Radio Jamaica increased profits for the quarter to June this year over that of 2014 by 44 percent after taxation, to reach $22 million from a 6 percent increase in sales revenues that hit $516 million. Other revenues contributed $25 million versus $20.7 million in 2014 to income.
RJR said that the provision of news services such as “Over the Top” (OTT) which relates to video, television and other services provided over the internet generated added revenues for them as well as added cost.
Administrative expenses jumped 15.4 percent to $126 million and selling expenses rose to $84.5 or 16.4 percent over the same period in 2014, the cost increase was partially due to the introduction of the OTT service, but wage increase and commission payments also contributed to the increase RJR said. Other operating expenses declined by $20 million to $79 million helped by lower energy and fuel cost.
The company reported earnings of 6 cents per share for the quarter and 32 cents for 2015 fiscal year and seems headed to earn 40 cents for the fiscal year ending March 2016. There is talk of general elections being held soon although that is just talk, with no concrete evidence to support it and with several developments in the country suggesting it may be later in 2016, that is will be held. Whenever it is held, RJR will benefit from added revenues as well as increased cost covering the event.
RJR entered into an agreement with the Gleaner to merge the two media operations which will involve RJR splitting the number of existing issued shares into approximately three and for the Gleaner shareholders to get 1 of the new RJR shares for each Gleaner share. If successful the expanded RJR should see reduction in cost as certain areas are combined thus reducing cost and should result in an improved profit per share going forward. It probably won’t be until the 2017 fiscal year that full effect of the merger will be seen.
RJR last traded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at $3.08 but had a bid at $3.50.
Radio Jamaica increased profit
8 up 8 down on JSE on Wednesday
On Wednesday the Jamaica Stock Exchange saw more activity than on Tuesday but the market still seems to be nervous with a high level of stocks riding and declining on the same day. At the close there were 8 stocks rising to 8 that declined.
The market closed with 26 securities changing hands totalling 4,027,018 units, valued at $45,899,661 traded in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index gained 148.80 points to 95,738.02, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index added 166.30 points to 105,948.92 and the JSE combined index rose 141.78 points to end at 98,878.40.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
Trading in the main market ended with Cable and Wireless slipped 1 cent with 885,401 shares changing hands, to close at 49 cents. At the close the stock had 1,122,637 units on the bid at 48 cents and 300,000 on offer at 52 cents. Caribbean Cement traded 200,000 shares at $8 while gaining 30 cents, Desnoes & Geddes ended with 128,250 shares trading with a 5 cents gain to close at $6.15, JMMB Group traded at $7.63 with 10,345 shares changing ownership. 
National Commercial Bank had 35,609 units changing hands and ended at $27.47 while losing just 1 cent, Pan Jamaican Investment traded 8,052 shares to close at $61.71. Sagicor Group with 175,880 shares trading, closed 19 cents lower at $12.81, Scotia Group traded 1,496,663 shares to close with a loss of 16 cents at $23.75, Scotia Investments traded 16,267 shares in closing at $24.52 with a gain of 2 cents. Supreme Ventures had 41,160 shares changing hands at $3.75, for a gain of 35 cents Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 231,855 shares at a 52 weeks low of $2.49 after losing 16 cents and Proven Investments preference share traded 59,200 units at $5.
NCB saves JSE from decline on Friday
Late rally in NCB stock price helped to rescue JSE from a fall.
The JSE Market Index rose 133.87 points to 96,895.19, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index climbed 149.62 points to 107,242.12 and the JSE combined index gained 131.79 points to end at 100,036.86.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower, indicative of advancing stocks should be ahead of declining ones on Monday.In trading, Cable and Wireless fell 1 cent with 200,000 shares changing hands, to close at 51 cents, Carreras traded 8,000 shares at $49.99, Desnoes & Geddes traded 60,357 shares after to end at $7, Gleaner traded 26,150 units at $1.90, Grace Kennedy lost 50 cents in trading 1,060 shares to close at $64. Hardware & Lumber ended with 4,980 shares trading at $12.80, Jamaica Broilers with 11,000 units changing hands, ended at $6.20 while losing 30
cents, JMMB Group traded 527,208 units, the price fell 2 cents, to end at $7.80, Radio Jamaica ended with 14,445 units changing hands with a3 cents gain to end at $3.08. Sagicor Group with 6,589 shares trading, closed for 45 cents lower at $12.55, Scotia Group traded 27,614 shares to close gain 11 cents at $23.91, Supreme Ventures had 100,000 shares changing hands at $3.74, for a loss of 6 cents. Proven Investments ordinary share traded 171,659 units at 20 US cents, after rising 2 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 225,500 units, to end at $2.01, after gaining 1 cent.
1 stock rise 8 fell on JSE – early Friday
Declines in the prices of Gleaner, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers and a fall in Sagicor Group from $13 to $12.55 dented the main market indices in early Friday trading. Activities on the Jamaica Stock Exchange resulted 18 securities with a volume of 2,375,502 units, with 8 stocks declining and only 1 rising.
Trading activity resulted small changes to the indices with the JSE Market Index declined 480.57 points to 96,280.75. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index dipped 537.05 points to 106,555.45 and the JSE combined index fell 511.85 points to be at 99,393.22. The junior market eased 6.50 points to 950.75.
The main trades so far are, Cable & Wireless has traded 200,000 shares at 51 cents, JMMB Group traded 527,208 ordinary shares at $7.80 and Supreme Ventures traded 100,000 shares at $3.74.
NCB takes big bite off JSE indices
NCB drops $3 to chop the JSE indices
The JSE Market Index dived 1,543.26 points to 96,974.49, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index dropped 1,724.67 points to 107,330.74 and the JSE combined index lost 1,556.88 points to end at 99,983.01.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 14 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with offers that were lower, indicative of another day of up and down price movements ahead.In trading, Cable and Wireless gained 2 cents with 561,804 shares changing hands, to close at 50 cents, Carreras dropped $1.39 but with just 1,685 shares trading at $48.60, Grace Kennedy traded firm at $63.50 with 9,153 shares, Hardware & Lumber dropped $4.50 with 5,000 shares trading at $13. Jamaica Broilers with 318,926 units changing hands, ended at $5.90 while gaining 5 cents, after it traded as high as $7 in the morning session, JMMB Group traded 87,809 units, the price rose 22 cents to end at $7.85,
Kingston Wharves had 86,000 units trading with a loss of 65 cents to end at $6.45, National Commercial Bank with 84,337 shares changing hands, closed at $27, having fallen $3, Sagicor Group with 161,067 shares closed 20 cents higher at $12.80, Scotia Group traded 81,117 shares to close with a loss of 4 cents at $23.81, Scotia Investments jumped $3.50 to $28 but with only 1,000 units, Proven Investments ordinary share traded 451,800 units at 20 US cents,Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.25% preference share traded 421,747 units at $2.48 by losing 2 cents to end at a new 52 weeks’ low and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 52,000 units at $2.
Gleaner trades 19m shares on JSE
Market activity was halted on the Jamaica Stock Exchange due to technical issues that occurred around mid-day a Jamaica Stock Exchange source indicated to IC Insider. Trading resumed at 3 PM and closed at 3:30.
Not many more securities traded after resumption, but 19 million Gleaner shares changed hands, 18,996,993 units were bought through Victoria Mutual Wealth Management and sold by Mayberry Investments from house inventory at 3:17:44 PM with a value of $36,094,287.
Trading ended with just 23 securities changing hands as 23,173,353 units, valued at $96,919,052 were exchanged. At the end 13 stocks gained, compared to only 2 on Wednesday and 4 declined in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index rose 2.14 points to 98,798.05, the JSE All Jamaican Composite index added only 2.40 points to 109,368.67 and the JSE combined index gained 52.07 points to end at 102,111.65.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 1,263,154 shares changing hands to close at 48 cents, down 2 cents, Carreras traded 379,430 units at $50.25, gaining 25 cents from Wednesday’s close, Gleaner Company traded 19 million units in two trades at $1.90, after adding 5 cents. Jamaica Broilers traded at $5.90 at the end with 66,961 shares changing ownership 
after gaining 30 cents. Jamaica Producers added $1.90 to $18 with 171,230 units trading. The Jamaica Stock Exchange shares added 5 cents with 8,465 shares changing hands at $7.55, JMMB Group had 52,374 shares changing hands at $7.65, National Commercial Bank traded 136,629 shares and closed at $30, Sagicor Group with 22,400 shares changing hands, closed at $12.70 with a 20 cents increase. Scotia Group traded 134,944 units in closing at $24.12 for an increased just 2 cents and Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 1,208,025 units at 19.5 US cents after losing 0.05 cents.
Scotia chops $3.16 off price on JSE
The Jamaica Stock Exchange ended trading with the JSE All Jamaican Composite index diving over 3,600 points in the morning session but closed with a lower loss. At the end of trading, Scotia Group chopped $3.16 off its opening price to help give the market a big jolt.
Trading ended with 27 securities changing hands and a total of 3,767,792 units traded, valued at $63,786,913, there were 6 stocks rising, 10 declining in all market segments.
The JSE Market Index dropped 1,855.33 points to 98,277.21. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index dived 2,073.75 points to 108,786.51 and the 
JSE combined index declined 1,565.32 points to end at 101,636.47.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 11 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 447,329 shares changing hands and lost 2 cents to close at 50 cents, Caribbean Cement traded 41,225 shares at $7.60 but lost 40 cents, Grace Kennedy traded 3,505 units at $64 after adding $1, Jamaica Broilers lost 50 cents to close at $5.60 with 126,088 shares changing hands. JMMB Group traded 75,068 units to end at $7.65. Mayberry Investments closed with a loss of 30 cents to $2.70 with 4,590 shares changing hands, 
National Commercial Bank traded 203,540 shares and closed at $30 after it slipped to $27.51 in the morning session. Pan Jamaican ended with 58,784 units changing hands by adding $1.15 to close at $62, Sagicor Group with 196,270 shares changing hands, closed at $12.50, Scotia Group traded 1,680,374 units between the closing price of $23.74 and $26 but ended with a loss of $3.16. Scotia Investments ended at $24.10 while 6,400 units traded. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 266,837 units at 20 US cents, a loss of 0.11 US cents and Proven Investments 8% share traded 368,901 units at $4.90.
NCB adds $2.50 to regain $30 on JSE
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with a total of 28 securities changing hands and 2,579,234 units traded, valued at $15,166,869. At the end 10 stocks rose, 9 declined in all market segments and one in the preference section ended at a new low.
The JSE Market Index fell 160.92 points to 100,132.54. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index lost 179.86 points to 110,860.26 and the JSE combined index declined 120.43 points to end at 103,201.79.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with offers that were lower.
In trading, Cable and Wireless had 528,065 shares changing hands and closed at 52 cents,
Desnoes & Geddes traded 1,015,300 shares at $7 and gained 20 cents, Gleaner Company traded 7,000 shares at $1.85, Grace Kennedy traded 3,993 units at $63, JMMB Group traded 117,375 units and rose 5 cents to end at $7.65. Kingston Wharves closed unchanged at $7 with 10,100 shares changing hands, National Commercial Bank traded 117,375 shares and closed with a gain of$2.50 at $30, Sagicor Group with 44,714 shares changing hands, closed at $12.50 for a loss of 50 cents, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 64,063 units and lost 10 cents to settle at $7.90. Scotia Group traded 16,081 units between $25.01 and $26.90 but closed with a gain of 40 cents at $26.90. At the close there were 12 offers ranging between $26.90 and $30, 
starting with 71,299 shares at $26.90, on the buy side, bids which are not yet close to the last selling price, start at $25.10 to buy 800 shares. Scotia Investments lost $2.40 and ended at $24.10 while 1,000 units traded. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 5,754 units at 20.11 US cents, down from 21 US cents Supreme Ventures ended at $4.14 with 25,500 units changing hands. Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 21,050 units at $2 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share traded 15,000 units at $2.88 and shed 12 cents in the process to close at a 52 weeks’ low.
Scotia Group jumps 11% on JSE Friday
Scotia’s stock closed with a gain of $2.70 on Friday.
Scotia Investments crossed 623,135 units of its parent company shares out of a total of 700,154 they bought, between $26 and $26.99 with 612,725 units traded at $26.99, for in house purposes.
The Jamaica Stock Exchange closed trading with a total of 30 securities changing hands. A total of 2,251,172 units traded, valued at $24,730,236, with 9 stocks rising, 12 declining in all market segments. The JSE Market Index rose 2,637.77 points to 100,293.46. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index jumped 2,948.29 points to 111,040.12 and the JSE combined index rallied 2,460.94 points to end at 103,322.22.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with offers that were lower, including 2 from the preference share sector.In trading, Cable and Wireless traded only 559,840 shares, down from 4,748,662 units on Thursday and closed at 52 cents. At the close, visible bids exist for 10,000 shares at 50 cents and ranging between 48 cents and 49 cents, a total of 1,702,558 units and between 45-47 cents 537,500 shares. Visible offers at 52 cents, amount to 1,040,394 units, at 53 cents, 942,650 million shares, next are 595,177 shares at 55 cents and at 56 cents, 3,078,000 units. Carreras closed at $51 for a gain of $1 while a mere 1,045 units traded. Desnoes & Geddes traded 17,500 shares at $6.80, up 80 cents, Gleaner Company traded at 268,116 shares and added 5 cents to $1.85, Grace Kennedy traded down $1 at $63 with only 1,370 shares, Jamaica Broilers closed unchanged at $5.60 with 13,413 shares changing hands. National Commercial Bank traded just 53,230 shares and closed with a fall of 56 cents at $27.50, after it traded earlier at $30. Sagicor Group with 13,000 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 43 cents at $13, Scotia Group traded 711,422 units between $23.80 and $26.99 but closed with a gain of $2.70 at $26.50.
At the close there were only 6 offers ranging between $26.50 and $30 to sell 73,748 shares at $26.50, 299,990 at $27 23,750 units at $27.10 and 54,600 shares at $30. On the buying side, bids start at $25.01 to buy 800 shares but they are thin, until they drop to $23.71, to buy 306,040 shares. Scotia Investments lost 50 cents and ended at $26.50 while 9,485 units traded, the stock opened down to $24.10 within six minutes of the market opening, in response to disappointing earnings for the July quarter. Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 32,600 units at 21 US cents, Supreme Ventures added 14 cents to end at $4.14 with 2,000 units changing hands.
Securities trading at elevated level
NCB jumped to $30 on Tuesday.
At the close, the JSE Market Index rose 745.81 points to 98,029.56. The JSE All Jamaican Composite index jumped 833.61 points to 108,509.71 at support level on the downside and the JSE combined index added 634.94 points to end at 101,053.14.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 7 with offers that were lower.In trading, Cable and Wireless rose just 1 cent with 2,494,634 units and closed at 46 cents. At the close, visible bids ranging between 40 cents and 45 cents totalled 2.6 million units. On offer between 48 and 50 cents, are 6 visible offers to sell 3.27 million shares. Desnoes & Geddes traded 2,337 shares at $6.40 with a fall of 40 cents, Grace Kennedy had 108,148 units changing hands at $64, Jamaica Broilers closed at $6.40 with just 38,000 shares changing hands. The price rose to $6.99 in the morning session before falling
back to the closing price. Mayberry Investments ended up rising 50 cents to $3.40 with 83,868 units, but the stock closed with an offer at $3.05 to sell 100,000 units. National Commercial Bank traded 163,714 shares and closed with a gain of $1.25 at $30, the price also jumped in Trinidad to reach J$30. Sagicor Group with 21,500 shares changing hands, closed at $13. Scotia Group traded 4,825 units to close with a gain of 60 cents at $23.76, Scotia Investments ended down 79 cents at $27 while only 1,000 units traded and Proven Investments ordinary share, traded 15,245 units at 21 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share traded 25,000 units at $2.