Supply falling for junior stocks

September 16, 2015 by

Bottle heating machine at Lasco Manufacturing. The company traded 2.16m shares on Wednesday.

Bottle heating machine at Lasco Manufacturing. The company traded 2.16m shares on Wednesday.

The junior market lost ground on Wednesday with the market index falling 11.18 points to close at 943.44 as the prices of 3 stock advanced and 3 declined with a total of 8 securities trading. The market ended with 4,924,401 units, valued at $10,624,381 changing hands.
At the close, there are signs that the supply of junior market stocks is on the decline with demand slowly rising, indicators that prices should be rising for a number of stocks while those declining should be less. The market ended with 3 securities with no bids to buy, while 9 had no stocks being offered for sale. A total of 8 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 1 closed with a lower offer.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial closing with a rise of 20 cents to end at $12.20 with 255 units changing hands, AMG Packaging closing with a gain of 15 cents at $3.80 with 33,300 units changing hands, Caribbean Producers trading 1,397,823 units to close at $2.28 with a loss of 10 cents. JM - Trade Sheet 16-9-15The stock traded as high as $2.47 in the morning session. Dolphin Cove traded 85,333 units at $12 while gaining 80 cents, General Accident traded just 38,580 shares to end at $1.45, Lasco Distributors fell 10 cents with 486,695 units changing hands at $1.70, Lasco Financial ended with 718,305 shares changing hands for a fall of 6 cents at $1.64 and Lasco Manufacturing had 2,167,110 shares trading at $1.89 after trading at $2 earlier in the day.

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9 stocks rise 6 fall on JSE – early Wednesday

September 16, 2015 by

Trading activities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted 18 securities with a volume of 2,375,502 units, with 6 stocks declining and 9 rising.
Trading activity resulted small changes to the indices with the JSE Market Index rising 30.18 points to 98,547.93. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index gained 33.73 points to 109,089.14 and the JSE combined index JSE Intra 16- 09-15 rose 142.51 points to be at 101,682.40. The junior market is up 12.77 points to 967.39.
The main trades so far are, Cable & Wireless has traded 541,404 at 48 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 159,216 units at $2.47 with a gain of 9 cents, Dolphin Cove traded 85,333 units at $12 while gaining 80 cents, Hardware & Lumber dropped $4.50 with 5,000 shares trading to $13, Jamaica Broilers with 32,000 units changing hands at $6.99 while gaining $1.14, Lasco Manufacturing had 1,034,450 shares trading at $2 after gaining 11 cents, Proven Investments ordinary share trades 450,000 units at 20 US dollars, Scotia Investments jumped $3.50 to $28 but with only 1,000 units and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 52,000 units at $2.

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Juniors close on positive note Tuesday

September 15, 2015 by

StockMarkets The junior market lost ground on Tuesday with the market index falling 11.76 points to close at 954.62 as the prices of only 1 stock advancing, 5 declined and a total of 8 securities trading. Trading ended with just 444,908 units, valued at $941,966 changing hands.
At the close, there are signs that the supply of junior market stocks is on the decline, with demand slowly rising. The market ended with 3 securities with no bids to buy, while 9 had no stocks being offered for sale and 7 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Cream traded 17,000 shares to close with a 5 cents rise to $1.65, Caribbean Producers lost 2 cents with 103,100 shares changing hands at $2.38,JM - Trade Sheet 15-9-15 Dolphin Cove traded just 2,950 shares to end at $11.20, after falling $1.05, Honey Bun had 13,290 shares changing hands at $3.98. Lasco Distributors fell 15 cents with 63,276 units changing hands at $1.80, Lasco Financial ended with 81,090 shares changing hands for a fall of 5 cents at $1.70, Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent in trading 162,813 units to close at $1.89 and Medical Disposables traded 1,389 shares to close unchanged at $2.36.

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Junior market gains on Monday

September 14, 2015 by

JSE sign Trading on Monday ended with just 1,004,842 units, valued at $1,877,894 changing hands from a total of 7 securities that traded. The prices of 3 stocks advanced 2 declined with the junior market index rising 11.47 points to close at 966.38.
At the close, 3 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 8 had no stocks being offered for sale and 3 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 closed with a lower offer.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial traded 2,500 shares to close with a 2 cents fall to $12, Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents with 66,153 shares changing hands at $2.40, Dolphin Cove JM - Trade 14-9-15traded just 204 shares to end at $12.25, General Accident Insurance had 206,820 shares changing hands at $1.45 for a 5 cents gain. Jamaican Teas had 20,715 shares trading to close at $3.50, Lasco Distributors closed with 89,124 units changing hands at $1.95 to gain 5 cents, Lasco Financial ended with 1,500 shares changing hands at $1.75, for a fall of 5 cents and Lasco Manufacturing had 620,326 units changing hands at $1.90, to gain 10 cents.

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4 junior stocks fell 0 up on Wednesday

September 9, 2015 by

Trading on Wednesday ended with just 1,672,256 units, valued at $3,304,951 changing hands from a total of 8 securities that traded. The price of none stock declined and 4 advanced with the junior market index shedding 7.29 points to close at 983.49.
JM - Trade 9-9-15At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 5 had no stocks being offered for sale and 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Producers traded 131,644 shares unchanged at $2.50, Derrimon Trading ended with 29,000 shares changing hands at $2.30 after losing 35 cents, Knutsford Express traded just 15,000 shares at $6, Lasco Distributors closed with 263,298 units trading at $1.87. Lasco Financial ended with 677,150 shares changing hands at $1.85, Lasco Manufacturing closed with 549,634 units trading, ended with a gain of 19 cents to end at $2, Paramount Trading ended with 4,273 shares changing hands at $5.75 and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 2,257 units changing hands at $6.05.

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4 junior stocks up 0 down Tuesday

September 8, 2015 by

Trading on Tuesday ended with just 250,010 units, valued at $593,128 changing hands from a total of 9 securities that traded. The price of none stock declined and 4 advanced with the junior market index adding 20.34 points to close at 990.78.
At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 4 had no stocks being offered for sale and 5 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 4 closed with lower offers.
JM - Trade 8-9-15Stocks trading are, AMG Packaging closed at $3.65 with 1,000 units changing hands, Blue Power closed with 550 units changing hands to close at $13.70 with a gain of 10 cents, Caribbean Cream ended with 600 shares changing hands at $1.90 to gain 15 cents, Caribbean Producers traded 108,777 with a gain of 10 cents to $2.50. Knutsford Express traded just 200 shares at $6, Lasco Distributors closed with 27,000 units trading at $1.87, Lasco Financial ended with 27,000 shares changing hands at $1.85 and Lasco Manufacturing closed with 83,406 units trading, ended with a gain of 19 cents to end at $2.

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Lasco Manufacturing dominates juniors

September 3, 2015 by

Bottle heating machine at Lasco Manufacturing. The company traded 1.6m shares on Thursday.

Bottle heating machine at Lasco Manufacturing. The company traded 1.6m shares on Thursday.

Trading on Thursday ended with 2,195,835 units, valued at $4,389,876 changing hands from a total of 12 securities that traded up from only 7 on Wednesday. The price of 4 stocks declined and 3 advanced with the junior market index lost 2.29 points to close at 969.88. Lasco Manufacturing traded 1.6 million units to be the main contributor to the volume traded.
At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 4 had no stocks being offered for sale and 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial traded 7,670 shares to close with a 20 cents increase at $12.20, Cargo Handlers ended with 1,256 shares changing hands and closed at $31, Caribbean Cream ended with 245,000 shares changing hands at $1.71 for a 69 cents decline, Caribbean Producers traded 15,000 units at $2.40, after losing 10 cents. Consolidated Bakeries traded 3,149 shares at $1.20, General Accident Insurance ended with 20,000 shares trading unchanged at $1.42 at the close. JM - Trade Sheet 3-9-15Jamaican Teas had 7,000 shares trading at $3.25 and gained 15 cents, KLE Group traded unchanged at 50 cents with 10,000 units changing hands, Lasco Distributors fell 3 cents to $1.91, with 6,000 units changing hands. Lasco Financial ended with 216,000 shares changing hands at $1.87, for a rise of 21 cents after trading earlier at $1.70, Lasco Manufacturing ended with 1,595,585 shares changing hands at $1.80, but traded as high as $1.95 and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 69,175 units changing hands at $6.05.

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Carib Flavours dominates juniors

September 2, 2015 by

Caribbean Flavours dominated junior market

Caribbean Flavours dominated junior market

Trading on Wednesday ended with 1,628,246 units, valued at $4,268,911 changing hands from a total of 7 securities that traded. The price of 2 stocks declined and 1 advanced with the junior market index adding 20.03 points to close at 972.17. Caribbean Flavours traded 1.22 million units to be the main contributor to the volume traded.
At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 5 had no stocks being offered for sale and 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks trading are, Caribbean Flavours traded 1,221,984 units firm at $2.70 in three trades, Caribbean Producers traded 159,738 units at $2.50, after the company reported good full year’s JM - Trade Sheet 2-9-15results on Tuesday. Dolphin Cove traded 2,100 shares at $12.90, a fall of 10 cents, General Accident Insurance ended with 81,279 shares trading unchanged at $1.42 at the close. Honey Bun had 17,080 shares trading at $3.95 but lost 30 cents, Lasco Distributors was up 14 cents to $1.94, with 9,030 units changing hands, after trading at $2 and Medical Disposables traded 137,035 shares to close unchanged at $2.50.

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Caribbean Producers BUY RATED again

September 2, 2015 by

CPJ Mkt PlCaribbean Producers reported profit of US$3.54 million or 32 US cents per share for the year to June 2015, versus $3.46 million or 31 cents in 2014, according to the company’s audited financial statements. Sales brought in $86.85 million during the year compared with $79 million in 2014, a gain of 10 percent and for the quarter sales were up just 4 percent over 2014 to $21.86 million from $21 million in 2014 while profit came in at $1.3 million compared with a loss of $613,000 in 2014.
Profit for the latest quarter is 23 percent higher than the $922,000 earned in the March quarter, a period that is usually the highest earner. Earnings per share ended at 32 cents for the year or close to J$3.75.
Gross profit margin jumped in the June quarter to 31 percent and well over the 27 percent enjoyed in the 2014 quarter and higher than the 28 percent for the full year. Gross profit climbed as well by 19 percent to $6.8 million for the quarter much faster than the growth in revenues and was up by 8 percent for the year a bit less than revenue growth. Selling and administrative expenses fell in the quarter, by 15 percent but was up 10 percent for the year.
Profits seem to be moving in the right direction with cost falling in some areas and profit margin improving. At the current price of J$2.50 the stock is undervalued as it should be moving into the J$3 region with these results. The group has been seeing improvement in the St Lucian operations and that could be improved upon in 2016 fiscal year. CPJ 6-15Caribbean Producers made a profit of $447,000 in the September 2013 quarter but made on $2,500 profit in 2014, the results for this year’s September quarter should be better as 2014 had certain cost associated with new products and the holding of prices for certain items sold to the hotel sector during that period.
The bother continues to be the heavy debt, at $24.76 million which is down from $25.2 million in 2014, while equity is up to $19 million from $16 million in 2014 thus improving the debt to equity ratio quite a bit. The probability exists that there should be an improvement in 2016 as well, as profit continue to perform, thus building up equity.
IC Insider is restoring it BUY RATED stamp on this one.

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Kremi gains 40 cents on Tuesday

September 1, 2015 by

Caribbean Cream closed with a gain of 40 cents on Tuesday.

Caribbean Cream closed with a gain of 40 cents on Tuesday.

Trading on Tuesday ended with 422,713 units, valued at $1,646,233 changing hands from a total of 12 securities that traded. The price of 3 stocks declined and 4 advanced with the junior market index falling 7.54 points to close at 952.14. Caribbean Cream jumped to $2.40 with trading in the stock being halted for an hour as the price exceeded 15 percent on an initial trade and did not trade after reopening a few minutes after 11 am.
At the close, 5 securities ended with no bids to buy, while 4 had no stocks being offered for sale and 4 stocks closed with bids higher than the last traded prices and 4 with the offers being lower.
Stocks trading are, Access Financial ended at $12 with a loss of $4.50 with 11,886 units changing hands, Cargo Handlers ended with 19,361 shares changing hands and closed at $31, Caribbean Cream rose 40 cents to $2.40 with 72,998 units trading. Caribbean Flavours traded 5,670 units and added 15 cents to end at $2.70, Caribbean Producers traded 103,091 units at $2.50, JM - Trade Sheet 1-9-15Consolidated Bakeries traded 1,000 shares at $1.20, Lasco Distributors was up 10 cents to $1.80, with 8,134 units changing hands, the stock closed with a bid to purchase 3,000 shares at $1.95. Lasco Financial closed with 50,000 units trading to end at $1.66, after rising 1 cent, Lasco Manufacturing closed at $1.90 with 61,231 units changing hands. Medical Disposables traded 78,000 shares to close unchanged at $2.50, Paramount Trading ended with 2,542 shares changing hands at $5.75, for a fall of 25 cents and Eppley cumulative preference share 2019, ended with 8,700 units changing hands at $6.01 with a loss of a cent.

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