Junior Market loses morning momentum

The Junior Market Index hit 3,265.18 after just 18 minutes after the market opened on Tuesday, but the market failed to hang on to those early gains and eventually settled at 3,226.70, after dropping 38.48 points off the morning’s high and 12.70 points below Monday’s close.
Trading resulted in an exchange of 41.2 percent more shares than on Monday, with 29 percent greater value than on Monday.
Overall, 37 securities traded versus 39 on Monday, with prices of 10 stocks rising, 20 declining and seven remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings averages 12.2.
Investors exchanged 10,360,923 shares for $25,835,350 compared to 7,337,555 units at $20,043,954 on Monday. Derrimon Trading led the day’s volume with 44.4 percent after an exchange of 4.6 million shares, followed by Future Energy Source with 18.3 percent in trading 1.9 million units and Lumber Depot with 9 percent or 930,413 units.
Trading averaged 280,025 units at $698,253 in contrast to 188,142 at $513,948 on Monday. The month to date averaged 232,875 units at $603,675. Trading in April closed with an average of 329,241 units at $854,716.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power gained 9 cents to end at $4.44 with an exchange of 11,084 shares, Cargo Handlers fell $1.19 to $7.51 with 100 stocks crossing the market, Caribbean Cream slipped 5 cents to finish at $6.10 with 8,601 units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours rose 7 cents to end at $2.30 with 22,374 shares traded, Caribbean Producers lost 5 cents to close at $3.90 with a transfer of 18,448 stocks. Dolphin Cove dropped 40 cents to $7.50 with an exchange of 17,771 units, Everything Fresh declined by 12 cents to end at $1.03, with 6,948 shares crossing the exchange. Fosrich jumped $1.08 to close at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $8.08 with 259,572 stocks changing hands. Honey Bun lost 30 cents to close at $5.75 with 22,700 units traded, Iron Rock Insurance climbed 35 cents to $3.70 in transferring 14,925 shares. ISP Finance shed $4 to settle at $20 in trading just one share, Jetcon Corporation gained 10 cents to finish at 95 cents with an exchange of 333,996 stocks. KLE Group slid 5 cents to $1.02 with 319,074 shares changing hands, Lasco Distributors declined by 5 cents to finish at $3.85 with 159,829 units changing hands. Lasco Financial dropped 20 cents to $2.99 with 38,500 stocks traded after hitting a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $3.37. Lasco Manufacturing advanced 14 cents to $5.15 with a transfer of 31,906 stock units, Limners and Bards fell 8 cents to $2.72, with 6,050 shares passing through the market. Lumber Depot declined 18 cents to $2.72 with 930,413 units traded, Main Event jumped 54 cents to $4.04 with a transfer of 12,000 stock units and Medical Disposables fell 7 cents to $5.48 with 6,740 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% lost 8 cents to close at $1 with 260,578 shares changing hands.

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

Big jump for Junior Market

Investors sent stocks flying 67.55 points after nearly two hours of trading on Monday, but prices retreated by the close, with the market holding on to a robust 57.04 points to end at 3,239.40 after more stocks advanced than declined after an exchange of 82 percent fewer shares valued 85 percent less than on Friday on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Trading took place in 39 securities similar to Friday, with prices of 18 rising, 11 declining and 10 remaining unchanged.
At the close, the PE Ratio, based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings, averages 12.6.
The market closed with an exchange of 7,337,555 shares for $20,043,954 versus to 41,104,139 units at $134,379,491 on Friday. Future Energy Source led trading with 25.6 percent of total volume after trading 1.88 million shares, followed by Jamaican Teas with 16 percent for 1.17 million units and Mailpac Group with 14.3 percent, with 1.05 million units.
Trading averaged 188,142 units at $513,948, in contrast to 1,053,952 at $3,445,628 on Friday. April closed with an average of 329,241 units at $854,716.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial fell $2.29 to $20.06 after trading 210 stocks, Caribbean Cream rose 53 cents to $6.15 with 3,178 shares crossing the exchange, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 13 cents to $1.65 in trading 800 units, Elite Diagnostic rose 6 cents to $3.12 in exchanging 2,100 stocks. Everything Fresh gained 5 cents to finish at $1.15 in switching ownership of 9,398 shares, Express Catering rose 4 cents to $4.54 in the swapping of 400 stocks, Fontana lost 15 cents to settle at $5.80 with an exchange of 122,883 shares. Fosrich shed 45 cents to close at $7 in a transfer of 140,661 stock units, Honey Bun ended 10 cents higher at $6.05 in switching ownership of 315,886 units. Iron Rock Insurance gained 33 cents to close at $3.35 in an exchange of 6,850 stock units, Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents in ending at $4.10 in transferring 1,174,452 shares. Lasco Distributors ended 7 cents lower at $3.90 after 34,210 shares cleared the market. Lasco Financial gained 9 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.19 in trading 184,496 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing lost 19 cents to finish at $5.01 with 10,348 stocks changing hands, Lumber Depot fell 4 cents to end at $2.90 in the swapping of 387,689 units. Mailpac Group rose 16 cents to $3.76 with an exchange of 1,049,783 shares, Medical Disposables advanced $1.12 to $5.55 with the transfer of 92,026 units, Paramount Trading advanced 4 cents to close at $1.35 after exchanging 1,540 stocks. SSL Venture advanced 4 cents to 69 cents after 1,200 stock units changed hands, Stationery and Office Supplies rose 59 cents to $6.30 in exchange of 174 units and tTech advanced 32 cents to $4.90 with the swapping of 120,000 stock units.
In the preference segment, CAC 2000 9.5% preference share lost 32 cents to end at $1.08 with the swapping of 22,812 shares.

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

One day pull back for Junior Market

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange pulled back from the 3,200 index mark that it closed on Thursday to end trading on Friday, with a loss of 20.09 points to end at 3,182.36 after Main Event took over the lead trade from Future Energy that dominated trading for the previous five days.

Main Event ended with the largest trade on Friday,

Trading ended with 39 securities changing hands compared to 34 on Thursday and closed with the prices of 19 stocks rising, 15 declining and five remaining unchanged, in addition, three stocks closed trading at record highs.
At the close, the Junior Market Index dropped 20.09 points to settle at 3,182.36. The PE Ratio, based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings, averages 13.
The market closed with an exchange of 214 percent more shares than on Thursday, ending with 41,104,139 units traded, with a 603 percent increase in value of $134,379,491 compared to 13,061,149 units at $19,126,005 on Thursday. Main Event controlled 74.2 percent of total volume with an exchange of 30.50 million shares followed by Future Energy Source 10.7 percent with 4.4 million units, Jamaican Teas had 4.1 percent, with 1.68 million units, Lumber Depot chipped in with 2.8 percent for 1.16 million units and Lasco Manufacturing held on to 2.5 percent after trading 1.03 million.
Trading averaged 1,053,952 units at $3,445,628 in contrast to 384,151 at $562,530 on Thursday. Trading month to date averaged 329,241 units at $854,716, compared to 287,738 units at $706,338 on Thursday. March closed with an average of 252,633 units at $733,196.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial gained 35 cents to end at $22.35 after exchanging 45,213 shares, CAC 2000 rose 50 cents to $10 with 120 sock units crossing the exchange. Caribbean Assurance Brokers picked up 5 cents to close at $2.05 in the trading of 1,250 stocks, Caribbean Cream shed 57 cents to end at $5.62 with the swapping of 8,511 units. Caribbean Flavours lost 12 cents to finish at $2.25 after a transfer of 31,000 shares, Caribbean Producers gained 10 cents to close at $3.95 with the swapping of 63,740 units, Consolidated Bakeries fell 18 cents to $1.52 with 3,874 stocks clearing the market. Elite Diagnostic ended 6 cents lower at $3.06 after an exchange of 19,739 stock units, Express Catering gained 15 cents to close at $4.50 with 11,650 shares crossing the market, Fosrich rose 42 cents to a record close of $7.45 in the swapping of 92,908 units, Honey Bun rose 66 cents to $5.95 after clearing the market of 77,858 units. Jamaican Teas gained 29 cents to close at a record high of $4.19 in an exchange of 1,676,714 units. Jetcon Corporation lost 5 cents at 85 cents with a transfer of 1,000 shares, Knutsford Express shed 17 cents to end at $8.60 with investors switching ownership of 42,421 stocks, Limners and Bards ended 8 cents higher at $2.80 with an exchange of 153,020 shares, Lumber Depot gained 14 cents to close at a record high of $2.94 in trading 1,161,602 shares. Main Event declined 70 cents to end at $3.50 with 30,502,293 units changing hands, Medical Disposables rose 24 cents to close at $4.43 trading 2,123 units and tTech gained 8 cents to end at $4.58 in switching ownership of 200 stocks.

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

Fesco number one again

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Future Energy Source (Fesco) continues to dominate headlines and trading on the Junior Market on Thursday as it commanded the lion’s share of the market for the fifth consecutive day after listing last week Friday, with buyers and sellers in the stock appear evenly matched.
Fesco led trading with 77.5 percent of total volume after an exchange of 10.12 million shares and was followed by Lumber Depot, exchanging 5.2 percent, with 674,611 units as the price ended at a 52 record closing high and Mailpac Group with 563,991 units for 4.3 percent.
The market index rose 23.98 points to close above the 3,200 points mark for the first time since January last year to end at 3,202.45 to be up 21 percent for 2021 to date. The PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings averaged 13.
The day ended with 34 securities changing hands compared to 37 on Wednesday and concluded with 15 stocks rising, 15 declining and four remaining unchanged.
The market closed with an exchange of 22 percent fewer shares and a 456 percent reduction in value than on Wednesday after the trading of 13,061,149 shares for $19,126,005, compared to 16,660,091 units at $35,210,071 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 384,151 units  $562,530 compared to 450,273 at $951,624 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averaged 287,738 units at $706,338, compared to 282,671 units at $713,895 on Wednesday. March averaged 252,633 units at $733,196.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, CAC 2000 dropped 50 cents to end at $9.50 with a transfer of 1,000 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 5 cents to end at $2 with 43,820 units traded, Caribbean Cream jumped 58 cents to $6.19 with 3,489 stocks passing through the market. Express Catering lost 5 cents to close at $4.35 with an exchange of 7,838 stock units, General Accident rose 6 cents to $5.82 with 2,303 shares passing through the exchange, Honey Bun rose 19 cents to $5.29 with a transfer of 12,035 units. iCreate gained 6 cents to finish at 79 cents with investors swapping 10,800 stocks, Indies Pharma lost 6 cents to close at $4.25 with 121,558 stock units traded, Jamaican Teas advanced 5 cents to a record close of $3.90 with 228,466 shares passing through the market. Jetcon Corporation rose 5 cents to end at 90 cents with an exchange of 10,490 units, Lasco Financial gained 11 cents to end at $3.10 with 134,347 stocks changing hands, Lasco Manufacturing rose 39 cents to $5.19 with a transfer of 15,149 shares. Limners and Bards slipped 8 cents to $2.72 with 114,579 units traded, Lumber Depot advanced 22 cents to a record close of $2.80 with an exchange of 674,611 stocks, Mailpac Group gained by 11 cents to settle at $3.61 with 563,991 shares passing through the market. Main Event fell 50 cents to finish at $4.20 with 21,073 units changing hands, Paramount Trading fell 9 cents to $1.31 with a transfer of 23,100 stock units and Stationery and Office Supplies shed 67 cents to close at $5.70 with 1,035 shares crossing the exchange.

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

Fesco tops Junior Market trading

Future Energy Source (Fesco) continued its dominance for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, commanding over 52 percent of total volume in trading 8.7 million shares on the Junior Market on Wednesday.
Following Fesco’s lead, Lasco Manufacturing chipped in with 1.79 million shares accounting for 10.7 percent of the day’s trade. Jamaican Teas garnered a 9.5 percent market share, with a transfer of 1.58 million units as the stock hit a record high ahead of second quarter results due in May and Tropical Battery ended with 1.45 million units changing hands, for 8.7 percent of the market.
The Junior Market of the Stock Exchange ended trading with 23 percent more shares than on Tuesday, resulting in 37 securities changing hands, down from 40 on Tuesday, with 19 stocks rising, 15 declining and three remaining unchanged.
The Junior Market Index rose 27.79 points to close at 3,178.47. The PE Ratio averages 13 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
A total of 16,660,091 shares traded on Wednesday for $35,210,071 compared to 21,735,274 units at $33,358,438 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 450,273 units at $951,624 in contrast to 543,382 at $833,961 on Tuesday. The month to date, averages 282,671 units at $713,895, up from 272,505 shares at $699,475 on Tuesday. Trading in March resulted in an average of 252,633 units at $733,196.
The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 50 cents to $22 with an exchange of 6,745 shares, Blue Power jumped 60 cents to $4.35 in switching ownership of 227,988 stocks, Caribbean Assurance Brokers slipped 10 cents to $2.05 with 27,347 units changing hands. Caribbean Flavours climbed 35 cents to $2.35 with 352,845 shares traded, Consolidated Bakeries declined 10 cents to $1.70 with a transfer of 13,500 stocks, Everything Fresh gained 16 cents to close at $1.13 with 102,687 units passing through the market. Express Catering lost 10 cents to finish at $4.40 with an exchange of 45,838 shares, Fontana advanced 20 cents to $5.96 with investors switching ownership of 69,904 units, Fosrich jumped 84 cents to $7.04 with 34,332 stocks changing hands. iCreate slipped 6 cents to settle at 73 cents with 160,572 shares traded, Indies Pharma rose 5 cents to $4.31 with a transfer of 140,683 units, Iron Rock Insurance slipped 10 cents to $3 with 18,360 stocks passing through the market. Jamaican Teas gained 16 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $3.85 with an exchange of 1,584,969 stock units, Jetcon Corporation fell 13 cents to 85 cents with 2,000 shares changing hands, Knutsford Express jumped $1.77 to $8.77 with 5,107 units traded. Lasco Distributors increased 14 cents to $3.99 with a transfer of 34,686 stocks, Lasco Financial rose 9 cents to $2.99 with 8,711 shares passing through the market, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 45 cents to $4.80 with an exchange of 1,788,059 stock units. Lumber Depot gained 8 cents to close at $2.58 with investors switching ownership of 375,943 units, Main Event advanced 60 cents to settle at $4.70 with 3,000 stocks changing hands, SSL Venture rose 7 cents to 62 cents with 150,285 stock units traded. Stationery and Office Supplies jumped 77 cents to finish at $6.37 with a transfer of 33,573 units and tTech fell 10 cents to $4.50 with 510 shares crossing the exchange.

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

Fesco dominates Junior Market again

Future Energy Source (Fesco) continued to lead trading for a third day with 13.57 million shares amounted to 62.4 percent of the total volume, followed by Caribbean Flavours with 2.62 million units for 12.1 percent and Tropical Battery with 2.08 million units for 9.6 percent and Jamaican Teas ended with 1.20 million units changing hands and accounting for 5.5 percent at the close the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
Overall, 40 securities traded, up from 38 on Monday and ended with the prices of 18 rising, 14 declining and eight, with closing unchanged.
The Junior Market Index fell 23.83 points to 3,150.68. The PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
At the close, 21,735,274 shares changed hands for $33,358,438 compared to 23,395,893 units at $32,100,797 on Monday.
Trading averaged 543,382 units at $833,961 in contrast to 615,681 at $844,758 on Monday. The month to date, averaged 272,505 units at $699,475, compared to 253,496 units at $690,037 on Monday. March averaged 252,633 units at $733,196.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows six stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 21 cents to $2.15 with an exchange of 10,458 shares, Caribbean Cream shed 58 cents to finish at $5.61, with 675 units changing hands, Caribbean Flavours fell 21 cents to $2 with a transfer of 2,619,470 stocks. Consolidated Bakeries increased 25 cents to $1.80, with 3,700 stock units traded, Express Catering rose 5 cents to $4.50 with ownership of 35,909 shares changing, Fontana dropped 23 cents to $5.76 with 51,671 units passing through the market. Fosrich gained 20 cents to settle at $6.20 with an exchange of 16,079 stock units, Future Energy Source slipped 5 cents to $1.02 with 13,571,032 stocks changing hands, General Accident lost 8 cents to finish at $5.76 with a transfer of 500 shares. Iron Rock Insurance rose 15 cents to $3.10 with 11,000 units traded, Jamaican Teas climbed 18 cents to $3.69 with investors switching ownership of 1,202,096 stocks, Jetcon Corporation gained 15 cents to close at 98 cents, with 51,874 shares passing through the market. KLE Group declined by 34 cents to end at $1.05 with an exchange of 175 units, Knutsford Express shed $1.91 to settle at $7 with 425 stocks changing hands, Lasco Distributors rose 5 cents to $3.85 with a transfer of 219,103 shares.

Lasco Financial fell 15 cents to $2.90 with 1,596 units traded, Lasco Manufacturing lost 20 cents to finish at $5.25 with investors switching ownership of 122,158 stock units, Main Event dropped 60 cents to $4.10 with a transfer of 9,210 stocks and Stationery and Office Supplies gained 10 cents to close at $5.60 with 7,281 shares crossing the exchange.

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Fesco dominates Junior Market

Newly listed Future Energy Source (Fesco) dominated trading on the Junior Market for the second trading day with just under 87 percent of the volume, with the price rising to $1.16 in early trading before pulling back, later on, to end at a record close of $1.09.
Traders exchanged 23,395,893 shares for $32,100,797 compared to 26,069,242 units at $47,035,182 on Friday.
Fesco led trading with 86.8 percent of total volume, with 20.30 million shares followed by Jamaican Teas 4 percent of the day’s trade with 934,196 units, while Fontana trading of 390,567 shares secured 1.7 percent of the overall volume.
Trading ended with 38 securities changing hands compared to 34 on Friday and concluded with the prices of 15 stocks rising, 14 declining and nine remaining unchanged.
The Junior Market Index climbed 23.96 points to settle at 3,174.51 after breaking through the 3,200 mark at the opening of the market and peaking at 3,203,03 after 9 minutes into trading. The PE Ratio based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings averaged 12.8.
Trading averaged 615,681 units at $844,758 in contrast to 766,742 at $1,383,388 on Friday. Trading month to date, averages 253,496 units at $690,037, compared to 227,626 units at $678,986 on Friday. March closed with an average of 252,633 units at $733,196.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks ended with bids higher than the last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, AMG Packaging slipped 7 cents to $1.72 trading 35,100 shares, Blue Power fell 7 cents to $3.73 with a transfer of 15,653 units, CAC 2000 rose 50 cents to $10 trading 9 stocks. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 16 cents to $1.94, with an exchange of 89,429 stock units, Caribbean Cream lost 10 cents to close at $6.19 with 4,064 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours fell 9 cents to $2.21 with 92,235 units traded. Caribbean Producers declined 5 cents to end at $3.85 with a transfer of 5,051 stocks, Elite Diagnostic gained 10 cents to settle at $3.10 with 2,000 stock units passing through the market, Fontana advanced 24 cents to $5.99 with an exchange of 390,567 shares.

 Fosrich dropped 50 cents to $6 with 36,236 units changing hands, Indies Pharma rose 6 cents to $4.25 with 72,206 stocks traded, Iron Rock Insurance dropped $1.05 to $2.95 with a transfer of 1,850 stock units. Jamaican Teas lost 9 cents to end at $3.51 with 934,196 shares passing through the market, Jetcon Corporation gained 5 cents to close at 83 cents with an exchange of 11,700 units, Mailpac Group rose 12 cents to $3.54 with 88,702 stock units changing hands. Main Event jumped 65 cents to $4.70 with 13,526 shares traded, Medical Disposables rose 9 cents to $4.19 with a transfer of 68,372 stock units, Paramount Trading increased by 11 cents to $1.41 with investors switching ownership of 40,000 units and tTech advanced 19 cents to $4.60 with 568 shares crossing the exchange.

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

Fesco jumps 33% on listing debut

Freshly listed Future Energy Source dominated market activity with just over 75 percent of the total volume traded with a record closing price of $1.06 or 33 percent gain on the opening price of 80 cents after the total volume traded jumped 487 percent and the value, 157 percent above Thursday outturn at the close of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Friday.
The market index ended with a gain of 13.99 points at 3,150.55, with an increase of 19 2 percent year to date. Trading ended with 34 securities changing hands compared to 35 on Thursday and closed with the prices of 12 stocks rising, 14 declining and eight closing unchanged. The PE Ratio, based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings, averages 12.9.
The market closed with an exchange of 26,069,242 shares for $47,035,182 upon the 4,442,267 units at $18,272,766 on Thursday. Following the volume leader are Lasco Distributors with 6.9 percent for 1.8 million units, Fosrich 4.4 percent with 1.15 million units and Fontana with 2.3 percent for 589,842 shares changing hands.
Trading averaged 766,742 units at $1,383,388 in contrast to 126,922 at $522,079 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 227,626 units at $678,986, up from 190,819 units at $630,894 on Thursday. March closed with an average of 252,633 units at $733,196.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with lower offers.
At the close, Caribbean Cream rose 79 cents to $6.29, with 5,065 shares crossing the market. Caribbean Producers lost 10 cents in closing at $3.90, with an exchange of 324,420 stock units, Elite Diagnostic shed 14 cents to close at $3 in the transferring of 69,628 units, Everything Fresh ended 5 cents lower at $1 with the swapping of 700 units. Express Catering rose 34 cents to $4.45 in trading 91,353 shares, Fontana lost 5 cents to close at $5.75 with 589,842 stocks changing hands, Fosrich fell 48 cents, ending at $6.50 in switching ownership of 1,150,146 shares. Future Energy Source advanced 26 cents to end at a record $1.06 with 19,680,813 stocks crossing the market, Indies Pharma picked up 7 cents to close at $4.19 trading 89,595 shares. Iron Rock Insurance rose 20 cents to $4 with 5,263 shares crossing the market, Jamaican Teas gained 10 cents to close at $3.60 in the swapping of 577,253 shares, Jetcon Corporation ended 6 cents lower at 78 cents after 4,000 stock units cleared the market, Lasco Manufacturing rose 75 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.45 with a transfer of 49,020 stocks. Lumber Depot carved out a gain of 2 cents to close at $2.49 after trading 505,232 units, Mailpac Group declined 8 cents to close at $3.42 with 305,323 stock units changing hands and Main Event dropped 40 cents to end at $4.05 after trading 36,163 stocks.

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

Junior Market gains 18.7% YTD

After taking a battering in March last year with the market index dropping 39 percent from the end of 2019 to the bottom in March last year, junior Market stocks have put in a spirited recovery with the marketing adding 23.63 points to 3,136.56 on Thursday with a rise of 18.7 percent for 2021 to date and 54 percent from the March 2020 low point for the year for the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Overall, 35 securities traded compared to 36 on Wednesday, with prices of 11 rising, 20 declining and four remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings, averages 12.9
The market closed with an exchange of 4,442,267 shares for $18,272,766, up from 4,400,394 units at $13,254,158 on Wednesday. Lasco Manufacturing led trading with 51.8 percent of total volume trading 2.3 million shares followed by Mailpac Group with 10.8 percent for 478,805 units and Derrimon Trading with 9.2 percent market share for 406,825 units for 9.2 percent.
Trading averaged 126,922 units at $522,079, in contrast to 122,233 at $368,171 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 190,819 units at $630,894, compared to 195,649 units at $639,120 on Wednesday. March closed with a higher average of 252,633 units at $733,196.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows four stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial rose 40 cents to close at $21.50 with the trading of 10 shares, Caribbean Assurance Brokers picked up 14 cents to end at $2.14 after an exchange of 4,000 shares, Caribbean Cream fell 40 cents to $5.50 in a transfer of 4,116 stock units, Caribbean Flavours lost 5 cents in closing at $2.30 in trading 99,017 stock units. Caribbean Producers ended 20 cents higher at $4 with investors switching ownership of 111,856 units. Consolidated Bakeries shed 4 cents to end at $1.51 in an exchange of 10 shares, Elite Diagnostic gained 14 cents in ending at $3.14 after a transfer of 20,782 stocks. Express Catering shed 39 cents to end at $4.11 with the swapping of 88,449 stock units, Fontana lost 5 cents to settle at $5.80 with 69,879 stocks changing hands. Fosrich slipped 7 cents in closing at $6.98 in switching ownership of 28,721 shares, General Accident rose 30 cents to finish at $5.80 with an exchange of 26,529 stocks, Indies Pharma shed 13 cents to end at $4.12 after trading 84,271 units, Jetcon Corporation picked up 6 cents in closing at 84 cents with 5,120 stock units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express fell 10 cents to close at $8.90 finishing with 1,210 stocks changing hands. Lasco Distributors shed 15 cents to end at $3.84 in switching ownership of 28,431 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 5 cents to end at $4.70 with the swapping of 2,302,500 shares after it traded at a 52 weeks’ intraday high of $5. Mailpac Group lost 6 cents in closing at $3.50 in the trading of 478,805 stocks, Main Event shed 35 cents to end at $4.45 after clearing the market with 4,910 stock units, Medical Disposables closed 40 cents lower at $4.10 with 35,096 shares crossing the exchange, at the same time Stationery and Office Supplies lost 7 cents to end at $5.50 in the trading of 11,676 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Knutsford Express on the mend

Good turnaround candidates are companies that investors can make oversized gains from, Knutsford Express falls into this category and investors would be wise to take a serious look at the company’s third quarter results to February this year.

Knutsford Express

While they did not return to profit in the quarter, they made huge strides in almost closing the gap, with the February quarter showing a moderate loss of a mere $1.7 million from revenues that fell 42 percent from $318 million to $185 million. The results show a marked improvement over November when revenues fell from $283 million to $149 million with a loss of $34 million. At the same time, the Jamaican operation enjoyed a breakeven position in the third quarter. The performance is in keeping with the Directors, comments stated in their report accompanying the quarterly for November, “we expect an improved performance in the next quarter.”
Information coming in about the tourist sector indicates that the industry is on the mend with the expectation for high demand for the summer months. This will augur well for Knutsford that transports visitors to places like Negril and Ocho Rios. In addition, a more buoyant tourism sector and greater vaccination of Jamaicans will encourage more Jamaicans to travel using their buses.
The latest development is good news for the company that suffered an 11 percent decline in revenue and a 78 percent drop in profit for the 2020 financial year and a loss of $26 million for the August 2020 quarter, which worsened to $34 million in the November quarter. This followed the $70 million loss incurred in the April quarter last year, as dislocations caused by the impact of the COVID virus the company’s severely affected operations.
For the February quarter, administrative and operating expenses fell at a much slower pace and amounts than the fall in revenues, with expenses dropping 31 percent from $271 million in the 2020 January quarter to $187 million in 2021.

Knutsford Express closed at an all time high of $16 on Friday

Finance income in the 2021 quarter pulled in $4 million compared to $757,190 collected in 2020, while finance costs declined from $7 million in 2020 to $4 million in 2021.
Revenue dropped 51 percent from $925 million for the nine months to February 2020 to $456 million in 2021.
For the nine months to February this year, administrative and operating expenses fell at a much slower pace and amounts than the fall in revenues, with expenses dropping 35 percent from $797 million in the 2020 quarter to $514 million in 2021. Depreciation charges accounted for $87 million, up from $74 million in 2020.
The US operation generated a mere $638,000 in revenue and a loss of $11 million that is down from the prior year with a loss of $26 million from revenues of $21 million.
Cash flows from operating activities brought in $31 million, down from $190 million at the end of January 2020. After spending $137 million on the acquisition of fixed assets and borrowing $65 million, the balance of cash funds fell to $38 million at the end of the period, down from $96 million at the end of January 2020. The company also has investments amounting to $101 million compared to $140 million at the end of February 2020. The build out of their Drax Hall Business centre has used up some of the funds.
Current assets ended at $183 million at the end of the quarter, down from $357 million at the end of February in the previous year. Current liabilities stood at just $96 million and is well covered by current assets. At the close of January, shareholders’ equity stood at $710 million, down from $845 million as of January 2020. The company has borrowings of $300 million in borrowed funds on the books.
Earnings per share came out at a loss of just one cent for the quarter and 13 cents for the nine months. The company stands a good chance of returning to full or nearly full operations in the new fiscal year commencing in June. ICInsider.com’s estimate is for earnings per share of 45 cents for a PE of 20 times 2022 projected earnings. Knutsford Express currently trades on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange at $9.
The results for the latest quarter support ICInsider.com‘s forecast for the company to return to profit for the 2022 fiscal year.

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