Profit surged a solid 46 percent at Jamaica’s premier toll operators –Transjamaican Highway to US$13.2 million, for the quarter to March this year, compared to US$9.1 million in 2025. The vastly improved profit performance flowed from revenues that jumped an almost incredible 29 percent to US$29 million, from US$22.5 million for the 2025 first quarter.
Management indicated that “increased commuter traffic across the network was one area that contributed to the growth in revenues.
While revenues were climbing sharply, helped by US$3.5 million earned from the Mandeville leg of the highway, which came on stream during the period, costs remained subdued, with a 9 percent rise to US$12.3 million from $11.3 million in 2025. Taxation rose from US$3 million to US$3.55 million.
The company reported earnings per share of 0.0106 US cents, equivalent to 16.74 Jamaican cents per share, which puts the full year earnings at 67 Jamaican cents for the year. At this level of earnings, the stock is priced around 11 times current year’s profit.
Following the end of the quarter, a dividend of US$13 million, equivalent to all the profit generated in the quarter, was paid in April, an increase of 30 percent over US$10 million paid in the first half of 2025.
Trading close with an average of 6,848 shares were traded at $43,192 in contrast with 5,836 units worth $124,002 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 19,034 shares at $352,326 after sliding from 21,005 stock units at $402,332 on the Friday and an average for April of 16,463 shares at $259,049.
Endeavour Holdings closed at $18 after trading of 1,172 stocks, First Citizens Group closed at $36.50 in an exchange of 742 shares. GraceKennedy declined 11 cents to end at $3.39 after the trading of 24,350 stocks, Guardian Holdings shed 3 cents in closing at $15.26 in an exchange of 337 units, JMMB Group fell 3 cents to end trading at 84 cents after exchanging 2,000 stocks. Massy Holdings popped 1 cent and ended at $3.47 after an exchange of 33,300 shares, National Enterprises dipped 7 cents to $5.15 with a transfer of 31,120 stocks, National Flour Mills rallied 5 cents to finish at $1.50 after an exchange of 21,417 units. NCB Financial remained at $2.25 in trading 800 stock units, One Caribbean Media ended at $1.52 with 6,640 shares crossing the exchange, Point Lisas fell 25 cents to $7 with investors trading 500 stock units. Prestige Holdings remained at $12.40 in switching ownership of 13 units, Republic Financial slipped 5 cents to finish at $107.20 with 1,052 stocks changing hands, 
Scotiabank lost 15 cents to end at $45.35 with an exchange of 4,428 units. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 25 cents in closing at $10 with 11,151 shares clearing the market, Trinidad Cement dropped 5 cents to $1.55 after a transfer of 1,000 stock units, Unilever Caribbean ended at $14.59 with investors dealing in 100 stocks and West Indian Tobacco increased 10 cents and ended at $2.90 with 5,446 units passing through the market.
The market closed with 5,456,609 shares changing hands valued at $61,470,982 after trading tumbled from 10,802,361 stocks valued at $207,181,556 on Thursday.
The All Jamaican Composite Index gained 972.17 points to close trading at 409,414.17, the JSE Main Index rallied 2,214.79 points to 348,995.34 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.71 points to end at 65.07.
General Accident increased 51 cents to finish at $6.25 with just one share clearing the market, GraceKennedy dipped 60 cents to end at $70.40 in an exchange of 230,769 stock units, Guardian Holdings fell $1.25 to $348.75 with the trading of 377 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange shares popped 44 cents to close at $12.04 after an exchange of 2,964 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 40 cents to finish at $6.70 with 9,466 stocks crossing the market and Wisynco Group declined 68 cents and ended at $20.31 in an exchange of 62,273 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed after 7,834,537 shares were traded for $10,846,039, after tumbling from 22,506,910 units at $42,994,803 on Thursday.
At the close of trading, Access Financial rose 8 cents to $17.43 after traders swapped 428 shares, Atlantic Hardware lost 13 cents to end at $1.57 with an exchange 156,933 units, Blue Power sank 66 cents to $3.31 with only two stock units passing through the market. Caribbean Assurance Brokers rallied 8 cents and ended at $1.39 after 24,819 shares were traded, Caribbean Cream lost 14 cents in ending at $1.53 after an exchange of 4,200 stock units, Caribbean Flavours sank 13 cents to finish at $1.21 with an exchange of 2,077 shares. Derrimon Trading skidded 12 cents to $1.55 with 36,475 stock units crossing the market, Dolla Financial lost 5 cents to finish at $2.45 with investors dealing in 122,187 units, Elite Diagnostic popped 10 cents and ended at $1.39 with a transfer of 108 stocks. Express Catering dipped 5 cents to end at $2.30 with 3,436 units changing hands, Fosrich climbed 19 cents in closing at $1.89 with investors trading 17,207 stocks, Future Energy fell 7 cents to close at $3.40 with 1,087,377 shares crossing the market.
Iron Rock Insurance slipped 14 cents to $2.55 in trading 8,546 stock units, KLE Group increased 14 cents in closing at 94 cents with 3,685 shares crossing the exchange, Limners and Bards rallied 10 cents to 80 cents with traders dealing in 70,883 units. Omni Industries declined 6 cents to finish at 90 cents in an exchange of 210,930 stocks, ONE on ONE Educational gained 6 cents and ended at 87 cents, following the trading of 365,188 stock units, Paramount Trading rose 13 cents to $1.16 after an exchange of 243 shares. Regency Petroleum lost 24 cents to $4.21 with investors swapping 9,713 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies slipped 5 cents to $1.53 in switching owners of 20,000 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 134,235 shares worth $2,852,047 compared to 93,475 stock units at $830,656 on Thursday.
Ansa Merchant Bank remained at $25 in switching ownership of 35 stock units, CIBC Caribbean Bank rose 1 cent to $8.30 with 6,812 stock units crossing the market, Endeavour Holdings declined 43 cents to finish at $18 with a transfer of 200 shares. First Citizens Group settled at $36.50 with 32 units crossing the market, GraceKennedy remained at $3.50 with investors trading 12 stocks, Guardian Holdings closed at $15.29 following an exchange of 3,897 stock units. Guardian Media remained at 68 cents with traders dealing in 6,833 shares, JMMB Group popped 2 cents to 87 cents as investors exchanged 1,923 units, L.J. Williams B share lost 5 cents to finish at a 52 weeks low of 90 cents, following trading in 7 stocks. Massy Holdings slipped 1 cent to $3.46 in an exchange of 30,375 stock units, National Enterprises skidded 1 cent to $5.22 with 1,649 shares passing through the market, National Flour Mills ended at $1.45 after traders exchanged 3,968 stocks. NCB Financial sank 25 cents in closing at $2.25 with 200 units changing hands, Point Lisas climbed 70 cents to close at a 52 weeks high of $7.25 after a transfer of 398 stock units, 
Prestige Holdings dropped $1.46 to finish at $12.40 with investors swapping 20,510 shares. Republic Financial increased 26 cents to $107.25 after an exchange of 19,628 stock units, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 with investors trading 6 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 75 cents to end at $9.75 with 16,988 units crossing the exchange. Unilever Caribbean remained at $14.59 with investors dealing in 74 shares and West Indian Tobacco sank 9 cents to $2.80 with an exchange of 19,906 stocks.
The market closed with 10,802,361 shares trading worth $207,181,556 after an increase from 10,911,504 stock units valued at $53,980,489 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, Barita Investments rallied $1 to close at $69 with trading of 14,891 shares, Caribbean Producers sank 50 cents to $5.50 after an exchange of 23,876 stock units, Eppley popped 60 cents to $36 with investors exchanging 8,037 shares. with Eppley Caribbean Property Fund rallying by 97 cents in closing at $45.97 after an exchange of 120 stock units, General Accident dropped 51 cents to finish at $5.74 with investors swapping 1,736 stocks, Guardian Holdings rose $21.43 to close at $350 in an exchange of 10,123 units. Margaritaville fell $1.02 to $10.38 with traders dealing in 258 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy sank $2.50 to end at $35.50 with 3,215 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments slipped 80 cents to $11 following trading in 2,736 stocks. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost $1.39 and ended at $9.91 with an exchange of 47,589 shares, 
Scotia Group gained 76 cents to close at $52.76 with 3,791 stock units crossing the market, Seprod advanced 81 cents to finish at $82.99 in trading 1,854 units and Supreme Ventures skidded 55 cents and ended at $16.15 after a transfer of 68,683 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 22,506,910 shares for $42,994,803, compared with 17,490,906 units at $20,183,775 on Wednesday.
At the close of trading, AMG Packaging sank 25 cents to close at $1.80 with an exchange of 109,027 shares, after the price traded at an intraday low of $1.78, Atlantic Hardware gained 20 cents and ended at $1.70 after 12,776 stock units crossed the market, Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 9 cents to close at $1.31 after switching ownership of 17,522 shares. Caribbean Flavours fell 6 cents to end at $1.34 with investors trading 100 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries shed 21 cents in closing at $1.38 in an exchange of 2,133 units, Dolla Financial popped 10 cents to close at $2.50 with investors dealing in 596,041 shares. Elite Diagnostic declined 11 cents to $1.29 with 77,281 stock units clearing the market, Express Catering rallied 28 cents to end at $2.35 in trading 45,803 stocks, Fosrich fell 30 cents to close at a 52 weeks low of $1.70 with 423,051 units changing hands. Iron Rock Insurance increased 14 cents to $2.69 with investors trading 11 stocks, 
Jetcon Corporation climbed 20 cents to finish at $2.65 following an exchange of 3,009,209 shares, KLE Group slipped 12 cents and ended at 80 cents with 24 stock units crossing the market. Limners and Bards dipped 5 cents to 70 cents after an exchange of 5,808 stock units, Main Event slipped 5 cents to finish at $6.80 after traders swapped 2,369 shares, Medical Disposables skidded 16 cents and ended at $1.16 with 10,000 units changing hands. Omni Industries rose 6 cents in closing at 96 cents in an exchange of 9 stocks, Paramount Trading advanced 13 cents to close at $1.03 with investors swapping 18,904 stock units, Regency Petroleum sank 5 cents to end at $4.45 with 21,872 shares crossing the exchange and Spur Tree Spices lost 6 cents to 95 cents with a transfer of 52,517 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 93,475 shares for $830,656 after falling from 117,913 stock units at $1,147,211 on Wednesday.
Republic Financial gained by 3 cents to $106.99 with 1,037 stocks passing through the market, Scotiabank remained at $45.50 in an exchange of 5,255 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dropped 65 cents to $10.50 with investors trading 20,953 stock units. Trinidad Cement lost 9 cents in closing at $1.60 after an exchange of 944 shares, Unilever Caribbean gained 29 cents to close at $14.59 with 41 stock units crossing the exchange and West Indian Tobacco remained at $2.89 after a transfer of 6,104 units.
The market closed with trading of 22,506,910 shares for $42,994,803, compared with 17,490,906 units at $20,183,775 on Wednesday.
ICInsider.com compiles the PE ratios, which is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by the earnings per share, for companies with their fiscal year ending around August 2026.
Iron Rock Insurance increased 14 cents to $2.69 with investors trading 11 stocks, Jetcon Corporation climbed 20 cents to finish at $2.65 after an exchange of 3,009,209 shares, KLE Group slipped 12 cents and ended at 80 cents with 24 stock units crossing the market. Limners and Bards dipped 5 cents to 70 cents after an exchange of 5,808 units, Main Event slipped 5 cents to finish at $6.80 after traders swapped 2,369 shares, Medical Disposables skidded 16 cents and ended at $1.16 with 10,000 units changing hands. Omni Industries rose 6 cents in closing at 96 cents in an exchange of 9 stocks, Paramount Trading advanced 13 cents to close at $1.03 with investors swapping 18,904 stock units, Regency Petroleum sank 5 cents to end at $4.45 with 21,872 shares crossing the exchange and Spur Tree Spices lost 6 cents to 95 cents with a transfer of 52,517 units.
The market closed with 10,911,504 shares trading for $53,980,489 after climbing from 6,059,984 stock units at $59,541,759 on Tuesday.
At the close, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 14 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Jamaica Stock Exchange slipped 45 cents and ended at $11.60 after an exchange of 6,198 stocks and Lasco Manufacturing sank 51 cents to $6.30 in trading 19,867 stocks.
Prices of traded securities are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.