In a holiday shortened week the Composite Index of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange closed the week higher, at the same time that the All Trinidad index slipped just over 1 point, with prices of 7 stocks falling and six rising.
Trading left the PE ratios of the majority of stocks to be attractively prices with big upside gains ahead.
The average PE ratio of the market is 9.8 versus 10.7 last week compared to 5.3 based on the current year’s earnings. The huge difference between the two shows the undervalued level of the market currently is and the extent of the upside that lies ahead.
The only winning stocks of note for the week are Scotiabank up $2.15 to $58.50, Unilever Caribbean with a gain of 75 cents and Guardian Holdings with a gain of 26 cents. Calypso Investment Fund lost 40 cents to close at $23.60 and LJ Williams lost 22 cents in closing at $1.27.
Stocks that could gain more than 100 percent when the market comes back to life, include, First Caribbean with a possible gain of 250 percent, but the high level of potential supply may stifle this stock from achieving its full potential, Guardian Holdings at 500 percent, Republic Holdings at 110 percent, Massy Holdings at 120 percent, Trinidad Cement with 270 percent, Eric Solis 400 percent and One Caribbean Media with 300 percent.
The market closed with the trading of 586,212 shares valued at $1,929,348 compared with 72,099 stock units at $537,446 on Wednesday.
Calypso Macro Investment Fund
Point Lisas
The market closed with trading of 183,705 shares for $2,168,475 compared to 220,060 stock units at $6,419,504 on Friday.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
Prestige Holdings remained at $10.50 after an exchange of 90,707 units, Republic Financial increased 4 cents to end at $111.99 with investors swapping 7,658 stocks, Scotiabank popped $1.45 and ended at $57.80 in switching ownership of 1,300 shares and Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.70, with 4,331 stock units clearing the market.
The All JSE TOP10 is compiled from all ordinary stocks listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the highest potential to gain, based on projected 2024 earnings. This list is more exact than the Junior and Main Market TOP10 lists.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Iron Rock Insurance rose an impressive 31 percent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.80 and moved out of the TOP10. AMG Packaging gained 10 percent to $3.13 and tTech climbed 9 percent to $2.30. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 15 percent to $3.06,with very limited buying interest currently, Caribbean Cream shed 8 percent to close the week at an even more enticing price than last weeks’ $3.45 to end at $3.17 and Elite Diagnostic lost 4 percent to close at $2.30.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 28 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 17 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
The market closed with trading of 220,060 shares valued $6,419,504 compared with 926,597 stock units at $5,261,776 on Thursday. At the close, an average of 12,945 shares were traded at $377,618 compared with 54,506 units at $309,516 on Thursday, with trading for the month to date averaging 42,460 shares at $325,395 compared to 44,227 units at $325,395 on the previous day and an average for September of 19,319 shares at $151,318.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
National Enterprises remained at $2.85 with 7,532 stocks crossing the market, One Caribbean Media declined 24 cents to finish at a 52 weeks’ low of $2.91 with investors trading 850 units, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.50 after a transfer of 285 stock units. Republic Financial sank 5 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $111.95 after 10,515 shares, were traded, Scotiabank remained at $56.35 with an exchange of 65 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL dipped 25 cents and ended at $4.75 after 11,289 units were traded. Unilever Caribbean ended at $10.25 with a transfer of 1,097 stocks and West Indian Tobacco popped 15 cents in closing at $6.15 after an exchange of 1,563 shares.
The market closed with trading of 926,597 shares up from $5,261,776 compared to 335,330 stock units at $1,958,847 on Wednesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
NCB Financial advanced 20 cents to close at $2.50 after an exchange of 3,000 units, One Caribbean Media popped 15 cents to end at $3.15 after 4,750 stocks passed through the market, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.50 as investors exchanged 58,251 stock units. Republic Financial gained 20 cents to $112 with 1,092 shares crossing the market, Scotiabank remained at $56.35 in an exchange of 25 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 27 cents to close at $5 with 4,500 units changing hands. Trinidad Cement shed 6 cents and ended at $2.79 after 475 stocks crossed the exchange and West Indian Tobacco ended at $6 after investors ended trading 18,502 shares.
Guardian Holdings continues to hold on to the number one buy position in all markets and Elite Diagnostic the best in the Junior Market.
Image Plus fell out of the Junior Market IC TOP10 and was replaced by Express Catering. No stock moved in or out of the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 this week. 
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 28 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 17 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
National Flour Mills
