Jamaica’s sole cement producer, Caribbean Cement Company, delivered another quarter of bumper profit, with a 396 percent surge after tax to $2.7 billion from just $544 million in 2025 for the quarter ending in June. Profit rose significantly by 126 percent to $5.7 billion after tax for the half year, from just $$2.54 billion for the same period in 2025.
The outstanding profit results emanated from a 14.5 percent rise in revenues to $9.31 billion in the 2026 second quarter, from $8.13 billion in 2025 and increased 13.7 percent or the half year, to $18.57 billion from $16.33 billion in 2025.
Gross profit performance resulted in a “gross profit margin of 50.2 percent, compared with 32.7 percent in the prior year period. The improvement reflects stronger operating efficiency and more favourable production environment compared with 2025, when the Company incurred substantial costs associated with its planned maintenance shutdown, including approximately $920 million in additional related expenditure and imported cement to maintain market supply,” the company stated in its quarterly report commentary to shareholders.
The solid profit performance resulted in operating cash flow of $7.25 billion, compared with $4.25 billion in the prior year. Cash and cash equivalents stood at $18.55 billion as at June 2026.
Net Asset value came in at $45, with earnings per share ending at $3.17 for the June quarter and $6.75 for the six months to June. ICInsider.com maintains full year forecast at $14 per share, with the PE based on it of 8.2, which is well below the average of 12 for most main market stocks, an indication of potential gains ahead.
The market closed after trading of 22,808,177 shares with a value of $403,415,861, down from trading of 41,753,131 stock units valued at $323,847,100 on Friday.
At the close of trading, AS Bryden dropped $2 to end at $25 with 941 units passing through the market, Barita Investments fell 40 cents to $66.90 following trading in 26,755 stocks, Berger Paints skidded 50 cents and ended at $5 as investors traded 94,609 shares. Carreras rallied $1.01 in closing at $36.50 after trading of 193,497 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $1.05 to finish at $43.99 in the trading of 83 shares, General Accident fell 75 cents to close at $8.25 with investors trading 2,987 stock units. GraceKennedy gained 55 cents to end at $76.25 after an exchange of 24,458 units, Guardian Holdings dipped $5 to end at $365 with investors swapping 8,125 stocks, Jamaica Producers rose 98 cents in closing at $21.98 in switching ownership of 452 units. Kingston Properties slipped 55 cents to $10.45 with investors dealing in 591 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing declined 52 cents and ended at $7.18 with 15,425 shares crossing the market, Pan Jamaica shed 95 cents to finish at $45 with an exchange of 11,935 stock units. Quantas Advantage declined 50 cents and ended at $15.50 with 39,274 shares clearing the market, Sagicor Real Estate Fund shed 50 cents to close at $8.50 after an exchange of 3,436 stock units, 
Scotia Group fell 49 cents to end at $57.01 with 21,179 stock units changing hands. Seprod dropped by $1 in closing at $74 after an exchange of 38,676 stocks, Transjamaican Highway advanced 56 cents to close at $10.95 with 6,535,147 shares crossing the market and the West Indies Petroleum climbed 76 cents to finish at $9.90 after a transfer of 11,594 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 14,700,213 shares for $20,457,438, after falling from 23,106,280 units at $37,269,312 on Friday.
Caribbean Flavours rose 8 cents to end at $1.18 following trading of 3,069 stocks, Consolidated Bakeries dipped 25 cents to end at $1.20 in an exchange of 36 shares, Derrimon Trading lost 19 cents in closing at a 52 weeks low of $1.01 in trading of 766,266 units. Dolphin Cove climbed $1.96 to $12.17 with 2,965 stocks clearing the market, Express Catering rallied by 5 cents to $2 after an exchange of 73,804 stock units, Fosrich slipped 16 cents to end at $1.40 with 195,974 shares crossing the market. GWest Corporation rallied 9 cents to close at 68 cents with a transfer of 4,281 stocks, Image Plus popped 8 cents to finish at $1.20 after an exchange of 414,373 units, Indies Pharma fell 5 cents and ended at $2.70 with 30,043 stock units crossing the market. Jamaican Teas skidded 18 cents to $2.05 after a transfer of 179,270 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 61 cents to end at a 52 weeks high of $4.04 with 292,552 units passing through the market, Knutsford Express dropped 37 cents to close at $7.10 following an exchange of 2,778 stocks. Lasco Financial shed 13 cents and ended at $1.52 after investorrs dealt in 129,950 stock units, Limners and Bards declined 19 cents to finish at $1 in switching ownership of 91,720 shares, 
Lumber Depot fell 6 cents to close at $2.69 as investors exchanged 6,958 stocks. Mailpac Group declined 8 cents to $2.55 with trading of 323,818 stock units, Omni Industries rose 8 cents in closing at 96 cents with 54,835 stock units crossing the exchange, ONE on ONE Educational climbed 6 cents and ended at 81 cents after an exchange of 50,593 shares. Regency Petroleum shed 5 cents to finish at $4.44 with an exchange of 12,724 units and Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 10 cents to end at $1.52 with 39,309 stocks passing through the market.
Prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 68,709 shares for $1,232,958, with the number of shares falling from 110,029 stocts at $794,642 on Friday.
AS Bryden remained at $1.50 with a transfer of 302 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 after an exchange of 1,696 shares, Endeavour Holdings shed $1.95 to close at $13.05 in switching ownership of 165 stocks. Eric Solis Marketing closed at $4.17 after trading of 192 stocks, First Citizens Group lost 25 cents to end at $39 in an exchange of 633 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.22 with 649 shares crossing the market. Guardian Media ended at 81 cents after an exchange of 105 stocks, JMMB Group skidded 1 cent to end at 84 cents with 2,044 units passing through the market, Massy Holdings remained at $3.50 with investors trading 10,514 stock units. National Enterprises fell 3 cents to $4.67 after a transfer of 1,161 shares, NCB Financial remained at $3.20 following trading of 6,484 stock units, Point Lisas dipped 20 cents and ended at $6.80 with 1,500 stocks changing hands. 
Republic Financial dropped 50 cents to finish at $109.50 in an exchange of 4,930 units, Scotiabank ended at $45.25 with investors swapping 5,043 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL climbed 31 cents to end at $10.50 with 29,824 stock units crossing the exchange. Trinidad Cement remained at $1.80 with investors exchanging a mere one share, Unilever Caribbean increased 16 cents to close at $14.96 with 129 stock units clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20 with investors trading 3,004 shares.
The market closed with trading of 23,106,280 shares at $37,269,312 up from 21,955,175 stock units at $33,321,331 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index lost 5.81 points to conclude trading at 2,976.70. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending wth bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Image Plus shed 7 cents in closing at $1.12 in switching ownership of 200,630 stocks, ISP Finance climbed 25 cents to end at $7.75 with 290 units changing hands, Jamaican Teas dropped 6 cents to close at $2.23 with investors swapping 2,769,440 stock units. Jetcon Corporation gained 11 cents to close at $3.43 after a transfer of 261,648 shares, Knutsford Express popped 99 cents to close at $7.47 with investors trading 1,276 stock units, Lumber Depot increased 28 cents to finish at $2.75 with an exchange of 825,205 stocks. Mailpac Group climbed 8 cents and ended at $2.63 with 1,124,130 units clearing the market, Medical Disposables dipped 5 cents to end at $1.10 with investors trading 16,238 stocks, Omni Industries skidded 8 cents to close at 88 cents in an exchange of 200,000 units. ONE on ONE Educational rose 5 cents to 75 cents with investors dealing in 1,472,316 shares, Regency Petroleum advanced 16 cents to end at $4.49 after an exchange of 169,031 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies lost 5 cents in closing at $1.62 after trading of 1,804,900 shares.
Closing prices of securities trading are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 110,029 shares valued $794,642 compared to 121,573 stock units at $1,788,594 on Thursday.
AS Bryden increased 11 cents to finish at $1.50 after an exchange of 29 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank ended at $7.55 with investors trading 242 shares, Eric Solis Marketing remained at $4.17 following an exchange of 911 stocks. First Citizens Group ended at $39.25 with 1,003 units changing hands, GraceKennedy fell 9 cents to end at $3.91 with a transfer of 1,128 stocks, Guardian Holdings ended at $16.22 with 1,515 shares switching owners. JMMB Group ended at 85 cents with investors dealing in 7,200 stock units, Massy Holdings remained at $3.50 with 12,882 units crossing the exchange, National Enterprises advanced 10 cents to finish at $4.70 with investors trading 5,776 stocks. National Flour Mills skidded 6 cents to $1.53 with an exchange of 4,001 units, NCB Financial ended at $3.20 with 51,410 shares crossing the market, Point Lisas remained at $7 after trading of 631 stock units. Republic Financial rose $1.15 to end at $110, with a transfer of 2,027 stocks, 
Scotiabank ended at $45.25 as investors traded 2,750 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 1 cent and ended at $10.19 in with a transfer of 7,204 stocks. Trinidad Cement rallied 1 cent to $1.80 with 9,001 shares passing through the exchange, Unilever Caribbean shed 17 cents and ended at $14.80 in an exchange of 1,144 stock units, West Indian Tobacco gained 5 cents to finish at $4.20 after trading of 925 shares and West Indian Traders Ltd settled at a record high of $2.14 with a transfer of 25 shares.
Investors exchanged 21,955,175 shares valued $33,321,331, after jumping from 5,769,289 units at $10,871,063 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index rallied 15.21 points to conclude trading at 2,982.51. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
Fosrich dropped 11 cents to $1.49 in an exchange of 2,011,572 units, Honey Bun declined 39 cents and ended at $5.51 with investors swapping 1,913 stocks, Jamaican Teas increased 25 cents to settle at $2.29 with 3,502,416 shares crossing the exchange. Knutsford Express skidded $1.51 to $6.48 with investors trading 10,000 stock units, Lasco Financial climbed 12 cents to close at $1.64 with 555,806 stocks crossing the market, Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to $1.19 with investors dealing in 610,003 units. Mailpac Group gained 50 cents to $2.55 after an exchange of 80,656 stocks, Regency Petroleum rallied 8 cents to close at $4.33 with a transfer of 9,372 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies popped 9 cents to finish at $1.67 as investors exchanged 2,000,000 stock units.
Closing securities prices are those of the last transaction.
The market closed with trading of 121,573 shares for $1,788,594 compared to 136,226 stock units at $1,638,540 on Wednesday.
CIBC Caribbean Bank remained at $7.55 with investors trading 10,000 stocks, Eric Solis Marketing closed at $4.17 after an exchange of 1,205 shares, First Citizens Group dropped 25 cents to close at $39.25 with investors trading 3,043 units. GraceKennedy ended at $4 with 3,691 stock units crossing the exchange, Guardian Holdings fell 25 cents in closing at $16 after a transfer of 4,792 stock units, Guardian Media slipped 5 cents to 81 cents with 500 shares crossing the market. JMMB Group remained at 85 cents after trading of 7 stock units, Massy Holdings shed 8 cents to close at $3.50 in an exchange of 15,088 stocks, National Enterprises ended at $4.60 with investors dealing in 1,231 units. NCB Financial declined 5 cents to $3.20 in switching ownership of 48,630 stocks, Prestige Holdings popped 2 cents to $13 with investors swapping 331 units, 
Republic Financial dipped $1.05 in closing at $108.85 in an exchange of 8,770 shares. Scotiabank skidded 19 cents to end at $45.25 with 1,633 stock units crossing the market, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $10.20 with trading of 13,295 shares, Unilever Caribbean increased 57 cents to finish at $14.97 after an exchange of 967 stocks and West Indian Tobacco declined by 5 cents to $4.15 with a transfer of 1,949 units.
Grace delivered Interest and Other income along with its share of results of associates and joint ventures amounting to $2.17 billion, up 21 percent over the $1.79 billion in the second quarter in 2025. For the six months to June, the Group delivered an increase of 6.6 percent to $3.8 billion from $3.567 billion in 2025.
The market closed with trading of 136,226 shares for $1,653,908 compared with just 60,377 stock units at $1,303,992 on Tuesday.
CinemaOne remained at $3.98 following trading of 6 shares, Endeavour Holdings ended at $15, with just 4 stocks passing through the market, Eric Solis Marketing popped by 7 cents to $4.17 with investors trading 20 shares. First Citizens Group fell 20 cents to finish at $39.50 in an exchange of 4,022 units, GraceKennedy gained 9 cents to end at $4 with investors trading 181 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed 15 cents to close at $16.25 following an exchange of 22,213 stock units. Guardian Media ended at 86 cents with investors swapping 40 shares, JMMB Group rose 4 cents to close at 85 cents with a transfer of 40 stock units, L.J. Williams A share remained at 22 cents after 10,273 stocks passed through the market. L.J. Williams B share ended at 80 cents with an exchange of 57 units, Massy Holdings declined 1 cent and ended at $3.58, with 7,042 stocks clearing the market, Medcorp remained at $43.75 after an exchange of 1 unit. National Enterprises skidded 10 cents to $4.60 and closed after trading of 8,814 shares, National Flour Mills rallied 4 cents to end at $1.59 in switching ownership of 1,730 stock units, NCB Financial ended at $3.25 after a transfer of 34 shares. One Caribbean Media increased 17 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $2.15 after the trading of 10,520 stock units, Point Lisas remained at $7, with 13 units crossing the market, 
Prestige Holdings slipped 1 cent to close at $12.98 following trading 5 stocks. Republic Financial advanced $1.05 and ended at $109.90, after 5,917 units passed through the market, Scotiabank fell 4 cents to $45.44 in an exchange of 749 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 8 cents to end at $10.20 with investors swapping 275 stocks. Trinidad Cement remained at $1.79 in switching ownership of 423 stock units, Unilever Caribbean fell 5 cents to finish at $14.40 as investors exchanged 1,062 shares, while newly listed West Indian Traders rose 13 cents in closing at a record high of $2.13, with 101 stock units changing hands and West Indian Tobacco ended at $4.20 with a transfer of 51,234 stock units.