens on September 24, 2013 and will close on October 18, 2013. The offer is subject to the right of the Company to close the Subscription List at any time without notice if subscriptions have been received for the full amount of the shares available for subscription and also subject to the right of the Company to extend the closing beyond that date. The shares are expected to be listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.

A maximum 500,000,000 shares are available for subscription in this IPO with a minimum of 100 shares and in multiples of 100 shares. In the event that subscriptions or applications are received for more shares than the number of shares available for subscription and sale in this IPO, X FUND reserves the full, unqualified and absolute right to increase the number of shares in the IPO in order to satisfy all or part of the applications in excess of the 500,000,000 shares, which are comprised in the IPO but not exceeding a further 750,000,000 shares. Sagicor Jamaica and PIF have indicated that they jointly intend to exercise their options to buy shares at the IPO price with a view of holding up to 80% of the issued shares of X FUND.

The fund will invest in Sagicor real estate unit trust which holds the following properties in the fund: The R. Danny Williams Building (formerly Sagicor Centre in New Kingston), • 63-67 Knutsford Boulevard (New Kingston) • 78a Hagley Park Road (Kingston) • Sagicor Industrial Park (Marcus Garvey Drive Kingston), • Sagicor Industrial Park (Freeport, Montego Bay) • Sagicor Montego Bay Commercial Centre (Montego Bay) • Sagicor Industrial Park (Norman Road Kingston) • Spanish Town Shopping Centre (St Catherine) • 23-25 Seymour Avenue (Kingston) • Jewel Dunn’s River (St Ann)  • Jewel Runaway Bay (St Ann) • Jewel Paradise Cove (St Ann).

SagicorRealEstFundLogo280x150The authorised capital of the Company is US$5,000,001,000. There is a Special Share which is held by Sagicor Jamaica, which the company sates is to ensure that the structure of the investment is not subverted by investors who may acquire substantial interest in the Company.

Sagicor Real Estate X Fund Limited (“X FUND”) is an International Business Company incorporated in Saint Lucia. Since its incorporation on May 31, 2011 it has not conducted any business on its own account other than to enter into certain agreements in anticipation of this IPO. The fund proposes to apply the proceeds of the IPO (“the IPO Proceeds”) to acquire other units in the Sigma Real Estate Portfolio. Pending investment of excess cash in units in the Sigma Real Estate Portfolio, the X FUND may invest in other assets including marketable securities. Thereafter the Company will carry on business as a passive investment holding company.

X Fund intends to distribute by way of dividends up to 85% of its annual net realised income.

The Articles of Incorporation of X FUND specifically authorises X FUND, from time to time, by a resolution of its directors, to issue additional shares in exchange for units in the Sigma Real Estate Portfolio. This will allow X FUND to purchase additional units from Sagicor Jamaica and/or PIF or direct from Sigma Real Estate Portfolio, without securing the approval of the shareholders in general meeting.

IC Insider call | Return on real estate in the form of income is low and growth in the value of the share price is unlikely to be rapid and may not show any growth in the short run. The fund provides a means of diversifying into the real estate market as well as in the tourism sector, but the latter can be great for a few years and not so great for some years.

This IPO is a real estate play that will not give investors the best return for their money. Investors will be buying shares at 100 percent book value with roughly a 4 percent yield in Year One. Meanwhile, the Pan Jamaican Investment Trust, which has real estate assets amounting to around 25 percent of total assets and generating a third of gross income from real estate, is selling at a huge discount to book value of $51 versus book of $78. Additionally, Pan Jamaican’s decision to invest in the new Marriott Kingston hotel, and no doubt with low interest rates, as well as other ventures into real estate developments, is likely to enhance the real estate portfolio over time. More importantly, the share price of Pan Jam stands a much greater chance of appreciation than a pure real estate fund.

The fact is that real estate does best when leveraged. Specifically, the Kingston Properties REIT is an excellent real estate play that could outperform the Sagicor Real Estate X Fund over time.

Related posts | Pan Jam profit stable | KPREIT a medium term investment

Capital market is alive!

Information gleaned by IC Insider has revealed that the capital market has been very active in Jamaica, despite the challenging economy.

Mystic Mountain, the visitor attraction located in Ocho Rios, offered $500 million of 10.50 percent preference shares in a private placement in July. The company intends to apply to the Jamaica Stock Exchange for the listing of all of the Preference Shares by way of introduction and such application will be made after the lapse of six months following the closing of the Offer. NCB Capital Markets were the brokers for the issue.

The original offer was for up to One Hundred Million ($100,000,000) at 9.75% 5 year Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares at a price of Five Dollars in Jamaican currency (J$5.00) per share with an option to extend for a further two (2) years with interest rate of 10% in year six and 10.50% in year seven. This was later upped to $500 million at 10.50 percent for all years.

CAC2000 Ltd, an engineering company specializing in applied air conditioning systems, is said to have been in the market to raise $100 million in preference shares as well. Details of the offer and the terms are not yet known to IC Insider.

Facey Commodity, a subsidiary of the Mussons Group of Companies, has raised US$2 million at 9 percent commercial paper with a duration for just over a year. This is the third trange within a six week period. The instrument has option that investors can opt to get back 90 percent of the principal after six months by giving 30 days’ notice. Interest is payable monthly. Mayberry Invesrments is the broker handling the paper.

Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) went to the market to raise $750 million between 7.25-7.50 percent but collected $1.44 billion as JMMB clients gave the issues a ringing endorsement by pumping in $1.4 billion of the amount, while the general public offered to purchase only $39 million. The issue will be listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. What has been overlooked by investors in this issue is that JMMB presently has preference shares on the market with yields of 8.50 and 8.75 percent, which is a far better deal. Similarly is the Proven Investments instrument at 8 percent, also listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.

Jamaican Teas is another company in the process of tapping the market for a bond issue to raise funds.

Related posts | JMMB share offer taken up | JMMB to raise $750M

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