Stocks ended with losses at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday with the Combined Index falling 1,327.32 points to 403,433.65, the All Jamaican Composite Index added 111.44 points to end at 446,300.87.
The Junior Market gained 14.23 points to close at 3,940.52 and the JSE Main Index dropped 1,550.37 points to end at 393,538.93.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 17.7 based on 2021-22 earnings and 11.8 times those for 2022-23 at the close of market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Investors need a series of measures and pertinent information to successfully navigate the many investment choices in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart along with the more detailed daily report charts, provides investors with regularly updated information to help with decision making.
Investors should make use of the chart to help make rational investment decisions, by investing in stocks that are close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it, unless there are compelling reasons to do so. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. This approach helps to take emotions out of the investment decision and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing for easy comparisons between same sector companies as well as the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to easily assess the value of stocks based on this measure. The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date price movement based on the last traded prices. Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets daily report charts that show closing volume for the bids and offers.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Mixed trading for Jamaican stocks on Tuesday
Strong rebound for Junior Market
The Junior Market Index held on to a strong 51.94 points gain on Monday to close at 3,926.28 after the market opened up more than 73 points in early trading, the market closed, with the volume of stocks traded declining 63 percent and the value dropped by 50 percent lower than on Friday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
All 43 listed securities traded, up from 38 on Friday ending with 17 rising, 20 declining and six, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 18. The PE ratio of each stock in the chart below is computed based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 7,558,016 shares traded for $29,196,251 down from 20,499,585 units at $58,896,925 on the previous trading day. Friday Tropical Battery led trading with 2 million shares for 26.5 percent of total volume followed by Cargo Handlers 1.74 million units with 23.1 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group, 598,735 units with 7.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 175,768 shares at $678,983 in contrast to 539,463 shares at $1,549,919 on Friday and month to date, averaging 407,796 units at $1,547,735, compared to 424,793 units at $1,611,375 on Friday. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Blue Power advanced 30 cents to $3.45 in exchanging 3,320 shares, CAC 2000 fell 18 cents to close at $8.07, with 15,080 units changing hands, Caribbean Cream shed 23 cents in closing at $4.77 with 948 stocks crossing the market. Dolphin Cove rallied $1.05 to end at $27.50 trading 78,718 stock units, Express Catering declined 14 cents to $6.10 in switching ownership of 59,229 stock units, Fontana rose 70 cents to $10.70, with 105,560 units crossing the market. Future Energy Source gained 10 cents to close at $4.60 with the swapping of 454,659 stocks, General Accident lost 27 cents in closing at $6, with 43,500 shares crossing the exchange, Honey Bun climbed 38 cents to $9.89 trading 24,164 units. iCreate popped 23 cents to end at 83 cents while exchanging 437,630 shares, Iron Rock Insurance increased 32 cents to end at $3.42 after exchanging 332 stock units, ISP Finance gained $4.20 after ending at $32.20 with just 15 stocks changing hands. 
KLE Group dropped 15 cents to close at $2.55 with an exchange of 2,600 shares, Main Event climbed 10 cents to $5.10, with 5,264 units clearing the market, Paramount Trading rallied 10 cents in closing at $2.05 after exchanging 42,100 stock units. Spur Tree Spices advanced 11 cents to $3.16 in an exchange of 321,729 stocks, SSL Venture declined 30 cents in closing at $1.60 in trading 2,921 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies popped 20 cents to end at $7.50 trading 1,394 stocks and tTech shed 35 cents to $4 closed with the trading of 2,045 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main Market stocks pulled back on Monday
Market activity ended Monday with the volume of shares jumping 52 percent, but with the value 18 percent lower than on Friday at the close of trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as declining beat out rising stocks by a wide margin.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 1,542.17 points to 446,189.43, the JSE Main Index shed 124.48 points to settle at 395,089.30 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.05 points to end at 95.50.
Trading ended with 57 securities up from 53 on Friday, with 19 rising, 27 declining and 11 ending unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.7. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Overall, 19,292,252 shares were traded for $138,707,283 versus 12,658,052 units at $170,186,122 on Friday. QWI Investments led trading with 39.6 percent of total volume after a transferring of 7.63 million shares followed by Carreras with 20.2 percent for 3.90 million units, Wigton Windfarm exchanged 2.68 million units for 13.9 percent market share and Transjamaican Highway accounted for 7 percent with 1.34 million units changing hands.
Trading averages 338,461 units at $2,433,461, compared to 238,831 shares at $3,211,059 on Friday and month to date, an average of 311,071 units at $2,956,852, compared to 309,122 units at $2,994,098 on the previous trading day. January closed with an average of 235,328 units at $2,397,571.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement declined $2 to $77 in an exchange of 21,933 shares, Caribbean Producers rallied 35 cents to end at $18.25 in trading 137,163 stocks, First Rock Capital advanced $1.02 in closing at $11.99 with a transfer of 112 units. GraceKennedy shed 44 cents after ending at $102.05 with 52,998 stock units changing hands, Guardian Holdings dropped $11 to close at $550 in switching ownership of 4,320 units, Jamaica Broilers rose 65 cents to close at $30.50 after exchanging 29,223 stocks. JMMB Group fell $1.80 in closing at $42.50 with 602,999 shares crossing the market, Key Insurance lost 30 cents in ending at $4.30 with the swapping of 68,955 stocks, Kingston Wharves declined $1.50 to end at $40.50 after exchanging 8,233 units. Margaritaville fell $3 to $25 in trading 855 stock units, Massy Holdings popped $19 in ending at $2,015 with the swapping of 7,722 stocks, Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 50 cents in closing at $8.50 in transferring 50,271 shares. NCB Financial rose $1 to $129 with 45,417 stock units crossing the market, Palace Amusement fell $1.99 to close at $850.01 with 49 stocks changing hands, Proven Investments gained 48 cents to end at $35.48 in trading 36,302 shares. 
Salada Foods picked up 40 cents in ending at $7.10 after exchanging 13,233 units, Scotia Group shed 60 cents to end at $35 in switching ownership of 292,939 shares, Seprod fell $1.50 in closing at $60 in exchanging 36,513 units. Sterling Investments lost 30 cents to end at $3.20 with the swapping of 9,795 stocks and Sygnus Real Estate Finance advanced $2.32 to close at $17.82 in an exchange of 3,023 stock units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 7.15% – due 2028 lost 46 cents after ending at $2.94 with 20,000 units changing hands and Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share declined $8 to $100 in transferring 362 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading picks up for JSE USD Market
Trading ended Monday with the volume of shares changing hands declining 39 percent, with 12 percent lower value than on Friday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in slightly more stocks rising than falling.
A total of 11 securities traded, up from nine on Friday with four rising, three declining and four ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.10 points to end at 205.67.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.7 for the market. The PE ratio is computed using ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 279,179 shares traded for US$46,660 down from 460,642 units at US$53,004 on Friday. Trading averaged 25,380 units at US$4,242, compared to 51,182 shares at US$5,889 on Friday and month to date an average of 92,110 shares at US$4,465 versus 100,002 units at US$4,492 on the previous trading day. January ended with an average of 91,572 units for US$7,142.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ending with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share advanced 0.5 of a cent in ending at 7.5 US cents in an exchange of 1,993 shares, Margaritaville declined 4 cents to end at 20 US cents after exchanging 150 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy gained 6 cents to end at US$1.26 trading 23 stock units. Proven Investments lost 0.01 of a cent in closing at 22.99 US cents after 21,104 units changed hands, 
Sterling Investments ended at 2.38 US cents while exchanging 10,626 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.01 of one cent to 12.83 US cents in trading 5,252 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended unchanged at 13 US cents in switching ownership of 176,401 stock units and Transjamaican Highway finished at 0.89 US cents, with 55,005 shares crossing the exchange,
In the preference segment, Eppley 6% preference share climbed 14.7 cents in closing at US$1.127, with 35 shares crossing the market, JMMB Group 5.75% finished at US$2.09 after exchanging 8,000 stock units and JMMB Group 6% rallied 10 cents to US$1.10 after 590 stocks changed hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Jamaican stocks closed mixed on Monday
Stocks closed mixed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday leaving the Combined Index with a rise of 340.71 points to end at 404,760.98, the All Jamaican Composite Index declined 1,542.16 points to end at 446,189.43, the Junior Market opened trading at 3,975 points up from Friday’s close of 3,874.34 and gained 51.94 points to close at 3,927 after paring back early morning gains to trade down to 3,904.27 points by 11 am and the JSE Main Index lost 124.48 points to end at 395,089.30.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 17.6 based on 2021-22 earnings and 11.8 times those for 2022-23 at the close of market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Investors need a series of measures and pertinent information to successfully navigate the many investment choices in the local stock market, the ICInsider.com PE ratio chart along with the more detailed daily report charts, provide investors with regularly updated information to help with decision making.
Investors should make use of the chart to help make rational investment decisions, by investing in stocks that are close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. Investors who buy when the price of a stock is close to the average will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. This approach helps to take emotions out of the investment decision and at the same time not be too far from the majority of investors.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing for easy comparisons between same sector companies as well as the overall market. The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to easily assess the value of stocks based on this measure.
The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date changes based on the last traded prices. Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets daily report charts that also show closing volume for the bids and offers.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
Junior Market set to consolidate
The Junior Market traded at a high of 4,075 points on Monday last week and then pulled back 242 points to 3,833 points before bouncing on Friday. The movement down on Thursday hit a support point as shown by the red line, from which it bounced, having moved to resistance just over 4,000 points.
With most Junior Market companies reporting fourth quarter results the market may be helmed in between the recent high and low points. While Bank of Jamaica has pushed up their Over Night rate to 4 percent effective on Monday, moderating inflation for the past three months compared to a huge 16 percent per annum increase between May and October last year, suggests that the interest rate hike might be at an end, with the next move likely to be lower than higher, but that is likely to take months.
Mild recovery for JSE Main Market
Market activity ended on Friday with the volume of shares declining 48 percent and the value just marginally lower than Thursday’s levels on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market as rising stocks exceeded those declining, leading the market indices to close with a modest rise.
The All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,052.95 points to 447,731.60, the JSE Main Index rallied 1,370.17 points to 395,213.78 and the JSE Financial Index dipped 0.04 points to settle at 95.55.
A total of 53 securities traded compared to 57 on Thursday, with 19 rising, 16 declining and 18 ending unchanged. Sterling Investments traded at an intraday high of $3.65 before pulling back to $3.50.
The PE Ratio, a formula for computing appropriate stock values, averages 16.9. The PE ratio for the JSE Main and USD Market closing quotes are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending up to August 2022.
Trading ended with an exchange of 12,658,052 shares for $170,186,122 versus 24,469,891 units at $177,150,417 on Thursday. Community & Workers Credit Union led trading with 31.2 percent of total volume for 3.95 million shares followed by JMMB Group, 22.7 percent, with 2.87 million units and Transjamaican Highway, 11.2 percent after 1.42 million units changed hands.
Trading averaged 238,831 units at $3,211,059 versus 429,296 shares at $3,107,902 on Thursday and month to date, an average of 309,122 units at $2,994,098, compared to 314,103 units at $2,978,725 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 235,328 units at $2,397,571.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows eight stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cement fell $1 in closing at $79 after an exchange of 10,712 shares, Caribbean Producers gained 45 cents to close at $17.90 with a transfer of 215,219 stock units, First Rock Capital shed $1.03 at $10.97 in switching ownership of 2,254 units. Guardian Holdings popped $11 to end at $561 in an exchange of 428 stocks, Kingston Wharves rallied $2 in ending at $42 after swapping 14,756 shares, Margaritaville advanced $3.10 in closing at $28 in trading 431 units. Massy Holdings dropped $94 to close at $1,996 with 665 stocks crossing the exchange, Mayberry Investments lost 39 cents to finish at $6.51 after a transfer of 30,550 shares, Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 50 cents to end at $9 with 1,000 stocks changing hands. 
NCB Financial shed $1 in ending at $128 with 38,438 stock units crossing the market, 138 Student Living fell $1.50 to $5.50 with an exchange of 22,811 shares, Palace Amusement dropped $98 to close at $852 with 27 units clearing the market. PanJam Investment shed $1 in closing at $65 in trading 20,356 stocks, Proven Investments climbed $1.20 to end at $35 with the swapping of 3,865 stock units, Salada Foods lost 30 cents to settle at $6.70 in exchanging 825 shares. Seprod fell $1 to end at $61.50 in switching ownership of 9,092 stocks and Supreme Ventures gained 31 cents in closing at $18.80 with 16,096 shares traded.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market claws back 41 points on Friday
The Junior Market Index recovered 41.19 points of the 226 points lost over the previous three days to send at 3,874.34 when trading closed on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 28 percent less and the value falling 27 percent lower than on Thursday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market.
A total of 38 securities trading compared to 42 on Thursday and ending with 22 rising, eight declining and eight, closing unchanged.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 17.4. The PE ratios in the chart below are based on ICInsider.com earnings forecast for companies with financial years up to August 2022.
Overall, 20,499,585 shares traded for $58,896,925 compared to 28,468,558 units at $80,280,465 on the previous trading day. Derrimon Trading led trading with 13.17 million shares for 64.2 percent of total volume followed by Tropical Battery with 1.30 million units for 6.3 percent of the day’s volume, Lumber Depot with 1.20 million units for 5.8 percent market share and Jamaican Teas with 1.01 million units changing hands for 4.9 percent market share.
Trading averaged 539,463 shares at $1,549,919 in contrast to 677,823 shares at $1,911,440 on Thursday and the month to date, averaging 424,793 units at $1,611,375, compared to 416,856 units at $1,615,628 on the previous day. January closed with an average of 319,395 units at $1,181,136.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 29 cents in ending at $20, with 12,365 shares changing hands, Cargo Handlers dropped $1 to $7 in switching ownership of 41,296 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 10 cents to end at $3.27 after finishing trading of 27,724 units. Caribbean Cream fell 29 cents in closing at $5, with 101,227 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Flavours gained 11 cents to close at $2.03 with an exchange of 814 stocks, Dolphin Cove rallied $1.45 in closing at $26.45 while exchanging 119,034 units. Elite Diagnostic increased 19 cents to end at $3.40 after trading 1,529 stock units, Express Catering climbed 12 cents to close at $6.24 in an exchange of 32,871 shares, Fosrich popped 10 cents in ending at $14.30 in trading 39,276 stock units. Future Energy Source popped 22 cents to $4.50 with the swapping of 725,850 units, General Accident climbed 39 cents to $6.27 in exchanging 50,538 shares, Honey Bun declined 34 cents in closing at $9.51 in exchanging 24,234 stocks. Jetcon Corporation climbed 12 cents to end at 95 cents trading 300,893 shares, Knutsford Express advanced 10 cents after ending at $7.99, with 2,525 units clearing the market, Lasco Distributors rallied 35 cents to close at $4 559,465 stock units crossing the market.
Lasco Financial increased 25 cents to end at $3.60 after exchanging 164,565 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing rose 28 cents to end at $4.63 with an exchange of 189,432 stocks, Lumber Depot increased 19 cents to close at $3.90 1,196,478 units crossing the market. Medical Disposables advanced 75 cents in closing at $7.27 in trading 6,612 stock units, Paramount Trading climbed 16 cents to $1.95 in exchanging 17,000 shares, Spur Tree Spices shed 20 cents to close at $3.05, with 731,361 stock units crossing the market. Tropical Battery rallied 11 cents in closing at $1.79 after exchanging 1,297,425 units and tTech lost 35 cents in ending at $4.35, with 100 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD market slips in moderate trading
Trading ended on Friday, with 1,317 percent more shares changing hands with 106 percent higher value than on Thursday, at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, resulting in slightly stocks rising than falling.
A total of nine securities traded, compared to seven on Thursday with two rising, one declining and six ending unchanged. The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.35 points to end at 205.56.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 14.9. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years, up to August 2022.
Overall, 460,642 shares traded, for US$53,004 up from 32,516 units at US$25,678 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 51,182 units at US$5,889, compared to 4,645 shares at US$3,668 on Thursday and month to date averages 100,002 shares at US$4,492 versus 105,233 units at US$4,342 on the previous day. January ended with an average of 91,572 units for US$7,142.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended unchanged at 7 US cents while exchanging 2,088 shares, Margaritaville gained 5 cents ending at 24 US cents in trading 680 stocks, Proven Investments remained at 23 US cents after 190,092 units crossed the exchange.
Sterling Investments climbed 0.03 of a cent cents in closing at 2.38 US cents, with 1,211 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.01 of a cent to close at 12.84 US cents after trading 7,002 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share finished at 13 US cents with 18,620 shares changing hands. Transjamaican Highway finished at 0.89 US cents, with 236,201 stock units clearing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% preference share remained at US$2.09 after exchanging 250 stocks and JMMB Group 6% preference share ended unchanged at US$1, with 4,498 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Jamaican stocks bounce on Friday
Stocks rallied on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday leaving the Combined Index with a gain of 1,646.44 points to end at 404,420.26, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 1,052.94 points to 447,731.60, the Junior Market recovered 66.77 points of the 226 points lost over the previous three days in closing at 3,874.34 and the JSE Main Index picked up 1,370.17 points to end at 395,213.78.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 17.6 based on 2021-22 earnings and 12.3 times those for 2022-23 at the close of market activity on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Investors need a series of measures and pertinent information to successfully navigate the many investment choices in the local stock market, the ICInsider.com PE ratio chart along with the more detailed daily report charts, provide investors with regularly updated information to help with decision making.
Investors should make use of the chart to help make rational investment decisions, buy investing in stocks that are close to the average for the sector and not go too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. Investments with prices of a stock are close to the average, will find that they are not inclined to overpay for a stock. This approach helps to take emotions out of the investment decision and put in of fundamentals at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing for easy comparisons between same sector companies as well as the overall market. The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to easily assess the value of stocks based on this measure.
The chart also shows daily changes in stock prices and the percentage year to date changes based on the last traded prices. Dividends payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets daily report charts that also show closing volume for the bids and offers.
The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2021 and 2022 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one time income or expense. The PE Ratio is the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks.
