Trading picked up sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 92 percent and the value surging 472 percent more than on Friday, resulting in eight securities traded, compared to 13 on Friday with prices of four rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
A total of 534,157 shares were traded for US$64,761, up sharply from 278,776 units at US$11,314 on Friday.
Trading averaged 66,770 shares at US$8,095 compared with 21,444 units at US$870 on Friday, with month to date average of 40,361 shares at US$2,179 compared with 34,801 units at US$934 on the trading previous day. December ended with an average of 39,679 units for US$1,494.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.03 points to end at 231.78.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in the computation of appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for financial years between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share climbed 0.11 of a cent to close at 7.87 US cents after a transfer of 441 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dipped 5 cents in closing at 60 US cents in exchanging 360 units, Proven Investments increased 0.59 of one cent in ending at 19.89 US cents, with 319,970 stock units clearing the market. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share rallied 0.01 of a cent to 10 US cents in trading 9,000 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share slipped 0.01 of a cent to 12.47 US cents in an exchange of 1,000 shares and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.97 of one US cent after an exchange of 203,141 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share shed US$1.45 to end at US$10.55 after 200 stock units passed through the market and JMMB Group 5.75% rose 22.65 cents to US$1.7365, with 45 stocks changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading jumps for JSE USD Market
JSE Main Market drops Juniors pop
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped on Monday, with the market indices dropping for the Main Market and just slipping for the JSE USD Market while the Junior Market just held up by a few points after the value of shares traded in the overall plunged sharply below $70 million.
Trading ended, with an exchange of 16,619,413 shares versus 17,408,795 units on Friday, with the value falling sharply to $68 million from $217.47 million on the previous trading day. The JSE USD market ended with the value of stocks traded amounting to US$74,761 up from US$11,314 on Friday.
At the close, the Combined Market Index dropped 4,330.84 points to 356,276.94, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 5,923.29 points to 390,120.58, the JSE Main Index shed 4,673.08 points to 343,507.55, the Junior Market held on to 3.07 points of the early trading gains to end at 3,903.85 and the JSE US dollar market closed at 231.78 after slipping 2.03 points.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 21.2 based on 2021-22 earnings and 13.2 times those for 2022-23 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate many investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational investment decisions by investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 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.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. 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 the 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.
Steady week for ICTOP10
The Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back from the pre new year’s bounce enjoyed in the last two weeks of 2022 and still retained some of those gains as trading commenced in the new year, with activity in the ICTOP10 quite muted and resulting in no new entrant to the Top Stock list, but there were a few outstanding price movements.
Junior Market action resulted in General Accident popping 11 percent to $4.91, followed by Lasco Distributors with a 5 percent rise to $2.63, but Paramount Trading lost 23 percent to close at $1.53 in a week when only three stocks declining, with the others slipping just one percent.
In the Main Market, Guardian Holdings dropped 8 percent to $524 and Jamaica Broilers fell 4 percent to $29.61 and were the only notable price changes.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 5.6, well below the market average of 14.4. At the same time, the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 6.1 versus the market at 12.7, important indicators of the level of the undervaluation of the ICTOP10 stocks. The Junior Market is projected to rise by 231 percent and the Main Market TOP10, an average now of 278 percent, to May 2023.
The Junior Market has 15 stocks, 32 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 32, averaging 19 compared with the above average of the market. The top half of the market has an average PE of 18 and shows the extent of potential gains for the TOP10 stocks. The situation in the Main Market is similar, with the 19 highest valued stocks priced at a PE of 15 to 100, with an average of 31 and 23 excluding the highest valued ones and 26 for the top half excluding the highest valued stock.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market but not always. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to the end of May 2023 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Look out for the 2023 TOP15 stock listing that is coming soon.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Trading up on the JSE USD Market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday with little movement in the market index even as the number of securities traded climbed to 13 from 11 on Thursday and ended with prices of four rising, two declining to leave seven unchanged and resulting in the volume of stocks changing hands rising 585 percent and valued 19 percent more than on Thursday.
At the close, the JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped a mere 0.04 points to end at 233.81.
Overall, 278,776 shares were traded for US$11,314, up from 40,710 units at US$9,508 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 21,444 units at US$870, versus 3,701 shares at US$864 on Thursday, with month to date average of 34,801 shares at US$934 compared with 41,747 units at US$966 on the previous day. December ended with an average of 39,679 units for US$1,494.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023. Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and one with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share rose 0.06 of a cent in closing at 7.76 US cents in trading 6,631 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 65 US cents while exchanging 319 units, Productive Business Solutions shed 10.39 cents to end at US$1.70 237 stocks clearing the market with. Proven Investments climbed 0.79 of a cent to 19.3 US cents, with 894 stock units changing hands, Sterling Investments lost 0.02 of a cent in ending at 2.06 US cents after trading 9,700 units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 1.48 cents to 12.48 US cents as investors exchanged 30 stock units and Transjamaican Highway remained at 0.97 of a US cent in switching ownership of 257,389 stocks.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share ended at US$12 after trading 20 shares, Eppley 6% preference share remained at US$1.07 after exchanging three stocks. Equityline Mortgage Investment preference share remained at US$1.67 after a transfer of 2 units, JMMB Group 5.75% popped 1 cent to close at US$1.51 after 45 shares passed through the market, JMMB Group 5.75% series C share ended at US$2, with 3,500 stock units crossing the market and JMMB Group 6% ended at US$1.10 with six shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market climbs as volume spikes
The Jamaica Stock Exchange enjoyed a nice bounce on Friday, with a rising Main Market as trading picked up sharply over the miniscule levels on Thursday, with the value of shares traded surging as well following an exchange of $84 million worth of shares in Massy Holdings and $62 million worth of PanJam Investment shares.
At the close of trading the Main Market indices bounced more than the fall on Thursday, but the Junior Market lost some ground giving up all of Thursday’s gains and the JSE USD market remained virtually flat at the close after slipping a few points.
Trading ended, with an exchange of 17,408,795 shares up from 13,188,780 units on Thursday, with the value rising sharply to $217.47 million up from $40 million on the previous day. The JSE USD market ended with the value of stocks traded amounting to US$11,314 up from US$9,508 on Thursday.
At the close, the Combined Market Index dropped 2,398.34 points to 360,607.78, the All Jamaican Composite Index fell 2,146.48 points to 396,043.87, the JSE Main Index shed 2,768.71 points to 348,180.63, the Junior Market fell 20.07 points to 3,900.78 and the JSE US dollar market closed at 233.85 after slipping 0.04 points.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 22.4 based on 2021-22 earnings and 13.4 times those for 2022-23 at the close of trading.
Investors need pertinent information to successfully navigate many investment options in the local stock market. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
Investors should use the chart to help make rational investment decisions by investing in stocks close to the average for the sector and not going too far from it unless there are compelling reasons to do so. This approach helps to remove emotions from investment decisions and put in on fundamentals while at the same time not being too far from the majority of investors. 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.
The ICInsider.com PE Ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It shows companies grouped on an industry basis, allowing easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market.
The net asset value of each company is reported as a guide to assess the value of stocks based on this measure quickly. 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 the 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.
Flat trading on JSE USD market
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market closed Thursday, with no change to the market index following activities that led to the volume of stocks changing hands falling 12 percent with a 170 percent increase in value than on Wednesday, resulting in trading of 11 securities, compared to seven on Wednesday with five rising, three declining and three ending unchanged.
A total of 40,710 shares were traded for US$9,508 compared to 46,347 units at US$3,524 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 3,701 units at US$864 versus 6,621 shares at US$503 on Wednesday, with month to date average of 41,747 shares at US$966 compared with 71,640 units at US$1,047 on the previous day. December ended with an average of 39,679 units for US$1,494.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index ended unchanged at 233.85 points.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with financial years ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and four with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share gained 0.1 of a cent in closing at 7.7 US cents with 150 shares changing hands, Margaritaville ended at 14 US cents with a transfer of 708 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy popped 4 cents to close at 65 US cents with an exchange of 2,501 stock units. Productive Business Solutions fell 0.01 of one cent to US$1.8039 with 100 stocks clearing the market, Proven Investments lost 0.79 of one cent in ending at 18.51 US cents after trading 15,867 shares, Sterling Investments rose 0.11 of a cent to close at 2.08 US cents with the swapping of 61 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments J$ share remained at 13.62 US cents after 30 stock units passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended at 9.99 US cents with 183 units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.02 of a cent to end at 0.97 of one US cent after exchanging 20,744 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share popped 95 cents to US$12 with an exchange of 365 stock units and Eppley 6% preference share dipped 1 cent and ended at US$1.07 after a transfer of one stock.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.