Scotia big fall bites market

Scotia Group dropped $3.93 with more than 1.1 million shares changing hands and closed at a 52 weeks’ low on Friday, on a day when rising and falling stock prices were almost even at the end of trading activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market, resulting in a drop in the market index, following a sharp fall in the volume of stocks traded as investors swapped 89 percent fewer shares with 68 percent less value than Thursday.
The market closed with trading in 52 securities, down from 53 on Thursday, and ended with 18 rising, 19 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
A total of 5,471,926 shares were traded at $103,330,08  versus 50,800,250 units at $320,174,232 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 105,229 shares for $1,987,117 compared to 958,495 units at $6,041,023 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 204,013 stocks at $1,649,801 compared to 213,386 units at $1,617,793, on the previous day. August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Scotia Group led trading with 1.16 million shares for 21.1 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.08 million units for 19.7 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Group with 970,955 units for 17.7 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 2,705.34 points to close at 346,427.98, the JSE Main Index shed 1,827.78 points to 314,347.08 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.61 points to finish at 69.74.
The Main Market closed with an average PE Ratio of 12.3. The JSE Main and USD Market PEs are based on the last traded prices and earnings projections by ICInsider.com, for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments gained 50 cents to end at $78.30 and closed with 21,219 shares being traded, Caribbean Cement dipped $1.50 to $47.50 as 4,206 stocks passed through the market, First Rock Real Estate popped $1 to close at $8.30 as investors exchanged 100 units. GraceKennedy skidded $1.15 and ended at $71.95, with 21,295 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings rose $2 in closing at $432 while exchanging 612 stocks, Jamaica Broilers dropped 65 cents to end at $31.85, with 5,122 units changing hands. Jamaica Producers declined $1.37 to close at $18.71 after 5,391 shares crossed the market, JMMB Group advanced 39 cents in closing at $28.10 with traders dealing in 13,560 stock units, Massy Holdings rallied $1.34 to end at $97.84 after the trading of 416 shares. Mayberry Jamaican Equities declined by 25 cents to $11.25 with investors exchanging 200 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy climbed $11.50 to end at $81.50 with investors trading 1,292 units, NCB Financial increased $1 to close at $67, with 7,585 stock units clearing the market. Pan Jamaica lost $4.39 to $42.01 with investors trading 550 units, Proven Investments shed 45 cents in closing at $22 after an exchange of 6,352 stock units, Salada Foods increased 25 cents and ended at $2.80 in an exchange of 8,468 stocks. Scotia Group dropped $3.93 to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $30 with investors dealing in 1,155,439 shares, but the bid of $32.01 at the close was higher than the last traded price.Seprod dipped $3.49 in closing at $66 in an exchange of 1,279 shares and Supreme Ventures popped 26 cents and ended at $27.50 as 316,047 stocks changed hands.
In the preference segment138 Student Living preference share rallied $8.50 to end at $93.48 in switching ownership of 6 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Main & JSE USD Markets drop Juniors rise

A rise of $11.5o in the price of MPC Caribbean Energy could not withstand falls of three plus dollars declines in Pan Jamaica, Scotia Group and Seprod that helped to sink the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday as the Junior Market made more recovery from the big fall earlier in the week but the JSE USD declined from the record close on Thursday.
At close, the JSE Combined Market Index dropped 1,541.73 points to close at 328,361.75, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 2,705.34 points to 346,427.98, the JSE Main Index skidded 1,827.78 points to 314,347.08, the Junior Market Index added 17.87 points to close at 3,829.44 while the JSE USD Market Index dipped 3.02 points to finish at 255.36.
At the close, investors traded 8,039,740 shares in all three markets, compared with 8,767,985 stock units on Thursday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets ended at $107.9 million, up from just $40 million on Thursday. Trading on the JSE USD market ended with investors exchanging 596,504 shares for US$36,632, up from 246,487 units at US$10,039 on Thursday.
In the preference segment138 Student Living preference share rallied $8.50 to end at $93.48.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 19.5 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, with 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.

Kingston Wharves pushes up Main Market trading

Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Thursday, with an 825 percent in the volume of stocks traded and a 904 percent jump in the value compared with market activity on Wednesday, following a big bounce in the volume and value of trading in Kingston Wharves shares and Key Insurance and ending with trading in 53 securities compared with 54 on Wednesday, and ended with prices of 22 rising, 18 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
A total of 50,800,250 shares changed hands at $320,174,232, up sharply from 5,494,640 units at $31,905,669 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 958,495 shares at $6,041,023, up from 101,753 units at $590,846 on Wednesday. Trading for the month to date, averages 213,386 units at $1,617,793, compared with 133,607 units at $1,144,195 on the previous day. Trading in August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Key Insurance led trading with 33.39 million shares for 65.7 percent of total volume followed by JMMB Group with 6.61 million units for 13 percent of trading, Wigton Windfarm with 4.11 million units for 8.1 percent of the day’s trade, Transjamaican Highway with 2.70 million units for 5.3 percent market share and JMMB Group 7.5% with 1.26 million units for 2.5 percent of total volume.
The All Jamaican Composite Index skidded 1,390.33 points to 349,133.32, the JSE Main Index climbed 128.65 points to close trading at 316,174.86 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.31 points to finish at 70.35.
The Main Market closed trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and ICInsider.com’s earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows nine stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments advanced $1.48 in closing at $77.80 with 5,406 shares changing hands, Berger Paints climbed 58 cents to close at $7.74, with 11 stocks clearing the market, Caribbean Cement dipped 99 cents to end at $49 after traders dealt in 6,946 units, First Rock Real Estate shed 70 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of $7.30 and closed, with 27,218 stock units changing hands. GraceKennedy increased $2.60 and ended at $73.10 after trading 71,212 shares, Jamaica Broilers rose 50 cents to $32.50 with a transfer of 157,455 stocks, Jamaica Producers popped $1.38 and ended at $20.08 in trading 522 units, JMMB Group skidded 49 cents to close at $27.71 after 6,609,429 stock units passed through the market.
Kingston Wharves lost $1.48 to end at $26.52, with 1,390 stock units crossing the market, Massy Holdings rallied $1.50 in closing at $96.50 with 553 shares changing hands, Mayberry Investments declined 89 cents in closing at $7.61 while exchanging 2,225 units, NCB Financial dropped $2 to $66 with stakeholders trading 66,742 stocks. Pan Jamaica gained $1.40 to close at $46.40 with the swapping of 39,793 stock units, Proven Investments popped 95 cents and ended at $22.45 with 13,352 shares crossing the exchange, Pulse Investments fell 30 cents to end at $2.20 in switching ownership of 55,812 units, Sagicor Group fell 41 cents in closing at $44.09 in an exchange of 34,660 stocks and Supreme Ventures gained 22 cents and ended at $27.24 with investors dealing in 13,697 shares.
In the preference segmentJamaica Public Service 7% skidded $13 to $42 after exchanging 216 stocks, JMMB Group 7% preference share advanced 30 cents to close at $2 with investors transferring 3,276 units, 138 Student Living preference share lost $15 to end at $84.98 in an exchange of 44 stock units and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share dropped $180 and ended at $1020 with an exchange of 100 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Big jump for Junior and JSE USD Markets

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The Junior Market climbed appreciably at the close on Thursday with Cargo Handlers and Access Financial climbing by $2 or more, while Grace Kennedy climbed $2.60, but declines in NCB Financial and Kingston Wharves weighted on the Main Market, with trading ended with a big jump in the JSE USD Index.
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 1,259.01 points to close at 329,392.48, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,390.33 points to close at 349,133.32, the JSE Main Index rose 128.65 points to 316,174.86, the Junior Market Index jumped 42.71 points to 3,811.57, while the JSE USD Market Index popped 13.81 points to finish at 258.38.
At the close, investors traded shares in all three markets, compared with 8,767,985 stock units on Wednesday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets ended at just $40 million, down from $40 million on Wednesday. Trading on the JSE USD market rose above that on Wednesday and ended with investors exchanging shares for US$10,039 from 246,487 units at US$10,039 on Wednesday.
In the preference segmentJamaica Public Service 7% skidded $13 to $42, 138 Student Living preference share lost $15 to end at $84.98 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5 % preference share dipped $180 and ended at $1,020.
The market’s PE ratio, the measure most used to determine the value of stocks ended at 19.8 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, with 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.

Guardian & Cement lead Main Market gainers

The Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended lower at the close on Wednesday, Guardian Holdings and Caribbean Cement were the two leading stocks rising at the close of trading, following a moderate trading session with a slightly higher volume of stocks trading with a 47 percent lower value than on Tuesday, but the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator flashed a positive signal of a higher open on Thursday.
Trading took place in 54 securities compared with 53 on Tuesday and ended, with prices of 20 rising, 16 declining and 18 left unchanged.
A mere 5,494,640 shares were traded for $31,905,669, down from 5,365,366 units at $60,054,838 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 101,753 shares at $590,846 compared to 101,233 units at $1,133,110 on Tuesday and month to date, an average of 133,607 shares at $1,144,195, compared to 137,507 units at $1,211,952 on the previous day. August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 1.29 million shares for 23.5 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.28 million units for 23.3 percent of the day’s trade and QWI Investments with 812,823 units for 14.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 107.59 points to 350,523.65, the JSE Main Index shed 1,264.18 points to end at 316,046.21 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.24 points to 70.66.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12.3. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Barita Investments skidded $1.88 in closing at $76.32 with investors trading 66,328 shares, Caribbean Cement gained 23 cents and ended at $36 in an exchange of 12,659 stocks, GraceKennedy popped 20 cents to close at $70.50 with 67,526 stocks clearing the market. Guardian Holdings climbed $28.80 to $430 after a transfer of 2,062 units, Jamaica Broilers popped $1 and ended at $32 after investors swapped 4,600 shares, JMMB Group dropped 30 cents in closing at $28.20, with 38,141 stock units changing hands, Kingston Wharves rallied $1.20 to $28 in trading 22,050 stocks. Massy Holdings shed $1 to close at $95 after exchanging 3,000 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 45 cents to end at $11.50 after 26,200 stock units passed through the market, NCB Financial declined 25 cents to $68 after an exchange of 41,895 stocks, Proven Investments dipped 40 cents to end at $21.50 with traders dealing in 230 shares. Seprod lost 41 cents in closing at $69.49, with 5,713 shares crossing the exchange, Supreme Ventures rallied 30 cents and ended at $27.02 with investors dealing in 51,532 stocks and Victoria Mutual Investments rose 18 cents to close at $3.03 while exchanging 173,342 stock units.
In the preference segmentJMMB Group 7% preference share fell 30 cents in closing at $1.70 following 199 units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Carib Cement drops $4.85

Barita Investments and Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained over $1 but sharp declines in Caribbean Cement, down $4.85, Kingston Wharves falling $3.16, Jamaica Producers losing $1.35 and Pan Jamaica skidding $1 pressured the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday. Trading activity dropped sharply, with a 41 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded with 55 percent lower value than Monday, resulting from trading in 53 securities compared with 54 on Monday, with 18 rising, 20 declining and 15 ending unchanged.
A total of 5,365,366 shares were traded for $60,054,838 versus 9,156,436 units at $134,445,305 on Monday.
Trading averaged 101,233 shares at $1,133,110 versus 169,564 shares at $2,489,728 on Monday and month to date, an average of 137,507 units at $1,211,952 compared to 142,462 units at $1,222,721, the previous day. August closed with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.57 million shares for 29.2 percent of total volume followed by Carreras with 1.40 million units for 26.2 percent of the day’s trade and Wigton Windfarm with 469,969 units for 8.8 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index lost 1,710.4 points to close at 350,631.24, JSE Main Index skidded 526.78 points to 317,310.39  and the JSE Financial Index slipped 0.27 points to 70.42.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.3 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PEs are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments popped $2.14 and ended at $78.20 after investors ended trading 46,794 shares, Berger Paints declined 59 cents to $7.15 in an exchange of 1,292 units, Caribbean Cement dropped $4.85 to $45.15 while exchanging 14,426 stocks, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund gained $2 in closing at $37 with stakeholders trading 16,143 stock units. Jamaica Producers fell $1.35 to $18.70 with 5,350 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 50 cents to $10.15, with 19,583 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group climbed $1 to end at $28.50 after 34,852 stock units were traded, Kingston Properties rose 80 cents and ended at $7.40 in trading 10,000 stocks. Kingston Wharves dropped $3.16 to close at $26.80 after a transfer of 5,313 shares, Pan Jamaica dipped $1 in closing at $45 in an exchange of 2,716 stock units, Sagicor Group skidded 50 cents in closing at $44.50, with 155,542 units changing hands, Scotia Group rallied 40 cents and ended at $33.90 after an exchange of 119,374 stocks after the group reported nine month’s profit up 74 percent, to $12.8 billion. Seprod increased 90 cents to end at $69.90 after 963 stocks passed through the market, Stanley Motta advanced 59 cents to $5.34 with investors dealing in 100 units and Sygnus Credit Investments increased 30 cents to close at $11.30, with 58,391 shares crossing the exchange.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Trading jumps on JSE Main Market

Trading activity climbed sharply relative to that on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Monday, with a 74 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded and 149 percent climb in value, with trading in 54 securities compared with 57 on Friday, with prices of 19 rising, 27 declining and eight ending unchanged.
The market closed with trading of 9,156,436 shares at  $134,445,305, up from 5,259,080 units at $54,075,283 on Friday.
Trading averaged 169,564 shares at $2,489,728 that jumped sharply above the 92,265 units for $948,689 on Friday, and month to date, an average of 142,462 units at $1,222,721, compared with 138,081 units at $1,017,876 on the previous trading day. Trading in August averaged 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Kingston Wharves led trading with 3.50 million shares for 38.2 percent of total volume followed by Transjamaican Highway with 1.97 million units for 21.5 percent of the day’s trade and JMMB Group 7.35% – 2028 with 1.11 million units for 12.1 percent of the day’s trade.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 672.31 points to 352,341.68, the JSE Main Index declined 2,517.03 points to finish at 317,837.17 and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.42 points to settle at 70.69.
The PE Ratio, a formula used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 15 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments dropped $2.90 to end at $76.06 with a transfer of 56,959 shares, Caribbean Cement dipped 30 cents to $50 with shareholders swapping 2,760 stocks, First Rock Real Estate shed 59 cents to close at $7.80 while exchanging 10,002 units, GraceKennedy skidded 30 cents in closing at $70.20 with stakeholders trading 70,580 stocks. Guardian Holdings shed $34.80 to $401.20, with 182 units crossing the market, Jamaica Broilers fell $1 to $31 with an exchange of 66,931 shares, Jamaica Producers climbed $1.44 to end at $20.05 after 2,766 stocks changed hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 35 cents in closing at $9.65 with trading of 17,938 stock units. JMMB Group fell $2.20 and ended at $27.50, with 43,366 stock units clearing the market, Kingston Properties, lost 72 cents to $6.60, with 5,350 units crossing the exchange, Kingston Wharves advanced $3.39 to $29.96 with investors dealing in 3,501,338 shares, Massy Holdings dipped $4.20 to close at $96 with 4,965 stocks being traded. NCB Financial skidded $1.50 in closing at $68.50 after trading 18,481 shares, Pan Jamaica popped $3 to end at $46 with investors transferring 878 units, Pulse Investments rallied 31 cents and ended at $2.51 and closed after trading in 16,227 stocks, Sagicor Group rose 49 cents to $45, with 9,649 stock units crossing the market. Seprod dropped $1.10 and ended at $69 in trading 17,450 shares, Stanley Motta declined 46 cents in closing at $4.75 with traders dealing in 30,730 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 30 cents to close at $11 after an exchange of 71,631 stocks and Wisynco Group increased 60 cents to end at $18 after exchanging 122,891 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Elite Diagnostic moves into ICTOP10

Elite Diagnostic returns to the Junior Market ICTOP10 listing at the number 2 spot, Dolphin Cove dropped out but there are no changes to the Main Market Listing.
Elite Diagnostics had a bad fiscal year to June, with a loss of $1.7 million in the June quarter and a profit of only $2.8 million for the year, down from $49 million in 2022. With finance cost jumping to $47 million from $27 million the previous year while depreciation climbed by $41 million to $148 million. ICInsider.com expect revenues to keep on climbing at a above average rate and for cost to increase at a slower pace and deliver an attractive profit which is projected at 40 cents for the year. Recent history suggests that forecasts can be derailed by unforeseen developments, but the stock is worth while looking at as a medium term investment that is undervalued relative to potential.
Developments in the past week, the Main Market, now reflects the Jamaica market price for Margaritaville that climbed 16 percent to $16.30, followed by an eight percent increase for JMMB Group to$29.70 following an announcement from the company that the will be implementing a $10 million stock buyback, while 138 Student Living popped 5 percent to $4.33 and Key Insurance shed 13 percent to close the week at $2.50.
The Junior Market ICTOP10 closed the week with General Accident rising 10 percent to $4.94, followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers, up 6 percent to $2.83 as Iron Rock Insurance dropped 9 percent to $2.10 and Everything Fresh dipped 5 percent to $1.30.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 5.1, well below the market average of 12.2. The Main Market TOP10 is projected to have an average of 330 percent, to May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings.
A total of 12 of the most highly valued stocks representing 26 percent of the Main Market are priced with a PE of 15 to 84, with an average of 29 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, with a PE of 22 for the top half and 17 excluding the stocks with the highest PEs.
The Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.1 compared with the market at 10.6. There are 10 stocks or 21 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 39, averaging 21 that are well above the market’s average. The top half of the market has an average PE of 15, possibly the lowest fair value for Junior Market stocks currently, and projected to rise by 298 percent to May 2024.
The divergence between the average PE ratio of the Main and Junior Markets and the overall market valuation are important indicators of the level of likely gains for ICTOP10 stocks.
The markets are not in a bullish state but there continue to be cases of slow upward movements in some prices as investors respond to some recent attractive results leading them to quietly nibble away at a number of stocks, gradually reducing the supply of a number of them that are attractively priced. The list includes stocks such as Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Everything Fresh, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Lasco Distributors and Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event and Transjamaican Highway.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market but not always. 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.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to the end of May 2024 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 and result in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.

Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

Main Market glides into weekend

Trading resulted in a 50 percent decline in the volume of stocks trading with a 32 percent fall in the value compared, with trading on Thursday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday, following trading in 57 securities compared with 51 on Thursday and ending, with 19 rising, 18 declining and 20 ending unchanged.
On Friday 5,259,080 shares were traded for $54,075,283 compared to 10,619,694 units at $79,408,765 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 92,265 shares at $948,689 compared to 208,229 units at $1,557,035 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date, averages 138,081 stocks at $1,017,876, down from 147,509 units at $1,032,113 on the previous day. Trading ended in August with an average of 316,608 units at $1,867,646.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 1.60 million shares for 30.5 percent of total volume followed by Wigton Windfarm with 851,566 units for 16.2 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 700,528 units for 13.3 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 490.45 points to conclude trading at 351,669.37, the JSE Main Index climbed 1,820.33 points to settle at 320,354.20 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.91 points to 71.11.
The PE Ratio, a formula to compute appropriate stock values, averages 12.2 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are computed using the last traded prices and earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 13 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints increased 55 cents to close at $7.70, with an exchange of 2,773 shares, First Rock Real Estate popped 39 cents in closing at $8.39, with 2,659 stock units changing hands, GraceKennedy fell $1 to $70.50 with 30,505 stocks being traded, Guardian Holdings rallied $34.80 to $436 with 145 units changing hands. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose 50 cents and ended at $10 with investors dealing in 98,700 stock units, JMMB Group climbed $2.21 in closing at $29.70 with 175,016 stocks being traded, following an announcement by the company that it will be buying back 10 million shares in the open market. Kingston Wharves dropped $2.44 to close at $26.57 with a transfer of 22,863 shares, Margaritaville advanced 30 cents to end at $16.30 after a transfer of a mere unit. NCB Financial gained $1.90 to close at $70 after 27,066 shares changed hands, Pan Jamaica skidded $1 to $43 with investors swapping 1,645 stock units, Sagicor Group shed 59 cents to close at $44.51 in trading 112,999 units. Scotia Group advanced 39 cents in closing at $33.44 as investors exchanged 309,106 stocks, Stanley Motta climbed 61 cents to end at $5.21, with 1,001 shares crossing the market and Supreme Ventures fell 76 cents and ended at $26.74 with an exchange of 138,995 units.
In the preference segmentEppley 7.25% preference share rose $1.39 to $20 in an exchange of 69 stocks, Jamaica Public Service 9.5% gained $109.99 in closing at $3099.99 after investors traded just one stock and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share dropped $135 to $1.200, with 150 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Mixed close for Jamaica Stock Exchange

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped below Thursday’s level at the close on Friday and led to mixed results in the various market indices, with the volume and value of stocks traded dipped below that on Thursday, with shares of just 37 companies trading in the Junior Market.  
At the close, the JSE Combined Market Index popped 1,615.58 points to end trading at 333,622.92, the All Jamaican Composite Index shed 490.45 points to finish at 351,669.37, the JSE Main Index gained 1,820.33 points to settle at 320,354.20, following gains in Guardian Holdings’ shares, the Junior Market Index shed 9.06 points to conclude trading at 3,791.88, while the JSE USD Market Index rallied 1.43 points to finish at 242.59.
Trading of Preference shares ended, with gains in the price of Eppley 7.25% preference share of $1.39 to $20, Jamaica Public Service 9.5%gaining $109.99 in closing at $3,099.99 and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share falling $135 to close at $1,200.
At the close, investors traded 12,730,155 shares in all three markets, down from 15,640,731 stocks on Thursday. The value of stocks traded on the Junior and Main markets ended at $73 million, down from $95.7 million on Thursday. Trading on the JSE USD market rose above Thursday and ended with investors exchanging 198,322 shares for US$20,612 from 110,725 units at US$10,600 on Thursday.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks ended at 16.7 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.3 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, with 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.

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