After a run of rising market over the past seven the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market was tamed on Monday, with the start of a new month as the volume of stocks traded declined 95 percent with a 91 percent lower value than on Friday, after 59 securities were trading compared to 60 on Friday, with 22 rising, 30 declining and seven ending unchanged.
A total of 11,569,694 shares were traded for $225,929,693 down from 212,535,654 units at $2,391,952,140 on Friday.
Trading averaged 196,097 units at $3,829,317 versus 3,542,261 shares at $39,865,869 on Friday. Trading in September ended with an average of 533,719 units at $5,494,282.
Transjamaican Highway led trading with 3.75 million shares for 32.4 percent of the volume Massy Holdings followed with 1.46 million units for 12.6 percent of the day’s trade, Scotia Group ended with 1.31 million units for 11.3 percent market share and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 1.24 million units for 10.7 percent of stocks trading.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 189.12 points to 414,132.43, the JSE Main Index shed 989.99 points to 360,701.61 and the JSE Financial Index increased 0.12 points to settle at 87.82.
The PE Ratio, a formula to ascertain appropriate stock values, averages 13.8 for the Main Market. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios incorporate earnings forecasted by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending between November and August 2023.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 11 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments declined $8.64 to close at $106.40 in switching ownership of 70,616 stock units, Berger Paints advanced $1.05 to close at $11.05 in an exchange of 4,248 stocks. Caribbean Producers increased 85 cents to end at $13.99 after finishing trading 277,773 units, Eppley dipped $2.50 in closing at $38.50 as investors exchanged 238 stock units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund dropped $4.49 to end at $45.50 after a transfer of 4,003 stocks. First Rock Real Estate fell $1.80 in closing at $11.95 with an exchange of 5,613 units, GraceKennedy shed $1 to end at $88.50 trading 22,068 shares, Jamaica Broilers rose 50 cents to $30 in exchanging 101,621 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange shed $1.12 to close at $16.48, with 12,756 shares crossing the exchange, JMMB Group rallied $1 ending to $40.50 after 93,852 stock units passed through the market, Kingston Properties lost $1.19 to close at $6.81 after 13,179 units changed hands. Kingston Wharves dipped $2.85 in closing at $35.15 after exchanging 80,711 stocks, Margaritaville dropped $2.60 to end at $19.40 while investors swapped four shares, Massy Holdings declined $2 to close at $80, with 1,456,860 stock units clearing the market. 138 Student Living popped 61 cents ending at $5.86 with an exchange of 204 units, PanJam Investment climbed 90 cents to $59.90 with investors transferring 1,837 units, Scotia Group fell $1.20 in closing at $34.70 in trading 1,305,258 shares. Seprod gained 50 cents to end at $67.50, with 388 stock units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments shed 43 cents to close at $13 after exchanging 16,407 stocks, Sygnus Real Estate Finance fell $1 to $9.30 with the swapping of 250 shares and Transjamaican Highway 8% dipped 50 cents in closing at $1.70 in exchanging 120,876 units.
In the preference segment, Eppley 5% preference share gained $1 to end at $21 while exchanging 1,000 stocks, Eppley 7.50% preference share increased 92 cents to $7.04 in trading 707 stock units. Jamaica Public Service 9.5% rose $100 to close at $2900, with stock crossing the exchange, 138 Student Living preference share fell $2 to close at $67 after a transfer of 90 stock units, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share advanced 50 cents ending at $140 trading one share and Productive Business Solutions 10.5% preference share lost $48 to close at $1152, with 100 shares crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD trading drops
Trading dropped sharply from Friday’s levels to start October on a down note on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Monday, with the volume of stocks exchanged declining 96 percent compared to Friday, with 79 percent lesser valued, resulting in the trading of six securities, compared to seven on Friday with one rising, three declining and two left unchanged.
Investors traded 165,305 shares for US$10,692, compared to 3,796,627 units at US$51,064 on Friday.
Trading averaged 27,551 shares at US$1,782, down from 542,375 units at US$7,295 on Friday. September ended with an average of 87,926 shares for US$4,746.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 2.89 points to end at 212.66.
The PE Ratio, a measure used to compute appropriate stock values, averages 8.9. 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 two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share declined 0.04 of a cent to 6.78 US cents, with 33,107 shares changing hands, Proven Investments remained at 20 US cents, with 13,261 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share gained 0.56 of one cent to end at 12.93 US cents with an exchange of 153 stocks and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.02 of a cent in ending at 1 US cent in trading 118,065 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business 9.25% preference share ended at US$10.50 with 419 units clearing the market and JMMB Group 6% shed 10.99 cents in ending at 98 US cents trading 300 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops in Trinidad
Market activity pulled back on Monday after trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, with the volume of stocks traded declining 62 percent from Friday, with a 62 percent lower value, resulting in 18 securities traded up from 15 on Friday, with prices of three stocks rising, 10 declining and five remaining unchanged.
A total of 129,724 shares were exchanged for $1,384,845 versus 339,203 shares at $3,599,215 on Friday. An average of 7,207 units were traded at $76,936 compared to 22,614 shares at $239,948 on Friday. The average trade for September amounts to 45,817 at $463,533 units.
The Composite Index declined 7.26 points to 1,335.90, the All T&T Index dipped 2.77 points to 2,012.45 and the Cross-Listed Index shed 1.69 points to settle at 85.67.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $45 while exchanging 1,801 shares, Angostura Holdings closed at $24.95, with 110 stocks clearing the market, Clico Investment Fund shed 25 cents in ending at $29.75 with the swapping of 1,872 units. First Citizens Group climbed 25 cents to $50.25 after trading 164 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $5.10 in an exchange of 20 stocks, GraceKennedy dipped 15 cents to $5.10 after 20 stock units changed hands. Guardian Holdings fell 50 cents to close at $25, with 8,760 units changing hands. JMMB Group fell 20 cents to $2 in trading 5,828 shares, Massy Holdings declined 6 cents to $4.68 after a transfer of 44,316 stock units. National Enterprises remained at $3.30 while trading 236 stocks, National Flour Mills dipped 1 cent to $1.57 in switching ownership of 251 shares, NCB Financial Group popped 1 cent to $4.51, with 32,810 units crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings gained 25 cents to end at $6.50, with 10,640 stock units changing hands, Republic Financial Holdings remained at $140 after exchanging 831 shares, Scotiabank dipped 1 cent to $78.39, with 18 units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 45 cents to close at $21 with investors transferring 20,547 stocks, Unilever Caribbean fell 1 cent to $12.99 as investors exchanged 537 stock units and West Indian Tobacco dropped 20 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ low of $22.30 after an exchange of 963 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Access jumps ICTOP10 with 24% gains
Access Financial leaves the ICTOP10 this past week following the prior week’s 12 percent gain to $22.30 and a sizable 24 jump in the past week to close at $27.72, with 38,331 shares trading on Friday and leaving just nine lots being offered for sale at the close.
For the first time in weeks, Access had more bids at the close on Friday than offers, a positive sign for more gains ahead. With month end window dressing, it is unclear what the coming weeks may hold for this stock.
For the overall market, there are positive signs for the market. Despite Jamaica’s central bank having overdone interest rate increases, investors continue to pump more money into local stocks, Jamaica Stock Exchange data show. Main and Junior market stocks closed September higher than August, with funds accompanying trading substantially higher in each case. These are positive signals for the months ahead for the markets, with the Main Market having the lowest monthly trade of less than $2 million in July, with January the next lowest with $2.7 million.
Action in IC TOP10 stocks had some strong gains in the Junior Market the past week, with Lasco Distributors gaining 9 percent this past week to $3.10, Elite Diagnostic climbing 6 percent to $3.50, Lasco Financial gaining 5 percent to $2.83 as Caribbean Cream dropped 8 percent to $4.12.
In the Main Market, Productive Business Solutions rose 5 percent to US$1.39, Key Insurance gained 4 percent to $3.50, but Berger Paints shed 9 percent to $10, followed by Caribbean Producers, with a 6 percent to $13.14.
At the end of the week, the average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 6.2, well below the market average of 14.2, while the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.9 versus the market at 12.8, important indicators of the level of undervaluation of the ICTOP10 stocks. The Junior Market is projected to rise by 246 percent and the Main Market TOP10 s projected to gain an average of 243 percent, by May 2023.
The Junior Market currently sells at an average PE of around 12.8 but already there are 13 stocks representing 25 percent of the market, with PEs from 16 to 36, averaging 22. The top half of the market has an average PE of 18. The 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 16 to 100, averaging 27.5 and 22 excluding the highest valued one.
Currently, the Junior Market reflects a positive positioning and is poised to move higher in the weeks ahead. The recent negative clouds that hang over the main markets seem to be lifting with the market index slowly bouncing off a recent bottom.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners. The list includes some of the best listed companies 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 and result in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
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New listing for JSE US dollar market
Productive Business 9.25% preference share was added to the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market this week with the trading on Friday and rising by the close. The volume of stocks traded in the overall market on Friday, climbed 17 percent, with 8 percent less value than on Thursday, resulting in seven securities traded, similar to Thursday and ended with three rising, four declining and none ending unchanged.
Overall, 3,796,627 shares were traded for US$51,064 compared to 3,235,927 units at US$55,292 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 542,375 shares at US$7,295 versus 462,275 units at US$7,899 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 87,926 shares at US$4,746 versus 68,044 units at US$4,634 on the previous trading day. August ended with an average of 53,206 units for US$7,288.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.66 points to end at 215.55.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.9. 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 none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share shed 0.08 of a cent to end at 6.82 US cents in swapping 6,367 shares, Proven Investments fell 1 cent to 20 US cents with a transfer of 500 units, Sterling Investments popped 0.02 of a cent to 2.11 US cents after trading 28,086 stock units. Sygnus Credit Investments USD share lost 1.21 cents to close at 9.77 US cents, with 2,000 stocks crossing the exchange and Transjamaican Highway gaining 0.03 of a cent to end at 1.02 US cents after exchanging 3,757,139 units.
In the preference segment, the newly listed Productive Business 9.25% preference share rose US$0.50 to a new high of US$10.50 with investors transferring 894 stock units and JMMB Group 5.75% declined 4 cents to US$1.76 after exchanging 1,641 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trinidad & Tobago Exchange popped Friday
Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 147 percent with a 65 percent jump in value over Thursday, resulting in 15 securities traded compared with 18 on Thursday, with two stocks rising, five declining and eight remaining unchanged.
A total of 339,203 shares were exchanged for $3,599,215 up from 137,453 shares at $2,186,097 on Thursday. An average of 22,614 units traded at $239,948 compared to 7,636 shares at $121,450 on Thursday, with trading month to date averaging 45,817 units at $463,533 down from 46,718 shares at $472,221 on the previous day. The average trade for August amounts to 40,829 units at $378,385.
The Composite Index increased 2.53 points to 1,343.16, down 10.3 percent for the year to date. The All T&T Index climbed 6.26 points to 2,015.22, with a year to date fall of 3 34 percent and the Cross-Listed Index lost 0.20 points to settle at 87.36
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Angostura Holdings increased by $1.95 to end at $24.95 in exchanging 377 shares, Ansa McAl ended at $56.50 while trading 39,326 units, First Citizens Group remained at $50 with the swapping of 400 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank closed at $5.10 as investors exchanged 9,435 stocks, GraceKennedy advanced 25 cents to $5.25 after 36 units changed hands, JMMB Group lost 10 cents in ending at $2.20 in switching ownership of 32,153 stock units. Massy Holdings dipped 1 cent in closing at $4.74, with 83,320 stocks crossing the exchange, National Enterprises ended at $3.30 in an exchange of 23,983 shares, Prestige Holdings shed 15 cents to end at $6.25 after 298 stock units crossed the market, Republic Financial Holdings declined 2 cents to $140 in trading 46 units, Scotiabank remained at $78.40 with an exchange of 376 stock units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $21.45, with investors transferring 600 shares. Trinidad Cement fell 5 cents to $3.50, with 130,106 shares changing hands, Unilever Caribbean ended at $13 with 18,060 stock units clearing the market and West Indian Tobacco remained at $22.50 after an exchanging of 687 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading drops on Trinidad market
Market activity ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the volume of stocks traded declining 43 percent, with 31 percent less value than on Wednesday, resulting from trading in 18 securities up from 10 on Wednesday, with prices of four rising, three declining and 11 remaining unchanged.
A total of 137,453 shares were exchanged for $2,186,097 down from 243,182 shares at $3,177,226 on Wednesday. An average of 7,636 units traded at $121,450 compared to 24,318 shares at $317,723 on Wednesday, with trading month to date averaging 46,718 shares at $472,219 versus 48,630 units at $489,377 on the previous day. The average trade for August amounts to 40,829 units at $378,385.
The Composite Index shed 0.79 points to close at 1,340.63, the All T&T Index fell 1.53 points to 2,008.96 and the Cross-Listed Index remained at 87.56.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Agostini’s ended at $45 trading 242 shares, Angostura Holdings dipped 5 cents to close at $23 in exchanging 2,475 stock units, Calypso Macro Investment Fund remained at $22 with a transfer of 85 units. Clico Investment Fund rallied 1 cent to $30, with 3,301 stocks clearing the market, First Citizens Group remained at $50 in switching ownership of 205 stock units, FirstCaribbean International Bank ended at $5.10 with investors transferring 5,565 stocks. Guardian Holdings ended at $25.50, with 1,474 shares changing hands, JMMB Group increased 3 cents to $2.30 in trading 10,000 units, L.J. Williams B share fell 15 cents to $2.05 after exchanging 5,000 units. Massy Holdings remained at $4.75 after swapping 67,853 shares, National Enterprises ended at $3.30 with a transfer of 1,600 stocks, Point Lisas remained at $3.11 after trading 160 stock units. Prestige Holdings remained at $6.40 in exchanging 3,528 stock units, Republic Financial Holdings climbed 2 cents to $140.02, with 110 stocks crossing the market, Scotiabank ended at $78.40, with 15,391 units crossing the exchange. Trinidad & Tobago NGL lost 5 cents in closing at $21.45 after trading 2,079 shares, Unilever Caribbean gained 50 cents in ending at $13 after exchanging 12,947 stocks and West Indian Tobacco ended at $22.50, with 5,438 shares changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.