The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange inched higher at the close on Monday, with a 12 percent decline in the volume of stocks traded as the value of stocks traded dropped 33 percent from trading on Friday with 43 securities trading versus 37 on Friday and ended with 20 rising, 17 declining and six closing unchanged.
A total of 3,722,443 shares were exchanged for $9,822,437 against 4,242,438 units at $14,592,692 on Friday.
Trading averaged 86,568 shares at $228,429 compared with 114,660 units at $394,397 on Friday, with the month to date, averaging 127,534 units at $376,634 versus 150,411 stock units at $459,398 on the prior trading day. November closed with an average of 259,893 units at $711,335.
Dolla Financial led trading with 660,397 shares for 17.7 percent of total volume followed by MFS Capital Partners with 444,314 units for 11.9 percent of the day’s trade and EduFocal with 412,969 units for 11.1 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index popped 2.03 points to close at 3,899.31.
The PE Ratio, a measure of computing appropriate stock values, averages 12. The PE ratios of Junior Market stocks incorporate ICInsider.com projected earnings for companies with financial year end that falls between November this year and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer Indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power shed 47 cents to end at $2.71, with 823 shares crossing the market, CAC 2000 increased $1.07 to $8.22 with the swapping of 7,454 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers climbed 17 cents in closing at $2.22 in trading 22,873 units. Consolidated Bakeries rose 18 cents to close at $1.98 with 24,454 stocks changing hands, Dolphin Cove gained 55 cents ending at $14.05, with 3,211 stock units crossing the exchange, Elite Diagnostic rallied 45 cents in closing at $3.49 with investors transferring 66 stocks. Everything Fresh dropped 17 cents to end at $1.23, with 93,491 units clearing the market, Express Catering declined 15 cents in ending at $4.80 with an exchange of 1,240 shares, General Accident fell 76 cents to $4.24 after trading at 12,124 stocks. Honey Bun advanced $1 to close at $7.90 while exchanging 636 shares, Indies Pharma lost 14 cents to end at $2.65 after an exchange of 39,821 units, JFP Ltd dipped 11 cents to close at $1.49 after 390,405 stock units changed hands. KLE Group dropped 30 cents in closing at $1.68 in exchanging 1,000 units, Lasco Financial popped 26 cents in ending at $3 trading 3,755 shares, Limners and Bards dipped 15 cents to $2.45 as 101,155 stock units passed through the market. Main Event lost 40 cents to end at $9.60, with stocks 2,929 crossing the market, MFS Capital Partners popped 11 cents to close at $3 with 444,314 units changing hands, Spur Tree Spices shed 18 cents in closing at $3.27 in exchanging 133,432 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies rose 75 cents to $15 in switching ownership of a mere 33 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
New ICTOP10 listing
The Jamaica Stock Main Market recorded gains to close out the past week on a positive note, the second week that this is happening but the Junior Market Index was flat for a second week, and both markets enjoyed some sizable price movements that are in ICTOP10 lists.
Access Financial that dropped out of the Junior Market TOP10 last week returns with the price at $21.31 replacing Medical Disposables after the latter rose 7 percent for the week to $5.33. There were no new listings for the Main Market 10.
Only two Junior Market TOP10 stocks declined this past week with the rest gaining. Elite Diagnostic dropped 13 percent to $3.04 and Lasco Financial fell 9 percent to close at $2.74. Paramount Trading jumped 14 percent to $1.95, followed by Iron Rock Insurance with a rise of 12 percent to $2.45.
The Main Market 10 had four rising stocks and five declining. 138 Student Living rose 14 percent to $5.20, Key Insurance was up 10 percent to $3.68 and Jamaica Broilers gained 4 percent to $28. Guardian Holdings fell 11 percent to $495, Berger Paints fell 6 percent to $9.45 and Radio Jamaica dipped 4 percent to $1.90.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 5.7, well below the market average of 13.9, while the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.9 versus the market at 12.1, important indicators of the undervaluation of the ICTOP10 stocks. The Junior Market is projected to rise by 242 percent and the Main Market TOP10 an average now of 271 percent, to May 2023.
The Junior Market has 13 stocks representing 28 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 34, averaging 21 compared with the above average of the market. The top half of the market has an average PE of 17.5 and shows the extent of potential gains that lie ahead for the TOP 10 stocks. The situation in the Main Market is similar, with the 17 highest valued stocks priced at a PE of 15 to 88, with an average of 29.6 and 21.7 excluding the highest valued ones and 19 for the top half excluding the highest valued stock.
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 2023 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.
IPO closure lifts ICTOP10
The Jamaica Stock Main Market recorded gains to close out the past week on a positive note, but the performance only resulted in moderate changes in prices of ICTOP10 Main Market stocks, the Junior Market Index was flat compared with the prior week but resulted in some sizable price changes with one stock dropping out of the TOP10 as the Initial Public offer of Regency Petroleum shares was oversubscribed and closed and liquidity started returning to the market.
Access Financial dropped out of the Junior Market TOP10 after rising 11 percent for the week in making way for Medical Disposables to return.
Unlike last week when seven Junior Market TOP10 stocks declined between 3 percent and 20 percent, with only one rising this week. Rising stocks dominated, with five gaining 3 percent or more while three declined. CAC2000 ordinary share fell 15 percent to $7.06, Iron Rock Insurance was down 5 percent to $2.18 and Dolphin Cove lost 3 percent to close at $13.13. In the Junior Market, Paramount Trading recovered some of last week’s loss by rising 13 percent to $1.71, Lasco Financial popped 11 percent to close at $3, while Elite Diagnostic rose 4 percent to $3.49.
The Main Market 10 had just two stocks rising for a second week and six declining between four and nine percent last week. This past week, four rose 2 percent and 3 percent.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 5.7, well below the market average of 13.4. At the same time, the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.9 versus the market at 12, an important indicator of the level of undervaluation of the ICTOP10 stocks. The Junior Market is projected to rise by 246 percent and the Main Market TOP10, an average now of 269 percent, to May 2023.
The Junior Market has 12 stocks representing a third of the market, with PEs from 15 to 35, averaging 20 compared with the above average of the market. The top half of the market has an average PE of 17. This data shows the extent of potential gains that the TOP 10 stocks possess. The situation in the Main Market is similar, with the 16 highest valued stocks priced at a PE of 15 to 73, with an average of 24.7 and 21.7 excluding the highest valued one and 19 for the top half excluding the highest valued stock.
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 2023 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, resulting 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.