Stationery and Office Supplies

Palace considering split stock

December 12, 2022 by IC Insider.com

Palace Amusement Company is set to split the stock that last traded at $620 per share on Monday, with a range of 620 to $1,150 for 2022.
The company informed the Jamaica Stock Exchange that the Directors proposed to meet on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, and will be discussing the possibility of a stock split. A split is almost a certainty, with the company having borrowed over $700 million, the opportunity exists to raise fresh capital by way of an additional public issue of shares to pay down the debt. Splitting the stock to make them more attractive to retail investors would be a logical step.
To achieve an attractive price and create wide-scale public interest would require a split in the order of 100 to 200 to one of the existing issued shares and would raise the issued number of shares to between 250 to 300 million units.
Other companies talking about stock splits that could come in 2023 are Medical Disposables that could come with a stock split and a rights issue of more shares to use to fund expansion.

Palace jumps $800 to a record $2,900.

Stationery and Office Supplies informed shareholders at the recently held Annual General Meeting that the directors have been looking but currently the liquidy of the stock does warrant one just yet.
Others that should give serious consideration to splitting their stocks are Access Financial Services, with the stock trading over $20, Dolphin Cove priced in double digits, Barita Investments, Cargo Handlers, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Knutsford Express and Main Event.

Filed Under: At the Movies, Company News, General Business News Tagged With: Access Financial Services, Barita Investments, Cargo Handlers, Dolphin Cove, Emerging markets, Honey Bun, ISP Finance, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Knutsford Express, Main Event, Medical Disposables, Palace Amusement Company, Stationery and Office Supplies, Stock splits

Regency, Lasco Financial &138SL Stocks to Watch

November 21, 2022 by IC Insider.com

Regency Petroleum is added to the Stocks to Watch following the release of its prospectus On Thursday with an issue price of $1, with the possibility of the price hitting over $2 initially. Palace Amusement is dropped for the time being with the company reporting improved results in the September quarter but still ending with a loss, but investors should be on the lookout for good things from the stock in the future as it continues to make headway to recovery.
Barita Investments and Consolidated Bakeries are removed from the list at this time with recent results suggesting that they are unlikely to move higher in the short term.
ICInsider.com watch list comprises Access Financial, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, NCB Financial, 138 Student Living, One on One, Paramount Trading, Regency Petroleum, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies and Wisynco.
Major factors to consider going forward. The rebound in tourist arrivals only came back to 2019 levels since June. Providing there are no reversals, then companies who are highly dependent on the sector will enjoy a big bounce for the next nine months compared to the lower business generated since last year to April this year. The same applies to the entertainment industry as the sector only opened up after March this year. Banks will make a fortune from increased interest rates.

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Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: 138 Student Living, Access Financial, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging market, Emerging market stock, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, junior market, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Financial, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, NCB Financial, One on One, Paramount Trading, Regency Petroleum, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies, Wisynco Group

Lasco Financial & 138SL now Stocks to Watch

November 14, 2022 by IC Insider.com

Lasco Financial and 138 Student Living are added to the Stocks to Watch list following release results recently showing increasing profits over 2021, both stocks are on the ICInsider.com TOP10 list.
ICInsider.com watch list comprises Access Financial, Barita Investments, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Consolidated Bakeries, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, NCB Financial, One on One, Palace Amusement, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies and Wisynco Group
Major factors to consider going forward. The rebound in tourist arrivals only came to 2019 levels since June. Providing there are no reversals, then companies who are highly dependent on the sector will enjoy a big bounce for the next nine months compared to the lower business generated since last year to April this year. The same applies to the entertainment industry as the sector only opened up after March this year. Banks will make a fortune from increased interest rates.

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Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Access Financial, Barita Investments, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, NCB Financial, One on One, Palace Amusement, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies, Wisynco Group

Medical Disposables now a Stock to Watch

October 31, 2022 by IC Insider.com

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One on One Education climbed 11.4 percent during the past week to close at $1.66 following addition to the Stocks to Watch list while Knutsford Express climbed back to close at $9.10 from $8 at the end of the previous week and hit a new 52 weeks’ high of $9.75 on Thursday.

Medical Disposables

Medical Disposables dropped out of the ICTOP10 into the Stocks to Watch, but this publication gathers that the half year results due out by next week will continue to reflect increased cost outpacing the rise in sales. ICInsider.com forecast is for increased profits for the year to March 2023 at 75 cents per share which is likely to eventually push the stock price higher and trigger a stock split in 2023.
Buffetted by the closure of the entertainment business in 2020, Palace Amusement had another tough two years, with the 2022 fiscal year ending with a loss of $257 million, down from a loss of $383 in 2021. The improved result was mainly occasioned by a small profit of $12 million in the final quarter as revenues climbed to $275 million in the fourth quarter bettering the $106 million generated in all of the 2021 fiscal year. Revenues in the fourth quarter were well up on the third quarter with $142 million. The much improved June quarter revenue is still some distance from the $338 million generated in the June 2019 quarter, with a profit then of $36 million, but the 2022 results suggest that the company is not far from getting back to normal levels and if so could boost the stock price, currently in the $800 range and by far the highest priced ordinary share on the market currently.
ICInsider.com watch list comprises Access Financial, Barita Investments, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Consolidated Bakers, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, NCB Financial, One on One, Palace Amusement, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group and Stationery and Office Supplies.

Palace Portmore cinema

Based on recent releases of quarterly results Caribbean Assurance Brokers should be releasing nine months’ results this week that should reflect record earnings, which could move the stock price. The same goes for Lasco Distributors and Lasco Manufacturing and Stationery and Office Supplies should report nine months’ results around November 11.
Major factors to consider going forward. The rebound in tourist arrivals only came back to 2019 levels since June. Providing there are no reversals, then companies who are highly dependent on the sector will enjoy a big bounce for the next nine months compared to the lower business generated since last year to April this year. The same applies to the entertainment industry as the sector only opened up after March this year. Banks will make a fortune from increased interest rates.

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Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Access Financial, Barita Investments, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakers, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican stocks, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Medical Disposables, NCB Financial, One on One, Palace Amusement, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies

Dolla & OneonOne added to Stocks to Watch

October 23, 2022 by IC Insider.com

Caribbean Producers gained 11 percent in the past week and slipped to the number 3 spot in ICInsider.com top 10 Buy Rated stocks list. Knutsford Express climbed to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.50 during the week but closed at $8 on Friday and Paramount Trading 10 percent to $2.04.

Caribbean Producers

Dolla Financial and One on One are added to the list this week. Although the nine months’ results for Dolla Financial show only 7 cents per share earnings, ICInsider.com expects the company to post a robust fourth quarter to push earnings to 20 cents per share. There are two points of note about the results. They were constrained by cash to increase loans much beyond what they did, but the $1.5 billion bond raise will alleviate this constraint, the troubling issue is that while Interest Income amounted to $453 million for the nine months, they only collected $367 million, a sharp variation from previous periods when the vast majority was contained within the period.
One on One full year results are due soon and it will be interesting to see if they beat the projections they gave at the time of the initial public offer. Regardless, the price is back at $1.50, in line with the lower end of the range ICInsider.com suggested at the time of the IPO. The company projected revenues to hit $334 million by the end of the financial year to August with pretax profits of $105 million, equating to pretax earnings per share of 7 cents. The earnings work out at a PE ratio of 21, just well above the market average of 12.6, but profits going forward for the new fiscal year could result in a fall in the Ratio.
ICInsider.com watch list comprises now Access Financial, Barita Investments, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Consolidated Bakers, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, One on One, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group and Stationery and Office Supplies.
Street News has it that Stationery and Office Supplies continues to churn out record revenues and profits during the third quarter of the year. The company is now subject to taxation at 50 percent of the regular rate for the final five months of the year, having been listed for five years to August, accordingly, ICinsider.com revised the forecast for 2022 to $1.35 from $1.50. The company should report nine months’ results around November 11.
Significant factors to consider going forward. Based on recent releases Caribbean Assurance Brokers should be releasing nine months’ results this coming week to reflect record earnings, which could move the stock price. The same goes for Lasco Distributors and Lasco Manufacturing. The rebound in tourist arrivals only came back to 2019 levels since June. Providing there are no reversals, companies highly dependent on the sector will enjoy a big bounce for the next nine months compared to the lower business generated from last year to April this year. The same applies to the entertainment industry,y as the sector only opened up after March this year. Banks will make a fortune from increased interest rates.

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Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Access Financial, Barita Investments, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakers, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, One on One, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies

Stocks to Watch backed by strong results

October 16, 2022 by IC Insider.com

Recent release of company results this past week confirms they are on the stocks to watch list, with Caribbean Producers reporting J$1.05 in earnings per share for the year to June, with tourism traffic at just 78 percent of 2019 for the 12 months to June this year.

Knutsford Express reported 17 cents per share and seems set to reach IC insider.com’s forecast of $1 per share for the current fiscal year and Paramount Trading, with earnings per share of 5.4 cents for the August quarter, is seemingly poised to reach our forecast of 30 cents per share for the fiscal year ending May 2023.
ICInsider.com watch list now comprises Access Financial, Barita Investments, which may be overvalued currently, but it’s a favourate of many investors, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Consolidated Bakeries, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, Stationery and Office Supplies, Paramount Trading, now back in ICInsider.com TOP10 and Scotia Group.

Paramount

Significant factors to consider going forward. The rebound in tourist arrivals only came back to 2019 levels since June, with September around 17 percent higher. Providing there are no reversals, companies highly dependent on the sector will enjoy a sizable bounce for the next nine months compared to the lower business generated from last year to April this year. Banks will profit from increased interest rates, and insurance companies will enjoy increased interest revenues. The same applies to the entertainment industry, as the sector only opened up after March this year.

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Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Access Financial, Barita Investments, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakeries, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies

Access Financial added to stocks to watch

October 3, 2022 by IC Insider.com

Access Financial dropped out of the ICTOP10 this past week and is added to the stocks to watch, it could move higher if the closing bids and offers that were posted hold, Monday’s market activity will shed some light on it.
With Barita Investments climbing to a record high of $115.04 on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market on Friday after 6.5 million of the company’s shares were traded leaving only two lots on offer at the end of trading with the lowest offer, 7,200 shares at $140 and the other just 50 units at $200 and three bids at $115 and $115.04 to buy over 400,000 shares, this ought to be watched to see what investors respond.
Consolidated Bakeries ended at fresh multiyear closing high during the past week of $2.95 but closed on Friday, at $2.66 and is up 122 for the year to September and 79 percent since added to Stocks to Watch.
ICInsider.com watch list comprises Access Financial, Barita Investments, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Consolidated Bakers, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, Stationery and Office Supplies, Paramount Trading and Scotia Group.
Major factors to consider going forward. The rebound in tourist arrivals only came back to 2019 levels since June. Providing there are no reversals, then companies who are highly dependent on the sector will enjoy a big bounce for the next nine months compared to the lower business generated since last year to April this year. The same applies to the entertainment industry as the sector only opened up after March this year. Banks will make a fortune from increased interest rates.

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

Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Access Financial, Barita Investments, Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakers, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, junior market, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies

Consolidated Bakeries hits new high

September 24, 2022 by IC Insider.com

Consolidated Bakeries ended at a fresh multiyear closing high of $2.50 on Friday, with more than a million shares trading. Investors can expect more gains from this one as the company enjoyed strong first half year results that are expected to carry over to the second half and with the pe ratio now at 10 times this year’s earnings.

Consolidated Bakeries (Purity) traded at a 52 weeks’ closing high on Friday.

Key Insurance is added to the watch list with the price down to $3.36. After releasing full year results last week, Express Catering released first quarter results to August. Based on those numbers, ICInsider.com revised earnings per share to 40 Jamaica cents for the current fiscal year, with the PE now at 13.
ICInsider.com watch list comprises Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Consolidated Bakers, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Elite Diagnostic, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, Stationery and Office Supplies, Paramount Trading and Scotia Group.
Major factors to consider going forward. The rebound in tourist arrivals only came back to 2019 levels since June. Providing there are no reversals, then companies who are highly dependent on the sector will enjoy a big bounce for the next nine months compared to the lower business generated from last year to April this year. The same applies to the entertainment industry as the sector only opened up after March this year. Banks will make a fortune from increased interest rates.

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

Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Consolidated Bakers, Dolphin Cove, Elite Diagnostic, Emerging markets, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Jamaica Stock Exchange, junior market, Key Insurance, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies

Knutsford Express – a good stock to watch

September 18, 2022 by IC Insider.com

Fresh from the release of positive full year results to May of $87 million or 16 cents per share, Knutsford Express is a new stock to watch. ICInsider.com projects earnings for the new fiscal year at 90 cents per share, with the stock trading at a PE of 8 compared to the Junior Market average of 13. The stock stands a good chance of more than doubling in the next year.

Knutsford Express

Main Event reported incredible third quarter results to July of 41 cents per share, with ICInsider.com projecting earnings for the full year at 45 cents per share and 90 cents for 2023, with the stock trading at a PE of 17 based on the current year’s estimate, but well that based on the year’s numbers.
Express Catering also released full year results that show continued recovery from last year’s fallout, with a profit of US$1.1 million, from a loss of US$1.73 million in 2021. In contrast, in the nine months to February, profit was just US$364,607, with only US$120,248 profit generated in the February quarter. ICInsider.com earnings per share are projected at Jamaica 50 cents resulting in a PE of 11.
Elite Diagnostic is added to the list with projected earnings of 55 cents per share at a PE of 6.5 at a stock price of $3.58 and Consolidated Bakery that had an excellent half year with the promise of a good second half to come.
ICInsider.com identifies the following for the watch list. Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial, Stationery and Office Supplies, Paramount Trading and Scotia Group.
Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers and Express Catering will be major beneficiaries of the strong rebound in tourist arrivals and the supply of General Accident has declined sharply over the past few weeks, but investors may be reluctant to pile into the stock ahead of the hurricane season.
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Filed Under: Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Dolphin Cove, Everything Fresh, General Accident, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Knutsford Express, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, Main Event, NCB Financial, Paramount Trading, Scotia Group, Stationery and Office Supplies

138 Student Living jumps 41%, Purity 34%

August 27, 2022 by IC Insider.com

Last week’s stock to watch, Everything Fresh, climbed another 12.5 percent on top of the solid 43.5 percent last week to close the week at $1.89, while Consolidated Bakeries, added to the list last week, surged 34 percent to close at $1.99 as investors aggressively sucked 837,932 shares out of the market, leaving just eight lots of stocks amounting to 71,000 units on offer.
New to the list this week is Lumber Depot, that is undervalued with good potential to expand. ONE on ONE Education Services should list soon and will enjoy a significant price hike a few days after listing.
138 Student Living delivered a 41 percent jump in the week and should move even higher in the weeks ahead, while Stationery and Office Supplies picked up a bit as some demand came in for the stock. Expect more gains in the months ahead.
Investors should continue to watch Caribbean Assurance Brokers, Caribbean Producers, Dolphin Cove, Express Catering, Guardian Holdings, Jamaica Broilers, Lasco Distributors, Lasco Manufacturing, NCB Financial and Paramount Trading.
Dolphin Cove, Caribbean Producers, Express Catering and Everything Fresh will be significant beneficiaries of the strong rebound in tourist arrivals, now back to 2019 levels.