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Supreme Ventures turn to dominate

August 17, 2021 by IC Insider.com

For a second consecutive trading day another stock, investors traded more than $1 billion in one stock, with Barita Investments hitting the mark on Monday and Supreme Ventures on Tuesday as trading in the stock dominated market activity with 88 percent of total volume after an exchange of 74 million of the company’s shares worth $1.4 billion as market activity ended on Tuesday, with the all indices declining after the volume of shares traded surged 155 percent, with 14 percent lower value than on Monday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.

Supreme Ventures traded most shares

The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 1,259.20 points to settle at 455,489.57, after moving as high as 460,535 points in the morning session. The Main Index fell 762.92 points to 416,061.19 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.14 points to end at 102.45.
Trading ended with 51 securities compared to 49 on Monday, with 20 stocks rising, 21 declining and 10 remaining unchanged. Radio Jamaica ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high, while Barita Investments traded at an intraday high of $99.84 after supply dried up at lower prices. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 15.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 84,136,115 shares trading for $1,594,752,619 versus 32,951,304 units at $1,845,967,733 on Monday. JMMB Group, with 2.3 percent for 1.91 million units, had the second highest volume for the day, Transjamaican Highway was next, with 1.3 percent for 1.1 million units, Radio Jamaica ended, with 1.2 percent for 1.04 million and PanJam Investment traded 1.2 percent of the day’s volume, with 1 million units.
Trading averaged 1,649,728 units at $31,269,659, compared to 672,476 shares at $37,672,811 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 391,623 units at $8,187,803, in contrast to 245,797 units at $5,512,406 on Monday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three securities with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments rose 76 cents to end at $91, with 119,965 units crossing the market. Caribbean Cement spiked $2 to $92.50 with an exchange of 13,502 stock units, Eppley fell $1.20 to $40.66 in trading 1,278 stocks. First Rock Capital rallied $1.85 to $13.85 after exchanging 5,867 stock units, GraceKennedy bolted $3.80 to $104.80 in trading 10,111 shares, Guardian Holdings popped $55 to $670 with the swapping of 363 units. Jamaica Broilers shed 69 cents in closing at $35.51 after an exchange of 3,370 stock units, Jamaica Producers declined $1.48 to $22 with 1,000 stocks changing hands, JMMB Group gained 27 cents to close at $38.02 with 1,906,600 shares crossing the market, Kingston Properties rose 50 cents to $10 in transferring 1,148 stocks, Mayberry Investments slipped 55 cents to $5.65 with 45 units crossing the exchange. Mayberry Jamaican Equities shed 30 cents to $8.50 with the swapping of 800 stocks, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy spiked $1 to $121 with an exchange of 100 stock units, NCB Financial dropped $7.50 to $132 with an exchange of 4,246 shares. 138 Student Living dropped 65 cents to $4.45 in switching ownership of 2,945 stock units, Palace Amusement rallied $17.04 to $1,050.80 after 94 stocks cleared the market, PanJam Investment shed 82 cents to $61.60 with a transfer of 1,001,621 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 14 cents in closing at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.75 while exchanging 1,035,575 unit, Sagicor Group popped 28 cents to close at $57.78 with 186,602 stocks changing hands. Salada Foods shed 25 cents to end at $7.25 in exchanging 30,795 units. Scotia Group lost 31 cents to finish at $39.99 in an exchange of 35,083 stock units, Seprod dropped $4 to close at $65 with the swapping of 117,010 stocks, Supreme Ventures rose 44 cents in ending at $19 after 74,165,054 shares crossed the market and Sygnus Credit Investments popped 20 cents to $15.10 with 16,555 stocks changing hands.
In the preference segment, Eppley 8.25% fell 42 cents to $6.06 after exchanging 448 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Barita Investments Caribbean Producers, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Community & Workers Credit Union, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Properties, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

Barita Main Market dominant trade

August 16, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Barita Investments was the dominant traded at the close of market activity on Monday, with an exchange of just over 19 million shares with a value of $1.6 billion as the market ended with modest rises in the indices after the number of shares exchanged climbed 88 percent carrying a value 2021 percent higher than on Friday on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.

Barita Investments headquarters

The All Jamaican Composite Index squeezed out a rise of 230.52 points to settle at 456,748.77, the Main Index eked out a 95.36 points rally to 416,824.11 and the JSE Financial Index popped just 0.09 points to 102.59.
Trading ended with a total of 49 securities changing hands compared to 46 on Friday, with 19 stocks rising, 22 declining and eight remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 15.8 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 32,951,304 shares trading worth $1,845,967,733 versus 17,455,607 units at $87,019,322 on Friday. Barita Investments led trading with 58.8 percent of total volume for an exchange of 19.38 million shares and accounting for 58.8 percent of total volume, followed by Transjamaican Highway with 10.1 percent for 3.33 million units, Jamaica Broilers cornered 9.2 percent, with 3.02 million units, Wigton Windfarm had 6.3 percent for 2.08 million units and Radio Jamaica ended with 3.5 percent after trading 1.15 million units.
Trading averaged 672,476 units at $37,672,811, compared to 379,470 shares at $1,891,724 on Friday. Trading month to date averages 245,797 units at $5,512,406, in contrast to 192,325 units at $1,482,074 on Friday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 12 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments spiked $7.24 to $90.24 with an exchange of 19,379,347 shares, Berger Paints gained 22 cents in ending at $13.74 after trading 54,600 stock units, Caribbean Cement fell $3.49 to $90.50, with the swapping of 7,931 stocks. Caribbean Producers dipped 36 cents $4.64 in transferring 13,326 units, Eppley rose $1.42 to $41.86 with 4,938 stock units crossing the market, First Rock Capital shed $1.50 to $12 with 29,541 stocks clearing the market, GraceKennedy fell $2 to $101 in switching ownership of 637,615 shares. Guardian Holdings slid $5 to $615 in trading 766 units, Jamaica Broilers lost 26 cents to end at $36.20 with 3,023,439 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers rallied $1.98 to $23.48 in trading 6,300 stock units. JMMB Group declined $2.25 to $37.75 with 280,003 stocks crossing the exchange after trading at an intraday high of $43.47, Kingston Properties popped 20 cents to $9.50 after exchanging 1,301 stocks, Margaritaville popped $1.67 to $15.27 in an exchange of 5,047 shares, Mayberry Investments rose 45 cents to $6.20 in transferring 64,783 stock units. MPC Caribbean Clean Energy dropped $17.80 to $120 with an exchange of 2,500 units, NCB Financial spiked $7.50 to $139.50 after 35,309 stocks crossed the exchange, PanJam Investment shed 58 cents to $62.42 with 14,151 stock units clearing the market. Proven Investments slipped $1.10 to $34.40 in exchanging 16,665 shares, Radio Jamaica gained 36 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.61 with the swapping of 1,149,429 shares, Sagicor Group lost 40 cents t close at $57.50 with an exchange of 46,317 stock units, Salada Foods rallied 30 cents to $7.50 with the swapping of 21,230 shares, Scotia Group rose 70 cents to $40.30 with 7,222 stocks crossing the exchange. Seprod advanced $3 to $69 with 6,412 units changing hands, Stanley Motta dipped 58 cents to $5.41 in transferring 4,000 stock units and Supreme Ventures dipped 43 cents to $18.56 with 19,369 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, Productive Business Solutions 9.75% preference share plunged $24.50 to $80.50 with 510 shares clearing the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Caribbean Producers, Carreras, Community & Workers Credit Union, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Portland JSX, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

CAC hits ICTOP10 as RJR stuns market

August 15, 2021 by IC Insider.com

The leading Main Market ICInsider.com TOP10 listed Radio Jamaica stuns the market this week with blow out first quarter profit of $110 million that compares well with $171 million reported in the last fiscal year, profit could be higher but for a near $70 million provision for bad debt and would have put the result close to our first quarter profit forecast of it beating 2021 full year results.
The bad news is that many persons ignore ICInnsider.com’s forecast of great things to come from the company, with many chasing after it on Friday after the release of the results on Thursday. Some readers bought into the vision but not all. The good news is that, with projected earnings of 45 cents per share, there is much room for this stock to run. The other good news is that there is much more to be gained by owning the stock as the company completes projects that will boost revenues and grow profits in the years to come.
The last dividend paid was 2 cents in July of 2019; before that, 2 cents in September 2016 and 10 cents in September 2015, although profit was only 9 cents per share. A dividend seems due for September this year, and with profits up in the 2021 fiscal year and year to date, shareholders could be looking at an early Christmas present.
The RJR results came close to the end of earning season for the June quarter and stimulated strong buying in the stock, with 9.2 million shares changing hands on Friday, the highest since 8.25 million units were traded on the 19 of July, the second trading day after the company released full year’s results to March. Interest has been building in the stock from the full year release and could get stronger as ICInsider.com gathers that there is good buying interest in it.
With those strong results and the promise of 45 cents per share to be earned for this year and 80 cents in the next year, one would be forgiven if they felt that RJR should be dislodged from the ICTOP10 listing. Well, the top three Main Market stocks are headed again by Radio Jamaica, but the potential gains rose from 296 percent to 300 percent, even as the price moved up to a 52 weeks’ closing high of $2.25 from $2.02 last week, due to upgrading in the earnings to 45 cents per share or $1.1 billion. RJR is followed by Berger Paints, with earnings per share upgraded to $2.45 and JMMB Group, with expected gains of 200 to 300 percent for the three, versus last weeks’ 191 to 296 percent.
CAC2000, a stock with little focus from investors replaces Jetcon Corporation in the Junior Market ICTOP10. Investors should keep watch on CAC2000, with the strong growth in the construction sector that could benefit them.
The PE Ratio of the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks trade at a 44 percent discount to the market average and Main Market stocks 54 percent, indicating the potential gains in these stocks compared with many of those outsides of them.
The top three stocks in the Junior Market, are Elite Diagnostic, followed by General Accident and Medical Disposables, with the potential to gain between 221 percent and 295 percent compared to 256 and 336 percent, last week. Medical Disposables reported vastly improved revenues and profit for the June quarter even without reporting any income from acquiring the 60 percent majority ownership in Cornwall Enterprises. The price of General Accident has languished from last year, even as expansion pointed to improved results for them. They reported a profit of $166 million for the June quarter and $202 million for the half year with EPS of 16 cents and 20 cents respectively, putting them in line to exceed 60 cents for the full year with the last quarter usually the period with highest profits. Caribbean Brokers recorded increased revenues as well as increased expenses, some to promote products. Losses increased in the June quarter and half year, but late 2020 was the period that profit was reported. JMMB Group reported improved June results that more than doubled over 2020 even as cost rose faster than revenues.
This past week, the average gains projected for the Junior Market moved from 218 percent to 193 percent and Main Market stocks to 180 percent from 175 percent.
The Junior Market closed the week with an average PE 12.6 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings and currently trades well below the target of 20 and the recent historical average of 17, for the period to March this year based on 2020 earnings.
The JSE Main Market ended the week with an overall PE of 16.3, a little distance from the 19 the market ended at in March, suggesting a 17 percent rise at a PE of 19 and 23 percent at a PE of 20 from now to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 trades at a PE of 7.5, with a 46 percent discount to the PE of that market, well off the potential of 20.
For the Junior Market to trade at the historical average, the PE Ratio would have to rise 38 percent and requires a rise of 63 percent to reach the targeted PE of 20 by March 2022. Main Market stocks would have to rise by 17 percent to hit a PE of 19 and 23 percent to get to the target of 20. The Junior Market Top 10 stocks average PE is a mere 6.9, just 54 percent of the market average, indicating substantial gains ahead.
The TOP10 stocks are not always the best in the market but are most likely to be the best winners within a fifteen-month period. IC ranked stocks to filter out the big winners, allowing investors to focus on potentially big winners and help to keep out emotional attachments to stocks.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely increase for each company, considering the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.

Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.

Filed Under: Buy Rated Tagged With: Access Financial, Berger Paints, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, General Accident, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaican Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, junior market, Lasco Financial, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Radio Jamaica, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies, Stocks to Watch, Sygnus Credit Investments, TOP 10 stocks, Trading Activity, Victoria Mutual Investments

Radio Jamaica grabs market share

August 13, 2021 by IC Insider.com

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Media house RJR traded most shares on Friday.

Market activity ended on Friday with Radio Jamaica finishing as the leading stock with 53 percent of volume traded after investors gobbled up 9.21 million shares, following the release of the June quarter results and pushing the price to a 52 weeks’ high, with the overall volume and value of shares traded climbing 87 percent and 103 percent respectively over Thursday’s out turn on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
The All Jamaican Composite Index fell 518.74 points to 456,518.25, the Main Index slipped 312.91 points to 416,728.75 and the JSE Financial Index added 0.39 points to end at 102.50.
Trading ended with 46 securities compared to 50 on Thursday, with 14 stocks rising, 20 declining and 12 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure that computes appropriate stock values, averages 15.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 17,455,607 shares traded for $87,019,322, up from 9,341,446 units at $42,964,627 on Thursday. QWI Investments was the second leading trade, with 11 percent after an exchange of 1.92 million units, Transjamaican Highway chipped in, with 8.4 percent for 1.46 million and Wigton Windfarm ended with 8 percent for an exchange of 1.39 million units.
Trading averaged 379,470 units at $1,891,724, up from 186,829 shares at $859,293 on Thursday. Trading month to date averages 192,325 units at $1,482,074, in contrast to 167,373 units at $1,427,454 on Thursday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has seven stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments advanced $2.96 to $83 with 900 shares crossing the market, GraceKennedy spiked $1.05 to $103 after 271,057 shares cleared the market, Guardian Holdings climbed $4 to $620 in switching ownership of 978 stock units. Jamaica Producers declined $2 to $21.50 in trading 138 units, JMMB Group popped $1.80 to $40 with an exchange of 216,175 stocks, Margaritaville lost 35 cents to finish at $13.60 in exchanging 7,270 stock units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 40 cents to $8.80 with a transfer of 13,763 stocks, NCB Financial declined $3.49 to $132 with 21,781 stock units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments spiked $1.09 to $35.50 in switching ownership of 8,102 stock units. Pulse Investments fell 40 cents to $3.50 with the swapping of 679,437 shares, Salada Foods lost 59 cents in ending at $7.20 in an exchange of 52,240 stock units, after posting results that exceeded that of 2020 but well below amounts required to support the stock at recently elevated prices, Scotia Group shed 20 cents in closing at $39.60 and trading 72,819 stocks and Seprod fell $2.90 to $66 with 5,713 shares clearing the market.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Barita Investments, Caribbean Cement, Caribbean Producers, Carreras, Community & Workers Credit Union, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

RJR Q1 profit hits the roof

August 13, 2021 by IC Insider.com

We boldly predicted that profit at Jamaica’s leading media house – Radio Jamaica, would exceed the full 2021 fiscal years’ earnings of $171 million and stun the market with the full year’s profit on the way to just under $1 billion. We messed up but we were darn close, with the first quarter numbers, but now expect full year’s results to beat the original forecast and end up over $1 billion.
We projected revenues of $1.465 billion and they delivered $1.449 billion in the quarter. Our forecast for TV revenues was $626.344 million, they reported $639.377. Radio revenues came in at $199.605, somewhat higher than ICInsider.com’s projection of $184.05 and the print division delivered $610,217 million versus ICI’s forecast of $635,697. Other income amounts to $29 million versus IC forecast of $19 million.
RJR added approximately $70 million in provision for bad debt that to drive up administrative expenses above the recent trend thus producing a profit to $110 million in the quarter, a level never before done by them in the quarter. In achieving this performance, operating revenues surged 34 percent to $1.42 billion from $1.06 billion in 2020 and beating 2019 June quarter, with revenues of $1.36 billion.
Profit margin in the quarter rose to 65 percent from 64 percent in the 2020 quarter as direct input cost climbed 28 percent to $494 compared to $385 million in 2020 for the year’s quarter. The effect, operating profit rose 37 percent to $926 million from $675 million.
Sales expenses climbed by 6.5 percent to $243 million from $228 million in 2020. Administrative expenses rose 25 percent to $362 million from $290 million. Other operating expenses rose 14.5 percent and ended at $190 million from $166 million in 2020. Finance cost increased to $12 million from $11 million in 2020. Corporation taxes amount to $37 million and just $284,000 in 20.20

TVJ one of RJR’s subsidaries

The chief Executive officer Gary Allen and Chairman Joseph Matalon, in their report, accompanying the quarterly attribute the improved results to “cost cutting and improved income generation with “increased advertising revenues across all divisions, the continued collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the staging of ISSA/GraceKennedy boys and girls championship”.
Gross cash flow brought in $227 million but growth in receivables, inventories and increased payables resulted in an additional increase of funding of $120 million, addition to fixed assets and loan payment used up funds and created an overall net outflow of $119 million thus reducing the opening cash balance of $725 million to reflect the cash on hand at the end of the quarter. At the end of the quarter, Current assets ended at $2.34 billion including cash of $606 million and receivables of $137 billion, Payables amount to $1.29 billion and net current assets at $1.05 billion. Shareholders’ equity stands at $2.6 billion with borrowings at just $399 million.
Earnings per share came out at 4.5 cents. ICInsider.com forecasts earnings of 45 cents per share for the current year and 80 cents per share for 2023. The stock traded at $2.15 on the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Thursday with a PE ratio of 5 times, current earnings well below the average of 16.3 currently for the Main Market. The stock remains ICInsider.com BUY RATED.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Company News, Company Results Tagged With: Emerging markets, ICInsider BUY RATED, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Radio Jamaica

Declining stocks dominate JSE Main Market

August 12, 2021 by IC Insider.com

The Jamaica stock market closed on Thursday with the market recovering some of Wednesday’s losses, with the movement not strong enough to wipe those losses even as the market moved well above Wednesday’s close in early morning trading, by the close, declining stocks clobbered advancing more than two to one, with the volume and value of shares traded falling 26 percent and 67 percent respectively compared to Wednesday, on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index advanced 1,142.15 points to settle 457,036.99, the JSE Main Index rose 953.49 points to 417,041.66 and the JSE Financial Index popped 0.37 points to settle at 102.11.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 48 on Wednesday, with 10 stocks rising, 25 declining and 15 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used to determine appropriate stock values, averages 16.3 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 9,341,446 shares trading for $42,964,627, down from 12,706,408 units at $132,153,212 on Wednesday. Radio Jamaica led trading with 18.1 percent of total volume for 1.69 million shares, followed by Wigton Windfarm 17.9 percent with 1.67 million units, Sagicor Select Financial Fund 15.7 percent with 1.46 million units and Transjamaican Highway controlled 14 percent after an exchange of 1.31 million units.
Trading averaged 186,829 units at $859,293, compared to 264,717 shares at $2,753,192 on Wednesday. Trading month to date averages 167,373 units at $1,427,454, in contrast to 164,075 units at $1,523,753 on Wednesday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has 13 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and seven stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell $2.54 to $80.04 with 80,211 shares crossing the market, Caribbean Cement slipped 90 cents to $94 in trading 11,549 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund declined $3.84 to $41.16 with 490 stock units changing hands. GraceKennedy shed $2.03 to $101.95 in transferring 13,465 units, Guardian Holdings declined $9 to close at the lowest price since listing this year to close at $616 with the swapping of 1,199 shares, Jamaica Broilers gained 39 cents to end at $36.39 with an exchange of 2,294 stock units. Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 25 cents to $17.10 in exchanging 24,066 stocks, JMMB Group rose 93 cents to $38.20 in switching ownership of 28,368 units, Mayberry Investments declined $1.40 to $5.60 with 44,711 shares clearing the market. Mayberry Jamaican Equities gained 25 cents to close at $9.20 after exchanging 2,000 units, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy rose 80 cents to $137.80 in trading 4 stock units, Palace Amusement plunged $105.24 to $1,033.76, with a transfer of 10 shares. PanJam Investment shed 94 cents to end at $63.05 after 7,828 stocks crossed the market, Proven Investments fell 59 cents to $34.41 in exchanging 1,507 stock units, Radio Jamaica gained 15 cents to close at $2.15, with 1,690,453 share changing hands, Sagicor Group spiked $1.04 to $57.90 with 124,380 shares clearing the market and Scotia Group fell $1.40 to $39.80 in trading 2,942 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Barita Investments Caribbean Producers, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Community & Workers Credit Union, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

Main Market drops

August 11, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Trading ended Wednesday with the market major indices dropping after an exchange of 135 percent more shares valued 473 percent greater than on Tuesday and leading to 48 securities changing hands compared to 50 on Tuesday and 21 stocks rising, while 23 declined and four closed unchanged at the close of the Main Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index plunged 1,490.87 points to 455,894.84, the Main Index dived 1,960.9 points to 416,088.17 and the JSE Financial Index lost 0.68 points to settle at 101.74.
The PE Ratio, a measure that determines appropriate stock values, averages 16.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 12,706,408 shares trading for $132,153,212 versus 5,409,606 units at $23,077,314 on Tuesday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 25.1 percent of total volume for an exchange of 3.19 million shares followed by JMMB Group 16.9 percent, with 2.15 million, Radio Jamaica cornered 16.3 percent for 2.08 million units, Transjamaican Highway controlled 13.5 percent, with 1.71 million units and Sagicor Select Financial Fund 7.9 percent accounted for 1 million units changing hands.
264,717 units at $2,753,192, up from 108,192 shares at $461,546 on Tuesday. Trading month to date averages 164,075 units at $1,523,753, compared to 144,517 units at $1,284,834 on Tuesday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments fell 41 cents to $82.58 with 25,585 shares crossing the market, Eppley rose $2.17 to $40.45 in exchanging 36 units, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund spiked $3.83 to $45 in trading 5,200 shares. First Rock Capital shed 40 cents to $13.60 after 15,372 stocks crossed the market, GraceKennedy rose 98 cents to $103.98 with an exchange of 7,128 stock units, Guardian Holdings declined $5 to end at a closing low of $625 with 10,619 units clearing the market. Jamaica Broilers lost 40 cents at $36 in swapping 9,095 shares, Jamaica Producers slipped 40 cents to $23.50 in an exchange of 843 stock units, Jamaica Stock Exchange popped 25 cents to $17.35 with the swapping of 9,015 stocks, Kingston Properties fell 30 cents to $9.30 in trading 1,063 units. Kingston Wharves shed 24 cents to close at $47.76 with an exchange of 6,338 shares, Mayberry Investments spiked $1.50 to end at $7 in exchanging 72,196 units. NCB Financial popped $2.90 to $135.50 with 32,146 stock units changing hands, Palace Amusement dropped $11 to $1,139 with a transfer of two shares. Sagicor Group rallied 81 cents to $56.86 in an exchange of 10,978 stocks, Seprod shed 90 cents to close at $69 with the trading of 8,692 stock units, Supreme Ventures slipped 95 cents to $19, with 81,840 shares clearing the market and Wisynco Group gained 29 cents to close at $15.95 after exchanging 949,997 stock units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Barita Investments Caribbean Producers, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Community & Workers Credit Union, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

Funds chasing stocks plunged on Tuesday

August 10, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Funds chasing after stocks tumbled big time at the close of market activity on Tuesday, with the market rising modestly after the volume of shares exchanged fell 46 percent with the value plunging 71 percent from Monday levels at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market.
At the close, the All Jamaican Composite Index rose 200.20 points to 457,385.71, the JSE Main Index popped 148.16 points to end at 418,049.14, and the JSE Financial Index shed 0.03 points to 102.42.
Trading ended with 50 securities similar to Monday, with 20 stocks rising, 19 declining and 11 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio, a measure used to determine appropriate stock values, averages 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 5,409,606 shares trading for a mere $23,077,314 versus 9,969,713units at $73,681,632 on Monday. Transjamaican Highway led trading with 43.5 percent of total volume after trading 2.35 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 9.7 percent for 522,144 units and Wigton Windfarm ended with 7.5 percent after exchanging 404,484 units.
Trading averaged 108,192 units at $461,546, compared to 199,394 shares at $1,473,633 on Monday. Trading month to date averages 144,517 units at $1,284,834, in contrast to 153,737 units at $1,493,790 on Monday. July ended with an average of 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and four stocks with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments shed 74 cents at $82.99 after exchanging 15,834 shares, Berger Paints rose 80 cents to $13.50 with 328 units crossing the market. Eppley dipped 72 cents to $38.28 in trading 1,338 stocks, GraceKennedy declined $1 to $103 with an exchange of 21,756 units, Jamaica Broilers popped 40 cents to $36.40 after 1,769 stock units crossed the exchange, Jamaica Producers jumped $1.90 to $23.90 in switching ownership of 3,548 stocks. Jamaica Stock Exchange lost 21 cents at $17.10 with 17,421 shares clearing the market, JMMB Group dipped 33 cents to $37.45 in exchanging 104,827 stock units, Mayberry Investments lost 45 cents to end at $5.50 in trading 25,790 units, Mayberry Jamaican Equities rallied 50 cents to $9 with a transfer of 7,750 shares, NCB Financial popped $1.39 to $132.60 with 8,482 stocks changing hands. Palace Amusement spiked $116.24 to $1,150 in switching ownership of 2 stock units, Pan Jam Investment rose 95 cents to $64 with an exchange of 700 stocks, Pulse Investments slipped 20 cents to $3.76 in transferring 238,941 shares, Sagicor Group dropped $2.45 to $56.05 with the swapping of 8,209 stock units, Salada Foods fell 25 cents to $7.75 in trading 80,748 shares. Scotia Group advanced $1.90 $41.20 after clearing the market of 4,197 shares, Seprod rose 88 cents to $69.90 in trading 5,876 stock units and Victoria Mutual Investments lost 20 cents to close at $5.80 with 22,233 stocks crossing the market.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.5% preference share lost 25 cents in ending at $12.50 after exchanging 33 stocks and Eppley 8.25% rallied 39 cents to $6.49 in swapping ownership of 50 units.

Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Barita Investments Caribbean Producers, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Community & Workers Credit Union, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Sterling Investments, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

Stocks pushed lower on Monday

August 9, 2021 by IC Insider.com

After the close of the market or the Independence holiday on Friday, trading resumed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Monday, with 54 percent more stocks changing hands, with an exchange of 7 percent more funds passing through the market and resulted in a spirited decline in the market indices.
The All Jamaican Composite Index dropped 3,947.10 points to 457,185.51, the Main Index dived 3,831.32 points to 417,900.98 and the JSE Financial Index slipped 1.06 points to end at 102.45.
Trading ended with 50 securities compared to 49 on Thursday, with 16 stocks rising, 21 declining and 13 remaining unchanged. The PE Ratio averages 16.4 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2021-22 earnings.
The market closed with 9,969,713 shares trading for $73,681,632 versus 6,485,437 units at $73,527,010 on Thursday. Wigton Windfarm led trading with 36.4 percent of total volume after an exchange of 3.63 million shares followed by Sagicor Select Financial Fund 13.6 percent with 1.35 million units and Transjamaican Highway 11.5 percent with 1.14 million shares, QWI Investments controlled 10.2 percent of the market, with 1.02 million units changing hands.
Trading averaged 199,394 units at $1,473,633, compared to 132,356 shares at $1,500,551 on Thursday. Trading month to date, averages 153,737 units at $1,493,790, in contrast to 138,207 units at $1,500,646 on Thursday. Trading for July averages 322,932 units at $15,201,099.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading has nine stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, Berger Paints fell $1.04 to $12.70 after exchanging 200 shares, Eppley spiked 72 cents to $39 in an exchange of 1,254 units, First Rock Capital fell 32 cents to end at $14.05 in exchanging 292 stock units. GraceKennedy popped $6.25 to $104, with 228,414 shares crossing the market, Guardian Holdings shed $10 to $630 with the swapping of 10,588 stocks, Jamaica Producers declined $1 in closing at $22 trading 3,769 stock units. JMMB Group rallied 28 cents to close at $37.78, with 163,033 shares clearing the market, Kingston Wharves lost $1 to end at $48 while exchanging 2,388 units. Mayberry Jamaican Equities dropped 47 cents to $8.50 after trading 8,501 units, NCB Financial Group shed $6.29 to close at $131.21 after an exchange of 82,261 stock units. 138 Student Living rallied 65 cents to $5.10, with 64,807 shares changing hands, Palace Amusement dropped $28.24 to $1033.76, with an exchange of 8 stocks, Pulse Investments rose 21 cents in closing at $3.96 trading 214,612 stock units. Sagicor Group popped 55 cents to $58.50 in exchanging 7,219 shares, Salada Foods gained 20 cents ending at $8, with 5,912 stocks crossing the market. Scotia Group fell 20 cents to $39.30 in switching ownership of 202,916 stock units, Seprod dropped 98 cents to $69.02, with 1,945 units crossing the market, Stanley Motta spiked 69 cents to $5.99 after 4,878 stocks crossed the exchange and Sygnus Credit Investments rallied 72 cents to $15, with 73,359 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment Community & Workers Credit Union climbed 21 cents to $1.68, with 41 units crossing the exchange, Eppley 8.75% preference shares lost 18 cents ending at $7.30 in trading 200 stocks, JMMB Group 7.25% advanced 35 cents to close at $2.67 with the swapping of 14 units and JMMB Group 7.50% slipped 15 cents to 75 cents after exchanging 421,088 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.

Filed Under: Feature Stories, JSE Main Market, Stock Market Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Barita Investments Caribbean Producers, Berger Paints, Caribbean Cement, Carreras, Community & Workers Credit Union, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Eppley, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund, First Rock Capital, Grace Kennedy, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Producers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, JMMB Group, Key Insurance, Kingston Properties, Kingston Wharves, Mayberry Investments, Mayberry Jamaica Equities, NCB Financial, PANJAM Investment, Proven Investments, QWI Investments, Radio Jamaica, Sagicor Group, Sagicor Real Estate Fund, Sagicor Select Fund, Salada Foods, Scotia Group, Seprod, Stanley Motta, Supreme Ventures, Sygnus Credit, Trading Activity, Transjamaican Highway, Victoria Mutual Investments, Wigton Windfarm, Wisynco Group

More changes in ICTOP10 picks

August 8, 2021 by IC Insider.com

Scotia Group headquarters

Scotia Group’s stock price slipped during the week from $42 at the end of the previous week and closed trading at $39.50 Friday and pushing it back into the Main Market ICTOP10 listing and in the process displaced Sterling Investments that reentered the list last week, these were the only changes in and out of the ICTOP10.
More mid-year results were released during the week but had little or no effect on prices as the markets seemed to have suffered from mediocre demand by investors, but there appears some added interest in Caribbean Cement and GraceKennedy.
The PE Ratio of the TOP 10 Junior Market stocks trade at a 47 percent discount to the market average and Main Market stocks 54 percent, indications of the potential gains in these stocks compared with many of that are outside.
The top three stocks in the Junior Market, continue to be Elite Diagnostic, followed by Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Medical Disposables, with the potential to gain between 256 percent and 336 percent compared to 221 and 287 percent, last week. Medical Disposables continues the addition of new products to its portfolio that will add revenues and profit going forward. The acquisition of the 60 percent majority ownership in Cornwall Enterprises, will result in economies of scale and an expanded portfolio to market nationally to an expanded clientele.
The top three Main Market stocks are Radio Jamaica in the number one spot, followed by JMMB Group and Guardian Holdings, with expected gains of 191 to 296 percent, versus last weeks’ 184 to 296 percent. The Top10 Main Market leader Radio Jamaica continues to enjoy buying interest that is whittling away the supply of stocks on offer in the market. A barrage of new results are due this coming week as the final reporting day for the period will be Saturday this coming week.
This past week the average gains projected for the Junior Market, moved from 207 percent last week, back to 218 percent and Main Market stocks moved to 175 percent from 173 percent.
The Junior Market closed the week with an average PE 12.3 based on ICInsider.com’s 2021-22 earnings and currently trades well below the target of 20 as well as the recent historical average of 17, for the period to March this year based on 2020 earnings.
The JSE Main Market ended the week with an overall PE of 16.3, a little distance from the 19 the market ended at in March, suggesting a 17 percent rise at a PE of 19 and 23 percent at a PE of 20 from now to March 2022. The Main Market TOP 10 trades at a PE of 7.5, with a 54 percent discount to the PE of that market, well off the potential of 20.
For the Junior Market to trade at the historical average, the PE Ratio would have to rise 38 percent and requires a rise of 63 percent to reach the targeted PE of 20 by March 2022. Main Market stocks would have to rise by 17 percent to hit a PE of 19 and 23 percent to get to the target of 20. The Junior Market Top 10 stocks average PE is a mere 6.5, just 53 percent of the market average, indicating substantial gains ahead.
The TOP10 stocks are not always the best stocks in the market but ones that are most likely to be the best winners within a fifteen months period. IC ranked stocks to filter out the big winners, allowing investors to focus on potentially big winners and help to keep out emotional attachments to stocks.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely increase for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in movements in and out of the lists weekly. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.