Trading remains buoyant on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market for a second day running on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 63 percent valued 101 percent more than on Monday, and resulted from trading in seven securities, compared to four on Monday with three rising, one declining and three ending unchanged.
A total of 830,053 shares were traded, for US$28,943 up from 509,457 units at US$14,389 on Monday.
Trading on Tuesday averaged 118,579 shares for US$4,135 versus 127,364 shares at US$3,597 on Monday, with a month to date average of 78,103 shares at US$5,044 compared to 74,955 units at US$5,114 on the previous day and above October that ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index advanced 0.38 points to 227.85.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville climbed 1.26 cents and ended at 12.3 US cents, with 2,500 stocks crossing the market, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 57 US cents with investors trading a mere one unit, Productive Business Solutions remained at US$1.55 with investors swapping 5 shares. Proven Investments fell 0.01 of a cent in closing at 15 US cents in an exchange of 109,252 stock units, Sterling Investments remained at 1.7 US cents passed through the market 4,075 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.01 cent to 8.71 US cents while exchanging 4,135 units and Transjamaican Highway increased by 0.14 of a cent in closing at 1.73 US cents in switching ownership of 710,085 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Buoyant JSE USD Market trading
Shakeup in ICTOP10
A load of third quarter results hit the market during the past week, while some were good a large number were disappointing, collectively they offered no help to a market that continues to struggle with the Main Market being steady at the end of the week but the Junior Market declined compared with the previous week, for a second week of decline, having undergone wild daily swings during the week.
Price movements in the market and reduced profits in some cases resulted in three new ICTOP10 listings for the Junior Market and none for the Main Market.
Action in the Junior Market, resulted in Iron Rock Insurance gaining 10 percent to $2.19, followed by a 9 percent rise in Dolphin Cove to $18 after an announcement of an 80 cents dividend to be paid in December and the release of third quarter results and Jamaican Teas added 14 cents for a 7 percent rally. Everything Fresh shed 7 percent to $1.45, followed by Caribbean Cream down 6 percent to $3.38 and Lasco Manufacturing dropping 5 percent to $4.50.
The Main Market closed the week with few notable price changes and ended with Palace Amusement Company gaining 7 percent to $1.30, while 138 Student Living declined by 5 percent to $4.
There were no new additions to the Main Market IC TOP 10, however, the Junior Market, had 3 new additions with Express Catering coming in as well as Caribbean Flavours and Lasco Distributors, replacing Dolphin Cove enjoyed b appreciation during the week, Everything Fresh that also dropped out following downward adjustment to earnings, after the company released third quarter results with weak profit performance although revenues in the quarter rose nicely over the similar period in 2022 and Caribbean Assurance with management advising of a surprising 40 percent cut in “the International Comprehensive Health Insurance Programme’s renewal commission rate, with a corresponding 40 percent increase in its new business rate, with the expressed intention of incentivising the production and consistent growth of new business.” Unfortunately, Management gave no timeline when revenues will return to traditional levels.
An indication of where stock prices could be by May 2024 can be seen from stocks with the highest values in the Main and Junior Markets.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5, well below the market average of 13.1. The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 320 percent by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 14 of the most highly valued stocks representing 29 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 108, with an average of 30 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half and 16 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
The PE of the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.9, just over half of the market, with an average of 13.1. There are 14 stocks, or 29 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 46, averaging 21 that are well above the market’s average of 13. The top half of the market has an average PE of 18, possibly the lowest fair value for Junior Market stocks currently, with the market projected to rise by 260 percent on or around May 2024.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. 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.
ICTOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2024 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Trading falls back for JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 92 percent valued 94 percent lower than on Thursday, resulting in trading in eight securities, compared to nine on Thursday and ended with prices of three rising, two declining and three ending unchanged.
Overall, 306,262 shares were traded, for US$15,475 compared with 3,636,438 units at US$276,260 on Thursday.
Trading averaged 38,283 units at US$1,934, up from 404,049 shares at US$30,696 on Thursday, with a month to date average of 72,517 shares at US$5,185 compared with 76,029 units at US$5,518 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 1.05 points to close trading at 228.67.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville ended at 11.04 US cents and closed with an exchange of 5,101 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy fell 1.99 cents to 57 US cents after an exchange of just one stock, Proven Investments lost 0.99 of one cent to close at 15 US cents with investors transferring 57,463 shares. 
Sterling Investments rallied 0.02 of a cent in closing at 1.7 US cents after investors exchanged 863 stock units, Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 9 US cents with stakeholders exchanging 3,000 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share popped 1.4 cents in closing at 10.4 US cents 3,000 stocks crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.07 cents to 1.67 US cents while exchanging 236,685 units.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.25% preference share ended at US$11.50 with investors dealing in 149 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
New additions to ICTOP10
A series of third quarter company results were released during the past week, and most reported good numbers that augur well for the stock prices in the months ahead. Some of the results are companies in the ICTOP10. During the week the JSE Main Market rose but the Junior Market lost ground moderately for a second week.
Price movements in the market resulted in two new ICTOP10 listings for the Junior Market and one for the Main Market. In the Junior Market, Dolphin Cove rose 6 percent to $16.50 and AMG Packaging rose 4 percent to $2.44 after trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.95 during the week. Paramount Trading dropped 12 percent to $1.48, followed by Everything Fresh shedding 11 percent to $1.56, Iron Rock Insurance fell 9 percent to $2 and Caribbean Assurance Brokers declined 8 percent to end at $2.85.
The Main Market closed the week with Sygnus Credit Investments climbing 7 percent to $11.90, Margaritaville and Jamaica Broilers rising 6 percent to $17.58 and $34.97 respectively. General Insurance dropped 9 percent to end at $5.04.
Lasco Financial and Lasco Distributors released half year results but dropped out of the Junior Market ICTOP10 and Lasco Manufacturing also reported six months results but remained in the ICTOP 10. Following the release of the results, Lasco Distributors earnings were reduced from $1.65 to $1.60 for the full year and sits at number 12 in ICInsider.com rankings. 
Importantly selling in the stock has been drastically reduced with just 19 offers up to $15.90 amounting to less than 200,000 shares and 19 bids above $4, with the highest bid amounting to more than the total stocks being offered. Earnings per share for Lasco Financial were reduced to 15 cents for the year and holds the 31st spot on the list.
Jamaica Teas also released results for the year to September, showing an improvement over 2022 and disclosed expected improvements from major changes already undertaken, which should improve 2024 results added to that, stocks should do better in the coming year, resulting in exposure of projections for 2024 as such it along with Caribbean Cream are now in the ICTOP10.
Returning to the Main Market TOP 10 is Palace Amusement Company replacing Caribbean Cement.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5, well below the market average of 12.2. The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 319 percent by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings.
An indication of where stock prices could be by May 2024 can be seen from stocks with the highest values in the Main and Junior Markets.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 14 of the most highly valued stocks representing 29 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 108, with an average of 30 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half and 16 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
The PE of the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 5.7, just over half of the market, with an average of 11.9. There are 11 stocks, or 23 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 48, averaging 21 that are well above the market’s average. The top half of the market has an average PE of 17, possibly the lowest fair value for Junior Market stocks currently, with the market projected to rise by 260 percent on or around May 2024.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. 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 will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2024 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.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Trading drops Thursday on JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 30 percent, valued 91 percent lower than on Wednesday, resulting in the trading of four securities, compared to eight on Wednesday, with two rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
Overall, 308,440 shares were traded for US$5,303 compared with 443,134 units at US$59,410 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 77,110 units at US$1,326, versus 55,392 shares at US$7,426 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 30,013 shares at US$2,210 compared with 25,303 units at US$2,299 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 0.33 points to end at 227.49.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending and or around August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Margaritaville ended at 12 US cents with 54 stocks crossing the market, Sterling Investments lost 0.1 of a cent to close at 1.75 US cents while exchanging 25 units, Sygnus Credit Investments inched 0.1 of a cent higher in closing at 9.1 US cents after 336 shares passed through the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.02 of a cent to end at 1.72 US cents after trading 308,025 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading surge for JSE USD Market
Trading surged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Wednesday, with a 323 percent jump in the volume of stocks changing hands, with the value surging 873 percent more than on Tuesday and resulting in trading of eight securities, compared to four on Tuesday with one rising, two declining and five ending unchanged and resulted in the US Denominated Equities Index dipped 4.69 points to end at 227.16.
Overall, 443,134 shares were traded for US$59,410 compared to 104,786 units at US$6,106 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 55,392 units at US$7,426, versus 26,197 shares at US$1,526 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 25,303 shares at US$2,299 compared with 17,781 units at US$1,017 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.8. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one 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 rallied 0.13 of a cent to end at 4.24 US cents in trading 5,999 stock units, Margaritaville ended at 12 US cents after 3,000 shares passed through the market, 
Productive Business Solutions dipped 10 cents to close at US$1.50 while exchanging 1,000 units. Proven Investments lost 0.99 of one cent in closing at 15.01 US cents, with 353,620 stock units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments ended unchanged at 9 US cents after an exchange of 19,609 shares, Transjamaican Highway ended at 1.7 US cents with shareholders swapping 59,203 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% remained at US$2 in an exchange of 597 units and JMMB Group 6% ended at US$1.02, with 106 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE USD Market inched higher
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining by 30 percent, valued 92 percent more than on Monday and resulted in four securities changing hands, compared to five on Monday with two rising and two declining.
Overall, 104,786 shares were traded, for US$6,106 compared to 148,704 units at US$3,173 on Monday.
Trading averaged 26,197 units at US$1,526, versus 29,741 shares at US$635 on Monday, with a month to date average of 17,781 shares at US$1,017 compared with 16,578 units at US$944 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 1.46 points to finish at 231.85.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.9. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with a bid higher than the last selling price and two with lower offers.
At the close, Margaritaville dropped 0.98 of one cent and ended at 12 US cents after a transfer of 6,669 units, Proven Investments popped 0.01 of a cent to 16 US cents in trading 21,020 stocks and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.05 of a cent to close at 1.7 US cents, with 76,467 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% fell 3 cents in closing at US$1.02 in an exchange of 630 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Main & Junior Markets ICTOP10 changes
During the past week, the JSE Main Market Index and the Junior Market lost ground at the close of the week but that did not prevent some ICTOP10 stocks from posting gains even as others fell to close out the past week, with three Junior Market stocks rising and four declined while four Main Market stocks gained and three declined.
Price movements in the market resulted in one new TOP10 listing for the Junior Market and one for the Main Market. Everything Fresh rose 9 percent to $1.75, followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers, gaining 7 percent to end at $3.10, while the losers include Elite Diagnostic and One on One, down 5 percent to $1.79 and $1.01 respectively, followed by a 4 percent decline in Dolphin Cove to $15.50.
The Main Market closed the week with Margaritaville jumping 18 percent to $16.60. Key Insurance dropped 10 percent to $2.25 and 138 Student Living dropping 6 percent to $4.06.
One on One Education dropped out of the Junior Market TOP10, having reported a loss for the year to August, from flat revenues year over year and is replaced by Lasco Manufacturing, returning after a one week absence, with potential to end up with solid gains in the months ahead.
Returning to the Main Market TOP 10 is Caribbean Cement replacing Guardian Holdings, with the nine months’ results indicating lower earnings this year based on the new accounting policy.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 12.2. The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 320 percent by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings.
An indication of where stock prices could be by May 2024 can be seen from stocks with the highest values in the Main and Junior Markets.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 14 of the most highly valued stocks representing 29 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 108, with an average of 30 and 19 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half and 16 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
The PE of the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.1, just over half of the market, with an average of 11.7. There are 12 stocks, or 25 percent of the market, with PEs from 15 to 50, averaging 21 that are well above the market’s average. The top half of the market has an average PE of 17, possibly the lowest fair value for Junior Market stocks currently, with the market projected to rise by 234 percent on or around May 2024.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. 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 will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2024 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.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
Rising stocks crushed decliners on JSE USD market
Rising stocks crushed those declining in trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Friday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 74 percent, but with a 41 percent higher value than on Thursday, resulting in the trading of nine securities up from to seven on Thursday with prices of seven rising, one declining and one ending unchanged.
Overall, 50,369 shares were traded for US$10,547 compared to 191,624 units at US$7,484 on Thursday.
Trading on Friday averaged 5,597 shares at US$1,172 compared to 27,375 units at US$1,069 on Thursday. Trading for the month to date average 1s3,717 shares at US$1,011 compared with 18,937 units at US$908 on the previous day. October ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index rallied 1.94 points to 230.99.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages nine. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows one stock ended with the bid higher than the last selling price and none with a lower offer.
At the close, Margaritaville gained 0.98 of one cent and ended at 12.98 US cents, with 121 units changing hands, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 4.99 cents to 58.99 US cents with stakeholders exchanging 2 stocks, Proven Investments shed 0.01 of a cent to close at 15.99 US cents in switching ownership of 4,314 shares. 
Sterling Investments rallied 0.03 cents to end at 1.93 US cents as investors exchanged 2,212 stocks, Sygnus Credit Investments popped 0.11 of a cent in closing at 8.68 US cents after trading 520 shares, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10 US cents, with 305 stock units crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway climbed 0.01 of a cent and ended at 1.69 US cents with investors dealing in 38,311 stocks.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% increased 5 cents to close at US$2 while exchanging 4,490 units and JMMB Group 6% advanced 4 cents in closing at US$1.05, with 94 stocks clearing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading climbs on the JSE USD Market
Trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Thursday, with the volume of stocks changing hands rising 161 percent valued 43 percent more than on Wednesday, and resulting in trading in seven securities, similar to market activity on Wednesday and ended with prices of three rising, three declining and one ending unchanged.
Overall, 191,624 shares were traded, for US$7,484 up from 73,498 units at US$5,221 on Wednesday.
Trading averaged 27,375 units at US$1,069, versus 10,500 shares at US$746 on Wednesday, with a month to date average of 18,937 shares at US$908 compared with trading in October that ended with an average of 47,977 units for US$4,392.
The US Denominated Equities Index gained 0.03 points to end at 229.05.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.7. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Real Estate USD share declined 0.26 of one cent and ended at 4.11 US cents after exchanging 10,652 stock units, Margaritaville shed 0.7 of a cent to close at 12 US cents in trading 16 shares, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy ended at 54 US cents, with 132 units clearing the market. 
Proven Investments popped 0.5 of one cent in closing at 16 US cents with investors dealing in 22,233 stocks, Sterling Investments lost 0.06 of a cent to close at 1.9 US cents, with 502 units crossing the market, Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 0.01 of a cent to end trading at 8.57 US cents with an exchange of 11,625 stocks and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.03 of a cent to end at 1.68 US cents after trading 146,464 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.