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VM Investments in TOP 10

December 10, 2017 by IC Insider.com

VM Investments press conference for launch its IPO. from left is Michael McMorris – Chairman of VMBS, Courtney Campbell Group CEO, Devon Barrett CEO of VMIL and Janice McKenley – Group Chief Financial Offer.

Initial Public offerings were all the rage in Jamaica Stock Market this past week, with three IPOS opening and closing during the week all being oversubscribed and one new one coming to market to open on Monday and expected to close on the same day.
The focus on IPOs negatively affected trading in the secondary market with the Junior Market giving up almost all of the gains make in the first half of the year. The week ended with no movement in and out of the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks but VM Investments is a new one in the Main Market list along Pulse Investments that returned with a fall in the stock price during the week, and out goes Wisynco and Sagicor Group.
As indicated last week, the bulk of Wisynco’s gain should come in the latter part of 2018, based on current operations that should deliver earnings of 70 cents for the current year and $1 for the next fiscal as the company continues to recover from the ravages of the fire back in 2016. Much is expected from VM Investments that is priced to bounce well. Investors ought to bear in mind that that has the year closely, they will be changes to the TOP list for 2018, quite a number on the current list are expected to repeat in 2018.
At the close of Friday, the average PE ratio for Junior Market Top stocks ended the week at 7.9 and a PE of 8 for the main market TOP 10. The average PE for the overall main market is 14.1 and 12.6 for the Junior Market, based on 2017 estimated earnings.
At the close of the week, discount for both the main and Junior markets have virtually merged, with the IC Insider.com’s TOP 10 stocks now trading at an average discount of 44 percent to the average of the market for Junior Market Top stocks and 46 percent for the main market.
Market Watch| The two markets retreated sharply over the past two weeks and broken through support levels with some individual stocks pulling back and pushing the market index down markedly, but the main market seems to have found a bottom and may be on the way up now that the major IPOs are closed. The junior market could be going through a consolidation phase for a while, at least that is what the market seems to be suggesting.
Investors should still keep a keen eye on Caribbean Cement for which supply seems to be declining fast, Cable & Wireless that appears scarce under $1, NCB Financial, Berger Paints, JMMB Group, Main Event, Lasco Financial, Paramount Trading and Stationery and Office.

Filed Under: Buy Rated Tagged With: Access Financial, Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Caribbean Producers, Emerging market, Emerging market stocks, General Accident, Jamaica Broilers, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Lasco Financial, Medical Disposables, NCB Financial, Paramount Trading, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Stationery and Office

Junior Market makes modest gains

December 7, 2017 by IC Insider.com

At the close of market activities, on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday, the prices of 9 securities advanced, 5 declined and 6 remained unchanged leading to a rise in the Junior Market Index by 21.05 points to 2,657.19.
Trading resulted in 21 securities changing hands, in an exchange of 846,648 units valued at $4,389,452 compared to 927,168 units valued at $4,146,036 from 16 securities, on Wednesday.
Trading ended with an average of 40,317 units for an average of $209,022 in contrast to 57,948 units for an average of $259,127 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 99,196 valued at $394,709 and previously 114,847 valued at $444,069. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $32, with 700 shares, AMG Packaging ended 3 cents higher at $2.93, with 1,396 stock units, Caribbean Cream traded at $5.30, with 33,830 units, Caribbean Flavours finished trading at $11, with 900 shares, Caribbean Producers closed 10 cents higher at $4.10, with 11,223 shares. Consolidated Bakeries ended at $1.90, with 11,000 stock units, Dolphin Cove finished with a loss of $1 at $17, with 3,000 shares trading, Eppley settled at $10, with 340 shares, Express Catering ended trading 5 cents higher at $4.05, with 5,000 stock units. General Accident traded with a loss of 25 cents at $2.50, with 10,227 units, Jetcon Corporation finished 5 cents higher at $4.40, with 25,000 shares, Knutsford Express traded at $14.80, with 49,465 units, Lasco Distributors finished trading 21 cents higher at $4.20, with 336,229 shares. Lasco Financial closed with a loss of 25 cents at $4.65, with 206,042 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended 20 cents higher at $3.70, with 18,900 stock units, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 57 cents at $5.09, with 3,083 units, Medical Disposables finished 10 cents higher at $5.05, with 14,200 shares. Paramount Trading settled with a gain of 7 cents at $3.07, with 3,000 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading with a loss of 20 cents at $4.80, with 70,194 stock units, tTech finished trading 50 cents higher at $6, with 27,919 shares and in the junior market preference segment, Eppley 8.25% ended with a loss of 50 cents at a 52 weeks’ low of $5.50, with 15,000 stock units.
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, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Express Catering, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Junior Market plunged 69.01 points

December 6, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Lasco Distributors traded at a 52 weeks’ low to help contribute to the big market fall.

The Junior Market Index plunged 69.01 points to close at 2,636.14 on Wednesday with the prices of 7 securities dropping, 4 rising and 5 remaining unchanged as Access Finance dropped $8.30, ISP Finance falling $4 and Lasco Distributors trading at a 52 weeks’ low.
Trading on the Junior Market closed with 16 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 927,168 units valued at $4,146,036 compared to 1,241,227 units valued at $6,030,201, from 17 securities on Tuesday.
Trading ended with an average of 57,948 units for an average of $259,127 in contrast to 73,013 units for an average of $354,718 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to units 114,847 valued at $444,069 and previously 129,298 valued at $491,038. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a loss of $8.30 at $32, with 2,503 shares, CAC 2000 settled with a loss of 20 cents at $6, trading 500 shares, Caribbean Producers closed with a loss of 7 cents at $4, with 60,667 shares, Express Catering ended trading at $4, with 82,125 stock units, General Accident traded 5 cents higher at $2.75, with 89,060 units. Honey Bun finished trading 5 cents higher at $3.90, with 200 shares, ISP Finance dropped $4 to close at $11, with 1,000 stock units, Jamaican Teas concluded trading 30 cents higher at $4, with 11,100 units, Jetcon Corporation finished with a rise of 5 cents at $4.35, with 700 shares. Lasco Distributors finished trading with a loss of 41 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ closing low of $3.99, with 217,007 shares changing hands, after it traded at an intraday low of $3.77, Lasco Financial closed at $4.90, with 9,895 shares, Lasco Manufacturing ended at $3.50, with 5,200 stock units, Main Event concluded trading with a loss of 34 cents at $5.66, with 9,961 units. Medical Disposables finished at $4.95, with 204,000 shares, Paramount Trading settled with a loss of 9 cents at $3, with 100 shares and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5, with 233,150 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: Access Financial, CAC2000, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Express Catering, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Juniors slip back as 9 stocks fell – Tuesday

December 5, 2017 by IC Insider.com

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Trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange ended on Tuesday with 17 securities changing hands with the market Index falling 19.92 points to close at 2,705.15 as the prices of 2 securities advanced, 9 declined and 6 remained unchanged.
At the close resulting in an exchange of 1,241,227 units valued at $6,030,201 compared to 5,603,665 units valued at $19,432,637 on Monday from 22 securities.
At the close of market activities, the average security trading ended with 73,013 units for an average of $354,718 in contrast to 254,712 units for an average of $883,302 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 129,298 units valued at $491,038 and previously 150,098 units valued at $541,417. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows just 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Cargo Handlers ended trading at $10.85, with 13,888 stock units, Caribbean Cream finished with a loss of 20 cents at $5.30, with 17,294 shares, Caribbean Producers traded with a loss of 13 cents at $4.07, with 40,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries finished at $1.90, with 1,470 shares, C2W Music ended with a loss of 5 cents at 45 cents, with 41,650 stock units, Dolphin Cove finished trading 50 cents higher at $18, with 6,500 shares, Express Catering ended with a loss of 1 cent at $4, with 62,149 stock units, Iron Rock settled at $2.80, with 1,000 shares, Jamaican Teas traded with a loss of 20 cents at $3.70, with 9,400 units changing hands. Jetcon Corporation fell 20 cents to $4.30, with 44,600 shares, Key Insurance ended with a loss of 30 cents at $3.50, with 1,000 stock units, Lasco Distributors settled 5 cents higher at $4.40, with 16,400 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.90, with 779,068 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded at $3.50, with 2,000 units changing hands. Medical Disposables finished trading at $4.95, with 19,995 shares, Stationery and Office ended trading at $5, with 181,313 stock units and tTech finished trading with a loss of 50 cents at $5.50, with 3,500 shares.
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: Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Express Catering, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Juniors rise as 8 stocks gained & 9 fell

December 4, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Trading on the Junior Market on Monday saw the Index advancing 36.34 points to close at 2,725.07 to break the losing streak of last week 22 securities changing hands resulting in the prices of 8 securities advanced, 9 declined and 5 remained unchanged.
Trading concluded with an exchange of 5,603,665 units valued at $19,432,637 compared to 1,300,855 units valued at $5,472,573 on Friday from 24 securities trading.
When trading ended the average security ended with 254,712 units for an average of $883,302 in contrast to 54,202 units for an average of $228,024 on Friday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 150,098 units valued at $541,417. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 2 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed with a jump of $6.30 to end at $40.30, with 2,000 shares trading, AMG Packaging fell 9 cents to $2.90, with 12,202 stock units, Blue Power concluded trading with a loss of 5 cents at $36.95, with 1,124 units, Caribbean Cream finished 1 cent higher at $5.50, with 11,500 shares, Caribbean Flavours settled at $11, with 22,805 shares, Caribbean Producers traded 14,000 units at $4.20. Consolidated Bakeries finished 10 cents higher at $1.90, with 7,000 shares, Express Catering ended 1 cent higher at $4.01, with 173,916 stock units, Eppley concluded trading at $10, with 1,600 units, General Accident finished 20 cents higher at $2.70, with 135,510 shares, Honey Bun settled with a loss of 5 cents at $3.85, with 1,000 shares. Jamaican Teas traded 10 cents higher at $3.90, with 20,000 units, Jetcon Corporation finished trading 15 cents higher at $4.50, with 21,500 shares, Key Insurance ended with a loss of 19 cents at $3.80, with 1,052,631 stock units, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 5 cents at $4.35, with 161,720 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading with a loss of 15 cents at $5, with 280,086 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded at $3.50, with 76,003 units, Medical Disposables finished trading with a loss of 10 cents at $4.95, with 1,722 shares. Paramount Trading concluded trading at $3.09, with 3,550,825 units, Stationery and Office ended trading with a loss of 5 cents at $5, with 41,723 stock units and tTech finished trading with a loss of $1 at $6, with 5,000 shares. In the junior market preference segment, Derrimon Trading preference shares ended with 9,798 units changing hands with a gain of 15 cent at $2.15.
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, Blue Power, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Derrimon Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Express Catering, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Key Insurance, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity, tTech

Jam Teas, Blue Power & Wisynco in TOP 10

December 4, 2017 by IC Insider.com

In a week of big price movements in the market three new stocks moved into the TOP 10 at the close of the last week. Wisynco that IPO debut this week just makes it into the main market TOP 10, suggesting there should be some gains ahead.
The bulk of Wisynco’s gain should come in the latter part of 2018 based on current operations that should deliver earnings of 70 cents for the current year and $1 for the next fiscal. Blue Power slipped in price to re-enter the top Junior Market list while Jamaican Teas rose based on fall in price and estimated earnings for 2018 fiscal year. Out of the TOP 10 Junior Market, are Derrimon Trading and Main Event that rose to $6. Wisynco pushed Pulse Investments out of the main market TOP 10.
At the close of Friday, the average PE ratio for Junior Market Top stocks dropped sharply from 9.2 last week to at 8.1 and a PE at 8.5 for the main market TOP 10. The average PE for the overall main market is 14.3 and 12.9 for Junior Market, based on 2017 estimated earnings.
At the close of the week, discount for both the main and Junior markets have virtually merged, with the IC Insider.com’s TOP 10 stocks now trading at an average discount of 42 percent to the average of the market for Junior Market Top stocks and 43 percent for the main market.
Market Watch| The two markets retreated sharply and broken through support levels with some individual stocks pulling back and pushing the market index down markedly. This week the focus could be on the three IPOs that opening in days.
Investors should still keep a keen eye on Caribbean Cement for which supply seems to be declining fast, Cable & Wireless that appears scarce under $1, NCB Financial, Berger Paints, JMMB Group, Main Event, Lasco Financial, Paramount Trading and Stationery and Office.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Access Financial, Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Cable & Wireless, Caribbean Cement, Caribbean Producers, Emerging market, Emerging market stocks, General Accident, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaican Teas, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Lasco Financial, Medical Disposables, NCB Financial, Paramount Trading, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Stationery and Office, Wisynco

Junior Market down 20% since May

December 1, 2017 by IC Insider.com

This Junior market chart is not looking all that good recently but should find support sooner than later.

Trading activities continue to pressure the Junior Market Index leading to a decline of 34.02 points to close at 2,688.73 and a 20 percent fall in the overall market since peaking in May. On Friday the prices of 6 securities advanced, 10 declined and 8 remained unchanged.
The market gained 30.1 percent for 2017 on May 24, this year, but is now just ahead of the December close by a mere 3.7 percent with Friday’s fall. A major contributor to the decline from the peak is the fall in the prices of Lasco Distributors that is heavily weighted in the index along with Lasco Manufacturing. Lasco Distributors traded at $7.20 in late May and is now at $4.40 with the award for their case against Pfizer coming in far below what the market expected and Manufacturing at $5.20 and is now at $3.50, with sales and profit stagnated. The fall has been mollified by gains in newly listed Express Catering and Stationery and Office Supplies.
The number of Junior Market securities trading on Friday, jumped to 24, from just 13 changing hands on Thursday, resulting in an exchange of 1,300,855 units valued at $5,472,573 compared to 1,784,331 units valued at $8,037,129 on Thursday.
Trading ended with an average of 54,202 units for an average of $228,024 in contrast to 137,256 units for an average of $618,241 on Thursday. In contrast, November closed with average of 107,477 units valued at $545,989 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 3 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.

Fall in Lasco Distributors & Lasco Manufacturing main contributors to market fall.

At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $34, with 2,203 shares, CAC 2000 finished with a loss of 30 cents at $6.20, with 1,200 shares, Caribbean Flavours settled with a loss of $1.30 at $11, with 3,000 shares, Caribbean Producers traded at $4.20, with 1,000 units, Consolidated Bakeries finished with a loss of 25 cents at $1.80, with 252,500 shares, C2W Music ended 1 cent higher at $0.50, with 100,000 stock units, Dolphin Cove finished trading at $17.50, with 26,550 shares. Express Catering ended with a loss of 20 cents at $4, with 136,755 stock units, Eppley concluded trading with a loss of 50 cents at $10, with 400 units, General Accident finished with a loss of 20 cents at $2.50, with 10,000 shares, Honey Bun settled 40 cents higher at $3.90, with 17,996 shares. Iron Rock settled at $2.80, with 3,886 shares, Jamaican Teas traded at $3.80, with 18,875 units, Jetcon Corporation finished trading with a loss of 15 cents at $4.35, with 4,600 shares, Knutsford Express closed 98 cents higher at $14.80, with 600 shares, Key Insurance ended 31 cents higher at $3.99, with 1,000 stock units. KLE Group concluded trading at $2.53, with 10,400 units, Lasco Distributors settled with a loss of 10 cents at $4.40, with 23,152 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading 10 cents higher at $5.15, with 349,824 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing traded with a loss of 40 cents at $3.50, with 45,500 units. Medical Disposables finished trading 10 cents higher at $5.05, with 1,200 shares, Main Event closed at $6, with 176,732 shares, Paramount Trading concluded trading with a loss of 1 cent at $3.09, with 32,705 units and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5.05, with 80,777 stock units.
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, CAC2000, Caribbean Flavours, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Daily Trading, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Express Catering, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Just 13 securities trade on Thursday

November 30, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Securities participating in trading on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped sharply on Thursday with 13 securities changing hands, resulting in an exchange of 1,784,331 units valued at $8,037,129 compared to 933,174 units valued at $3,918,550 on Wednesday from 24 securities.
At the close of market activities, the prices of 2 securities advanced, 6 declined and 5 remained unchanged leading the Junior Market Index to decline by 21.86 points to close at 2,722.75.
Trading ended with an average of 137,256 units for an average of $618,241 in contrast to 38,882 units for an average of $163,273 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 107,477 units valued at $545,989 and 106,544 units valued at $521,691, previously. In contrast, October closed with average of 74,690 units valued at $362,548 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
At the close of the market, Access Financial closed at $34, with 725 shares trading, Caribbean Cream finished with a loss of 1 cent at $5.49, with 1,536 shares, Caribbean Producers traded at $4.20, with 687,710 units, Express Catering ended with a loss of 10 cents at $4.20, with 223,501 stock units, Honey Bun settled with a loss of 75 cents at $3.50, with 3,000 shares, Jetcon Corporation finished trading with a loss of 25 cents at $4.50, with 50,000 shares. Knutsford Express closed with a loss of 18 cents at $13.82, with 6,270 shares, Lasco Distributors settled 10 cents higher at $4.50, with 172,970 shares, Lasco Financial ended trading at $5.05, with 18,978 stock units. Lasco Manufacturing traded 205,296 stock units and gained 40 cents in closing at $3.90, Main Event closed at $6, with 177,822 shares changing hands, Paramount Trading concluded market activity with a loss of 30 cents to end at $3.10, with 2,000 units and Stationery and Office ended trading at $5.05, with 234,523 stock units.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: JSE Junior Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Access Financial, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Express Catering, Honey Bun, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Jamaican Teas, Jetcon Corporation, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, Paramount Trading, Stationery and Office, Trading Activity

Derrimon out Kremi is back in TOP 10

November 26, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Derrimon Trading reentered the TOP 10 last week but has spent just one week rising during the week from $6.50 to $8 and is replaced by Caribbean Cream, the only new entrant to the TOP list.
Jamaica Broilers slipped to $17.50 during the week and moved to the top of the main market listing with Berger Paints moving to Number 3 position having closed at $16.50 on Friday while Salada Foods rose to $10 and fell to 7th spot.
At the close of Friday, the average PE ratio for Junior Market Top stocks is at 9.2 and a PE at 8.6 for the main market TOP 10. The average PE for the overall main market is 14.7 and 14.4 for Junior Market, based on 2017 estimated earnings.
At the close of the week, IC Insider.com’s TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 34 percent to the average of the market for Junior Market Top stocks and 42 percent for the main market.
Market Watch| The two markets have retreated to be testing support and some individual stocks seem to be more in a mood for profit taking than wanting to move much higher currently, as such stocks may not gain much during the week ahead, but that is difficult to know. Investors should nevertheless keep a keen eye on Caribbean Cement for which supply seems to be declining fast, Cable & Wireless that appears scarce under $1, NCB Financial, Berger Paints, JMMB Group, Main Event, Lasco Financial, Paramount Trading and Stationery and Office.

Derrimon & Main Event in TOP 10

November 19, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Main Event moved into the top list of Junior market stocks along with Derrimon Trading, this week, replacing Jamaican Teas and Caribbean Cream that entered the list last week and Pulse Investments and Sagicor Group are in the Main market listing.
Main Event fell back to $5.50 at the end of the past week, from $5.75, the week before, to reenter the list, while Jamaican Teas came in for some buying that lifted the price slightly, to $4.10, to see it leaving. Radio Jamaica is removed from the list as six months’ results suggest that earnings will be hard pressed to exceed the 6 cents reported for the 2017 fiscal year. Also out is Cable & Wireless, with nine months’ results suggesting lower profit than originally projected for the full year to December.
Derrimon Trading reported net profit for this three months to September from core business, jumping 56 percent to $27 million over the $17.5 million reported for the corresponding period in 2016. The consolidated net profit for the nine months was $132 million, up 22 percent over the corresponding period in 2016. Earnings per share amounted to 48 cents for the nine months and seems on track to end the year at 60 cents.
On Friday Lasco Financial, a former TOP 10 stock, hit a new record high of $6.60 following the reported profit that more than doubled in the September quarter to $100 million and up 63 percent to $167 million for the six months as well as from news of the acquisition of CrediScotia operations.
At the close of Friday, the average PE ratio for Junior Market Top stocks is at 9 and a PE at 8.5 for the main market TOP 10. The average PE for the overall main market is 15 and 14 for Junior Market, based on 2017 estimated earnings.
At the close of the week, IC Insider.com’s TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 35 percent to the average of the market for Junior Market Top stocks and 43 percent for the main market.
Market Watch| Investors should keep a keen eye for Caribbean Cement, Cable & Wireless that appears scarce under $1, NCB Financial, Berger Paints, JMMB Group, Lasco Financial, Paramount Trading, Derrimon Trading and Stationery and Office.