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 making slow recovery on TTSE
Trading broadens with 17 securities
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 17 securities changing hands of which 3 advanced, 4 declined and 10 traded firm with a total of 89,562 units, valued at $2,032,287.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.77 points to close at 1,146.06, the All T&T Index rose 0.18 points to close at 1,964.43 and the Cross Listed Index fell by 0.23 points to end at 42.94. Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAl with 1,495 shares advanced by 2 cents to end at $12.75, Scotiabank contributed 7,666 shares with a value of $445,155, to close $58.07 and Unilever Caribbean increased 3 cents, to end at $64.22 with 4 units traded to close at a new 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Jamaica Money Market Brokers that added 7,476 shares but lost 3 cents, to end at 42 cents, National Commercial Bank with 12,300 shares changing hands, for a value of $12,054 but lost 2 cents, to close at 98 cents, One Caribbean Media lost 2 cents with 721 shares in closing at $25.10 and Republic Bank with 2,273 shares changing hands for a value of $274,419 and closed at $120.73 as the price slipped by 1 cent.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with a volume of 8,552 shares, traded for $109,036 and closed at $12.75, while Clico Investment Fund with 31,215 shares valued at $689,852 remained at $22.10, First Citizens Bank traded 1,319 shares, to close at $36.76, Grace Kennedy traded 765 units at $3.85, Guardian Media 925 shares $19.75, Guardian Holdings 3,184 shares at $13.55, Massy Holdings traded 3,689 shares valued at $252,918 and closed at $68.55, National Flour Mills 2,500 shares ended at $1.10, Sagicor Financial Corporation with 478 shares, closed at $6.05 and Trinidad Cement with 5,000 shares closed at $1.99.
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.
Moderate price changes on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 15 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 3 declined and 10 traded firm, with a total of 222,485 units, valued at $2,436,444 traded.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.07 points to close at 1,146.70, the All T&T Index fell by 0.14 points to close at 1,963.09 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 43.29.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Angostura Holdings that gained 5 cents, to end at $12.55 while 1,724 units were traded and Scotiabank gaining just a cent, to end at $58.01 with 1,371 units changing hands.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Guardian Holdings added 19,230 shares valued at $260,567 and closed 5 cents lower, at $13.55, Massy Holdings traded 1,200 shares to close with a 1 cent loss, at $68.55 and National Enterprises with 1,518 shares traded, to close at $17.50.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAl with only 100 units changing hands, to end at $66.15, Clico Investment Fund with 40,720 shares valued at $899,912, remained at $22.10, First Citizens Bank contributed 21,500 shares with a value of $790,128, to end at $36.75, Guardian Media added only 20 shares to close at $19.75, National Flour Mills with 28,166 shares being traded for $30,983, closed at $1.10, National Commercial Bank traded 4,000 shares and closed at $1, Scotia Investment with 2,000 shares trading, ended at $1.40, One Caribbean Media contributed 846 shares at $25.12, Trinidad Cement with 100,000 shares changing hands for a value of $199,092, closed at $2 and West Indian Tobacco traded 90 units, to close at $119.
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 3 stocks with offers that were lower.
Scotiabank bottoms looking up on TTSE
Scotiabank seems to have hit bottom, with good buying coming into the market on the first trading day of November, pushing the price up by a small amount. IC insider has elevated the stock to BUY RATED status. At the close, there was 18,922 units on the bid to buy at $58 and a small volume to sell, at $59.50.
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 15 securities changing hands, of which 5 advanced, 2 declined and 8 traded firm, ending with a total of 666,624 units, valued at $6,731,903.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.73 points to close at 1,146.77, the All T&T Index gained 0.91 points to close at 1,963.23 and the Cross Listed Index fell / increased by 0.07 points to end at 43.29.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Guardian Holdings added 53,950 shares valued at $733,720 to end 9 cents higher at $13.60, Massy Holdings traded 43,706 shares valued at $2,996,483 to close with a gain of 2 cents to end at $68.56, Sagicor Financial Corporation traded 60 shares valued at $6.19 to close with a gain of 14 cents Scotiabank gained 2 cents to $58 while trading 13,544 units valued at $785,552 and seems to have clearly bottomed and West Indian Tobacco gained 23 cents to end the day at $119 while trading 2,425 units.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, One Caribbean Media with 367 shares ended at $25.12 after losing a cent and Trinidad Cement with 144,893 shares traded for $289,858 closed at $2 after dropping 3 cents
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL with 685 shares closed unchanged at $66.17, Clico Investment Fund with 13,280 shares valued at $293,488 remained at $22.10, First Citizens Bank traded 13,331 shares to close at $36.75, Grace Kennedy contributed 128,489 shares with a value of $494,680 to end at $3.85, Jamaica Money Market Brokers traded firm at 45 cents after trading 1,038 units, National Commercial Bank with 200,000 shares changing hands for a value of $200,000 and closed at $1, National Enterprises traded 2,056 shares to close unchanged at $17.50 and Scotia Investments closed at $1.40 with 48,800 units changing hands.
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 1 stock with the offer that was lower.
7 stocks up but Republic drops 75c
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange closed with 16 securities changing hands of which 7 advanced, 4 declined and 5 traded firm, with a total of 244,650 units, valued at $9,307,775 trading.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index fell by just 0.49 points to close at 1,146.04, the All T&T Index rose 0.22 points to close at 1,962.32 rose and the Cross Listed Index fell 0.16 points to end at 43.22.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, ANSA McAL added 11,518 shares valued at $762,135, to gain 2 cents to $66.17, Ansa Merchant Bank closed at a new 52 weeks’ high of $39.42, up a cent while 5,260 shares changed hands, Guardian Holdings gained a cent to close at $13.51 while trading 9,271 units, One Caribbean Media ended with a 1 cents increase to $25.13 with 500 shares, Trinidad Cement put on a cent to end at $2.03 with 5,600 units, Unilever was up 4 cents to close at a new 52 weeks’ high of $64.19 while 5,808 units changed hands with a value of $372,815 and West Indian Tobacco gained 16 cents to end the day at $118.77 as 4,110 shares were traded valued at $488,144.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Massy Holdings traded 11,000 shares valued at $753,940 to close at $68.54 with a loss of 1 cent, Republic Bank with 27,285 shares being traded for $3,293,884 shed 75 cents to $120. Sagicor Financial contributed 27,078 shares, valued at $163,909 but fell 20 cents to close at $6.05, for a new 52 weeks’ low and Scotiabank traded 6,125 shares valued at $355,127 to close with 1 cent loss at $57.98 a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Clico Investment Fund with 98,100 shares valued at $2,168,010 remained at $22.10, Firstcaribbean International Bank 645 shares to end at $5.50, First Citizens Bank traded 1,500 shares at $36.75, National Enterprises with 30,550 shares changing hands for a value of $534,325 closed at $17.50 and National Flour Mills with 300 shares ended at $1.10.
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.
Only 8 securities traded in Trinidad
Only 8 securities traded on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Thursday, 1 advanced, 1 declined and 6 traded firm resulting in a total of 33,413 units changing hands, valued at $1,796,156. At the close of the market, the Composite Index rose 0.01 points to close at 1,146.53, the All T&T Index edged up 0.02 points to close at 1,962.10 and the Cross Listed Index remained at 43.38.
Gains| Trinidad Cement inched up a cent to $2.02 while trading 1,000 shares to be the sole stock to gain in price.
Declines| The only stock declining at the end of trading is Scotiabank with 1,000 shares, fell 1 cent to close at $57.99 to a new 52 weeks’ low.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Agostini’s traded 284 shares at $17.34, Clico Investment Fund with 9,160 shares valued at $202,436 closed at $22.10, First Citizens Bank traded 869 shares to close at $36.75, Guardian Holdings contributed 3,100 shares to end at $13.50, National Commercial Bank with 6,000 shares closed at $1 and Republic Bank with 12,000 shares changing hands for a value of $1,449,000, ended at $120.75.
With results being released for the September quarter and the end of the year nearing, financial information may be forthcoming that could result in more interest in some of the stocks. The number of stocks with bids higher than their last sale prices is in keeping with the above.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator was showing a moderately bullish signal as had 6 stocks closed with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 stock with the offer that was lower.
14 stocks traded on TTSE
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange ended with 14 securities changing hands, of which 3 advanced, 1 declined and 10 traded firm with a total of 496,344 units, valued at $1,150,956. At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.04 points to close at 1,146.52, the All T&T Index fell by 0.07 just points to close at 1,962.08 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 43.38.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, Unilever Caribbean with a 4 cents gain to $64.15 after trading 133 units to close at a new 52 week’ high, National Commercial Bank with 450,000 shares changing hands for a value of $450,000 closed 2 cents higher at $1 and West Indian Tobacco put on 5 cents to end at $118.61 while trading 300 shares.
Declines| The only stock declining at the end of trading is, One Caribbean Media added 4,235 shares valued at $106,383, falling 13 cents to end at $25.12.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 8,137 shares valued at $101,713, traded at $12.50, Clico Investment Fund with 2,970 shares valued at $65,637 ended at $22.10, First Citizens Bank had 1,940 shares trading to end at $36.75, Guardian Holdings had 3,000 units trading at $13.50, Massy Holdings traded 2,134 shares at $68.55, National Enterprises 302 shares ended at $17.50, National Flour Mills 1,000 closed at $1.10, followed by Scotiabank traded 1,547 shares at $58 and Scotia Investments with a volume of 20,646 shares being traded at $1.40.
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 only 1 stock with the offer lower.
Republic trades big but Is Scotia bottoming?
Scotiabank traded nearly 30,000 shares on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Tuesday, making it the fourth largest trade since 236,520 units were traded on May 22 at $70, just before the bank released its six months result, showing a sharp fall in profit for its second quarter. Prior to today’s trade, Scotia traded 200,069 units at $68.94, on July 9 and 40,719 shares on July 31, at $66.74 each.
The next closest volume, was a trade of 25,042 units at $60.80, on September 25. The amount traded today has been on offer from October 24 at $58. The big question, is the end of the decline from $70 which started in May, coming to an end? At the close there was a bid to buy only 100 units at $57.50 and a small offer to sell 317 units at $58. The PE ratio of the stock is just over 16 times this year’s earnings, and is close to Republic Banks PE, suggesting that the decline may not have long to run, but buying ahead of the October year end results, may be tempered while the release is pending. Regardless, Investors should be putting this one on their Watch List, now that the price has declined a fair amount.
The Market closed with 14 securities changing hands of which 2 advanced, 3 declined and 9 traded firm, with a total of only 261,908 units, valued at $15,296,503, with Republic accounted for $12 million of the trade, down from Mondays $15.7 million.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index lost 0.62 points to close at 1,146.56, the All T&T Index fell by 1.25 points to close at 1,962.15 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 43.38.
Gains| Trinidad Cement had 3,949 shares trading, gained 1 cent to end at $2.01 and West Indian Tobacco climbed 4 cents to end the day at $118.56 while trading only 50 shares. The company announced an increased final dividend for 2014 of $1.39, up from $1.07 last year.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings that added 9,627 shares valued at $120,338 to end with a fall of 3 cents at $12.50, First Citizens Bank traded 6,519 shares to close with a loss of 5 cents at $36.75, Republic Bank with 100,076 shares changing hands for a value of $12,084,190, suffered a loss, of 35 cents to close at $120.75.
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, Ansa McAL with 3,525 shares to close at $66.15, Clico Investment Fund with 29,360 shares valued at $648,856 to end at $22.10, Guardian Holdings contributed 5,812 shares at $13.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers with 50,000 shares being closed at 45 cents, Massy Holdings traded 386 shares at $68.55, One Caribbean Media with 1,150 units, closed at $25.25, Praetorian Property Mutual Fund traded 20,000 units to remain at $3.40, Prestige Holdings closed at $9.55 after trading 1,906 shares and Scotiabank contributed 29,548 shares with a value of $1,713,784 to end at $58.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and 2 stocks with offers that were lower.
Investors spend $15.7m on Republic’s shares
Trading on the Trinidad Stock Exchange on Monday, closed with Republic Bank accounting for $15.7 million worth of shares traded, but the stock price declined at the close. There were 14 securities changing hands on the first trading day of the week, 3 advanced in price, 5 declined and 6 traded firm, with a total of 665,955 units, valued at $19,599,985.
At the close of the market, the Composite Index declined by 0.47 points to close at 1,147.18, the All T&T Index fell 0.93 points to end at 1,963.40 and the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged at 43.38.
Gains| Stocks increasing in price at the close are, First Citizens Bank traded 1,665 shares and gained 4 cents to close at $36.80, One Caribbean Media increasing 13 cents to end the day at $25.25, in spite of a slight decline in earnings for the year to September of 3 percent to reach $57.8 million and 17.5 percent reduction in the September quarter to $18.4 million. Conversely, West Indian Tobacco gained 2 cents to land at $118.52, while 70 units traded. Profit before taxation for the nine months ended 30 September, climbed 13 percent to $436 million, over the corresponding period in 2013 and profit after tax for the nine months is $329 million, reflecting an increase of 16 percent over 2013. Profit after tax rose 9 percent in the September quarter over that of 2013 as revenues declined slightly.
Declines| The stocks declining at the end of trading are, Angostura Holdings with 2,210 shares, declined by 2 cents to close at $12.53, National Enterprises contributed 39,978 shares with a value of $699,615, closing down 4 cents at $17.50, a 52 weeks’ low, National Commercial Bank with 401,176 shares changing hands for a value of $401,152 to end down 2 cents to 98 cents, National Flour traded 3,000 shares to close with the loss of 4 cents to $1.10, Republic Bank with 130,000 shares traded for $15,743,000 lost 10 cents to end at $121.10
Firm Trades| Stocks closing with prices unchanged at the end of trading are, ANSA McAL added 18,349 shares valued at $1,213,786 and closed at $66.15, Clico Investment Fund with 60,618 shares valued at $1,340,545 to end at $22.11, Guardian Holdings traded 3,167 shares to close $13.50, Jamaica Money Market Brokers had 500 shares changing hands at 45 cents, Massy Holdings traded 22 shares to close at $68.55, Trinidad Cement with 3,200 shares ended at $2.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bid higher than their last selling prices and only 1 stock with the offer that is lower.
Berger surges to the top
Berger Paints surged to the top of the list of stocks on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange that should return the highest gains to investors, in the months ahead, with the potential to reach 500 percent.
Next in line is Trinidad Cement with 300 percent. Scotiabank has fallen to $58 from a high of $73.12 earlier this year. At the close of trading for the week, Scotiabank’s price seems set to decline further, with selling pressure still overwhelming buying interest, at the current price level. The decline so far has put the stock back in the list of top buys, with potential gain of 40 percent at the last traded price. The bank reported poor results in the first half of the fiscal year, but showed strong gains in the July quarter including good pick up in loans. This suggest that 2015 earnings should move up attractively, subject to continued growth in the loan portfolio. Importantly the PE has fallen in line with Republic Bank at around 16 times earnings and only slightly above the rest. Berger has surged based on the latest results, putting profit for the six months to September at $1.122 million, a big improvement over than the $240,000 earned in the 2013 period and almost ensuring that the full year’s earnings of $2.93 million to March this year, will be bettered by a good degree. 
Berger’s profit improvement is flowing from reduced cost rather than sales growth. Sales fell slightly to $29.8 million for the half year, compared to $30.1 million in the 2013 period. IC Insider is forecasting $1.10 per share, around $6 million after tax for the current year.
Rounding out the top list of the stocks that virtually select themselves are, Sagicor Financial, Point Lisas, Guardian Holdings, National Flour Mills, Massy Holdings, First Citizens Bank, Ansa Merchant Bank, Republic Bank and Scotiabank.
The 2014 financial year for a number of the companies have ended in September, with more results to be released soon. Investors’ minds will start to focus on 2015 when the results for some of the companies will show improvement over 2014, making the stocks cheaper now than they are likely to be a few months from now when the results for 2015 starts to flow.
Trinidad Cement released their nine months results to September which point to earnings from continuing operations being 13 cents for the quarter and annualised at 52 cents per share. The agreement to supply Venezuela with 240,000 tonnes of clinker will help boost the group’s profit, while the contract is being satisfied. While debt is a negative, the present cash flow if continued, will see them out of danger within 3-4 years.
Overall the TTSE market average PE is at 14.4 with 12 stocks above this levels and 10 stocks below.