Medical Disposables

Junior Market pulls back – Monday

August 12, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Stationery & Office Supplies hit new high after posting good Q2 results.

The Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange a breather, in trading on Monday, with the market index slipping 11.94 points to close at 3,589.03 with advancing stocks edging decliners.
Junior Market ended trading with 33 securities changing hands, compared to 29 on Friday, as prices of 15 securities rose, 13 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
Lasco Manufacturing that closed at $5.50 and Stationery and Office Supplies closing $15.69 ended trading at 52 weeks’ highs.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 5,270,328 units valued at $23,915,373 down 8 percent from 5,740,137 units valued at $27,712,664 trading on Friday.
The average trade for the day was 159,707 units for an average of $724,708 in contrast to 197,936 units for an average of $955,609 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 180,478 units valued at $826,356 and previously 184,657 units valued at $846,809 for each security traded. July ended with an average of 138,412 units at $563,215 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks closing with higher bids than their last selling prices and 2 closing with lower offers.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging declined by 7 cents exchanging 31,174 shares to close at $2.25, Blue Power lost 53 cents to close at $8 in trading 6,814 shares, Caribbean Cream traded 25,000 units with a gain of 5 cents to end at $5.05, Caribbean Flavours gained $1.50 to end at $15.50 with 1,789 stock units changing hands. Cargo Handlers ended trading with 70,346 shares, after rising 55 cents to end at $11.50, Caribbean Producers dipped 5 cents in trading of 547,528 units at $4.75. Derrimon Trading lost 3 cents in trading of 68,000 units at $2.72, Express Catering closed 5 cents higher at $6.40, with 67,104 stock units trading. Everything Fresh declined 15 cents in trading of 62,793 units at $1.70. Elite Diagnostic dipped 27 cents in trading of 134,121 units at $6.50, Fosrich Group lost 5 cents in trading 638,359 shares to close at 4.80 cents, Fontana fell 5 cents in trading 186,905 units to close at $8.05, General Accident declined 57 cents in trading of 66,006 units at $5.42. Honey Bun closed 20 cents higher at $6.20, with 136,460 stock units trading. iCreate closed trading of 72,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at 90 cents, Indies Pharma ended with a loss of 1 cent at $3.50 with 116,868 stock units changing hands, ISP Finance climbed $1.35 to settle at $15 with 5,000 shares changing hands, Jamaican Teas ended trading with 147,621 shares, after rising 40 cents to end at $6.40. Jetcon Corporation closed 15 cents higher at $1.95, with 32,690 stock units trading, Knutsford Express traded 590 shares and declined 80 cents to settle at $11.20, The Limners and Bards lost 50 cents to settle at $3 in trading 1,193,400 shares. Lasco Distributors fell 6 cents in trading of 794,236 units to end at $3.40, Lasco Financial exchanged 65,884 shares and rose 55 cents to end at $6.55, Lasco Manufacturing closed trading of 421,033 units with a gain of 25 cents to end at $5.50. Medical Disposables climbed 50 cents and exchanged 6,500 shares at $7.50, Main Event ended trading with 40,125 shares, after rising 50 cents to end at $7 and Stationery and Office Supplies gained $1.89 to end at an all-time closing high of $15.69 with 40,390 stock units Changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, 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, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

6 new Junior Market TOP 10 stocks

August 12, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Carreras heads main market TOP10.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange continued to move higher during the week and ended at the high close at 3,600.97 resulting in six stocks migrating from the Junior Market TOP 10.
Prices for Caribbean Cream, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Lasco Financial and Lasco Manufacturing all rose and exited the TOP 10.
Consolidated Bakeries and Caribbean Flavours that slipped from the list in the previous week, return along with CAC2000, Express Catering, Jetcon Corporation and Main Event.
In the Main Market TOP 10, late bloomer, Sygnus Credit Investments traded ta new record high in the main market of $26 and moved out of the TOP 10 to be replaced by Pulse Investments that slipped out at the end of the previous week.
n the past week, the main market continued its record-breaking run, closing the week at 581,039.04 high on its way to over 800,000 points for the All Jamaica Index.
The three most attractive Junior Market stocks are Caribbean Producers with projected gains of 233 percent, followed by Iron Rock Insurance with projected gains of 193 percent and Medical Disposables with possible gains of 186 percent.
Carreras’ earnings, were upgraded to 90 cents per share, following a 10 percent increase in revenues and 12 percent rise in profit, for the first quarter to June. The stock now leads the in the main market with potential gains of 126 percent followed by Berger Paints with projected gains of 121 percent followed and Stanley Motta with 95 percent by March next year.
The main market closed the week with the overall PE of 16.2 and the Junior Market inched higher to 12.4 current year’s earnings. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 8.4 and the main market PE is now 10 8. These levels, point to a big upside, for TOP 10 stocks over the next 12 months and Junior Market stocks in particular as they lag, the values of the main market by a third.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 32 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 34 percent to the overall market.
TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns within a 12 months period. Projected earnings, for each company’s current fiscal year, are used in determining, the selected stocks. The PE for and projected earnings for each stock are computed to show potential gains for the year, which are ranked in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.

This report is compiled by persons who may have an interest in the securities commented on.

Filed Under: Buy Rated Tagged With: Berger Paints, Caribbean Producers, Carreras, Daily Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Grace Kennedy, Iron Rock Insurance, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaican Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, junior market, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Palace Amusement, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Stocks to Watch, Sygnus Investments, TOP 10 stocks, Trading Activity, tTech, Victoria Mutual Investments

Junior Market at new record high – Friday

August 9, 2019 by IC Insider.com

New record high for the JSE Junior Market.

The record-breaking run by the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange continued, in trading on Friday, with the market index rising 20.53 points to close at 3,600.97 pushing the gain for the market in 2019 to 11 percent.
The Junior Market ended with 29 securities changing hands, compared to 31 on Thursday, as prices of 13 securities rose, 12 declined and 5 remained unchanged. At the close, three stocks closed at 52 weeks’ highs, General Accident at $5.99, Lasco Manufacturing at $5.25, Stationery and Office Supplies trading at an all-time high of $13.80. Lasco Financial traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.97 but ended at $6 at the close.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 5,740,137 units valued at $27,712,664 up 25 percent from 4,594,972 units valued at $22,321,170 on Thursday.

The average trade for the day was 197,936 units at $955,609 for each security traded, in contrast to 139,242 units for an average of $676,399 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 184,657 units valued at $846,809 and previously 181,805 valued at $823,437 for each security traded. July ended with an average of 138,412 units at $563,215 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows one stock closing with a higher bid than the last selling price and one closing with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging closed trading of 69,200 units and Stationery & Office Supplies hit a record high of $13.80 on Friday.gained 2 cents to end at $2.32, Blue Power declined 97 cents in trading 18,722 units at $8.53,

Stationery & Office Supplies hit a record high on Friday.

Stationery & Office Supplies – Montego Bay office.

Cargo Handlers dropped $1.05 trading 20,142 shares to close at $10.95, Caribbean Cream closed trading of 2,000 units and gained 5 cents to end at $5. Caribbean Producers ended trading with 210,651 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $4.80, Consolidated Bakeries lost 5 cents in trading of 97,399 units at $2.35, Everything Fresh closed 4 cents higher at $1.85, with 50,351 stock units trading, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 12,715 shares, after rising 27 cents to end at a record high of $6.77. Fosrich Group fell 8 cents in trading of 43,831 units at $4.85, Fontana lost 20 cents trading 515,929 shares to close at $8.10, General Accident closed trading of 1,065,500 units and gained 59 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $5.99, GWest Corporation dipped 10 cents in trading of 600 units at $1.30. iCreate closed trading of 24,831 units and gained 5 cents to end at 85 cents, Indies Pharma rose 21 cents to end at $3.51 while trading of 31,777 units, Iron Rock Insurance traded 48,900 shares and gained 10 cents to end at $4.10, Jamaican Teas exchanged 73,755 shares to close at $6 after falling 85 cents. Jetcon Corporation lost 20 cents in trading of 5,000 units at $1.80, KLE Group climbed 57 cents after exchanging 100 shares at $2.30,

Limners and Bards lost 20 cents trading of 2,335,719 units at $3.50, Lasco Distributors exchanged 99,503 shares to close at $3.46 after falling 29 cents. Lasco Financial lost 50 cents in trading of 60,054 units to settle at $6, Lasco Manufacturing ended trading with 432,852 shares, after rising 9 cents to end at 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.25, Medical Disposables ended with a loss of 1 cent at $7 with 4,446 stock units changing hands. Stationery and Supplies climbed $1.80 to end at a record high of $13.80 with 55,145 shares changing hands after the company posted record half-year results and tTech Limited climbed 43 cents and exchanged 27,924 shares at $6.93, following the release of the half-year results.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, 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, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Medical Disposables, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market at new record close – Thursday

August 8, 2019 by IC Insider.com

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A new record high for the JSE Junior Market.

The record-breaking run by the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange resumed, in trading on Thursday, with the market index rising 39.90 points to end at a record close at 3,580.44 pushing the gain for the market in 2019 to 10 percent.
The Junior Market closed with 31 securities changing hands, down from 35 on Wednesday, as prices of 9 securities rose, 9 declined and 13 remained unchanged.
At the close, three stocks traded at intraday highs but backed off at the close. General Accident closed at a high of $5.41, Indies Pharma traded at a high of $4.10 but dropped back to $3.30 and Lasco Financial traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.56 and ended at $6.50 at the close.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 4,594,972 units valued at $22,321,171 compared to 7,903,203 units at $35,396,687 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 139,242 units at $676,399 for each security traded, in contrast to 225,806 units for $1,011,334 for each security traded on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 181,805 units valued at $823,437 for each security and previously 195,575 valued at $871,008 for each security traded. July ended with an average of 138,412 units with a value of $563,215 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows four stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging closed 5 cents higher at $2.30, with 11,920 stock units trading, Blue Power decline 50 cents in trading of 20,612 units at $9.50, Caribbean Cream closed trading of 144,938 units and gained 75 cents to end at $4.95, Caribbean Producers lost 1 cent to close at $4.79 with 121,182 stock units changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries dipped 10 cents in trading of 24,773 units at $2.40. Derrimon Trading fell 25 cents in trading of 85,689 units at $2.75, Everything Fresh climbed 23 cents and exchanged 201,811 shares at $1.81. Fosrich Group closed trading of 3,500 units and gained 32 cents to end at $4.93, Fontana shed 20 cents trading of 598,550 units o end tat $8.30. GWest Corporation ended trading of 64,760 shares, after rising 6 cents to close at $1.40, Honey Bun climbed 60 cents and exchanged 464,000 shares at $6. Indies Pharma lost 41 cents in trading 151,509 shares to close at $3.30 after trading at 52 weeks’ intraday high of $4.10, Jamaican Teas declined $1.10 trading of 172,919 units to close at $6.85, Limners and Bards ended market activity exchanging 1,029,798 shares to close at $3.70 after falling 24 cents. Lasco Distributors closed 29 cents higher at $3.75, with 557,503 stock units trading, Medical Disposables climbed $1 to settle at $8 with 17,000 shares changing hands. Main Event fell 50 cents trading of 48,978 units at $6.50 and tTech closed trading of 53,772 units and gained 50 cents to end at $6.50 after investors responded positively to half-year results showing a 62 percent rise in the second-quarter results to $15.7 million.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, Caribbean Flavours, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, 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, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Trading Activity, tTech

First drop in 12 days for Junior Market

August 7, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The record-breaking run by the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange was halted, in trading on Wednesday, with the market index declining 28.31 points to close at 3,540.54 for the first fall in 12 days.
Junior Market ended trading with 35 securities changing hands, down from 32 on Monday, as prices of 13 securities rose, 15 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
At the close, Limners and Bards ended at a record close of $3.94, but traded as high as $4.51, Elite Diagnostic closed at a record high of $6.50, after trading as high as $7. Jamaican Teas traded at an intra-day record of $8 but closed at a record closing high of $7.95, Lasco Financial traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.50 and Lasco Manufacturing ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.16.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 7,903,203 units valued at $35,396,687 compared to 5,633,068 units valued at $25,345,257 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 225,806 units for an average of $1,011,334 in contrast to 176,033 units for an average of $792,039 on Monday for each security traded. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 195,575 valued at 871,008 in contrast to 179,783 shares valued at $797,704 for each security traded. July ended with an average of 138,412 units with a value of $563,215 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows two stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks trading| Access Financial dropped $4.75 to end at $43.2, after trading 288 shares, AMG Packaging lost 5 cents to settle at $2.25 with 123,847 shares changing hands, Blue Power shed 70 cents to end at $10 with 35,540 stock units trading, CAC 2000 fell $1 to end at $15 with 470 stock units trading. Caribbean Cream lost 30 cents to end at $4.20 with 26,162 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours declined $2.10 trading of 500 units to close at $14, Cargo Handlers ended trading of 8,946 shares after rising $1 to end at $12, Caribbean Producers settled at $4.80 with 184,295 shares changing hands. Consolidated Bakeries added 30 cents trading of 82,874 units to close at $2.50, Dolphin Cove closed at $12.05 trading 2,000 stock units, Derrimon Trading climbed 40 cents in trading of 50,000 units to close at $3. Everything Fresh lost 1 cent in exchanging 56,359 shares at $1.58, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 121,813 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $6.50, Express Catering shed 15 cents in trading 108,769 units at $6.35, Fontana lost 10 cents to settle at $8.50 with 424,202 shares changing hands. Fosrich Group closed trading with 142,396 units after falling 32 cents to end at $4.61, General Accident closed trading of 109,600 units at $5.40, Honey Bun climbed 40 cents to settle at $5.40 with 124,500 shares changing hands, iCreate closed at 80 cents, with 26,526 stock units trading, Indies Pharma rose 50 cents in trading of 326,867 units at $3.71. Iron Rock Insurance closed trading of 261,345 units at $4, ISP Finance jumped $2.15 in trading of 500 units at $13.65, Jamaican Teas rose 95 cents in trading 155,984 units at record closing high of $7.95, Jetcon Corporation climbed 4 cents in exchanging 2,287 shares at $2. Knutsford Express settled at $12 with 2,653 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards added 4 cents and exchanged 4,245,953 shares to end at a record close of $3.94. Lasco Distributors rose 31 cents trading 62,793 shares to close at $3.46, Lasco Financial closed trading of 192,840 units and gained 53 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $6.50, Lasco Manufacturing climbed 76 cents in exchanging 880,251 shares to end at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $5.16. Medical Disposables ended trading of 32,090 shares, after rising $1.80 to end at $7 after the company reported slightly lower profit in the first quarter, to June. Main Event ended market activity exchanging 7,360 shares to close at $7 after falling 84 cents, Paramount Trading shed 40 cents trading of 2,000 units to close at $1.80, and Stationery and Office Supplies closed trading of 2,664 units and shed 59 cents to end at $12 and tTech settle at $6 with 43,529 shares changing hands.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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 Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, Express Catering, Fontana, FosRich, General Accident, Honey Bun, iCreate, Indies Pharma, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Market watch remains on Junior Market

August 4, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Focus on the entire Junior Market was the advised investors got last week, as the market remained severely undervalued with technical indicators pointing to a breakout.
The advice remains for the second week as investors switch their focus decidedly on the market that lagged the main market for most of 2019 to date. The market reversed the near 10 percent loss in the first half of the year and moved solidly into the black with a rise of 9 percent to the end of last week. Technical indicators suggest a huge rise in the market as it moves to close the valuation gap with the main market.
In the process, the market rose 152.80 points during the week and ended at a record close of 3,537.21 after breaking the old mark of 3,436.54 points set in September last year.

Jamaica Broilers has just two offers for sale at the close on Friday.

The main market also contributed its fair share of excitement with a new record close and a number of stocks hitting new highs. A number of main market stocks could be coming to a short-term peak as is evident in the pullback of NCB Financial and Caribbean Cement during the past week with the latest quarterly results not lending much fuel to the stock prices.
It will be interesting to see how investors react to announced terms of the rights issue for Barita Investments with the offer of 11 for every 100 units at $45 each.
Jamaica Broilers has just 2 offers to sell, suggesting that the price has a far way to go. Some buying came for Radio Jamaica in the past week but with the price closing at $1.35 on Friday. It is worth noting that supply is drying up with only four offers totaling 115,000 shares posted at the close on Friday.
Sygnus Credit Investments is coming into its own with a limited supply of the stock for sale, the price closed at a record high at the close of the past week and may move higher this week. Jamaica Stock Exchange stock could fall some more with the stock facing increased selling and reduced buying.
Some selling came into the market for Blue Power but buying interest remains at the close on Friday with buying interest around the $12 but with some selling just above. Caribbean Flavours has a limited supply of stocks for sale and is worth watching. Elite Diagnostic with rising demand and virtually no supplies could bounce again this week following last weeks’ rise. General Accident moved away from the $4.50 level to close at $4.95 on Friday against declining supplies for sale with just two offers posted on Friday. Jamaican Teas hit new records during the week with investors trying to buy at $8.40, a level over the 30 percent limitation set by the market. The stock last traded at $7.26. Lasco Financial price bounced above $5 last week. The stock remains undervalued and should see increased buying interest, with the release of June quarter results, due out shortly. Lasco Manufacturing released first-quarter numbers at the close of the week with net profit rising 19 percent to $282 million, enough to move the price higher. Lasco Distributors should release quarterly results this week and could move prices of the stocks higher. Limners and Bards climbed to a record high of $3.99 but closed at $3.75 on Friday. Buying interest remains strong but some investors are taking profits, it will be interesting to see which has the upper hand, this week. Medical Disposables looks poised to move higher with the first-quarter numbers, set to play an important role in further gains. Investors await the second-quarter results for Stationery and Office Supplies to determine if higher prices are on the cards anytime soon, but the supply of the stock remains low with only 43,000 units offered for sale at the close on Friday.

Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Blue Power, Caribbean Cement, Caribbean Flavours, Elite Diagnostic Drax Hall, Emerging markets, Fontana, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, junior market, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Radio Jamaica, Stationery and Office Supplies

Several IC TOP 10 changes

August 4, 2019 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica Stock Exchange saw new record highs for the main and Junior Market, with attention moving decisively in favour of the latter that lagged the main market for the greater part of the year.
Prices of Consolidated Bakeries and Caribbean Flavours rose, pushing them out of the Junior Market Top 10. They were replaced, by Caribbean Cream that closed the week, with the price down at $4.25 and Everything Fresh.
In the Main Market TOP 10, Victoria Mutual Investments jumped to a record high of $9, after the company reported 9 cents in earnings per share for the June quarter and 17 cents for the half-year, just below IC Insider.com forecast of 50 cents for the full year. The stock closed at a record high of $8.20 and exited the TOP 10. Pulse Investments climbed to close the week at $3.26 and fell from the top list. Earnings for Sterling Investments were revised downwards to 23 cents per share, resulting in it leaving the TOP 10. New entrants are Grace Kennedy, Proven Investments and Scotia Group.
In the past week, the main market continued its record-breaking run, closing the week at an all-time high on its way to over 800,000 points for the All Jamaica Index as momentum continues to move the market away from long-term resistance at 520,000 points. The Junior Market rose during the week and recovered all of the 2019 losses and surpassing the previous all-time high of 3,436 points in September last year. Technical indicators point to the record be taken out soon and could happen this week with more results due. The market closed over 3,500 points for the first time in the past week.
The three most attractive Junior Market stocks are Caribbean Producers with projected gains of 233 percent, followed by Iron Rock with projected gains of 196 percent and tTech with possible gains of 167 percent.
Berger Paints heads the main market with potential gains of 122 percent followed by Radio Jamaica with 122 percent and Palace Amusement in third spot and likely to gain 92 percent by March next year.
The main market closed the week with the overall PE at 16.4 and the Junior Market moved up from 11.4 last week to 12.3 as the market shifts from consolidation in the first half of the year to be bullish now. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 8.3 versus 7.6 last week and the main market PE is now 10 4 compared to 9 at the start of last week. These levels, point to big gains for TOP 10 stocks over the next 12 months and Junior Market stocks in particular as they lag, the values of the main market by a third.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 33 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 37 percent to the overall market.
TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns within a 12 months period. Projected earnings, for each company’s current fiscal year, are used in determining, the selected stocks. The PE for and projected earnings for each stock are computed to show potential gains for the year, which are ranked in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.

This report is compiled by persons who may have an interest in the securities commented on.

Filed Under: Buy Rated Tagged With: Berger Paints, Caribbean Producers, Carreras, Daily Trading, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Grace Kennedy, Iron Rock Insurance, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaican Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, junior market, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Palace Amusement, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Scotia Group, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Stocks to Watch, Sygnus Investments, TOP 10 stocks, Trading Activity, tTech, Victoria Mutual Investments

Junior Market blast pass 3,500 to record

August 2, 2019 by IC Insider.com

New record high for the JSE Junior Market.

Investors pushed most prices higher on the Junior Market in trading on Friday with the vast majority of companies contributing to market activity as the market index rocketed to cross the 3,500 mark for the first time.
The Junior Market Index jumped 74.67 points to close at a record 3,537.21 on a day when 35 securities changed hands, up from 32 on Wednesday, as prices of 21 securities rose, 9 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
At the close, Limners and Bards ended at a record close of $3.75, Elite Diagnostic closed at a record high of $6.22, Jamaican Teas ended at a record close of $7.26, but Caribbean Cream closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $4.25.
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 6,412,413 units valued at $28,100,938 compared to 16,230,256 units valued at $62,517,388 on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 183,212 units for an average of $802,884 in contrast to 479,173 units for an average of $2,057,215 on Wednesday. July ended with an average of 138,412 units with a value of $563,215 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with price changes|Access Financial gained $1.45 to end at $47.95, trading 500 shares, AMG Packaging rose 3 cents to end at $2.30 with 19,256 stock units trading, Blue Power shed 50 cents to settle at $12.50 with 125,315 shares changing hands. CAC 2000 gained 10 cents to end at $16 with 30,300 stock units trading, Caribbean Cream dived $1.06 to settle at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $4.25 with 9,376 shares changing hands, Caribbean Flavours climbed $1.06 to settle at $17.16 with 50,301 shares changing hands. Cargo Handlers gained 97 to end at $10.97, trading 100 shares, Caribbean Producers ended at $4.80, trading 28,075 shares, Consolidated Bakeries rose 10 cents to end at $2.30 trading 50,536 stock units Derrimon Trading gained 20 cents to end at $2.80, in exchanging 466,558 shares. Dolphin Cove fell 5 cents to end at $12 with 100 stock units trading. Express Catering climbed 20 cents to settle at $6.70 with 69,027 shares changing hands, Everything Fresh gained 4 cents to end at $1.35 with 165,730 stock units changing hands, Elite Diagnostic rose 52 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $6.22, trading 158,926 shares. Fosrich Group added 20 cents to settle at $4.90 with 12,025 shares changing hands, Fontana dropped 15 cents to settle at $8.60 with 311,145 shares changing hands, General Accident climbed 35 cents to $4.90 trading 102,460 shares, GWest Corporation traded 15,899 shares at $1.54. Honey Bun fell 35 cents to end at $5, with 434,837 shares changing hands, iCreate exchanged 68,780 shares to close at 70 cents, Indies Pharma gained 20 cents to end at $3.30 trading 58,782 stock units, Jamaican Teas gained $1.61 to end at a record close of $7.26 trading 39,035 stock units changing hands. Jetcon Corporation climbed 23 cents to settle at $1.93 with 103,043 shares trading, Knutsford Express shed 50 cents to end at $12 with an exchange of 2,643 stock units, Key Insurance dropped 65 cents to settle at $3.25 with 200 shares changing hands, Limners and Bards gained 60 cents to end at record close of $3.75 with 3,292,680 stock units trading. Lasco Distributors added 7 cents to end at $3.40, trading 48,900 stock units. Lasco Financial rose 35 cents to $5.50, in trading 83,035 shares, Lasco Manufacturing inched 5 cents higher to settle at $4.25 with 306,360 shares changing hands, Main Event climbed 95 cents to end at $7.95, trading 50,790 shares, Medical Disposables gained 50 cents to end at $8 with 18,200 stock units trading. Paramount Trading fell 2 cents to $2.38, trading 102,000 shares, Iron Rock Insurance rose 5 cents to settle at $4.05 with 23,679 shares changing hands, Stationery and Office Supplies fell 45 cents to end at $12.20, in trading 17,920 shares and tTech closed at $6, trading 145,900 shares.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Company News Tagged With: Access Financial, AMG Packaging, Best performing stock market, Blue Power, CAC2000, Cargo Handlers, 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, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

3 days listing triples the Lab’s value

July 30, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Investors in the advertising agents, Limners and Bards (the Lab) saw their investment tripling, with just three days of listing on the Junior Market, helping to push the market index to a record closing high.
The Lab that went to the market at an IPO price of $1, climbed to $3 at the close of trading on Tuesday since listing on Friday.
The stock is one of 36 securities changing hands on Tuesday, just outpacing the 34 that traded on Monday, as prices of 20 securities advanced, 10 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index surged 56.51 points to close at record closing high of 3,440.92, surpassing the 3,436.31 points reached on September 20 last year and is now up 6 percent for the year, after falling as high as 9.6 percent
Market activities resulted in an exchange of 16,230,256 units valued at $62,517,388 compared to 6,233,349 units for $30,586,927 on Monday.
Trading ended with an average of 450,840 units for an average of $1,736,594 in contrast to 183,334 units for an average of $899,616 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 119,198 units with a value of $473,306 for each security traded, compared to 100,126 units with a value of $397,886 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 closed with lower offers.
Stocks ending with price changes| AMG Packaging climbed 25 cents in exchanging 211,701 shares at $2.35, Blue Power closed with a loss of 20 cents at $14.20, in swapping of 97,552 shares, CAC2000 closed 95 cents higher at $15.90, with 300 stock units trading. Caribbean Cream climbed 7 cents and exchanged 10,200 shares at $5, Caribbean Flavours ended with a loss of 1 cent at 16.06 with 222 stock units changing hands, Consolidated Bakeries closed 9 cents higher at $2.09, with 82,817 stock units trading, Dolphin Cove lost 5 cents in trading of 23,890 units to close at $12. Derrimon Trading declined 10 cents in trading of 29,570 units to end at $2.60, Express Catering declined 5 cents in trading of 126,784 units at $6.25, Everything Fresh shed 10 cents in trading of 68,688 units at $1.20, Elite Diagnostic closed trading of 47,406 units and gained 25 cents to end at $5.65. Fosrich Group ended trading with 68,472 shares, after rising 26 cents to end at $4.96, Fontana ended trading with 1,382,871 shares, after rising 10 cents to end at $8.50. General Accident traded 77,987 shares, after rising 5 cents to end at $4.55, GWest Corporation gained 1 to end at $1.55, trading 4,000 shares, Honey Bun climbed 5 cents in exchanging 27,032 shares at $5.35, Indies Pharma closed 14 cents higher at $3.20, with 112,635 stock units trading. Jamaican Teas closed trading of 941,400 units and gained 25 cents to end at $5, Jetcon Corporation fell 25 cents in trading of 33,752 units at $1.70, Knutsford Express lost 2 cents in trading of 12,000 units at $10.98, Lasco Financial ended trading with 1,427,673 shares, after rising 1 cent to end at $4.60. Lasco Manufacturing ended trading 133,549 shares, after rising 15 cents to end at $4.35, Limners and Bards closed 85 cents higher at $3, with 9,233,651 stock units trading, Medical Disposables ended trading of 11,800 shares, after rising 50 cents to end at $7.50, Main Event lost 35 cents in trading of 5,000 units at $7. Paramount Trading closed trading of 1,000 units and gained 10 cents to end at $2.40, Iron Rock Insurance closed trading of 7,046 units and gained 20 cents to end at $4.10. Stationery and Office Supplies declined 80 cents to settle at $11.40 after trading 5,000 shares, Sweet River ended trading with 4,000 shares, after rising 19 cents to end at $2.75, tTech ended trading of 19,690 shares, after rising 70 cents to end at $5.90.

Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

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 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, iCreate, Indies Pharma, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Limners and Bards, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

The Lab doubles price in two days

July 29, 2019 by IC Insider.com

Kimala Bennett, Managing Director of The Lab.

Advertising agents, Limners and Bards, the most recent listing on the Junior Market, more than doubled the $1 IPO price since listing on Friday, after rising 80 cents on Monday to close at $2.10.
The stock is one a day when 34 securities changed hands, down from 30 on Friday, as prices of 11 securities advanced, 12 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
At the close, the Junior Market Index climbed 41.05 points to close at 3,384.41 and is now up 4 percent for the year.
Market activities, resulted in an exchange of 6,233,349 units valued at $30,586,927, compared to 4,017,691 units amounting to $20,933,388 on Friday.
By the close of trading, Blue Power ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of $14.40 and Stationery and Office Supplies ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $12.20 but Jamaican Teas that traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.99 failed to hold this price at the close.
Trading ended with an average of 183,334 units for an average of $899,616 in contrast to 133,923 units for an average of $697,780 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 100,126 units with a value of $397,886 for each security traded, compared to 95,347 units with a value of $356,070 traded previously. June ended with an average of 166,169 units at $674,841 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 5 stocks closing with bids higher than their last selling prices and one closed with a lower offer.
Stocks ending with price changes|AMG Packaging exchanged 47,666 shares to close at $2.10 after falling 14 cents, Blue Power ended trading with 61,676 shares, after rising 90 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.40, Blue Power closed 90 cents higher at $14.40, with 61,676 stock units trading. CAC2000 declined 15 cents in trading of 41,845 units to close at $14.95, Caribbean Cream close with a loss of 7 cents at $4.93, ion the swapping of 31,728 shares, Caribbean Flavours gained $2.07 to end at $16.07 with 1,512 stock units changing hands, Caribbean Producers ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.79 trading 19,752 stock units. Consolidated Bakeries closed trading of 148,767 units and gained 10 cents to end at $2, Derrimon Trading closed 5 cents higher at $2.70, with 34,264 stock units trading. Express Catering climbed 5 cents, exchanging 122,992 shares at $6.30, Elite Diagnostic ended trading with 66,571 shares, after rising 8 cents to close at $5.40, Fontana lost 10 cents in trading of 845,254 units to close at $8.40, Gwest Corporation ended with a loss of 1 cent at 1.54 with 203,184 stock units changing hands. Honey Bun lost 75 cents in trading of 31,241 units to end at $5.30, Indies Pharma closed 4 cents higher at $3.06, with 35,000 stock units trading, Jamaican Teas dipped 25 cents in trading of 2,059,280 units to end at $4.75, after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $5.99 earlier. Jetcon Corporation closed 5 cents higher at $1.95, with 58,152 stock units trading, Limners and Bards traded 69,589 units and gained 85 cents to end at a record of $2.15 after trading at an intraday high of $2.40, Lasco Financial ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4.59 with 1,564,185 stock units changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing close with a loss of 5 cents at $4.20, in swapping 100,663 shares, Main Event lost 64 cents in trading of 12,141 units at $7.35. Paramount Trading closed 30 cents higher at $2.30, with 500 stock units trading, Stationery and Office Supplies gained $1.20 to end at a record close of $12.20, trading 2,268 shares and tTech declined 30 cents in trading of 5,000 units at $5.20.