Both the Junior and Main Market continue to consolidate ahead of a bullish period to come, as trading activities were calmer during the past week on the Jamaican Stock Exchange after a surge in prices towards the end of November. There were no major price movements this past week, but the price of Grace Kennedy pulled back from $67 to close at $64 at the end of the week while JMMB Group moved up to $35 from $34 last week.
Wisynco squeezes back into ICInsider TOP 10.
Fontana closed trading $5.35 and that was enough to move it out of the IC TOP 10. Honey Bun, with its earnings now based on the fiscal year ending September 2021 replaced Fontana. Stanley Motta is out of the Main Market TOP 10, with the stock rising to $5.35 and replaced by Wisynco Group, in at tenth position.
Profit after tax at Honey Bun, rose a healthy 76 percent to $54 million from $31 million in the fourth quarter over the similar period in 2019, bettering the 21 percent rise in the June quarter, to $20.4 million from $16.7 million. For the year to September, profit increased just 6.6 percent to $167 million from $156 million in 2019, from sale revenues that rose 15.5 percent for the quarter, to $432 million from $374 million but rose 8.5 percent for the year, to $1.675 billion from $1.544 billion in 2019. Earnings projection for the 2021 fiscal year is 55 cents, up from 35 cents for 2020 giving the stock a PE of 10.
Wisynco Group’s performance was on a roll, with revenues up 27.5 percent in the nine months to March this year, and 24 percent in the March quarter, but gross profit margin slipped in the March quarter while rising Administration and other expenses squeezed profits even more. Sales dipped slightly in the June and September quarters, but the September 2019 quarter, includes sales of $503 million from a discontinued operation, leaving flat sales from ongoing operations. Net Profits Attributable to Stockholders from continuing operations was $851 million or 23 cents per stock unit compared to $932 million or 25 cents per stock unit for the corresponding period of the prior year. Revenues for the quarter from continuing operations of $8.1 billion fell 6.1 percent from $8.6 billion in the 2019 quarter. 
The company expects to have lower energy costs with the successfully commissioning of the Cogeneration plant in July 2020, with the company seeing a positive contribution from the implementation through reduced energy costs.
The top three stocks in the Junior Market with the potential to gain between 239 to 400 percent by March 2021 are Caribbean Producers, followed by Elite Diagnostic and Limber Depot. With expected gains of 147 to 252 percent, the top three Main Market stocks are, Berger Paints followed by Radio Jamaica, Carreras and Sygnus Credit Investments tied for the third position.
The local stock market’s targeted average PE ratio is 20 based on profits of companies reporting full year’s results, from now to the second quarter in 2021. The Junior and Main markets are currently trading well below the market average, indicating the potential gains ahead. The JSE Main Market ended the week, with an overall PE of 16.1 and the Junior Market 13.1, based on ICInsider.com’s projected 2020-21 earnings. 
The PE ratio for the Junior Market Top 10 stocks average a mere 6.9 at just 53 percent of the market average. The Main Market TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of 9 or 56 percent of the PE of that market.
The average projected gain for the Junior Market IC TOP 10 stocks is 210 percent and 133 percent for the JSE Main Market, based on 2020-21 earnings. IC TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2021 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely gain for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in movements in and out of the lists weekly. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
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At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,075.26 points to end at 434,348.23, the Main Index rose 973.03 points to 396,423.72 and the JSE Financial Index gained 0.50 points to settle at 104.13.
Trading averaged 635,024 units at $28,925,756 for each security, compared to an average of 190,187 shares at $1,780,784 on Thursday. The average trade for the month to date is 289,116 units at $7,973,059 for each security, in contrast to 179,176 units at $1,313,675. November averaged 623,120 units at $6,686,047.
Salada Foods climbed $2.98 to $28.98, with 50 stocks crossing the exchange, Scotia Group lost 50 cents to finish at $44.50 trading 734,994 shares, Seprod rose $1.98 to end at $65.99, clearing the market with 20,865 stock units. Sterling Investments shed 35 cents to end at $2.85 trading 1,439,187 shares, Supreme Ventures lost 69 cents to close at $17.11, with investors swapping 4,059 units, Sygnus Credit Investments gained 99 cents to settle at $16.99 after investors switched ownership of 278,419 shares and Wisynco Group lost 40 cents to end at $16.10, in exchanging 62,549 shares.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands compared to 29 on Thursday and concluded with the prices of 11 stocks rising, 16 declining and six remaining unchanged.
Trading averaged 114,080 units at $235,290 in contrast to 249,352 at $600,698 on Thursday. The month to date averaged 160,524 units at $366,841, compared to 176,657 units at $412,538 on Thursday. November ended with an average of 193,331 units at $566,885.
Limners and Bards gained 2 cents to settle at $2.70 with 6,318 stocks changing hands, Lumber Depot slipped 2 cents and exchanged 909,101 shares at $1.18, Mailpac Group traded 463,285 stocks and rose 4 cents to $2.19. Main Event jumped 25 cents to $3.25 with 3,076 units changing hands, Medical Disposables lost 1 cent to finish at $4.34 with a transfer of 10,840 stock units, SSL Venture slipped 2 cents to 54 cents with 10,000 shares passing through the market. Tropical Battery fell 5 cents to $1.15 with 50,919 stocks traded and tTech dropped 21 cents to $4.09 with 55,081 units crossing the exchange.
Five securities traded similar to Thursday, resulting in the prices of two stocks rising, none declining and three remaining unchanged.
At the close of the market, First Rock Capital Investment closed at 9 US cents with an exchange of 200 shares, Margaritaville remained at 13 cents with the trading of 3,500 stocks, Proven Investments rose 1.87 cents to close at 25.87 US cents, with an exchange of 21,245 stocks and Sygnus Credit Investments carved out a gain of 0.099 of a cent to settle at 16.99 US cents in trading 204,503 stocks.
At the close, the ICIndicator suggests a more positive tone on Monday, with the bids of five stocks closing higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers. 
Massy Holdings declined $2 to $57 after trading 75,000 shares, Trinidad and Tobago NGL slid 55 cents to $14.50 while exchanging 13,904 stock units and West Indian Tobacco ended 28 cents lower at $33.22, with a mere 4 units changing hands.
Trading ended with 29 stocks changing hands compared to 31 on Wednesday, with the prices of nine rising, 11 declining and nine remaining unchanged.
November trading averaged 193,331 units at $566,885.
Trading closed, with five securities changing hands similar to Wednesday and closed with the prices of two rising, two declining and one remaining unchanged.
Sterling Investments lost 0.4 cents to close at 2.1 US cents, in exchanging 79,400 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments advanced by 1.2 cents to settle at 16.9 US cents trading 17,122 stock units. Transjamaican Highway gained 0.04 cents to close at 0.90 US cent, with investors swapping 89,948 shares.
Trading averaged 190,187 units at $1,780,784 for each security, compared to an average of 169,420 shares at $1,098,311 on Wednesday. The average trade for the month to date is 179,176 units at $1,313,675 for each security, in contrast to 173,476 units at $1,071,877. November averaged 623,120 units at $6,686,047.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund climbed $1.22 to $8.97 after exchanging 19,020 units, Seprod shed 99 cents to finish at $64.01, with 5,814 units changing hands, Sterling Investments lost 40 cents in closing at $3.20 after trading 11,775 units. Supreme Ventures gained 30 cents to end at $17.80, trading 33,788 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments shed $1 to end at $16, after 550,563 shares crossed the exchange and Wisynco Group settled at $16.50, with gains of 47 cents as investors swapped 67,571 shares.
Stocks declining│Calypso Macro Index Fund lost 5 cents exchanging 500 units to settle at $14, National Enterprises finished 20 cents lower at a 52 weeks’ low of $3, in trading 7,000 stock units and Republic Financial Holdings was down 2 cents in closing at $133.01, after transferring 265 units.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Limners and Bards settled at $2.70, with gains of 20 cents with 62,241 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot gained 3 cents to close at $1.23, after exchanging 365,322 shares, Mailpac Group lost 1 cent to end at $2.19 trading 759,011 shares. Main Event lost 3 cents to close at $3, in exchanging 7,271 units, Medical Disposables jumped 46 cents to $4.39, with 500 units passing through the market, Tropical Battery gained 3 cents to close at $1.20, clearing the market with 6,082 units and tTech ended 22 cents higher at $4.30, after crossing the exchange with 8,950 units.
