Trading picked up on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Wednesday from Tuesday lacklustre performance on Tuesday with Trinidad Cement over 215,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco having $5.55 million of the value of trading. Trading ended with 13 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 3 declined and 7 traded firm, with a total of 544,601 shares, valued at $7,207,809, compared to just 26,774 units, valued at $603,287 on Tuesday.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index remained unchanged at 1,161.56, the All T&T Index fell by 0.12 points to close at 1,969.05 and the Cross Listed Index advanced by 0.02 points to 46.47.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Point Lisas trading 91,315 shares with a value of $349,736 and gained 2 cents to $3.83, Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 4,000 shares to close, 5 cents up at $6.30 and West Indian Tobacco trading 44,288 shares valued at $5,558,144 to end with a gain of 9 cents at $125.50.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Ansa Merchant Bank with 200 shares trading to close lower by 4 cents at $38.90, First Citizens Bank trading 5,184 shares lost 6 cents in closing at $35.75 and Republic Bank lost 3 cents in trading 1,000 shares at a new 52 weeks’ low of $114.93.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 1,740 shares to close at $22.57, Grace Kennedy had 45,670 units changing hands at $3.53, Guardian Holdings had 2,000 shares changing hands at $14. JMMB Group trading just 130,000 shares to close at 45 cents, National Enterprises had 1,000 units trading at $17.19, Scotiabank with 500 shares trading, closed at $62.15 and Trinidad Cement trading 217,704 units valued at $631,342 to close at $2.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 with the offer that is lower.
Witco in big trade on TTSE
Trading shrinks on TTSE
In another moderate trading session on the Trinidad Stock Exchange the market ended with 10 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 2 declined and 6 traded firm with a total of only 26,774 units, valued at $603,287.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.15 points to close at 1,161.56, the All T&T Index fell by 0.30 points to close at 1,969.17 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 46.45.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Ansa McAl with 10 shares trading to close higher by a cent at a new 52 weeks’ high of $67.16 and Clico Investment Fund with 13,700 shares valued at $309,075 to close with a gain of 2 cents at $22.57.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Guardian Holdings had 1,450 shares changing hands for 5 cent lower to $14 and Prestige Holdings lost 5 cents in trading 4,000 shares at $9.85.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank trading 1,190 shares and closing at $35.81. Guardian Media had 2,131 units changing hands at $19.76, One Caribbean Media trading just 40 shares to close at $22.42, Point Lisas trading 75 shares at $3.81, Sagicor Financial Corporation trading 2,000 shares to close at $6.25 and Scotiabank with 2,178 shares to close at $62.15.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 with the offer that is lower.
TTSE ends week in balance
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended on Friday with 13 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 2 declined and 9 traded firm with a total of 390,967 units, valued at $15,929,224.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index gained 0.15 points to close at 1,162.35, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.19 points to close at 1,970.76 and the Cross Listed Index increased by a mere 0.01points to end at 46.45.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL with 202,907 shares changing hands for a value of $13,625,148 and closed with a gain of 7 cents at $67.15 for a new 52 weeks’ high and Sagicor Financial traded 6,668 shares to close with a gain of 2 cents at $6.25.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, One Caribbean Media lost 3 cents to close at $22.42 with 575 shares and Republic Bank with 1,478 shares trading closed down a cent at $114.96 for a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 26,400 shares valued at $595,320 traded to end at $22.55, Flavorite Foods with a volume of 122,903 shares being traded for $589,934 close at $4.80, First Citizens Bank traded 3,004 shares and closed at $35.81. Grace Kennedy with 1,500 shares changing hands, closed at $3.53, Massy Holdings traded 10,230 shares, valued at $658,300, to close at $64.35, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund remained at $3.10 after trading 2,000 shares, Point Lisas had 2,416 units changing hands at $3.81and Prestige Holdings contributed 10,886 shares to end at $9.90.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 with offers that were lower.
3 new highs on TTSE
Unilever closed at a new 52 weeks high on Wednesday
At the close of the market, the Composite Index fell by 1.56 points to close at 1,159.15, the All T&T Index rose by just 0.62 points to close at 1,969.84 and the Cross Listed Index decreased by 0.50 points to end at 45.72.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Ansa McAL traded 900 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $67.06, Massy Holdings ended up with 380 units changing hands 15 cent higher at $64.25. Mora Ven Holdings, with 200 shares trading closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.98 as the price gained a cent. The stock was traded for the first time since April last year, according to data on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange. National Flour Mills with 1,500 shares changing hands, closed with a gain of 10 cents at $2, for a new 52 weeks’ high. Point Lisas gained 1 cent to end at $3.81 with just 300 shares trading, Unilever Caribbean contributed 3,839 shares with a value of $254,724 and gained 21 cents to end at $66.36 for another r52 weeks’ high and West Indian Tobacco closed 2 cents up to $125.33 with 94 shares trading.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund which lost 5 cents to close at $22.50 with 7,150 shares trading, valued at $160,888. Grace Kennedy added 1,900 shares to close 2 cents lower at $3.55, National Commercial Bank contributing just 120 shares, 5 cents lower at $1.70 and JMMB Group with a volume of 100,000 shares being traded 3 cents lower, at 47 cents.Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s ending with 1,100 shares trading, in closing at $17.25. First Citizens Bank trading 9,781 shares valued at $350,181 closed at $35.80, National Enterprises with 250 shares closed at $17.20, Prestige Holdings ended with just 10 shares changing hands at $9.90 and Scotiabank traded 50 units at $62.54.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Point Lisas undervalued shares
Profit before tax for Trinidad’s Point Lisas Port Development Companyand excluding the impact of fair value gains was $15.3M, an increase of 358 percent compared to the same period last year of $3.3M this flowed from a 19.6 percent growth in revenues. Including gains on valuation of investment properties the company reported profit of TT$67 million versus $36 million in 2014.
Volumes handled by the port grew strongly with the containerized cargo operations experiencing a 25 percent increase in volume but general cargo operations suffered a 13 percent compared to the levels recorded in 2014. The growth in containerised cargo resulted from a 10 percent increase in imports, an 11 percent increase in exports along with a 94 percent increase in trans-shipment cargo. For general cargo there was an 88 percent decrease in exports, a 7 percent increase in imports and a 320 percent increase in trans-shipment.
Direct cost rose faster than the growth in revenues with an increase of 29 percent. Administrative expenses remained relatively stable during the quarter at $21 million but other operating expenses declined to 158 million from $20.5 million.
The Group’s total assets grew to $2.33B in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 3 percent from December 2014 when the asset base was $2.26B. Working capital continues to remain strong having improved from $49M at December 2014 to $65M in March 2015. The shareholders’ equity stood at “PLIPDECO will continue to embark on various endeavours as determined in its strategic plan. These include among other things infrastructural improvements, information technology upgrades (some already implemented during the first quarter 2015), and continuation of the Port expansion project. The preceding undertakings would further enhance efficiency and productivity to effectively position PLIPDECO in its drive towards continued growth$1.966 billion” Ian Atherly, Chairman of the company told shareholders in his report accompanying the quarterly results.
At the rate of income generation in the first quarter Point Lisas could earn around $1.70 per share excluding cap gains in 2015. The stock which is listed on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange and traded as high as $8.25 in 2007, last traded at $3.69. The net asset value of the stock is $49.60.
The stocks is undervalued and seems to be an interesting, IC Insider is maintaining a BUY RATED status on the stock.
Scotiabank making slow recovery on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed the week with 11 securities changing hands, of which 2 advanced, only 1 declined and 8 traded firm with a total of 215,713 units, valued at $2,278,896.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.04 points to close at 1,146.02, the All T&T Index fell by 0.08 points to close at 1,964.35 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 42.94.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund with 26,301 shares valued at $581,487 and advanced by 1 cent to $22.11 and Scotiabank contributed 9,586 shares with a value of $557,018, increasing 5 cents to end the day at $58.12, as the stock continues to make a slow recovery from the sharp fall it has suffered since end of May.
Declines| The only stock declining at the end of trading, is Republic Bank, with 300 shares at $120.72, as the price slipped a cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged, at the end of trading are, First Citizens Bank which traded 1,610 shares, to close at $36.75, Grace Kennedy closed with 740 shares at $3.85, Guardian Holdings with a volume of 13,995 shares traded for $189,662, closed at $13.55, while Massy Holdings added 7,894 shares valued at $541,134 to close at $68.55, National Enterprises closed with 100 units at $17.49, Point Lisas Industrial Port had 490 units trading at $4.05, Trinidad Cement with 154,497 shares changing hands, for a value of $307,449.03, closed at $1.99 and L.J. Williams B traded 200 shares at 90 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 1 stock with the bid higher than the last selling price and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Scotiabank drops set for more decline
In trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Friday, Scotiabank drops to $58, with continuing selling pressure at the end of trading that seems set to push the price down further. At the close of the market 15 securities changed hands, of which 5 advanced, 4 declined and 6 traded firm, ending with a total of 378,604 units rading, valued at $12,047,355.
At the conclusion of trading, the Composite Index lost 0.79 points to close at 1,147.65, the All T&T Index fell by 1.50 points to close at 1,964.33 and the Cross Listed Index fell by a mere 0.01 points to end at 43.38.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Angostura Holdings that traded 400 shares, closed with a gain of 4 cents to end at $12.55, Ansa Merchant Bank traded 78 units while adding a cent to close at new 52 weeks’ high of $39.41, Massy Holdings traded 23,613 shares valued at $1,618,907 to close with a gain of 1 cent at $68.56. Sagicor Financial Corporation with 100,000 shares changing hands for a value of $624,295 and ended up 5 cents at $6.25 and West Indian Tobacco gained 18 cents to end the day at $118.50 with 1,500 shares.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development with 119 units, closed a cent lower at $4, while Republic Bank added 30,000 shares valued at $3,636,000 to close at $121.20 with a 5 cents decline, Scotiabank dropped 49 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ low of $58, Scotia Investments traded 18,000 units to close 5 cents lower at $1.40.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL with a volume of 50,000 shares being traded for $3,307,500 to close at $66.15, Clico Investment Fund with 82,431 shares valued at $1,821,725 ended at $22.10, First Citizens Bank traded 3,188 shares to close at $36.76, Guardian Holdings traded 20,000 shares at $13.50, Grace Kennedy with 12,765 units closed at $3.85 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers contributed 30,000 shares to end at 45 cents.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
5 stocks up only 1 falls on TTSE
With power outage disrupting trading on Wednesday, 11 securities changed hands on the Trinidad Stock Exchange, 5 of which advanced, 1 declined and 5 traded firm, with a total of 237,325 units, valued at $7,058,629.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index closed unchanged at 1,148.44, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.01 point to close at 1,965.83 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 43.39.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Clico Investment Fund with 50,000 shares valued at $1,104,462 to advance 4 cents to $22.10, First Citizens Bank traded 2,655 shares at $36.76, to close with a gain of 2 cents, Point Lisas that traded 81 shares to close with a gain of 1 cent at $4.01, Trinidad Cement with 116,152 shares changing hands, for a value of $232,304, increased 6 cents to end at $2 and West Indian Tobacco ended trading at $118.32 up 6 cents with 1,925 shares traded.
Declines| Massy Holdings traded 150 shares to close with a 1 cent loss at $68.55.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL with 5,000 shares at $66.15 valued at $330,750, Guardian Holdings contributed 9,193 shares with a value of $124,105 to close at $13.50, while Jamaica Money Market Brokers had 5,000 units changing hands at 45 cents, Republic Bank with 40,039 shares traded for $4,854,613 at $121.25 and Sagicor Financial Corporation added 6,630 shares at $6.20.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 4 stocks with offers that were lower.
Scotiabank drops again on TTSE
In trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange, Scotiabank dropped to a new 52 weeks’ low of $60.24, with just over 4,000 shares traded. The stocks has declined 18.74 percent, from a high of $73.12, reached in April, this year. The price is still exposed to further decline, with an offer to sell at $60 and no buying interest shown at the end of trading. A total of 14 securities changed hands in trading of which 2 advanced, 4 declined and 8 traded firm, with 724,283 units changing hands, valued at $4,863,899.
The Composite Index lost 1.11 points to close at 1,145.05, the All T&T Index fell 2.29 points to close at 1,976.47 and the Cross Listed Index inched up by 0.01 points to end at 41.06.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Angostura Holdings with a volume of 82,069 shares being traded for $1,046,380 with the price increasing 5 cents to $12.75 and Sagicor Financial traded 100 shares to close with a cent gain at $6.21.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are ANSA McAL traded 54 units and closed 2 cents down at $66.20, for a new 52 weeks’ low, Guardian Holdings contributed 68,932 shares with a value of $926,676 while losing 25 cents to close at $13.25, Scotiabank suffered a 78 cents fall, to close at $60, as 4,010 shares traded and Trinidad Cement with 10,000 shares, ended 1 cents lower at $2.24.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are Clico Investment Fund with 24,263 shares valued at $534,247, to end at $22, First Citizens Bank with 920 shares closed at $36.42, Massy Holdings closed at $68.52 while trading 11,500 units valued at $787,980, Jamaica’s National Commercial Bank with 384,178 shares changing hands for a value of $384,178, closed at $1, One Caribbean Media traded 110 shares at $25.35, Point Lisas Industrial Port added 37,397 shares valued at $149,588 and ended at $4, Prestige Holdings had 750 units being active to end at $9.50 and Sagicor Financial 6.5% preference shares traded 100,000 units at US$1.13.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
2 advance 2 decline on TTSE
Tuesday’s trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange, resulted in 14 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 2 declined and 10 traded firm, with 255,339 units valued at $2,833,622 trading.
The Composite Index rose 0.38 points to close at 1,146.54, the All T&T Index fell by just 0.01 points to close at 1,979.80 and the Cross Listed Index increased by 0.10 points to end at 41.01.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are Grace Kennedy increasing 14 cents to end the day at $3.70 with a volume of 35,888 shares being traded for $131,606 and National Flour Mills with 135,462 shares changing hands for a value of $177,924 to close at $1.35, up 5 cents for the day.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are Clico Investment Fund with 2,333 shares valued at $51,326 declined by 5 cents to end at $22 and Republic Bank with 2,630 shares closed 2 cents lower at $121.70.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 193 shares at $12.70, Firstcaribbean International Bank 2,000 shares at $5, while Jamaica Money Market Brokers added 22,555 shares to close at 45 cents, Massy Holdings contributed 27,355 shares with a value of $1,874,093 to close at $68.51, National Commercial Bank 20,275 shares at $1, National Enterprises with 15 shares to end at $17.74, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development 150 shares at $4, Sagicor Financial Corporation 4,703 shares at $6.20 and Trinidad Cement with only 39 shares at $2.54 and West Indian Tobacco trading 1,741 shares to close at $118.07.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 4 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 3 stocks with offers that were lower.