Trading climbed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Tuesday with investors exchanging 37 percent more shares with the value surging 327 percent more than on Monday, from trading in 56 securities down from 59 on Monday, with 23 rising, 19 declining and 14 unchanged.
Investors traded 20,246,503 shares for $297,780,461 up from 14,762,179 units at $69,659,072 on Monday.
Trading averaged 361,545 units at $5,317,508 versus 250,206 shares at $1,180,662 on Monday and month to date, an average of 187,496 units at $2,112,843 compared to 175,080 units at 1,884,230 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 205,236 units at $1,805,558.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 10.78 million shares for 53.3 percent of total volume followed by Wisynco Group with 2.50 million units for 12.3 percent of the day’s trade, Massy Holdings with 2.09 million units for 10.3 percent and Jamaica Broilers with 1.52 million units for 7.5 percent market share. The All Jamaican Composite Index shed 79.68 points to end at 375,406.28, the JSE Main Index dropped 105.61 points to settle at 332,427.42 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.06 points to close at 79.33.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.5 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints jumped $1.65 to $9.90 after exchanging 53 shares, Caribbean Cement popped $1.24 to end at $58 after trading 7,068 stocks, Guardian Holdings rallied $4 to $515 with investors transferring 802 units. Jamaica Broilers advanced $2.78 to a 52 weeks’ high of $34 in switching ownership of 1,516,920 stock units, Jamaica Producers gained $1.65 in ending at $21.85 with the swapping of 14,000 stock units, Kingston Wharves rose $1.49 to close at $31.99 with seven shares changing hands. Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 79 cents to end at $11.21 in switching ownership of 4,264 stocks, NCB Financial dipped 49 cents to close at $77.50 with the exchange of 15,205 units, Palace Amusement lost $1 in closing at $2,699 with a transfer of 439 stocks. Portland JSX rose 90 cents to $10.90 after an exchange of 17,347 shares, Proven Investments declined $1.22 in closing at $28 as investors traded 14,642 units, Sagicor Group shed 50 cents to $52.50, with 14,971 stock units crossing the market. Scotia Group advanced $1.75 to $34 with an exchange of 307,103 stocks, Sterling Investments popped 44 cents to close at $2.90 after trading 79,998 shares, Supreme Ventures gained 80 cents to finish at $26 after 32,071 units passed through the market and Wisynco Group popped 89 cents to end at $17.50 as investors exchanged 2,495,740 stock units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 10.50% preference share climbed $50 in ending at $1,200 after a transfer of 240 stock units, Jamaica Public Service 7% advanced $2 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $12 with 2,000 stocks changing hands and 138 Student Living preference share rallied $6 to $76 in an exchange of 33 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Low-keyed JSE USD trading
Trading closed mixed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Tuesday, resulting from a 39 percent fall in the volume of stocks changing hands, but with 169 percent greater value than on Monday, after trading in five securities, compared with seven on Monday with three rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
Investors traded 106,437 shares for US$16,273 compared to 175,300 units at US$6,059 on Monday.
Trading averaged 21,287 shares at US$3,255 versus 25,043 stock units at US$866 on Monday, with a month to date average of 45,116 shares at US$2,237 compared with 46,320 units at US$2,186 on the previous day. January ended with an average of 48,604 units for US$4,865.
The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.81 points to end at 249.27.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.8, The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share shed 1 cent to close at 6 US cents in swapping of 3,375 shares, Proven Investments rose 0.38 of a cent to 18.9 US cents after an exchange of 79,269 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended at 10 US cents, with 9,730 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.01 of a cent in ending at 0.95 of one US cent in trading 14,055 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share rallied 99 cents to close at US$12 after eight stock units crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Stocks fall but trading picks up
Trading picked up on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with an increase of 174 percent in the volume of stocks changing hands and a 223 percent rise in the value than on Friday, resulting in the trading of seven securities compared to nine on Friday with one rising, six declining.
Overall, 175,300 shares were traded for US$6,059 compared to 64,058 units at US$1,876 on Friday.
Trading averaged 25,043 units at US$866 versus 7,118 shares at US$208 on Friday, with a month to date average of 46,320 shares at US$2,186 compared with 47,938 units at US$2,287 on the previous trading day. January ended with an average of 48,604 units for US$4,865.
The JSE USD Equities Index lost 2.67 points to end at 250.08.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 9.9. The PE ratio is computed using ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Margaritaville fell 0.49 of a cent in closing at 12.5 US cents in trading 404 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy shed 1 cent to end at 58 US cents in switching ownership of 1,277 units, Proven Investments declined 0.48 of a cent to 18.52 US cents, with 18,014 stocks crossing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments J$ share dipped 1.79 cents to close at 10.21 US cents after exchanging 820 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share advanced 0.5 of a cent in ending at 10 US cents, with 2,754 units clearing the market and Transjamaican Highway dropped 0.02 of a cent to 0.94 of one US cent after 152,000 stocks passed through the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% lost 1 cent to end at US$2 after a transfer of 31 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Palace stock trades ex-split next Monday
Palace Amusement stock will trade x-split starting Monday, February 27, following approval at the January Annual general meeting of a 600 to 1 split with the record date of February 28.
The split will take the total number of shares to 862 million from 1.437 million currently and provide more liquidity in trading the company’s shares as more investors will be attracted to it than previously. The stock that traded on Monday at up to $2,700 will see the price dropping to the $4 plus range after the split takes effect next week.
The split comes at an opportune time for the company with its first profit since the March 2020 quarter and one of the best quarterly results in the company’s history.
The stock has enjoyed regular trading since the announcement of the split with the price reaching a record $3,300 and is now trading in the $2,700 range since releasing half year results with profits and revenues surging 222 percent to $486 million, with a profit of $79 million in the December quarter.
The split will result in the stock trading in the $4 to $6 region and will result in almost daily trading thus providing the company with regular publicity that it never had before based on the limited trading opportunities in the past. Such exposure could well result in a 10 to 20 percent jump in attendance as the name and product are beamed regularly on a wider audience than before.
More ICTOP10 additions
ICTOP10 has two new additions this week, all are Junior Market stocks, following modest price changes in the listings this past week, but the Main Market had mostly significant losses as that market hit a new low for the year during the week.
In closing out the week, Lasco Distributors rose 6 percent to $2.75, while Tropical Battery gained just 4 percent to $2.40. Iron Rock Insurance fell 15 percent to $2.03, the only declining stock above one percent.
Four stocks rose in the Main Market TOP10, with NCB Financial and Jamaica Broilers increasing 4 percent to $77.99 and $33.90, respectively. Caribbean Producers plunged 10 percent to $9.72 as investors reacted negatively to a near US$2m negative swing in second quarter profit on higher revenues that were up 16 percent in the period, JMMB Group lost 8 percent to close at $30.80, Key Insurance fell 7 percent to $3, but 138 Student Living and Scotia Group dropped 4 percent to $4.80 and $32.95 respectively.
Honey Bun rose modestly for the week and, along with Tropical Battery, climbed out of the Junior Market ICTOP10, allowing Lasco Manufacturing and Paramount Trading to return to the ICTOP10.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 5.4, well below the market average of 13.6, while the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 6.3 compared with the market at 12, important indicators of the level of the undervaluation of the ICTOP10 stocks. The Junior Market is projected to rise by 220 percent and the Main Market TOP10 by an average of 288 percent to May this year. The primary concern for the Main Market achieving such gains by May is that the list is dominated by financial companies that are out of favour and may need to see the summer months before the full interest of investor start to show.
The Junior Market has 14 stocks representing 29 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 28, averaging 20 compared with the above average of the market. The top half of the market has an average PE of 17. The above average shows the extent of potential gains 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 90, with an average of 33 and 25 excluding the highest valued stocks and 25 for the top half excluding the highest valued stocks.
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 will likely 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.
Rising stocks dominate JSE USD market Friday
Stock prices mostly rose at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Friday, with a 96 percent decline in the volume of stocks changing hands at a 95 percent lower value than Thursday, resulting in the trading of nine securities, compared to seven on Thursday with five rising, two declining and two ending unchanged.
Overall, 64,058 shares were traded for US$1,876, down sharply from 1,504,788 units at US$39,276 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 7,118 shares at US$208, down from 214,970 shares at US$5,611 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 47,938 shares at US$2,287 compared with 52,365 units at US$2,512 on the previous day. January ended with an average of 48,604 units for US$4,865.
The JSE USD Equities Index lost 1.05 points to end at 252.75.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 10.1. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November 2022 and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share gained 1 cent to end at 7 US cents after an exchange of 1,000 shares, Proven Investments shed 0.87 of one cent to 19 US cents trading 150 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.5 of a cent to 9.5 US cents, with 11,000 stock units changing hands. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 8.5 US cents in an exchange of 3 units and Transjamaican Highway advanced 0.09 of a cent in ending at 0.96 of one US cent with an exchange of 51,874 shares.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share rose 1 cent ending at US$11.01 with 20 units clearing the market. Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share ended at US$1.64 after exchanging three stocks, JMMB Group 5.75% climbed 1 cent to close at US$2.01 in exchanging one stock unit and JMMB Group 6% rallied 6.97 cents to US$1.0697 after a transfer of 7 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.