While some investors were selling shares to buy into the latest IPO to hit the market, recent investors in the Junior Market listed Dolla Financial gave the market a shot in the arm following a disclosure that the company had corresponded with Access Financial to explore merger talks.
Investors reacted the first chance they had and drove the prices of both stocks higher on Friday.
The Ipo of OneonOne IPO opened on Friday morning and closed at the end of the day, as was to be expected, after attracting some 15,000 applications. The shares are likely to be listed before the end of August, with a name change to follow. ICInsider.com expects the stock will move into the $2 range sometime after listing.
The disclosure of the Dolla interest sent the TOP 10 listed Access up $5.79 or 25 percent to close at $25 on Friday, with the stock falling from the TOP10. Other big Junior Market TOP10 movers this past week are Caribbean Assurance Brokers, up 12 percent lower at $2.80, Paramount Trading with a rise of 9 percent, CAC 2000, up 6 percent to $7.65, while General Accident dropped 9 percent to a very attractive price of $5.
The Main Market ended the week with 138 Student Living jumping 23 percent to $5 and is likely to rise further, with the company posting solid results after the market closed, with earnings of 21 cents for the June quarter and 58 cents per share for the nine months to June. Berger Paints rose 8 percent to $11.93, VM Investments popped 4 percent to $5.20 and Guardian Holdings reversed most of the previous week’s gain by dropping a sharp 22 percent from $650 to $506.
The new entrants to the ICTOP listing are Iron Rock Insurance and Lasco Manufacturing, replacing Access Financial and Paramount Trading. There were no changes in the Main market.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market TOP 10 is 6.2, well below the market average of 13.9, while the Junior Market Top 10 PE sits at 5.9 versus the market at 12.8. The Junior Market is projected to rise 240 percent and the Main Market TOP10 an average of 235 percent each to May 2023.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market but not always. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings to highlight winners from the rest, allowing investors to focus on potential winning stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to the end of May 2023 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.
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Overall, 983,310 shares traded for US$145,667, up from 703,183 units at US$76,534 on Thursday. Trading averaged 81,943 units at US$12,139 compared to 58,599 shares at US$6,378 on Thursday, with month to date average of 37,284 shares at US$6,460 versus 29,943 units at US$5,526 on the preceding day. July ended with an average of 49,665 units for US$3,449.
Sygnus Credit Investments USD share fell 0.8 cents to end at 11.2 US cents with 4,000 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share increased 1.89 cents ending at 12.5 US cents, with 46 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway popped 0.1 of a cent to close at 0.97 US cents with an exchange of 294,151 units.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.40 points to end at 194.73.
Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 1.89 cents to 10.61 US cents after exchanging 501 units and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent in closing at 0.87 of one cent US cents after trading 228,441 stock units.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.37 points to end at 195.13.
Sterling Investments rose 0.03 of a cent to 2 US cents, after trading 414 shares, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share dropped 0.89 of one cent to 11.11 US cents while exchanging 156,871 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share rallied 2 cents in closing at 12.5 US cents in switching ownership of 5,150 stocks and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.01 of a cent in ending at 0.88 of one US cent after 200,000 units changed hands.
Overall, 134,622 shares traded for US$7,099 compared to 148,446 units at US$51,199 on Monday. Trading averaged 19,232 units at US$1,014, compared to 16,494 shares at US$5,689 on Monday, with a month to date average of 19,369 shares at US$5,790 in line with 19,390 units at US$6,533 on the previous day. July ended with an average of 49,665 units for US$3,449.
Productive Business Solutions closed at US$1 after trading 1,732 stocks, Proven Investments shed 0.06 of a cent to end at 22.94 US cents, with 7,923 stock units crossing the market. Sterling Investments fell 0.03 of a cent in closing at 1.97 US cents, with 17,260 units changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share finished at 12 US cents in trading 8,164 units and Transjamaican Highway fell 0.09 of a cent to 0.89 of one US cent, with an exchange of 70,500 stocks.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index gained 0.49 points to end at 200.46.
Proven Investments gained 0.5 of a cent in closing at 23 US cents, with 4,733 stock units crossing the market, Sterling Investments ended unchanged at 2 US cents with the swapping of 200 units, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share ended at 12 US cents, with 3,200 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.05 of a cent in closing at 0.98 of one US cent after trading 550 shares.
Jetcon Corporation and Lasco Financial are out of the Junior Market TOP10, and Caribbean Cement left the Main Market list.
The Main Market ended the week with Guardian Holdings jumping a sharp 29 percent to $650 on limited volume. There are now less than 1,000 shares offered for sale. At the close, there was an offer of 76 shares at $594 and the highest bid was $505 to buy 2012 shares. Profit for the June Quarter was TT$256 million, up 220 percent from $80 million in 2021, with six months moving up by 70 percent from $256 million to TT$436 million. The EPS comes out at TT$1.88 or J$43. The other big move was by Productive Business Solutions, falling 12 percent to US$1.
ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings to highlight winners from the rest, allowing investors to focus on potential winning stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
Overall, 207,350 shares traded for US$110,809 up from 19,463 units at US$5,629 on Thursday.
Productive Business Solutions declined 14 cents to US$1 while exchanging five shares. Proven Investments fell 0.45 of a cent to 22.5 US cents after trading 8,210 stocks, Sterling Investments closed at 2 US cents, with 29,452 stocks changing hands, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share shed 0.8 of a cent to 12 US cents with an exchange of 33 shares and Transjamaican Highway lost 0.02 of a cent in closing at 0.93 of a US cent after trading 52,061 units.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index lost 0.78 points to end at 209.09.
Sterling Investments lost 0.13 of one cent to 1.95 US cents, with 11,599 stocks crossing the exchange, Sygnus Credit Investments USD share declined 0.87 of a cent to 11.12 US cents with the swapping of 1,061 stock units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share fell 1 cent to close at 12 US cents, with 67 shares crossing the market and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.08 of a cent in closing at 0.88 of one US cent with an exchange of 36,230 units.
The above shows that many investors are groping in the dark, hoping that a stock with the wind behind its back must be one to buy to make money. They ignore the simple but profound principle of buying low and selling high. The other factor that shows up in the judgement is why buy the stock after the split when it is more expensive than if purchased before. this is an age-old issue where investors feel that they are buying the stock cheaper than before but in fact, they are paying more for it and therefore reduce potential profit.
There was one change to the Junior Market TOP10 listings this past week, with General Accident returning at the expense of Dolphin Cove which rose 6 percent during the week to $15.93, the former price dropped to $5.07 from $5.99 at the close of the previous week.
The prospectus for One on One IPO is out with just over 125 million shares earmarked for the wider public. The PE ratio based on the company’s projections to August 2022 is just under 7 cents per share before tax for a PE ratio of around 14.5 just above the market average of 12.9. Based on where recent IPOs are valued investors can look for a price after listing around $1.50 but investors have priced many of them closer to 30 times 2022 earnings in which case a price of $2 is not out of the reckoning.