All markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange declined on Monday and ended with the Junior Market suffering a big decline and helping to lead the Combined Market indices into falling 1,300 points to 356,186.89.
At the close of the market, the JSE Main Index slipped 1,347.77 points to 342,725.40, the Junior Market Index dropped 60.44 points to close at 3,974.39 points while the All Jamaica Composite Index fell 1,886.79 points to 390,479.49 and the JSE US dollar market slipped 3.43 points to end at 244.08.
Trading ended, with 20,808,065 shares changing hands, for $116.16 million, versus $173.17 million, with 32,031,909 shares traded in all markets on the previous day. The JSE USD market ended with the value of stocks traded amounting to US$23,622 from US$17,809 on Friday.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 23.3. Based on 2021-22 earnings and 12.6 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.
Fall for all JSE markets
PBS jumps ICTOP10 with 89% gain
Productive Business Solutions surged 45 percent to close at US$2 from US$1.38 at the close of the previous week and dropped out of the TOP10, having entered at the beginning of April at $1.06 and has now recorded a gain of 89 percent. Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped out of the Junior Market TOP10 following a downgrade of earnings per share with the release of nine months’ results.
138 Student Living made it back in the Main Market TOP 10 following reporting strong full year results with the promise of more in 2023 as students return to on campus training and Medical Disposables returns to the Junior Market list.
The Junior Market had five top 10 stocks gaining between 4 percent and 14 percent, with two declining over five percent. The Main Market list had only two stocks gaining from 10 and 45 percent with five losses but with four ranging from 4 to 9 percent.
Notable price changes during the week include Lasco Distributors rising 14 percent to $3.10, General Accident and Lasco Financial popped 10 percent to close at $5.05 and $3, respectively, Elite Diagnostic was up 6 percent to $3.72 and Caribbean Cream rose 4 percent to $4. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 8 percent to close the week at $2.39, following the release of nine months results that rose 33 percent to 40 cents, with the crucial third quarter results being flat in contrast to solid growth in the first half of the year.
In the Main Market, Productive Business Solutions rose 45 percent during the week to $2, followed by Radio Jamaica, that jumped 10 percent to $2. VVM Investments dropped 9 percent to $4.39 while Caribbean Producers slipped 5 percent to $12.33, Berger Paints also dipped 5 percent and ended at$10.40 and Guardian Holdings fell 4 percent to $500.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 5.3, well below the market average of 13.4. At the same time, the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 6.2 versus the market at 12.4, an important indicator of the level of undervaluation of the ICTOP10stocks. The Junior Market is projected to rise by 224 percent and the Main Market TOP10 an average now of 298 percent, to May 2023, following an upgrading of Guardian Holdings earnings per share to $173.50 from $92 previously.
The Junior Market has 14 ; stocks representing a third of the market, with PEs from 16 to 38, averaging22 compared with the above average of the market. The top half of the market has an average PE of 18. This data shows the extent of potential gains that the TOP 10 stocks possess. The situation in the Main Market is similar, with the 15 highest valued stocks priced at a PE of 15 to 80, with an average of 28 and 24.3 excluding the highest valued one and 22.5 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.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
JSE USD market up 27% for the year
The stock of Productive Business Solutions surged sharply when trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining and value rising moderately over Thursday, resulting in an exchange of seven securities, compared to eight on Thursday with three rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index surged 19 percent after adding 38.74 points to end at 247.51, up 26.6 percent for the year to date.
Overall, 59,640 shares traded for US$17,809 versus 65,606 units at US$16,127 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 8,520 units at US$2,544 compared to 8,201 shares at US$2,016 on Thursday, with month to date average of 31,075 shares at US$3,913 versus 33,751 units at US$4,075 on the previous trading day. October ended with an average of 40,972 units for US$2,277.
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 prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real EstateUSD share lost 0.88 of a cent to close at 7.1 US cents, with 4,000 shares clearing the market, Productive Business Solutions jumped 62 cents to a 52 weeks’ high of US$2 after exchanging five units, Proven Investments popped 0.98 of one cent ending at 19.98 US cents in exchanging 205 stocks. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.88 of a cent to end at 9.12 US cents with 2,814 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.01 of a cent to 0.95 of a US cent with investors transferring 41,500 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share fell US$1 to end at US$11 with a transfer of 16 stocks and JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$1.50 in trading 11,100 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
PBS pushes JSE USD markets flying
Productive Business Solutions (PBS) stock jumped 45 percent to a record US$2 on Friday from a close of US$1.38 on Thursday and resulted in an 18.5 percent surge in the market index to 247.51 points. The JSE Main Market ended with mixed results with mild slippage in the All Jamaica Composite and the Combined Market indices as the Junior Market suffered another decline as trading picked up on Thursday’s outturn.
At the close of the market, the JSE Combined Market Index fell 70.38 points to 357,993.78, the JSE Main Index popped 156.36 points to 344,073.17, the Junior Market Index dropped 23.88 points to close at 4,034.83 points while the All Jamaica Composite Index fell 282.96 points to 392,366.28 and the JSE US dollar market jumped 38.74 points to end at 247.51.
Trading ended, with 32,031,909 shares changing hands, for a mere $173.17 million, versus $113.18 million, with 19,817,542 shares traded in all markets on the previous day. The JSE USD market ended with the value of stocks traded amounting to US$17,809 from US$16,127 on Thursday.
The market’s PE ratio ended at 23.8 based on 2021-22 earnings and 12.6 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.
Just gains no losses
The Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended trading on Thursday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining 89 percent with a 12 percent reduction in value compared with activities on Wednesday, resulting in eight securities traded, up from six on Wednesday with four rising, no declining and four ending unchanged.
Just 65,606 shares were traded for US$16,127, down from 622,317 units at US$18,378 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 8,201 units at US$2,016 versus 103,720 shares at US$3,063 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 33,751 shares at US$4,075 compared with 37,759 units at US$4,398 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 40,972 units for US$2,277.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rose 3.50 points to end at 208.77.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.5. 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 one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Margaritaville ended at 14 US cents, with 13 shares crossing the exchange, Proven Investments advanced 0.34 of one cent after ending at 19 US cents in switching ownership of 28,919 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended at 10 US cents in trading 974 stocks. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share remained at 11.64 US cents as seven shares passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway increased 0.05 cents to end at 0.94 US cents in an exchange of 28,819 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share climbed US$1 to end at US$12 after an exchange of one share. JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$1.50 with a transfer of 6,840 stocks and JMMB Group 6% rallied 2 cents in closing at US$1.09 with 33 stock units clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.