Fontana gains 97% from IPO price – Thursday

January 10, 2019 by

Fontana traded at a high of $4.20 during the third day of listing on the Junior Market but increased selling brought it down to $3.70 at the close, for a gain of 97 percent from the IPO price of $1.88.
Fontana traded 9,609,205 shares, with a gain of 53 cents, to close at $3.70 and was the major contributor to the volume traded and a 34.26 points rise in the Junior Market Index, to close at 3,276.67.
Trading was down sharply from Wednesday, resulting from an exchange of 10,552,784 units valued at $39,947,417, compared to 24,707,539 units valued at $78,195,277.
Trading ended, with 22 securities changing hands, versus 21 trading on Wednesday, with the prices of 8 rising, 11 falling and 3 remaining unchanged.
The average trade ended at 479,672 units for an average of $1,815,792 in contrast to 1,176,549 units for an average of $3,723,585 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 890,764 units valued at $2,972,001 and previously 961,421 units valued at $3,170,725. In contrast, December ended with an average of 136,222 units at a value of $737,367 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and 6 closing with lower offers.
At the close of the day’s activities, AMG Packaging lost 1 cent and ended at $1.94, trading 267,447 stock units, CAC 2000 finished $1.10 higher at $18, with 2,000 shares changing hands, Caribbean Producers ended with 31,537 stock units changing hands after falling 55 cents to close at $4.95, Consolidated Bakeries traded 31,000 shares at $1.75. Derrimon Trading ended 5 cents higher at $2.50, trading 10,000 shares, Elite Diagnostic finished 10 cents higher at $2.95, with, with an exchange of 33,379 stock units. Everything Fresh shed 6 cents to end trading of 74,781 shares at $1.74, Express Catering ended with a loss of 5 cents at $7.95, with 2,253 units changing hands, FosRich Group ended trading of 63,820 shares at $3.95, with a loss of 5 cents at $7.95, GWest Corporation traded 27,969 and gained 6 cents to close at $1.81. Honey Bun closed with a loss of 10 cents at $3.75, in exchanging 18,500 stock units, Indies Pharma  traded 105,904 shares and rose 15 cents to end at $3.35, Jetcon Corporation  settled with a loss of 16 cents at $3.04, with an exchange of 7,000 shares, KLE Group traded 8,000 units and lost 5 cents at $2.95. Knutsford Express  finished trading of 7,539 shares at $13, Lasco Distributors  fell 9 cents at $3.80, trading 27,240 shares. Lasco Financial  closed at $4.20, with an exchange of 96,350 shares, Medical Disposables fell 10 cents in settling at $7, in exchanging 14,682 shares. Paramount Trading  ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $2.45, while trading 8,176 shares and Stationery and Office jumped 40 cents to close at $8.40, while exchanging 19,087 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

 

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Indies shareholders exposed to tax risk

January 10, 2019 by

Indies Pharma reported lower profit for the year to October as slower gains in second half revenues and a more meager profit margin sapped the contribution from the increased sales.
While the company needs to sort out the loss in profit margin. There is also another big issue directors need to deal with. Included in receivables is shareholders’ loan of $136 million with no movement in the year and no information in the audited statements of terms relating thereto including the date for liquidation. IC insider.com source suggest that the recent two large blocks of shares of approximately 115 million units traded in the market this week, is a move to clear off the balance and that should show in the March quarterly report.
Additionally, directors owe the company $37 million, an amount that increased during the year. The company needs to clean up the balance sheet as it could be subject to taxes on distribution for the amount owed to the company by directors and possibly the shareholders. The other factor is that it appears that these amounts are free of interest. Other related party indebtedness also needs regularising with specific terms for transparency.
Profit for the full year is down to $120 million after tax, from $137 million in 2017. At the half way mark, profit was $54 million versus $52 million in 2017, the growth in profit for the 2018 second half was less than in 2017.
Revenues from sales grew just 2.5 percent for the year, down from 9.9 percent at the half-year mark. Cost of sales rose 16.6 percent for the full year compared to the 17.5 percent at April, but with sharply differing sales growth. The net effect is a fall in gross profit for the full year to $393 million from $412 million in 2017. Gross profit improved to $187 million at the 2018 half-way mark, from $177 million in 2017.
Administrative cost was virtually flat at the end of April at $110 million versus $108 million and climbed 6.7 percent to $240 million for the year. Finance cost, inclusive of foreign exchange losses, was flat at $16 million for the year.
As the company listed on the Junior Market, the corporate tax bill is down to $18 million, from $35 million in 2017.
The statement of financial position reflects pretty strong financials, with equity capital of $668 million, strong working capital including $102 million of liquid funds.
Indies last traded at $3.35 on the Junior Market, based on these results the PE ratio would be 37 but investors are looking for a brighter 2019 results.

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TTSE stocks in modest rise – Thursday

January 10, 2019 by

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended Thursday with trading in 13 securities against 14 on Wednesday, with 4 advancing, 3 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market the Composite Index rose 3.56 points to 1,311.30 . The All T&T Index gained 0.03 points to 1,706.73, while the Cross Listed Index added 0.98 points to close at 123.79.
Trading ended with 168,378 shares at a value of $4,345,130 compared to 381,550 shares on Wednesday valued at $8,295,652.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
Stocks trading with gains| Angostura Holdings closed with a gain of 4 cents at $16.05, with 10 stock units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank gained 20 cents and settled at $8.50, with 580 units trading. JMMB Group rose 3 cents to $1.78, after exchanging 14,450 shares and Massy Holdings closed with an increase of 5 cents at $47.05, after exchanging 1,445 shares.
Stocks trading with losses| Sagicor Financial fell 1 cent and ended at $8.98, after exchanging 10,500 shares, Scotiabank shed 1 cent and completed trading 100 stock units at $63.99 and Unilever Caribbean lost 10 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.90, after exchanging 1,400 shares.
Stocks trading firm | Ansa Mcal settled at $55.01, in trading 5,500 units, First Citizens concluded trading at $34, after exchanging 2,755 shares, Guardian Holdings settled at $18.50, with 11,352 units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings closed at $107.26, after exchanging 147 shares. Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $29.05, with an exchange of 120,114 units and West Indian Tobacco completed trading at $95.40, with 25 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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JSE trading remains subdued Wednesday

January 9, 2019 by

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed Wednesday with modest losses in the market indices, as trading levels remained below normal.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 361.86 points to end at 412,470.47 and the JSE Index declined by 329.70 points to close at 375,807.24.
Main market trading ended with 1,683,322 units valued at $37,751,520, compared to 1,496,686 units valued at $31,571,688 changing hands on Wednesday.
The main and US dollar markets, had 31 securities changing hands, with prices of 11 rising, 9 declining with 10 remaining unchanged, compared to 27 securities trading on Wednesday.
Sagicor Real Estate Fund led trading with 507,100 units and 30.1 percent of the day’s volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.25% preference shares with 265,000 units or 15.74 percent of the volume changing hands and Barita Investments with 101,743 units accounting for 6 percent of the day’s volume.
An average of 60,119 units valued at over $1,348,269, in contrast to 55,433 shares valued at $1,169,322 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 39,918 units valued at $1,071,215 compared to 44,147 units valued at $1,258,519, previously. Trading for December ended, with an average of 835,037 units with a value of $25,906,477, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments gained $2 and closed at $50, with 101,743 shares traded, Caribbean Cement fell $1 and finished at $40 while trading 2,700 shares, Grace Kennedy added $2 trading 5,850 stock units at $63, Jamaica Producers dropped $1.45 to close at $20.05, with 55,372 shares changing hands. JMMB Group jumped $3.19 to conclude trading of 47,251 shares at $33.99, Mayberry Investments rose 40 cents and ended trading of 2,500 shares at $9.40, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rose 45 cents trading with 26,352 shares, at $9.55, NCB Financial Group gained 50 cents in trading 82,269 shares at $149.  Sagicor Group lost 98 cents trading 40,721 units to close at $39, Sagicor Real Estate Fund  gained 66 cents and ended trading 507,100 shares at $11.66,  Scotia Group traded 80,355 shares after declining 50 cents to close at $54. Seprod fell by $1 and ended at $30, with 8,245 shares trading and Supreme Ventures  concluded trading at $19, with 5,620 stock units changing hands after climbing by 51 cents.
Trading in the US dollar market resulted in 36,500 units valued at $53,052. JMMB Group 5.75% preference shares traded 25,000 units in closing at US$2, JMMB Group 6% preference shares traded 650 units after falling 1 cents to close at $1.04, followed by Proven Investments that rose 0.5 cents in trading 10,850 units at 22 US cents. The JSE USD Equities Index advanced by 4.40 points to close at 166.86.

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Fontana jumps 69% to $3.17 – Wednesday

January 9, 2019 by

Fontana Waterloo Road

Fontana traded just 162 shares on the second day of listing on the Junior Market with the price jumped 69 percent to close at $3.17. Trades of 213,616 shares up to $3.55 were canceled at the close of the market.
Trading climbed sharply over Tuesday, resulting from an exchange of 24,707,539 units valued at $78,195,277, compared to 2,386,009 units valued at $16,626,218. Indies Pharma after trading 93 million units on Monday dominated trading on Wednesday with just over 23 million units.
Trading ended, with 21 securities changing hands, the same number trading on Tuesday. The prices of 8 securities rose 6 declined and 7 remained unchanged, leading the Junior Market Index to rise 20.77 points to close at 3,242.41.
The average trade ended at 1,176,549 units for an average of $3,723,585 in contrast to 113,619 units for an average of $791,725 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 961,421 units valued at $3,170,725 and previously 919,199 units valued at $3,062,219. In contrast, December ended with an average of 136,222 units at a value of $737,367 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
At the close of the day’s activities, Access Financial traded 135 shares and fell 57 cents to end at $49.98, AMG Packaging ended at $1.95, trading 70,044 stock units, Cargo Handlers traded 1,845 shares and gained 20 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $15.20, Caribbean Cream exchanged 7,000 shares to close at $5.85. Carib Producers ended with 51,043 stock units changing hands after rising 60 cents to close at $5.50, Consolidated Bakeries traded 6,000 at $1.75, Elite Diagnostic finished 10 cents lower at $2.85, with an exchange of 2,591 stock units. Everything Fresh gained 5 cents to end trading of 15,550 shares at $1.80, Express Catering settled at $8, with 80,696 units changing hands, FosRich Group ended trading at $3.95, with an exchange of 10,100 shares, GWest traded 12,297 but fell 25 cents to close at $1.75. Honey Bun closed with a gain of 5 cents at $3.85, in exchanging 10,500 stock units, Indies Pharma traded 23,234,566 shares at $3.20, Jamaican Teas finished at $4.50, trading 1,000 shares, Lasco Distributors closed with a rise of 9 cents at $3.89, trading 44,583 shares. Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 3 cents to close at $4.20, with an exchange of 51,050 shares, Lasco Manufacturing  concluded trading of 1,036 stock units with a fall of 5 cents to $3.80,  Medical Disposables  rose 10 cents in settling at $7.10, in exchanging 10,000 shares. SSL Venture Capital exchanged 1,075,153 shares to close at $1.95 and Stationery and Office closed at $8, while exchanging 22,188 shares.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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3 TTSE stocks rose 3 declined – Wednesday

January 9, 2019 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 14 securities against 12 on Tuesday, 3 advanced, 3 declined and 8 remaining unchanged.
At close of the market, the Composite Index rose 2.22 points to 1,307.74, the All T&T Index lost 0.77 points to 1,706.70, while the Cross Listed Index rose 0.72 points to close at 122.81
Trading ended with 381,550 shares at a value of $8,295,652, compared to 398,742 shares on Tuesday valued at $12,990,512.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended at 3 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Stocks trading with gains| Ansa Mcal increased by 1 cent and ended at $55.01, with 4,319 units trading, Grace Kennedy rose 1 cent and concluded trading at $3.06, with 450 stock units changing hands and NCB Financial Group gained 10 cents and completed trading at $8.65, after exchanging 4,090 shares.
Stock trading with losses| Clico Investments closed with a loss of 66 cents at $19.50, with 36,163 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial shed 1 cent and settled at $8.99, after exchanging 1,400 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 1 cent and ended at $29.05, with 35,072 units changing hands.
Stocks trading firm| First Caribbean International Bank ended at $8.30, with an exchange of 20,001 units, First Citizens completed trading at $34, after exchanging 1,428 shares, JMMB Group settled at $1.75, after trading 200,000 shares, Massy Holdings settled at $47, with 900 shares changing hands, National Flour ended at $1.65, trading 25,047 units. Republic Financial Holdings completed trading 50,236 shares at $107.26, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.70, after exchanging 25 shares and West Indian Tobacco concluded trading at $95.40, with 2,419 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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 JSE suffer losses on Tuesday 

January 8, 2019 by

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed Tuesday with losses in the market indices as trading levels remain modest.
At the close of trading, the All Jamaican Composite Index lost 622.31 points to close at 412,832.33 and the JSE Index declined by 566.99 points to close at 376,136.94.
Main market trading ended with 1,496,686 units valued at $31,571,688 compared to 1,668,337 the units valued at $33,203,631 changing hands on Monday.
The main and US dollar markets, had 27 securities changing hands, with prices of 7 rising, 8 declining with 12 remaining unchanged, compared to 31 securities trading on Monday.
Wisynco Group led trading with just 438,832 units and 29.3 percent of the day’s volume, followed by Carreras with 319,764 units or 21.4 percent of the volume changing hands and Scotia group with 157,500 units accounting for 10.5 percent of the day’s volume.
An average of 55,433 units valued at over $1,169,322, in contrast to 57,529 units valued at $1,144,953 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 44,147 units valued at $1,258,519 compared to 41,450 units valued at $979,123, previously. Trading for December ended, with an average of 835,037 units with a value of $25,906,477, for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 11 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closing with lower offers.
In main market activity, Barita Investments lost $2.99 and closed at $48, with 33,604 shares traded, Caribbean Cement fell $1 and finished at $41 trading 1,487 shares,  Grace Kennedy  dropped $2 trading 17,309 stock units at $61,  Jamaica Broilers  lost $1 and finished trading 5,744 units at $28. Jamaica Producers  climbed $1.44 and closed at $21.50, with 22,094 shares changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange added 57 cents in closing at $10.77 after trading 106,887 shares, JMMB Group  dived $3.19 to conclude trading of 26,387 shares at $30.80, NCB Financial Group  gained 50 cents in trading 45,234 shares at $148.50. Salada Foods  rose 50 cents trading with 990 units to close at $32.50, Scotia Group  traded 157,500 shares after declining 50 cents to close at $54.50, Sterling Investments  gained 40 cents and ended at $4.50, with 49,495 shares trading and Supreme Ventures  concluded trading at $18.49, with 66,220 stock units changing hands after climbing by 99 cents. There was no trading in the US dollar market on Tuesday.

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Fontana list with strong demand – Tuesday

January 8, 2019 by

Fontana listed on the Junior Market on Tuesday, accompanied by strong demand to buy more than 17 million shares above $2.43. Attempts to trade the stock above $3.45 did not succeed as they were canceled at the close.
Trading on the market declined sharply from the level on Monday, resulting in an exchange of 2,386,009 units valued at $16,626,218 compared to 93,801,898 units valued at $301,590,900 on Monday.
Trading ended, with 21 securities changing hands, compared to 25 trading on Monday. The prices of 9 securities rose 7 declined and 5 remained unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to decline 25.14 points to close at 3,221.64.
The average trade ended at 113,619 units for an average of $791,725 in contrast to 3,752,076 units for an average of $12,063,636 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 919,199 units valued at $3,062,219 and previously 1,115,910 units valued at $3,616,643. In contrast, December ended with an average of 136,222 units at a value of $737,367 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with higher bids than their last selling prices and 4 closing with lower offers.
At the close of the day’s activities, AMG Packaging ended 8 cents higher at $1.95, trading 82,200 stock units, Derrimon Trading ended at $2.45, with 33,720 shares changing hands, Elite Diagnostic finished 10 cents higher at $2.95, with an exchange of 98,577 stock units. Everything Fresh lost 25 cents to end trading of 123,750 shares at $1.75, Express Catering settled at $8, with 52,034 units changing hands, FosRich Group ended trading 5 cents higher at $3.95, with an exchange of 1,200 shares. Honey Bun closed with a loss of 5 cents at $3.80, in exchanging 11,000 stock units, Indies Pharma rose 10 cents in trading of 34,124 shares at $3.20, Jamaican Teas finished 30 cents higher at $4.50, trading 500 shares, Jetcon Corporation settled with a loss of 14 cents at $3.20, with an exchange of 10,350 shares. Key Insurance ended trading 500 stock units at $3.10. Knutsford Express  finished trading 15,249 shares and rose 50 cents to end at $13, Lasco Distributors closed with a loss of 19 cents at $3.80, trading 15,800 shares, Lasco Financial  ended with a loss of 27 cents at $4.23, with an exchange of 29,636 shares. Lasco Manufacturing  concluded trading of 7,470 stock units with a rise of 15 cents to $3.85,  Medical Disposables  settled at $7, exchanging 5,000 shares. Paramount Trading  ended in exchanging 5,200 shares and lost 30 cents to close at $2.60,  Stationery and Office  fell 10 cents, in closing at $8, while exchanging 1,813,896 shares and tTech closed $1.61 higher at $6.20, trading 500 units. In the  Junior Market preference segment,  CAC 2000 9.5% closed at $1.16, with 16,303 shares trading.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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Trading volume slips for Trinidad stocks

January 8, 2019 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with trading in 12 securities against 17 on Monday, with none advancing, 3 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 398,742 units valued at $12,990,512 compared to 548,561 units valued at $3,807,515 on Monday.
At close of the market, the Composite Index fell 0.51 points on Tuesday to 1,305.52, the All T&T Index lost 1.0 points to 1,707.47, while the Cross Listed Index gained 0.01 points to close at 122.09 .gained 0.09 points, to close at 1,709.06, while the Cross Listed Index closed unchanged at 122.09.
IC bid-offer Indicator|The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
Stocks closing with gains| No stock recorded gains at the end of trading.
Stocks closing with losses| Angostura Holdings fell 24 cents and ended at $16.01, with 100,100 stock units changing hands, Ansa Merchant Bank closed with a loss of 45 cents and settled at $38.05, after exchanging 1,000 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 4 cents and completed trading at $29.06, in trading 1,000 units.
Stocks trading firm| Ansa Mcal completed trading just 3 units at $55, Calypso Macro Index Fund ended trading of 311 shares to close at $15, Guardian Holdings closed trading with 4,223 units changing hands at $18.50, JMMB Group ended at $1.75, after exchanging 50,000 shares, Massy Holdings concluded market activity at $47, after trading 148,136 shares. National Enterprises ended at $8.01, with 9 stock units changing hands, NCB Financial Group settled at $8.55, after exchanging 32,192 shares, One Caribbean Media concluded trading of 753 shares at $10.25, and Scotiabank ended at $64, with 61,015 stock units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

 

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Heavy demand for Fontana shares

January 8, 2019 by

Fontana shares are now listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange with bids now in to purchase 7.7 million shares up $2.50 prior to the opening of trading. There is just one offer at $4 to sell 4,500 shares.
The heavy demand in in keeping with heavy over subscription the IPO received. A number of investors in the stock are not pleased that the company varied the terms of the allocation of shares to persons in the general pool from the stated treatments included in the prospectus that stated that multiple applications would be merged and treated as one.
The share issue attracted 2,770 applicants for shares in the company. The order book on the buy side is shown in the accompanying chart with orders at 10 am.
The PE based on last year’s earnings is a low 8, suggesting that a price in the mid $4 region or higher is likely, once it can trade at those levels. Subsequent to the time the attached chart was created, the highest bid is now at $2.60 to buy 130,000 units with total bids in the syetem to purchase 17.7 million shares. One more offer at $3.77 to sell 30,610 units was posted after trading commenced. The maximum price the stock can trade at today is $2.44, 30 percent above the IPO price of $1.88.

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