Cargo Handlers’ share goodies

August 10, 2016 by

Cargo Handlers to split stock 10 for 1.

Cargo Handlers to split stock 10 for 1.

Cargo Handlers‘ shareholders will see a 10 to 1 stock split when they vote on the recommend stock split by directors. Stockholders will also be asked to authorize an increase in the capital of the company to 466,200,000 shares from the existing amount of 40 million units, to accommodate the split. No date has been set for the meeting to approve the split.

The shares now issued amounts to 37,465,830 units but the stock trades infrequently as very few are in the hands of the general public. The stock split is expected to enhance liquidity of the stock.
The stock last traded at $56 on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange having shot up from $46 after the announcement was made that the directors were meeting to recommend a split. There are currently ids to buy the stock between $60 and $64.01 for 10,877 units, the last offer was 919 units on at $66, at the close on Monday.
The directors declared an interim dividend of $1.35 per share to be paid on September 13, with the ex-dividend date set for August 17.
The company enjoyed a buoyant June quarter, with revenues rising 55 percent from $56 million to $87 million and for the nine months by 36 percent to $245 million from $182 million. Profit before tax rose to $53 million from $29 million in 2015 and after taxation, profit ended at $46 million from $29 million. For the nine months, profit rose from $108 million to $143 million before tax, with the 2016 results ending at $125 million after tax, there were no taxes in 2015.
Management attributes the strong growth in third quarter revenues and profit, to increased activity in the Montego Bay region and increased port activity, flowing from the conversion of the Jamaica Public Service power plant to LNG gas.
Earnings per share for the quarter ended at $1.23 and $3.32 for the nine months. Full year’s earnings should be just under $5 per share but scarcity of the stock is driving the valuation up.

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Strong close for JSE stocks on Tuesday

August 9, 2016 by

Grace Kennedy hits 52 weeks' intraday high on Tuesday.

Grace Kennedy hits 52 weeks’ intraday high on Tuesday.

Grace Kennedy traded for the first time with the 3 for 1 stock split in effect on Tuesday. The stock traded at a new all-time high of $47.71 but closed back at the adjusted closing price on Monday of $41.67 with 16,372 units changing hands. At the close 289,050 units were offered to sell at $41.67. Elsewhere, Caribbean Cement rose 95 cents to close at $26.50 while trading 94,264 shares, Carreras jumped 93 cents with just 620 units trading to close $66.45, Jamaica producers fell 55 cents to end at $7.60 with 158,131 units changing hands, Jamaica Stock Exchange jumped $2.40 to $23.50 as 14,147 shares traded,
JSE Sum 9-08-16Kingston Wharves moved up by 45 cents to $16 with just 6,514 shares trading. Sagicor Group traded 14,346 units but fell 85 cents to $20.60, Scotia Group jumped 73 cents to $30.90 while 71,417 shares changed hands, Scotia Investments rose by 50 cents to $26.50 but just 4,395 units traded, Sterling fell 49 cents to $12.51 and Supreme Ventures climbed 58 cents to $5.10.
In the overall market the prices of 18 securities gained out of a total of 40 securities that traded, with 11 declining, including 5 stocks, rising and 1 falling from the junior market.
The market closed with an overall volume of 4,024,061 units valued at $45,104,460 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 956,421 units traded, valued at $4,918,989 of all trades.
JSE fn qts 9-08-16 The JSE Market Index rose 744.87 points to end at 160,727.87, the all Jamaica Composite Index inched up 833.02 points to close at 178,584.28 and the JSE combined index gained 714.49 points, to end at 171,619.66.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
At the end of market activities, Barita Investments gained 25 cents and ended with 9,991 units traded, to close at $3.30, Cable & Wireless traded just 7,500 shares to close at $1.26, Proven Investments ended trading 420,975 units to close at 19.96 US cents and JMMB Group 7.50% preference share traded 1,921,100 units at $1.10.

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JSE stocks close slightly up – Monday

August 8, 2016 by

Carreras lost 48 cents to close at $65.52 but reported a 38% profit increase to June.

Carreras lost 48 cents to close at $65.52 but reported a 38% profit increase to June.


Supreme Ventures was the dominant trade by far on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday with 39,898,309 trading between $4.71 and the closing price of $4.52 after falling 18 cents. Mayberry Investments sold 11,990,487 units from their inventory at $4.71 to Scotia Investments for a mix of buying for in-house inventory and for clients. In the afternoon session Mayberry crossed 27,884,209 units and bought them for in-house inventory with 27,821,082 units, trading at $4.52 each.
In the overall market the prices of 10 securities gained out of a total of 37 securities that traded, with 13 declining, including 5 stocks, rising and 1 falling from the junior market.
The market closed with an overall volume of 42,773,267 units valued at $ 226,239,889 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 257,522 units traded, valued at $1,655,683 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index rose 14.60 points to end at 159,983.00, the all Jamaica Composite Index inched up 16.33 points to close at 177,751.26 and the JSE combined index gained 40.82 points, to end at 170,905.17.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 10 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
JSE Sum 8-08-16At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 6,608 shares to end at $4.60 after falling 4 cents, Cable & Wireless traded 134,255 shares to close at $1.26, Caribbean Cement gained 5 cents in trading 37,805 shares to close at $25.55. Carreras lost 48 cents, in exchanging 4,095 shares to end at $65.52 ahead of the release of its June quarter profit results, showing profit of $861 million or earnings of $1.77 per share, versus $623 million or $1.28 per share, in 2015. Grace Kennedy gained $2.30 to close at $125 with 12,959 shares changing hands, Jamaica Broilers traded 26,599 shares to end at $15. Jamaica Stock Exchange had 9,100 shares trading but slipped 89 cents to close at $21.10, JMMB Group traded 2,105 units to end at $9.80, after falling 10 cents. Kingston Wharves rose by 15 cents with 10,090 units changing hands and closed at $15.55, National Commercial Bank had 55,253 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 1 cent at $42. Trading in 138 Student Living resulted in a loss of 1 cent to close at $4.59 while trading 710,208 shares,JSE fn qts 8-08-16 Pan Jamaican traded 15,750 shares to end at $25.50. Portland JSX traded 33,900 shares and lost 50 cents to end at $12, Radio Jamaica gained 8 cents to close at $1.68 after 170,000 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group lost 5 cents with 14,950 shares changing hands at $21.45, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 16,000 shares to close at $10.22. Scotia Group traded 13,354 shares to end at $30.17 after falling by 43 cents, Scotia Investments declined by 10 cents with 2,000 units changing hands at $26 and Proven Investments ended trading 1,328,125 units to close at 19.99 US cents.

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SVL trades 12m shares on JSE – Monday

August 8, 2016 by

Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday morning resulted in an unusually high level of 34 securities trading. Supreme Ventures (SVL) traded 12,014,100 shares unchanged at $4.70 to be by far the dominant trade. The closest to that is Cable & Wireless with 134,255 units at $1.26.
The bulk of the SVL trade was done between Mayberry Investments, who sold from in house inventory and Scotia JSE Intra - 8-08-16Investments, the buying broker, who bought for a combination of clients and inhouse purposes.
The market indices all rose moderately, in the main and junior markets, with 9 stocks gaining versus 9 that fell.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 147.69 points to 177,882.62, the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 132.06 points to 160,100.46 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 144.22 points to close at 171,008.57 points and the junior market index gained 2.11 points to 2,193.31.
Trading levels at 10:45 am was low, resulting in a volume of 12,389,773 shares changing hands, excluding the SVL trade the total volume would have been only 375,673 units and the average trade would be 11,384 units. The average number of shares traded amounts to 364,405 units compared to 6,256 units on Friday.

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Access post good Q1 results

August 7, 2016 by

Access Financial Services' profit jumps 29% in Q1.

Access Financial Services’ profit jumps 29% in Q1.

Investors have not reacted positively to the 29 percent gain in Access Financial Services profit for the June 2016 quarter over the results of the 2015 quarter, but they probably should, with earnings set to exceed $2 for the full fiscal year with the stock price below $20.
The company reported a moderate 10 percent growth in loan interest revenues to $301 million in the quarter over that of 2015. The loan portfolio for the June is 8.6 percent ahead of March, if the rate of growth continues, loans would end at $2.84 billion versus $2.1 billion as of March.
Total revenues moved by 10 percent from $315 million to $347 million for the June quarters while profit after tax for the quarter grew 29 percent to $146 million or 53 cents per share, compared to $112 million or 41 cents for the June 2015 quarter.
Cost was well contained at $184 million for the quarter, down from $186 million in 2015. Loan loss provisions fell from $54 million in 2015 quarter, to $43 million in 2016. IC Insider projects the provision to rise to $187 million for the full year, up from $184 million for the 12 months to March 2016, while earnings of $800 million or $2.90 per share are projected for the 12 months to March 2016, with growth to $4 per share or $1.1 billion in profits after tax, for 2017.
At the end of March, shareholders’ equity stood at $1.3 billion and borrowings at $1.1 billion with cash and equivalent at $299 million out of total assets of $2.7 billion.
The stock which remains BUY RATED last traded at $17.50 giving it a PE based on the above forecast at an attractive 6.

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Simply Impressive

August 7, 2016 by

Honey Bun shot up by more than 500% in 2016 shortly after stock split.

Honey Bun shot up by more than 500% in 2016 shortly after stock split.

Junior market listed bakers, Honey Bun, is enjoying a glorious period of surging revenues and profit that fueled a huge jump in the stock price of 355 percent for 2016, after rising over 500 percent, earlier in the year.
In continuation of a successful year, revenues climbed 36 percent in the third quarter of financial year to June, spawning a 124 percent increase in profit before taxes to $38 million over the June 2015 quarter. Revenues climbed 35 percent to $903 million for the nine months to June, up from $672 million in 2015 while profit jumped 109 percent to $138 million before tax and $132 million after tax of $6 million.
Gross profit for the nine months climbed at a faster pace than revenues, at 40 percent while for the quarter, gross profit rose 34 percent, just below the growth in revenues for the quarter. Expenses excluding cost of sales, rose even slower than revenues, at 20 percent, with administrative expenses rising sharply by 33 percent to $147 million and selling and distribution costs increasing by 10 percent to $104 million, while depreciation rose by 4 percent to $28 million. For the June quarter administrative, selling and distribution expenses rose at a slower pace than for the nine months, at 12 percent.
One Honey Bun's Products.

One Honey Bun’s Products.

The company generated gross cash flows of $171 million for the nine months, before expending $75 million on the acquisition of property, equipment and fleet. Honey Bun is in a healthy state with cash balance and investments at $104 million after the company repaid $38 million in long term loans, leaving loans at $16 million. Current assets stood at $212 million and current liabilities ta $71 million. Shareholders equity climbed to $491 million.
The Company that listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market in June 2011, is now subject to taxation on profit for the next 5 years at 50 percent of the normal corporate income tax rate of 25 percent.
Earnings per share for the quarter came in at 8 cents and 28 cents for the nine months. IC Insider projects 34 cents or $160 million for the full year to September, with $147 million or 52 cents per share projected for 2017. The stock traded at $5.60 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange junior market for a PE of 16.5 times 2016 earnings, making it one of the highest valued stock on the market.
The stock was accorded a BUY RATED ranking in November 2015 but has since been placed on a watch list when it shot to over $7 per share.

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JSE stocks close down on Friday

August 5, 2016 by

Exchange place The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market indices declined again on Friday but well below the more than 2,000 points it fell by on Thursday. In the overall market the prices of 10 securities gained out of a total of 36 securities that traded, with 17 declining, including 3 stocks, rising and 6 falling from the junior market.
The market closed with an overall volume of 3,195,511 units valued at $184,753,798 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 260,545 units traded, valued at $1,819,326 of all trades.
The JSE Market Index fell 196.07 points to end at 159,968.40, the all Jamaica Composite Index sunk 219.27 points to close at 177,734.93 and the JSE combined index dived 239.78 points, to end at 170,864.35.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
JSE Sum 5-08-16At the end of market activities, Berger Paints traded 4,558 shares to end at $4.60 after gaining 4 cents, Cable & Wireless rose 6 cents in trading 175,689 shares to close at $1.26, Caribbean Cement traded 304,801 shares to close at $25.50, Carreras gained 50 cents in exchanging 1,000 shares at $66. Trading in 1834 Investments, led to a lost of 1 cent with 16,436 shares changing hands to close at $1.20, Grace Kennedy dropped $3.30 to close at $122.70 with 3,881 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers fell 5 cents in trading 14,200 shares to end at $8.15. Jamaica Stock Exchange had 10,000 shares trading but slipped 1 cents to close at $21.99, JMMB Group traded 1,450 units to end at $9.90, after gaining 20 cents. Kingston Wharves lost 60 cents with 8,500 units changing hands and closed at $15.40, National Commercial Bank had 66,966 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 1 cent at $42.01, Pan Jamaican traded 2,350 shares and rose 25 cents to end at $25.50. JSE fn qts 5-08-16Portland JSX traded 4,000 shares and lost 5 cents to end at $12.50, Radio Jamaica lost 5 cents to close at $1.60 after 10,400 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group had 163,785 shares changing hands at $21.50, Sagicor Real Estate Fund traded 1,080 shares to close at $10.22. Scotia Group traded 404,540 shares to end at $30.60, Scotia Investments declined by 40 cents with 16,300 units changing hands at $26.10, Supreme Ventures rose 19 cents to end at $4.70, with 200,690 units changing hands. Proven Investments rose 0.99 US cent while trading 1,035,300 units to close at 19.99 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 484,000 units to close at $2.09 but lost 1 cent.

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Light trading on JSE – Friday

August 5, 2016 by

Trading of stocks on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday morning was light, with just 18 securities changing hands ahead of the independence day holiday on Saturday. The market indices all rose in the main and junior markets, but declining stocks were in the ascendancyJSE Intra - 5-08-16 with only 3 stocks gaining in price versus 8 that fell.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 124.20 points to 178,078.40 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 111.05 points to 160,275.52 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 136.97 points to close at 171,241.10 points andthe junior market index gained 3.31 points to 2,200.15.
Trading levels at 10:45 am was low, resulting in a volume of a mere 112,608 shares changing hands. The average number of shares traded amounts to only 6,256 units compared to 33,688 units on Thursday.
Iron Rock Insurance has buying for 3,992,866 units at $3.28, Jamaica Producers Bond had an offer to sell 5,776,818 units at $1.10 and Radio Jamaica had 967,693 units offered at $1.68.

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JSE reverses Wednesday’s gains

August 4, 2016 by

Scotia Group dropped by $1.88 on Thursday to help pull down the market index close to 2,000 points.

Scotia Group dropped by $1.88 on Thursday to help pull down the market index close to 2,000 points.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange main market indices dropped sharply on Thursday as the prices of 11 main market stocks feel included a big fall in Scotia Group price and a smaller decline in the price of National Commercial Bank. In the overall market the prices of 19 securities gained out of a total of 46 securities that traded, with 10 declining, including 9 stocks, rising and 5 falling from the junior market.
The gains enjoyed on Wednesday was almost erased as the JSE Market Index dropped 2,117.74 points to end at 160,164.47, the all Jamaica Composite Index sunk 2,368.36 points to close at 177,954.20 and the JSE combined index nosedived 1,837.75 points, to end at 171,104.13.
The market closed with an overall volume of 2,788,209 units valued at $36,729,803 changing hands, in all market segments. The junior market accounted for 910,288 units traded, valued at $3,268,885 of all trades.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading showed 6 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the end of market activities, Barita Investments traded 6,000 units and gained 5 cents, to close at $3.05, JSE Sum 4-08-16Berger Paints traded 10,809 shares to end at $4.56 after gaining 1 cent, Cable & Wireless lost 5 cents in trading 126,269 shares to close at $1.20, Caribbean Cement fell 10 cents in trading 23,805 shares to close at $25.50. Carreras declined by 40 cents in exchanging 2,430 shares at $65.50. Trading in 1834 Investments, lost 18 cents with 21,816 shares changing hands to close at $1.21, Grace Kennedy dropped 99 cents to close at $126 with 11,240 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers ended with 157,074 shares changing hands to gain 48 cents at $15, Jamaica Producers fell 9 cents in trading 12,400 shares to end at $8.20, Jamaica Stock Exchange had 30,000 shares trading at $22, JMMB Group traded 9,931 units to end at $9.70, after gaining 20 cents. Kingston Wharves gained 47 cents with 11,940 units changing hands and closed at $16, National Commercial Bank traded 211,216 units changing hands, to close with a loss of 73 cents at $42.02, Pan Jamaican traded 5,000 shares and fell 25 cents to end at $25.25. Portland JSX traded 5,145 shares and rose 5 cents to end at $12.55, Radio Jamaica rose 5 cents to close at $1.65 after 1,820 shares changed hands, Sagicor Group lost 65 cents to end with just 5,305 shares changing hands at $21.50, JSE fn qts 4-08-16rSagicor Real Estate Fund traded 12,980 shares to close at $10.22 with a loss of 28 cents. Scotia Group dropped $1.88 while trading 32,450 shares to end at $30.60, Scotia Investments had 3,980 units changing hands at $26.50, Seprod gained 10 cents to close at $17.50 with 4,364 units changing hands, Supreme Ventures rose 1 cent to end at $4.51, with 188,423 units changing hands. Proven Investments traded 421,807 units to close at 19 US cents, JMMB Group 7.5% preference share traded 523,182 shares to close at $1.10 after falling 2 cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.5% preference share traded 24,715 shares to close at $2.09.

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Rising stocks beat out decliners

August 4, 2016 by

Rising stocks have the upper hand on those declining on Thursday morning, JSE Intra - 4-08-16in continuation of Wednesday’s trading, when advancing stocks beat put declining ones at the close of the market.In the process all main indices of the market rose as 11 securities rose and only 3 declined.
The all Jamaica Composite Index rose 335.53 points to 180,658.09 the Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Index climbed 300.02 points to 162,582.23 the Jamaica Stock Exchange combined index gained 504.39 points to close at 173,446.27 points andthe junior market index gained 22.04 points to 2,206.54.
Trading levels at 10:45 am was low, resulting in 23 securities changing hands and accounting for a volume of 808,516 shares. The average number of shares traded amounts to 33,688 units compared to 81,834 units on Wednesday.

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