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Caribbean Flavours highlight of IC TOP 10

October 12, 2020 by IC Insider.com

For the past week, activity in the Jamaican stock market was mostly stable following the Barita Investments and Tropical Battery successful public offers. Buying interest increased for Caribbean Flavours and Jamaican Teas stocks, both with pending stock splits.

Caribbean Flavours a Derrimon’s subsidiary

This week’s focus: Caribbean Flavours (CFF), a former IC TOP 10 listed stock, ten for one stock split becomes effective Tuesday. This stock is worth watching this week. After the split, the company will have just under one billion shares issued. Many investors foolishly position themselves to buy stocks after the split at a higher value than before. It is almost a certainty that the price of CFF will move higher after Tuesday’s split. The company reported a 42 percent rise in second-quarter revenues and an increased profit of 25 percent, with profit for the half-year up by 23 percent. The forecast for earnings per share is $1.15 for 2020 and $1.75 in 2021. The PE ratio at the current price of $19.65 the stock traded at on the Junior Market on Friday is 17 times the 2020 earnings and 11 times 2021 earnings.
For a fifth consecutive week, there were no changes in the companies on the IC TOP 10 listings, but that could change with some results set for release during the week. The markets moved moderately higher to close at their highest levels since mid-August for the. The Main Market closed the past week higher than the previous one, but the Junior Market closed the week lower than the prior one.
The top three stocks in each market saw no change in ranking, leaving the top three Junior Market stocks, with the potential to gain between 281 to 726 percent by March 2021. Caribbean Producers heads the list, followed by Lasco Financial and Elite Diagnostic. The focus on all three is on the 2021 fiscal year profit, projected to recover from reduced profit for the 2020 financial year. With expected gains of 152 to 240 percent, the top three Main Market stocks are Berger Paints, followed by JMMB Group and Carreras. Radio Jamaica is now down to the fifth spot with slightly lower earnings per share of 15 cents from 20 cents previously.
The local stock market’s targeted average PE ratio is 20 based on companies’ profits reporting full year’s results, from now to the second quarter in 2021. Both the Junior and Main markets are currently trading well below this level, indicating the potential gains. The JSE Main Market ended the week, with an overall PE of 15.4 and the Junior Market 11.3, based on IC Insider.com’s projected 2020-21 earnings. The average PE ratio of the Junior Market has been slowly rising, with better profit opportunities than the Main Market and narrowing the gap. The PE ratio for the Junior Market Top 10 stocks average a mere 6.1 at just 54 percent to the overall Junior Market average. The Main Market TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of 8.4 or 55 percent of the PE of the overall market.
The average projected gain for the Junior Market IC TOP 10 stocks is 279 percent and 145 percent for the JSE Main Market, based on 2020-21 earnings, an indication of potentially greater gains in the Junior Market than in the Main Market.
IC TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2021 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely gain for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in the selection process in and out of the lists for most weeks. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.

Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

Filed Under: Buy Rated Tagged With: Access Financial, Berger Paints, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, General Accident, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaican Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, junior market, Laco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lumber Depot, Medical Disposables, Radio Jamaica, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies, Stocks to Watch, Sygnus Credit Investments, TOP 10 stocks, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments

Junior Market slips into the weekend

October 9, 2020 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the market declining despite more stocks rising than falling as investors traded 73 percent more shares than on Thursday.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands compared to 33 on Thursday and ended with 13 stocks rising, the prices of 10 declining and 12 with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index slipped just 1.78 points to settle at 2,502.49. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 11 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 10,543,614 shares for $37,132,664 compared to 6,110,406 units at $14,758,537 on Thursday.
AMG Packaging led trading with 38.2 percent of total volume with 4.03 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas with 23.2 percent of the day’s trade after an exchange of 2.45 million units and Tropical Battery at 8.3 percent market share with 876,254 units.
Trading ended with an average of 301,246 units at $1,060,933 in contrast to 185,164 at $447,228 on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 440,727 units at $915,928 compared to 465,259 units at $890,425 on Thursday. Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial fell 1 cent to end at $22.08 with an exchange of 7,117 shares, AMG Packaging advanced 24 cents after trading 4,030,630 shares to finish at $1.80, Caribbean Assurance Brokers increased by 14 cents to settle at $1.99 with 47,500 stock units passing through the market. Caribbean Cream dropped 7 cents to close at $4.65 with 8,000 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours jumped $1.20 to end at $19.65 with investors transferring 525,479 stocks, ahead of the ten to one stock split on Tuesday. Elite Diagnostic gained 5 cents to finish at $3.15 with an exchange of 242 shares, Express Catering lost 15 cents to settle at $3.60 with 8,001 units passing through the market, Fontana closed 1 cent higher at $5 with 76,888 stocks traded, Fosrich lost 15 cents to end at $3.54 with 5,384 shares changing hands. General Accident advanced 19 cents to finish at $6.69 with investors transferring 9,621 stocks, GWest Corporation shed 18 cents to settle at 80 cents, with an exchange of 605,311 shares, Honey Bun rose 9 cents to close at $4.89 with 5,497 units traded. iCreate slipped 1 cent to 72 cents with 38,675 units passing through the market, Indies Pharma gained 14 cents to end at $2.89 with 762,551 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas fell by 26 cents, with an exchange of 2,445,271 shares to finish at $4.99. Knutsford Express increased 38 cents to $6.88 with investors switching ownership of 488,661 stocks, Lasco Distributors advanced 11 cents to settle at $3.13 with 132,100 stocks changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing added 1 cent to end at $3.50 after trading 3,137 shares. Mailpac Group slipped 2 cents to $1.95 with 192,409 units passing through the market, Main Event shed 50 cents to finish at $3.25 with 4,035 units changing hands, Medical Disposables dropped 5 cents to close at $4.50 with an exchange 2,000 units. Tropical Battery gained 1 cent in trading 876,254 shares to settle at $1.09 and tTech jumped 65 cents to end at $6.40 with 865 shares crossing the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, SSL Venture Capital, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market inched higher Thursday

October 8, 2020 by IC Insider.com

Market activity resulted in 122 percent more shares trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday than for Wednesday and ended, with the market rising after an even number of stocks rose and declined.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands compared to 35 on Wednesday and concluded with the prices of 13 stocks rising, the prices of 13 stocks declining and seven with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index advanced 4.29 points to settle at 2,504.27. The market’s average PE Ratio ended at 10.9 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 6,110,406 shares for $14,758,537 compared to 2,756,683 units at $10,338,812 on Wednesday. Tropical Battery led trading with 43.5 percent of total volume for an exchange of 2.66 million shares, followed by Fontana with 21.2 percent of the day’s trade or 1.29 million units for and Lumber Depot with 1.17 million units for 19.2 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 185,164 units at $447,228 in contrast to 78,762 at $295,395 on Wednesday. For the month to date, the average trade amounts to 465,259 units at $890,425, compared to 520,940 units at $978,530 on Wednesday. Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and five with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial lost 3 cents to end at $22.09 in an exchange of 1,000 shares, AMG Packaging fell 24 cents to settle at $1.56 with 2,330 stock units passing through the market, Blue Power advanced 12 cents to $3.20 with an exchange of 106 units. Cargo Handlers dropped 14 cents to close at $7.75 with 548 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Producers rose 10 cents to $2.30 with investors transferring 400 stock units, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 28 cents to settle at $1.47 with an exchange of 5,100 stocks. Dolphin Cove gained 10 cents to finish at $7 with 1,000 stock units passing through the market, Express Catering shed 33 cents to close at $3.75 with two shares changing hands, Fontana declined by 6 cents after trading 1,293,562 shares to end at $4.99. Honey Bun fell 9 cents to settle at $4.80, trading 11,919 stocks, Indies Pharma advanced 11 cents to finish at $2.75 with 47,373 shares passing through the market, Jamaican Teas gained 5 cents to close at $5.25 with an exchange of 62,682 shares. Jetcon Corporation lost 12 cents to end at 79 cents in trading 144,350 units, KLE Group finished 6 cents higher at $1.42 after trading 698 stocks, Knutsford Express jumped $1 to $6.50 in the transfer of 625 shares. Lasco Distributors declined 10 cents to $3.02 with 45,412 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Financial slipped 5 cents to $2.05 with an exchange of 2,300 stocks, Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents to $3.49 with 62,452 shares changing hands. Limners and Bards increased 2 cents to finish at $2.67, in switching the ownership of 46,717, Lumber Depot dipped 1 cent, trading 1,170,743 shares to close at $1.08, Mailpac Group lost 1 cent to settle at $1.97 with 270,145 stocks passing through the market. Main Event jumped 50 cents to end at $3.75 with an exchange of 5,125 stock units, Medical Disposables dropped 5 cents to finish at $4.55 with 7,000 stocks changing hands, SSL Venture gained 4 cents to settle at 60 cents with 82,319 stocks traded. Tropical Battery rose 3 cents after trading 2,656,928 stock units to close at $1.08 and tTech lost 25 cents to end at $5.75 with 14,081 shares crossing the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Express Catering, Fontana, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, KLE Group, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market shed lots of points

October 7, 2020 by IC Insider.com

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Stocks shed 33.77 points to settle at 2,499.98 at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Wednesday after more stocks fell than rose after 68 percent fewer shares changed hands than on Tuesday.
Trading ended with 35 securities changing hands compared to 36 on Tuesday and closed with the prices of 10 stocks rising, 14 declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the average PE Ratio of the market ended at 10.7 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,756,683 shares for $10,338,812 compared to 8,538,074 units at $11,671,236 on Tuesday. Tropical Battery led trading with 35.3 percent of total volume accounting for 972,457 shares, followed by Mailpac Group with 16.6 percent or 456,329 units and Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances with 8.5 percent market share in exchanging 235,129 units.
Trading ended with an average of 78,762 units at $295,395 compared to 237,169 at $324,201 on Tuesday. For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 520,940 units at $978,530 compared to 639,080 units at $1,161,047 on Tuesday. Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Cargo Handlers lost 1 cent to settle at $7.89 and 2,110 shares passing through the market, Caribbean Cream gained 24 cents to settle at $4.72, with a transfer of 10,600 stock units, Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances picked up 3 cents to finish at $18.45 after clearing the market with 235,129 shares. Caribbean Producers shed 20 cents to close at $2.20, after trading 55,820 shares, Consolidated Bakeries slipped 30 cents to $1.19, with 47,620 shares passing through the market, Derrimon Trading lost 4 cents to settle at $2.70, in transferring 13,605 stock units. Dolphin Cove ended 10 cents lower at $6.90, with investors switching ownership of 1,650 units, Elite Diagnostic gained 8 cents in closing at $3.10, after the trading of 2,668 units, Everything Fresh gained 1 cent in closing at 71 cents, with 54,000 shares crossing the market. Fosrich closed at $3.69, after gaining 34 cents with 186,750 shares changing hands, GWest Corporation ended 8 cents higher at 98 cents, in trading 12,011 stock units, Honey Bun lost 1 cent to settle at $4.89, after clearing the market with 8,747 stock units. Indies Pharma shed 21 cents to end at $2.64, exchanging 64,660 shares, Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents in finishing at $5.20, in trading 125,489 shares, Jetcon Corporation gained 12 cents to finish at 91 cents and clearing the market with 101,738 shares. Knutsford Express fell by $1 to $5.50 trading 8 units, Lasco Distributors gained 10 cents to close at $3.12, with investors swapping 112,106 shares, Lasco Financial gained 5 cents to end at $2.10, with 923 units crossing the market. Lasco Manufacturing lost 9 cents to close at $3.40, with an exchange of 70,951 shares, Mailpac Group fell 2 cents to $1.98 trading 456,329 shares, Main Event lost 5 cents in closing at $3.25, clearing the market with 19,865 stock units. Medical Disposables closed at $4.60, after losing 10 cents in the transfer of 18,282 stock units, Stationery and Office Supplies rose to $5.60, with gains of 78 cents as investors switched ownership of just 77 units and tTech shed 70 cents to settle at $6 with an exchange of 5,100 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Small Junior Market gain on Tuesday

October 6, 2020 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange index rose moderately at the close on Tuesday, despite more stocks falling than rising after investors traded 34 percent more shares than on Monday.
Trading ended with 36 securities changing hands compared to 32 on Monday and concluded with the prices of 11 stocks rising, the prices of 16 declining and nine with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index carved out a gain of 9.27 points to settle at 2,533.75. The average PE Ratio ended at 10.9 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 8,538,074 shares for $11,671,236 compared to 6,359,921 units at $13,064,680 on Monday. GWest Corporation led trading with 55.2 percent of total volume with an exchange of 4.72 million shares, followed by Tropical Battery with 23.5 percent of the day’s trade or 2 million units and Mailpac Group with 417,939 units for 4.9 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 237,169 units at $324,201 in contrast to 198,748 at $408,271 on Monday. For the month to date, the average trade ended in an exchange of 639,080 units at $1,161,047, in comparison to 791,382 units at $1,478,168 on Monday. Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging rose 1 cent to end at $1.80 trading 21,100 shares, Cargo Handlers gained $1.55 to finish at $7.90 with 10 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours dipped 8 cents to settle at $18.42 with an exchange of 35,751 shares. Consolidated Bakeries advanced 14 cents to close at $1.49 with 8,000 shares passing through the market, Derrimon Trading lost 6 cents to end at $2.74 with investors transferring 282,694 stocks units, Everything Fresh finished 1 cent higher at 70 cents with an exchange of 26,000 stocks. Fontana added 2 cents to settle at $5.05 with investors switching ownership of 54,716 stock units, Fosrich shed 40 cents to close at $3.35, with 128,000 units changing hands, General Accident climbed 15 cents to end at $6.50 with 22,718 units passing through the market. GWest Corporation gained 12 cents trading 4,715,757 stocks to finish at 90 cents, iCreate slipped 2 cents to close at 73 cents with investors transferring 19,725 shares, Indies Pharma advanced 17 cents to end at $2.85 with an exchange of 168 stock units. Iron Rock Insurance fell 17 cents to settle at $2.88 with 136 units changing hands, ISP Finance rose 10 cents to finish at $15.10 with 1,015 shares traded, Jamaican Teas climbed 43 cents to close at $5.29 with investors switching ownership of 240,317 stock units. Jetcon Corporation dropped 12 cents to end at 79 cents in exchanging 11,660 shares, KLE Group slipped 6 cents to settle at $1.36 with 11,000 stocks passing through the market, Knutsford Express shed 40 cents to finish at $6.50 with investors transferring 7,259 shares. Lasco Distributors lost 11 cents to close at $3.02 with 85,835 shares traded, Lasco Financial fell 5 cents to end at $2.05 with 50,176 stocks changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing slipped 1 cent to $3.49 with 36,554 stocks passing through the market. Limners and Bards lost 10 cents to finish at $2.65 with an exchange of 91,002 stocks, Lumber Depot fell 1 cent trading 155,263 stock units to close at $1.09, Mailpac Group gained 2 cents to end at $2 with 417,939 units passing through the market. Main Event dropped 8 cents to settle at $3.30 with an exchange of 2,950 shares, Medical Disposables lost 4 cents to finish at $4.70 with 1,996 units changing hands and Tropical Battery fell 3 cents to settle at $1.05 with 2,003,876 shares crossing the exchange.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, KLE Group, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, SSL Venture Capital, Trading Activity, tTech

43 points chopped off Junior Market

October 5, 2020 by IC Insider.com

Investors knocked 42.94 points off the Junior Market Index on Monday to close at 2,524.48 points with 27 percent fewer shares trading than on Friday and 18 percent lower value.
Trading ended with 32 securities changing hands compared to 30 on Friday and closed with the prices of 10 stocks rising, 12 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 42.94 points to settle at 2,524.48. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 10.9 based on the IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 6,359,921 shares for $13,064,680 compared to 8,653,225 units at $15,890,750 on Friday. Tropical Battery led trading with 70.1 percent of total volume after an exchange of 4.46 million shares, followed by MailPac Group with 6.4 percent for 409,301 units and Lumber Depot with 4.7 percent market or 299,442 shares.
Trading ended with an average of 198,748 units at $408,271 in contrast to 288,441 at $529,692 on Friday. For the month to date, the average trade resulted in 791,382 units at $1,478,168, compared to 1,092,403 units at $2,021,607 on Friday. Trading in September resulted in an average of 119,171 units at 249,355.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows three stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial fell $1.88 to $22.12, with 1,000 shares crossing the exchange, AMG Packaging gained 16 cents ending at $1.79, in trading 15,837 stock units, Blue Power shed 50 cents to close at $3.08 after exchanging 1,208 units. Cargo Handlers ended $1.45 lower at $6.35, with investors swapping 400 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 14 cents to close at $1.85, after 3,249 stock units crossed the exchange, Caribbean Flavours gained 10 cents to end at $18.50, in exchanging 185,769 shares. Caribbean Producers gained 20 cents to finish at $2.40 trading 28,945 shares, Consolidated Bakeries closed at $1.35, with gains of 23 cents, with 8,414 stock units changing hands, Dolphin Cove finished 10 cents higher at $7, in trading 284 units. Express Catering picked up 3 cents to end at $4.08, after exchanging 3,740 stock units, Fontana lost 2 cents to settle at $5.03 trading 74,649 shares, Fosrich slipped 15 cents to close at $3.75, with 5,054 stock units changing hands. General Accident gained 20 cents to close at $6.35, with 1,575 units crossing the market, Honey Bun rose 10 cents to $4.90, after an exchange of 28,625 shares, Indies Pharma lost 22 cents in ending at $2.68, after trading 19,700 stock units. Jamaican Teas lost 14 cents to finish at $4.86, after exchanging 224,378 shares, Lasco Distributors carved out a gain of 2 cents to settle at $3.13, after clearing the market with 1,203 stock units, Lasco Financial picked up 5 cents to finish at $2.10, with 163,405 shares crossing the exchange. Lumber Depot lost 1 cent to settle at $1.10, after clearing the market with 299,442 shares, Mailpac Group fell 2 cents to $1.98, with a transfer of 409,301 shares, Medical Disposables shed 29 cents to close at $4.74, with investors switching ownership of 3,753 stock units and Tropical Battery fell 9 cents to settle at $1.08, in an exchange of 4,460,990 shares.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, Honey Bun, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, KLE Group, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Intriguing week for IC TOP 10

October 5, 2020 by IC Insider.com

Activity in the Jamaican stock market for the past two weeks was mostly on Barita Investments following the successful public offer of new ordinary shares, Tropical Battery, with the listing after their IPO success. the prices of both rose above the public issue prices with Barita trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $98 and Tropical at $1.35.
For a fourth consecutive week, there were no changes in the companies on the IC TOP 10 listings. The markets moved moderately higher to close at their highest levels since mid-August for the junior Market. The Main Market closed at its highest level at the close of September since the beginning of July gave up all the gains on Wednesday and Tuesday to close back at mid-September level on Friday.
The top three stocks in each market saw no change in ranking, leaving the top three Junior Market stocks, with the potential to gain between 297 to 764 percent by March 2021. Caribbean Producers heads the list, followed by Lasco Financial and Elite Diagnostic. The focus on all three is on the 2021 fiscal year profit to recover from reduced profit for the 2020 financial year. With expected gains of 204 to 228 percent, the top three Main Market stocks are Berger Paints followed by Radio Jamaica and JMMB Group.
This week’s focus: Jamaican Teas came in for increased buying during the past week after the company advised the Jamaica Stock Exchange that the board of directors will meet to determine a new record date for the sub-division of the Company’s shares, following the deferral at the Annual General meeting. The stock traded at $4.30 on September 29 and closed at $4.83 on Wednesday, with 161,040 units changing hands, with the offer at $4.50. The volume ballooned to over one million units on Thursday, with the price hitting $5.55 during the day. The company completed the 2020 fiscal year at the end of September.
The market’s targeted average PE ratio is 20 based on the profits of companies reporting full year’s results, from now to the second quarter in 2021. Both the Junior and Main markets are currently trading well below this level, indicating the potential gains ahead. The JSE Main Market ended the week, with an overall PE of 15.1 and the Junior Market 11.2, based on IC Insider.com’s projected 2020-21 earnings. The average PE ratio of the Junior Market has been slowly rising, with better profit opportunities than the Main Market and narrowing the gap. The PE ratio for the Junior Market Top 10 stocks average a mere 6.1 at just 54 percent to the overall Junior Market average. The Main Market TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of 8.2 or 54 percent of the PE of the overall market.
The average projected gain for the Junior Market IC TOP 10 stocks is 283 percent, and 153 percent for the JSE Main Market, based on 2020-21 earnings, indicates potentially greater gains in the Junior Market than in the Main Market.
IC TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2021 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely gain for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in movements in and out of the lists for most weeks. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.

Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

Filed Under: Buy Rated Tagged With: Access Financial, Berger Paints, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Carreras, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, General Accident, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaican Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, junior market, Laco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lumber Depot, Medical Disposables, Radio Jamaica, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies, Stocks to Watch, Sygnus Credit Investments, TOP 10 stocks, Trading Activity, Tropical Battery, Victoria Mutual Investments

Junior Market heads higher on Friday

October 2, 2020 by IC Insider.com

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed on Friday, with the market rising even as more stocks fell than rose after investors traded 86 percent fewer shares than on Thursday.

Tropical Battery traded the most shares on Friday on the Junior Market.

Trading ended with 30 securities changing hands compared to 33 on Thursday and ended with nine stocks rising, the prices of 13 declining and eight with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index increased 34.26 points to settle at 2,567.42, the highest point since August 14. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 11 based on IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 8,653,225 shares for $15,890,750 compared to 60,168,191 units at $111,470,486 on Thursday. Tropical Battery led trading with 62.8 percent of total volume with an exchange of 5.44 million shares d, followed by Mailpac Group with 19.7 percent of the day’s trade or 1.71 million units and Lumber Depot with 404,255 units for 4.7 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 288,441 units at $529,692 in contrast to 1,823,279 at $3,377,894 on Thursday. For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 1,092,403 units at $2,021,607. Trading in September ended, with an average of 119,171 units at $249,355.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed $1.97 to end at $24 with an exchange of 216 shares, AMG Packaging fell 6 cents to settle at $1.63 with 8,040 stock units changing hands, Blue Power advanced 39 cents to finish at $3.58 with the trading of 10,006 shares. Caribbean Assurance Brokers lost 2 cents to close at $1.99 with 10,000 units passing through the market, Caribbean Cream slipped 2 cents to $4.48 with an exchange of 39,380 stocks, Caribbean Flavours declined by 5 cents to settle at $18.40 with investors switching ownership of 106,436 stock units. Caribbean Producers dropped 15 cents to end at $2.20 with 40,275 shares changing hands, Express Catering lost 10 cents to close at $4.05 with 2,000 stocks passing through the market. Fontana fell 5 cents and traded 119,410 stock units to settle at $5.05. Honey Bun increased 2 cents to finish at $4.80 with investors transferring 1,400 units, iCreate added 1 cent to end at 75 cents with an exchange of 36,226 shares, Indies Pharma declined by 5 cents to close at $2.90 with 20,940 shares changing hands. Jamaican Teas climbed 9 cents to finish at $5 with 399,447 units traded, Jetcon Corporation slid 4 cents to settle at 91 cents with the switching of ownership of 10,700 stock units, Knutsford Express gained 10 cents to end at $6.90 with an exchange of just three shares. Lasco Manufacturing rose 9 cents to close at $3.50 in trading 761 units, Limners and Bards advanced 10 cents to finish at $2.75 with 44,679 shares changing hands, Lumber Depot increased 4 cents to end at $1.11 with 404,255 stocks passing through the market. Mailpac Group slipped 5 cents in trading 1,708,177 stock units to close at $2, Tropical Battery slipped 1 cent to $1.17 with investors switching ownership of 5,436,363 shares, while Stationery and Office Supplies dropped 77 cents to finish at $4.82 with 1,000 stocks crossing the exchange.
In the market’s preference segment, CAC 2000, 9.5% slipped 3 cents to 99 cents, with 58,601 units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Huge Mailpac trade on Thursday

October 1, 2020 by IC Insider.com

Mailpac dominated trading on Thursday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with over 80 percent of the day’s volume, contributing to 257 percent more shares traded than on Wednesday as the market declined despite more stocks rising than falling.

Mailpac dominated trading on Thursday, with 84% of the total volume of the market.

Trading ended with an exchange of 33 securities, as was the case on Wednesday, and concluded with the prices of 15 stocks rising, the prices of 12 declining and six with prices remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 22.52 points to settle at 2,533.16. The average PE Ratio of the market ended at 11 based on the IC Insider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 60,168,191 shares for $111,470,486 compared to 16,863,058 units at $25,635,940 on Wednesday. Mailpac Group led trading with 83.9 percent of total volume with an exchange of 50.48 million shares, followed by Tropical Battery with 11 percent of the day’s trade or 6.62 million units for and Jamaican Teas with 1.10 million units for 1.8 percent market share.
Trading ended with an average of 1,823,279 units at $3,377,894 compared to 511,002 at $776,847 on Wednesday, compared to 119,171 units at $249,355 to round out the month of September.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial dropped $4.59 to finish at $22.03 with 1,260 shares traded, AMG Packaging gained 7 cents to end at $1.69 with 4,675 stock units passing through the market, Blue Power added 3 cents to settle at $3.19 with an exchange of 1,320 units. Caribbean Cream rose 12 cents to close at $4.50 with 43,673 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours climbed $1.45 to finish at $18.45 with 5,000 stocks traded, Elite Diagnostic shed 13 cents to settle at $3.02 with 34,001 stock units passing through the market. Everything Fresh gained 5 cents to close at 69 cents with investors transferring 5,254 shares, Express Catering gained 7 cents to end at $4.15 with an exchange of 500 stocks, Fontana increased 10 cents to close at $5.10 with 72,365 shares changing hands. Fosrich climbed 22 cents to settle at $3.90 with investors switching ownership of 510 shares, General Accident declined 21 cents to $6.15 in trading 7,500 units, GWest Corporation slipped 3 cents to 78 cents with 12,000 stocks passing through the market. Honey Bun declined 2 cents in exchanging 52,114 shares to close at $4.78, Indies Pharma finished 2 cents higher at $2.95 with investors transferring 151,118 shares, Jamaican Teas rose 8 cents and traded 1,099,894 stock units to end at $4.91. Jetcon Corporation advanced 14 cents to 95 cents with 97,400 stocks changing hands, KLE Group climbed 6 cents to $1.42 with 101 stocks passing through the market, Lasco Distributors gained 3 cents to finish at $3.11 with an exchange of 78,600 units. Lasco Financial fell 5 cents to end at $2.05 with investors switching ownership of 103,001 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 1 cent to settle at $3.41 with 3,429 shares traded, Limner and Bards lost 5 cents to close at $2.65 with 34,783 shares changing hands. Lumber Depot slipped 1 cent to end at $1.07 with 112,855 stock units passing through the market, Mailpac Group declined by 4 cents and exchanged 50,482,009 shares to finish at $2.05, Tropical Battery dropped 11 cents to settle at $1.18 with investors transferring 6,620,968 stocks after the price hit a new high of $1.35. Stationery and Office Supplies jumped $1.39 to end at $5.59 with 5,211 units traded and tTech rose 70 cents to close at $6.70 with 15,048 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000, 9.5% lost 15 cents to finish at $1.02, with 45 units changing hands.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Cream, Caribbean Flavours, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, GWest, Honey Bun, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, KLE Group, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, SSL Venture Capital, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market rose in September

September 30, 2020 by IC Insider.com

More stocks gained than declined on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the market rising after the volume of shares trading jumped 1,341 percent over Tuesday’s level, with the newly listed Tropical Battery accounting for 34 percent of the day’s volume.
Trading ended with 33 securities changing hands, compared to 34 on Tuesday and ended with the prices of 15 stocks rising, the prices of 12 stocks declining, with six, remaining unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index gained 35.55 points to settle at the highest point since mid-August at 2,555.68 and the average PE Ratio of the market ended at 10.9 based on IC Insider.com forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
The market closed with an exchange of 16,863,058 shares for $25,635,940 compared to 1,170,245 units at $5,056,500 on Tuesday. GWest Corporation led trading with 45.5 percent of the day’s volume in trading 7.67 million shares, followed by Tropical Battery with 34.2 percent of the day’s trade, accounting for 5.76 million units and Fontana with 6.6 percent market share amounting to 1.11 million units.
Trading ended with an average of 511,002 units at $776,847 in contrast to 34,419 at $148,721 on Tuesday. For the month to date, the average trade resulted in an exchange of 119,171 units at $249,355, in comparison to 99,609 units at $223,021 on Tuesday. Trading in August ended, with an average of 104,414 units at $321,996 trading.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading for the market shows six stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial climbed $4.62, to $26.62 in trading 43,179 shares, AMG Packaging lost 18 cents to close at $1.62, with 11,432 stock units passing through the market, Caribbean Cream gained 6 cents to end at $4.38, in exchanging 50 units. Caribbean Flavours closed at $17, after losing $1.16 with 18,437 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Producers gained 5 cents to end at $2.35, with 483,222 shares clearing the market, Derrimon Trading shed 13 cents to settle at $2.80 as investors switched ownership of 60,873 shares. Elite Diagnostic gained 3 cents to finish at $3.15 trading 35,542 stock units, Everything Fresh lost 7 cents to settle at 64 cents after exchanging 63,318 shares, Express Catering ended at $4.08, with a loss of 2 cents and 1,565 units changing hands. Fontana carved out a gain of 27 cents to close at $5, after finishing with the transfer of 1,109,904 shares, Fosrich advanced 17 cents to $3.68 trading 255,255 shares, General Accident gained 6 cents to end at $6.36, in transferring 22,000 stock units. GWest Corporation carved out a loss 14 cents to settle at 81 cents in trading 7,670,526 shares, Honey Bun lost 5 cents to end at $4.80, with 6,684 units crossing the exchange, iCreate lost 1 cent to end at 74 cents, with investors swapping 2,400 stock units. Indies Pharma advanced 13 cents to $2.93, in exchanging 278,260 shares, Jamaican Teas jumped 53 cents to $4.83, with 161,040 shares crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation shed 18 cents to settle at 81 cents, with a transfer of 288,766 shares. Knutsford Express lost 10 cents to close at $6.80, in trading 3,149 units, Lasco Distributors lost 2 cents, ending at $3.08 with 6,900 stock units passing through the market, Lasco Financial gained 2 cents to settle at $2.10, in exchanging 73,600 shares. Mailpac Group rose 4 cents to end at $2.09 in trading 104,216 shares, Medical Disposables carved out a gain of 1 cent to close at $5.03, with 4,217 stock units crossing the market. Tropical Battery rose 29 cents to end at a new closing high of $1.29, after exchanging 5,764,184 shares on the first day of the being listed after a successful public offer. SSL Venture gained 2 cents to close at 56 cents, in an exchange of 261,459 shares, Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 19 cents to end at $4.20, with four stock units crossing the market and tTech shed 28 cents in closing at $6 after 1,960 stock units changing hands.