Sterling Investments, the latest listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange started trading on Monday with 56 trades ranging from 100 shares to 1,000 shares for a total of 10,075 shares. All the lots sold were executed by Proven Wealth Management, and only 3 lots purchased were done by other brokers.
at the close of trading, there were no stocks being offered for sale and no bids to buy. Sterling, a St Lucia registered company, was listed by introduction, as such there were no shares issued to the general public as an initial public offering. The total number of stock listed is 4,014,547 units which is up on the amount of 3.6 million reported in the 2013 audited accounts. The stock traded just below its net asset value of $138 per share at the end of June, but at a PE ratio of around 10.
Sterling Investment reported income of $70 million and comprehensive profit of $56.7 million, including $11 million from unrealized gain on investments, for the 2013 financial year. For the six months to June this year, income amounted to $25.7 million plus gain on sale of investments of $2.8 million and $25 million in Forex gains resulting in profit of $34 million for the half year. SIL generates interest income from the securities and capital gains realized from increases in the price of the securities.
Sterling Investments trades at $134
October 13, 2014 by
