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No stock fell on TTSE Wednesday

May 6, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Guardian Gained in trading on Wednesday but the stock could benefit in the future from the take over of large blocks of shares.

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 13 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, none declined and 11 traded firm with a total of 865,369 units, valued at $7,647,482.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.17 points to close at 1,153.41, the All T&T Index rose 0.34 points to close at 1,968.83 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 44.32.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa Mcal trading 1,500 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $67.02, Guardian Holdings trading 1,180 shares closed with a gain of 7 cents to end at $14.26. Proven Investments and National Commercial Bank are slated to take a major stake in the ownership in Guardian that once was majority owned by Jamaica Mutual Life.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 715 units at $13.90, Clico Investment Fund closed at $2.55 with 1,300 units, First Citizens Bank trading 1,875 shares to close at $35.78, Guardian Media trading 912 shares at $19.76, JMMB Group contributing 185,655 shares at 50 cents. Massy Holdings traded just 6 shares to close at $63.43, National Enterprises with 1,000 shares closed at $17.30, One Caribbean Media ended trading with 876 units at $22.30, Prestige Holdings had 662,100 units changing hands at $10 with a value of $6,621,000. Republic Bank had 2,650 shares trading with a value of $304,750 to close unchanged at $115, Scotiabank traded 5,600 units to close at $62.50 carrying a value of $350,000.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with the offer that is lower.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, clico, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, Guardian Media, Jamaica Mutual Life, JMMB, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, NCB, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Proven Investments, Republic Bank, Scotia, TTSE

Guardian Media profit up 17%

May 5, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Guardian Media has a respectable first quarter for 2015 in spite of a tight economy in Trinidad with the sharp fall in the price of oil. The improvement did not come from the main business of news dissemination, instead it came from the multi-media segment. Guardian reported profit before tax for the quarter increasing by 32 percent to reach $6.03 million, from $4.57 million in 2014. After accounting for corporate taxes, profits grew 17 percent to $4.48 million from $3.84 million in 2014.
The print segment made less profit before taxation than in 2014, with $1.24 million reported in 2015 versus $1.69 million in 2014 while the Multi–media segment generated $4.8 million compared with $2.9 million in March 2014.
Whilst revenue grew marginally from $44.4 million to $45.1million, management of operating costs and the realization of operational efficiencies and a reduction in finance cost from $495,000 to $243,000 resulted in the increase in profitability.
Cash flows increased by $2.4 million for the 2015 quarter resulting from cash inflows from operations rising by $11.6 million compared with $9.2 million in 2014, leaving cash on hand of $113 million. Equity capital ends at $382 million.
“We expect these improvements in performance to continue for the rest of the year,” management stated, in their release to the Trinidad Stock Exchange with the quarterly financial statements.
The stock last traded in January at $19.76 on the Trinidad Stock Exchange. If earnings should continue at the pace of the first quarter the company could earn $1 per share which would place the PE at 20, quite steep for a company in a matured market. At the close on Monday there were no stocks offered for sale and no bids to buy.

Filed Under: Company News, Company Results Tagged With: Guardian Media, PE ratio, TTSE

Moderate price changes on TTSE

May 1, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Scotia continues to move higher

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed the week with 16 securities changing hands of which 5 advanced, 2 declined and 9 traded firm with a total of 657,192units, valued at $4,334,568.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 1.06 points to close at 1,152.40, the All T&T Index rose 0.76 points to close at 1,966.81 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a 19 points to close at 44.32.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Firstcaribbean International Bank which gained just 1 cent in trading 2,000 units at $5.01. First Citizens Bank traded 3,876 shares closed with a gain of 5 cents, JMMB Group with 483,729 shares changing hands for a value of $241,835 and closed at 50 cents, after gaining 5 cents. Scotiabank gained 16 cents to end at $62.50 while trading 720 shares and West Indian Tobacco traded 432 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents to end at $125.16.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Agostini’s traded 796 units, lost 3 cents to end at $17.25 and ANSA Merchant Bank fell 5 cents to close at $38.90 while trading 200 shares.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund traded 43,160 shares valued at $973,258 and remained at $22.55. Grace Kennedy contributed 5,050 shares at $3.49, Guardian Media added 11,414 shares valued at $225,541 and closed at $19.76

while National Flour Mills closed at $1.60 with 300 units traded. National Enterprises traded 119 shares to close at $17.30 followed by One Caribbean Media with 47,320 shares traded at $22.30 for a value of $1,055,236, Republic Bank traded 11,113 shares valued at $1,279,950 to end at $115. Sagicor Financial Corporation contributed 45,142 shares with a value of $266,337.80, while trading at $5.90 and Trinidad Cement with 1,821 shares traded at $2.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with the offer that was lower.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Agostini's, Ansa Merchant Bank, Firstcaribbean International Bank, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Media, JMMB Group, National Flour Mills, One Caribbean Media, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Scotiabank, West Indian Tobacco

2 up 3 down Monday on TTSE

April 13, 2015 by IC Insider.com

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Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 10 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 3 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 614,598 units, valued at $1,570,784.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.36 points to close at 1,151.63, the All T&T Index fell 0.97 points to close at 1,966.29, the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.03 points to close at 44.18.
Gains| Clico Investment Fund trading 13,000 shares valued at $292,63, put on a cent to end at $22.51 and Sagicor Financial Corporation are, with price rising by 4 cents to $6.02 with 1,400 shares changed hands are the only stocks increasing in price at the close of the market.
Declines| The stocks that declined at the close of the market are, Massy Holdings adding 3,221 shares valued at $203,090, to end 1 cent lower, at $63.05. National Flour Mills with 246,156 shares trading with a value of $369,235, fell 5 cents to $1.50 and Trinidad Cement in contributing 40,534 shares with a value of $99,308, declined by 10 cents to close at $2.45.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Angostura Holdings with 384 shares trading and closing down a cent, at $14, First Citizens Bank trading 2,153 shares to close at $35.50. Guardian Media trading 1,000 shares at $19.76, National Commercial Bank with 305,000 shares changing hands for a value of $457,500, closed at $1.50 and One Caribbean Media with 1,750 shares trading to end at $$22.30.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, clico, First Citizens, Guardian Media, Massy Holdings, National Flour Mills, NCB, One Caribbean Media, Sagicor, Sagicor Financial Corporation, Trinidad Cement, TTSE

Republic’s big drop on TTSE

April 9, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Republic Bank dropped sharply by $1.83 to close at $116 for a 52 weeks low having peaked at $122 last year June and is now down 8 percent. Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 15 securities changing hands of which 4 advanced, 5 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of 326,310 units, valued at $7,639,063.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 2.77 points to close at 1,151.80, the All T&T Index dropped 6.01 points to 1,966.89 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.07 points to 44.15.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund trading 40,600 shares valued at $915,530, advanced 1 cent, to end at $22.55, First Citizens Bank trading 5,607 shares valued at $199,038 to close with a gain of 4 cents, at $35.50. Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 33,255 shares valued for $198,831, closing with a gain of 20 cents at $6 and Unilever Caribbean had just one stock trading to close with a gain of 1 cent, at a new 52 weeks’ high of $66.03.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Scotia Investments with 8,088 shares value lost 2 cents to end at $1.53, Guardian Holdings with a mere 12 shares to close down 2 cents at $14.48. National Commercial Bank with 5,000 shares, declined 1 cent to close at $1.50, Republic Bank lost ground but contributed 25,527 shares, with a value of $2,961,132 to trading and Trinidad Cement with only 43 shares changing hands, fell 1 cent to $2.55.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s with 188,070 shares valued at $3,249,850 to end at $17.28, Flavorite Foods added 14,072 shares and closed at $4.80. Guardian Media with 805 shares changing hands, ended at $19.76, National Flour Mills trading 5,000 shares at $1.55, National Enterprises had only 130 shares trading to end at $17.35 while Prestige Holdings in trading 100 shares finished at $10.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and just 1 with a lower offer.

Filed Under: TTSE Market Tagged With: Agostini's, clico, First Citizens, Flavorite Foods, Guardian Holdings, Guardian Media, National Enterprises, NCB, Prestige Holdings, Republic Bank, Sagicor, Scotia, Trinidad Cement, TTSE

6 TTSE stocks rose on Tuesday

March 24, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Tuesday ended with 14 securities changing hands of which 6 advanced, 1 declined and 7 traded firm with a total of 264,285 units, valued at $3,318,646.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.48 points to close at 1,155.73, the All T&T Index fell by just 1.59 points to close at 1,972.66 and the Cross Listed Index fell / increased by a mere 0.08 points to end at 44.42.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Guardian Media closing at $19.76 having gained 1 cent with 4,922 shares changing hands, Massy Holdings gained 1 cent to end at $63.01 with 13,516 shares trading for a value of $851,623. Point Lisas Industrial Port closing with 30 shares changing hands 1 cent higher at $3.53, Scotiabank traded 821 shares to close 4 cents higher at $62.05, Trinidad Cement with 20,700 shares trading closed 2 cents up at $2.62 and West Indian Tobacco traded 7,238 shares valued at $905,043 to close with a gain of 2 cent at $125.05.
Declines| Scotia Investments traded 32,082 shares but lost 2 cents and closed at $1.50 to be the sole stocks declining.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 30,230 shares valued at $680,427 to end at $22.50, Grace Kennedy contributing 36,670 shares with a value of $129,812, to close at $3.54, Guardian Holdings closing at $14.50 while trading 5,800 units. National Commercial Bank with 64,322 shares changing hands for a value of $100,342, closing at $1.56, National Enterprises with 2,635 shares trading at $17.35, One Caribbean Media contributed 1,294 shares at $22.30 and Sagicor Financial Corporation with 44,025 shares trading for $242,140 to end at $5.50.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: clico, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, Guardian Media, JMMB, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, NCB, One Caribbean Media, Point Lisas Industrial Port, Sagicor, Trading Activity, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

One stock gained on TTSE – Wednesday

March 4, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Wednesday closed with 8 securities changing hands, 1 advanced, 4 declined and 3 traded firm with a total of 320,027 units, valued at $3,798,765.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.24 points to close at 1,146.48, the All T&T Index fell by 0.42 points to close at 1,974.92 and the Cross Listed Index eased by a mere 0.01 points to end at 41.65.
Gains| National Flour Mills was the only stock gaining on Wednesday as 78,955 shares changed hands for a value of $122,380, the price rose 3 cents to end the day at 52 weeks’ high of $1.55.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund trading 85,000 shares valued at $1,920,500 and declined by 5 cents to end at $22.55 while Grace Kennedy added 30,000 shares valued at $108,018, to close at $3.60, down a cent. Guardian Holdings with a volume of 65,713 shares traded for $854,440 closed at $13 after falling 1 cent and Republic Bank lost 13 cents to close at $118.22 while trading only 1 share.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, National Enterprises contributed 34,593 shares with a value of $601,918 to close at $17.45, Guardian Media exchanged 4,080 shares at $19.75 and Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 21,685 shares to end at $5.11.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that were lower.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: clico, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, Guardian Media, National Enterprises, National Flour Mills, Republic Bank, Sagicor, Trinidad Cement, TTSE

Massy drops 4.5% in 2 days

February 5, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Massy Holdings drops sharply on Thursday again.

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange resulted Massy Holdings falling sharply again on Thursday, bringing the loss in two days to 4.5 percent. Only 1 stock gained out of the 16 securities changing hands, 4 declined and 11 traded firm with a total of only 236,701 units, valued at $3,551,877 trading.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index declined by 2.61 points to close at 1,146.08, the All T&T Index fell by 2.70 points to close at 1,978.17 and the Cross Listed Index lost 0.33 points to close at 41.11.
Gains| Trinidad Cement traded 14,847 shares to close at $2.33.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank with 340 shares trading closed at $35.95 down 5 cents, Massy Holdings trading 7,990 shares, closed with a lost $1.26 on top of the $1.75 lost on Wednesday to close at $63.99 for a new 52 weeks’ low. National Commercial Bank lost 3 cents to $1.16 as 15,000 units changed hands, Sagicor Financial traded 27,485 units to lose 15 cents at $5.20, a new 52 weeks’ low.

Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAl trading 1,015 units and closed at $66.77, Clico Investment Fund trading 117,014 shares with a value of $2,660,116 to end at $22.75. Grace Kennedy ended at $3.65 while trading 3,975 shares, Guardian Holdings ended trading with 5,804 units trading at $13.20, Guardian Media closed trading at $19.75 while 3,260 shares were traded, Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded 7,500 units at 40 cents. National Flour traded 32,750 shares and closed at $1.45, One Caribbean Media traded 1,071 units at $23.95 and Scotiabank traded 800 shares to close at $62, LJ Williams B share ended trading in 100 units at 99 cents and the company’s A share traded 500 units at 29 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator is reflecting a negative reading and now shows 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 5 stocks with offers that are lower.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Mcal, clico, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, Guardian Media, JMMB, Massy Holdings, National Flour, NCB, Sagicor, Trading Activity, Trinidad Cement, TTSE

1 rose 5 fell as TTSE weakens

January 29, 2015 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 11 securities changing hands of which one advanced, 5 declined and 5 traded firm with a total of 49,273 units, valued at $557,750.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.45 points to close at 1,150.00, the All T&T Index fell by 0.91 points to close at 1,983.99 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.37.
Gains| National Flour Mills with 16,479 shares changing hands closed 9 cent higher at $1.35 and is the sole stock gaining on Thursday.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings trading 413 shares for a 2 cents fall, to close at $1.98. Guardian Holdings contributed 9,427 shares with a value of $124,928, to close 1 cent down, at $13.25, the price of Guardian Media shares declined by 1 cent to close at $19.75, with just 100 shares changing hands. Massy Holdings suffered a loss of 47 cents to close at $67.50 with 300 units and Republic Bank traded only 16 shares to close with a loss of 1 of cent at $118.74.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA Mcal contributing 762 shares to end at $66.75, Ansa Merchant Bank closing unchanged at $38.90, while just 73 units changed hands. First Citizens Bank added 6,241 shares valued at $224,716 to close at $36.01, One Caribbean Media closed with 3,086 shares trading to close at $23.95 and Trinidad Cement closed at $2.25 while 12,376 shares traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator remained negative with only 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Ansa Mcal, Ansa Merchant Bank, Daily Trading, First Citizens, Guardian Holdings, Guardian Media, Massy Holdings, One Caribbean Media, Republic Bank, Trinidad Cement, TTSE

5 stocks fell on Thursday on TTSE

January 22, 2015 by IC Insider.com

WITCO closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $122 on Thursday

Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended on Thursday with 12 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 5 declined and 4 traded firm, with a total of 175,591 units, valued at $2,950,917.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.93 points to close at 1,151.64, the All T&T Index fell 1.85 points to close at 1,985.80 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 41.57.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Guardian Media with 63,036 shares trading for $1,245,591, gaining 1 cent, to end at $19.75. Prestige Holdings trading 1,000 shares and gained 1 cent to close at $9.61 and West Indian Tobacco added 4,780 shares valued at $583,160 while gaining 57 cents, to end at $122, a new 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund traded 16,275 shares valued at $381,991 and declined by 4 cents to $23.45. First Citizens Bank traded 1,318 shares and lost 1 cents to close at $36.49, conversely, Massy Holdings traded 75 shares and lost 6 cents at $67.97, National Enterprises with 1,000 shares traded at $17.34, closed with 3 cents decline and Republic Bank suffered a loss, of 68 cents to close at $118.90 while trading 2,160 units.

Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL contributing 5,336 shares with a value of $354,951, to close at $66.52. Firstcaribbean International Bank exchanged 1,000 shares at $5.02 each, Guardian Holdings traded 345 shares to end at $13.26. Jamaica Money Market Brokers ended with 78,766 shares changing hands, to close at 43 cents, followed by.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 6 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.