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Carib Cement post fall in Q1 profits

April 26, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Carib Cement reports lower Q1 profit for 2018

Revenues rose 6 percent in the March quarter this year for Caribbean Cement, compared to the first quarter of 2017 to $4.3 billion, but profit before taxation slipped modestly to $510 million from $528 million last year.
Increased taxation, from $67 million to $176 million dragged profit down to $348 million or 39 cents per share versus $460 million in 2017 or 54 cent per share.
“This performance was mainly driven as a result of the scheduled annual maintenance of Kiln 5 and Mill 5, during February and March of 2018,” the directors reported to shareholders and they went on to state that “our investment in maintenance efforts will no doubt increase our operational efficiencies with the goal of driving exports, in due course.”
Operating cost rose over 2017 by 10 percent to $3.7 billion, at a faster pace than revenues but repairs and maintenance jumped 75 percent to $345 million and staffing cost rose 18 percent to $542 million. Cost is set to fall sharply with the buyback of assets that were leased from Trinidad Cement which will reduce the $3 billion per annum charge that was incurred in this area in 2017.
Net cash generated by operating activities for the period of $856 million, but $1.5 billion was expended on capital improvement, including the installation of a new coal mill. According to management, the coal mill project currently in the final stages, and production is expected by the end of the third quarter of this year. This will continue to contribute to the plant’s operational efficiency and also to a reduction in operating costs. Cash on hand at the end of the quarter amounted to just over $1 billion.
The first quarter results left accumulated losses at $2.9 billion with shareholders’ equity at $9.3 billion. The stock closed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at $38.51.

Filed Under: Company News, Company Results Tagged With: Caribbean Cement, Emerging markets, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, Trinidad Cement

Cement signs buy back agreement

April 25, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Caribbean Cement paid $1.3 billion as initial payment on the buy back of kiln.

Caribbean Cement is reporting that they signed an agreement with our parent company Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL), for the acquisition of Kiln 5 and Mill 5 thereby terminating the lease agreement.
The company reported that they made the initial payment of $1.3 billion towards the acquisition representing a significant investment in plant and equipment, improving the company’s asset base.
In March, Caribbean Cement announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to the termination of the operating lease and the purchase by CCC of the assets covered under the Lease.
Agreement is for approximately USD$118 million to be paid to TCL and redemption of an aggregate number of 52 million preference shares held by TCL for approximately USD$40.5 million to be paid over a nine-year period, starting in 2018 and sourced from at least one third of CCC’s profits available for distribution from the previous year. CCC will also seek financing to fund the Asset Acquisition and the Redemption.
The agreement flows from concerns of minority shareholders who at the company’s last annual General meeting, at which shareholders were given the commitment by management that the best structure would be identified to acquire ownership of the assets.
The company paid $3.3 billion in 2017 for the lease of the assets that was installed to facilitate expansion of the plant.

Filed Under: Breaking News, Company News, General Business News Tagged With: Caribbean Cement, Emerging markets, Trinidad Cement

Trading levels fall on the TTSE – Wednesday

April 25, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Wednesday with trading in 16 securities against 13 on Tuesday, with 5 advancing, 2 declining and 9 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 679,573 shares at a value of $4,850,767 compared to 729,767 shares at a value of $20,238,234 on Tuesday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index rose 0.02 points on Wednesday to 1,227.64, the All T&T Index inched up by 0.04 points to 1,694.12, while the Cross Listed Index remained unchanged, to close at 102.44.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Massy Holdings gained 1 cent and ended at $47.42, with 1,281 stock units changing hands, National Flour finished trading with a rise of 5 cents and settled at $1.80, after exchanging 72,002 shares, Scotiabank closed with an increase of 23 cents and settled at $62.75, in exchanging 1,132 shares, Trinidad Cement rose 1 cent to $2.62, after trading 460,000 shares and West Indian Tobacco finished 4 cents higher to $88.55, with 50 stock units changing hands.
Losses| Ansa Mcal shed 10 cents and completed trading at a 52 weeks’ low of $59.80, with 16 units and Clico Investments lost 1 cent and ended at $20.15, with 11,679 units.
Firm Traded| Ansa Merchant Bank settled at $40, after exchanging 25 shares, First Citizens concluded trading at $32.55, with 1,900 shares changing hands, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.10, with 1,932 units, Guardian Holdings closed at $15, trading 2,265 shares, JMMB Group ended at $1.86, with 13,919 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings settled at $10.01, after 3,265 shares traded, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 368 stock units changing hands, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 5,275 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading at $27.90, with 104,464 units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Ansa Mcal, Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, Guardian Holdings, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour, NCB Financial Group, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

15 TTSE stocks traded firm – Monday

April 23, 2018 by IC Insider.com

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Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange ended on Monday with the vast majority of shares closing unchanged as 18 securities traded against 13 on Friday, with 1 advancing, 2 declining and 15 remaining unchanged.
Trading ended with 354,649 shares at a value of $2,152,473 compared to 305,552 shares at a value of $8,200,326 on Friday.
At close of the market the, Composite Index added 0.27 points on Monday to 1,229.54, the All T&T Index slipped 0.13 points to 1,693.37, while the Cross Listed Index inched higher by 0.09 points to close at 103.07.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with 3 stocks ending with higher bids than the last selling prices and 5 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| NCB Financial Group closed with a rise of 1 cent and concluded trading at $5.50, after exchanging 625 shares.
Losses| JMMB Group share price fell 1 cent and ended at $1.89, with 1,820 stock units changing hands and Trinidad & Tobago NGL shed 5 cents and completed trading at $27.45, with 1,972 units.
Firm Traded| Agostini’s concluded market activities at $21.06, after exchanging 425 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $15.72, with 5,355 stock units changing hands, Clico Investments completed trading at $20.16, with 438 units, First Caribbean International Bank settled at $8.90, after exchanging 455 shares, First Citizens ended at $32.55, exchanging 2,780 shares, Grace Kennedy completed trading at $3.10, with 169,784 units, Guardian Holdings settled at $15, after trading 2,375 shares, Massy Holdings ended at $47.40, with 224 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises completed trading at $9.65, with 2,100 units, National Flour settled at $1.75, after exchanging 800 shares, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.58, with 475 stock units trading, Sagicor Financial completed trading at $7.80, with 86,136 units, Scotiabank settled at $62.51, after exchanging 6,005 shares, Trinidad Cement settled at $2.60, with 72,696 shares traded and West Indian Tobacco ended at $88.55, with 184 stock units changing hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Agostini's, Angostura Holdings, Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, National Flour, NCB Financial Group, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, West Indian Tobacco

Trinidad Cement at 52 weeks’ low – Wednesday

April 11, 2018 by IC Insider.com

TCL trades at 52 weeks’ low on TTSE.

In trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with Trinidad Cement closing at 53 weeks’ low of $2.50 as investors lose faith in the profitability of the company but the stock closing with a bid for a small amount to buy at $2.50.
At the close 13 securities changed hands with 1 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 6 remaining unchanged compared to 16 trading on Tuesday
Trading volume remained low, with 404,907 shares valued at $2,835,805 changing hands, compared to 195,484 shares valued at $1,671,458 on Tuesday
At close, the Composite Index lost 2.16 points on Wednesday to 1,255.08, the All T&T Index declined 1.77 points to 1,697.88, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.35 points to close at 109.53.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with only 2 stocks ending with bids higher than the last selling prices and 6 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| Clico Investments price increased 4 cents, concluding trading at $20.20, with 6,286 units.
Losses| First Citizens’ shares fell 19 cents and completed trading at $32.51, after exchanging 1,788 shares, NCB Financial Group closed with a loss of 5 cents and completed trading at $6.10, after trading 300,000 shares, Republic Financial Holdings shed 4 cents and settled at $101.65, with 806 stock units changing hands, Scotiabank lost 1 cent and ended at $62.65, after exchanging 925 shares, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended trading 20 cents lower at $27.30, after exchanging 15,330 shares and Trinidad Cement concluded trading with a loss of 10 cents and settled at 53 weeks’ low of $2.50, with 2,314 stock units changing hands.
Firm Trades| Grace Kennedy concluded market activity at $3.15, with 33,000 units, JMMB Group settled at $1.86, with 39,100 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $47, with 842 stock units trading, One Caribbean Media settled at $12.44, with 1,017 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings ended at $10.01, after exchanging 144 shares and Sagicor Financial concluded trading at $7.80, as 3,355 units changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Clico Investments, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE

TTSE closed with 4 gains 2 losses – Tuesday

April 10, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Head Quarters

In trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, 16 securities changed hands with 4 advancing, 2 declining, leaving 10 unchanged, compared to 12 trading on Monday.
Trading volume remained low, with 195,484 shares valued at $1,671,458 changing hands, compared to 110,825 shares valued at $2,261,343 on Monday.
At close, the Composite Index lost 1.76 points on Tuesday to 1,257.24, the All T&T Index rose 0.03 points to 1,699.65, while the Cross Listed Index fell 0.49 points to close at 109.88.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows the market continuing to be weak as it closed with only 1 stock ending with the bid higher than the last selling price and 6 with lower offers, an indication of the continuation of a weak market currently.
Gains| First Citizens rose 19 cents and settled at $32.70, after exchanging 4,245 shares, National Flour ended trading gaining 2 cents at $1.70, after 7,420 shares changed hands, Republic Financial Holdings finished 11 cents higher and concluded market activity at $101.69, with 1,025 stock units changing hands and Scotiabank concluded trading with a rise of 1 cent to $62.66, after exchanging 3,291 shares.
Losses| NCB Financial Group shares fell 5 cents and settled at $6.15, after exchanging 50,000 shares and One Caribbean Media closed with a loss of 4 cents at $12.44, with 11,801 stock units changing hands.

Firm Trades|Agostini’s settled at $21.06, after exchanging 180 shares, Clico Investments ended at $20.16, with 9,665 units, JMMB Group concluded trading at $1.86, with 60,900 stock units changing hands, Massy Holdings closed at $47, with 1,211 stock units changing hands, Prestige Holdings completed trading at $10.01, after exchanging 1,000 shares. Sagicor Financial ended at $7.80, with 1,343 units, Trinidad & Tobago NGL settled at $27.50, after exchanging 1,975 shares, Trinidad Cement closed at $2.60, with 38,819 stock units changing hands, Unilever Caribbean ended at $32, with 350 units trading and West Indian Tobacco completed trading at $88.55, after 2,259 shares changed hands.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Company News Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Citizens, JMMB Group, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, NCB Financial Group, One Caribbean Media, Prestige Holdings, Republic Financial Holdings, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

Trinidad stock market in steady mode – Wednesday

February 21, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange was moderate on Wednesday with trading in just 11 securities, against 19 trading on Tuesday. The market closed with 3 stocks rising, 1 declining and 6 remaining unchanged.
IC bid-offer Indicator|At the end of trading, on Friday, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 4 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers, an indication of a greater level of stability in the market.
Trading ended with 143,873 shares with a value of $1,406,116, compared to 305,086 shares with a value of $4,018,435, changing hands.
At close the Composite Index shed 0.11 points on Wednesday to 1,269.86, the All T&T Index closed unchanged at 1,701.21 while Cross Listed Index slipped 0.03 points to close at 113.15.
Gains|Clico Investments concluded trading with a gain of 35 cents and finished at $20.35, with 1,285 units, First Citizens added 1 cent to finish at $32.11, trading 6,213 shares, the price of LJ Williams B share increased by 5 cents and finished at 75 cents, with 37,328 shares traded and Sagicor Financial rose 6 cents and finished at $7.88, with 36,259 units.
Losses| Trinidad & Tobago NGL fell 40 cents and finished at $27.10, trading 14,127 shares.
Firm Traded| Grace Kennedy end at $3.40, with 10,000 units, JMMB Group finished at $1.80, with 5,000 stock units changing hands, National Enterprises closed at $9.65, with 500 units, NCB Financial Group ended at $6.60, trading 18,465 shares, Republic Financial Holdings closed trading at $101.51, with 2,696 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement concluded trading at $3.50, with 12,000 stock units traded.
Prices of securities trading for the day are those at which the last trade took place.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Citizens, Grace Kennedy, JMMB Group, LJ Williams, Massy Holdings, National Enterprises, NCB Financial Group, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE

9 new IPOs for 2018

January 1, 2018 by IC Insider.com

Last year (2017), was a great year for Jamaican stocks with prices of several stocks more than doubling on the Jamaican Stock Exchange and 10 new companies listing on the exchange.
2018 seems poised to be another year for a number of new issues on the market as business owners take advantage of a buoyant market for equity investments.
The local market should have new 9 issues, Marlene Streete-Forrest, the JSE Managing Director confirmed. Streete-Forrest expects that 5 issues will list on the Junior Market and 4 for the main market. New financial entity Sygnus Capital is said to be heading to the public in January. Other listings expected shortly are Caribbean Insurance Brokers, NevEast and Elite Diagnostics. University College of the Caribbean with its main operations in Kingston, Jamaica, is expected to be the first educational institution to seek to list on the stock exchange. The listing is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2018. Mayberry Investment is also expected to bring their subsidiary, Mayberry West Indies to market by February.
In 2017, the Jamaica Stock Exchange had 10 new companies listing on the exchange, including 2 new companies listing preference shares. Two new listings were on the main market one on the US dollar market and 5 on the Junior Market.
Scotia Investments, Trinidad Cement, Montego Bay Ice and Margaritaville preference share were delisted during the year.

Filed Under: Initial Public Offers Tagged With: Caribbean Insurance Brokers, Elite Diagnostics, Emerging markets, Jamaica Stock Exchange, Jamaican Stock, junior market, Margaritaville, Mayberry Investments, Montego Bay Ice, Scotia Investments, Trinidad Cement, University College of the Caribbean

More securities trade with less volume

December 19, 2017 by IC Insider.com

Agostini’s traded at a 52 weeks’ high on Tuesday.

The number of securities trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, climbed to 18, compared to 14 on Monday. Unlike Monday, when just 1 stock advanced, trading on Tuesday threw up 4 winners 3 losers and 11 trading unchanged, with 1 closing at 52 weeks’ high and 1 at a 52 weeks’ Low.
In spite of the rise in the number of securities trading market activity ended with a mere 556,707 shares trading at a value of $4,534,786, well down from the 1,413,505 shares trading at for $8,688,584 on Monday.
The Composite Index fell 0.76 points to 1,257.20, the All T&T Index declined 1.90 points to 1,721.95 while the Cross Listed Index inched 0.05 points to close at 106.81.

Trinidad Cement closed at a 52 weeks’ low on Tuesday.

IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| In trading Agostini’s exchanged 694 shares, gaining 21 cents to end at 52 weeks’ high of $20.75, Angostura Holdings closed trading with just 20 shares at $15.20 after rising by 20 cents, Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent to end at $7.97, trading 275,873 shares with a value of $2,206,084 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL recovered the 30 cents it lost on Monday to close at $26.50, with 9,502 shares changing hands.
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining are Grace Kennedy with a loss of 1 cent, in closing at $2.99 in exchanging 217,463 shares at a value of $649,365, Guardian Holdings lost 27 cents in closing at $17.03 with 11,600 stock units changing hands and Trinidad Cement lost 20 cents to end at a 52 weeks’ low of $3.75 with 1,085 stock units trading.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are Clico Investments closing unchanged at $21 with 700 units trading, First Citizens closed at $32 with 8,303 units changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank trading 9,000 units at $9.30, National Enterprises exchanged 1,200 units at $9.80, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.70 with 1,453 shares trading, ReadyMix traded 500 shares at $11. Republic Financial Holdings traded a mere 5 units to settle at $100, Scotiabank closed at $60 in exchanging 1,766 units, Unilever Caribbean closed at $29, trading 500 shares, West Indian Tobacco closed at $100 with 6,948 shares with a value of $688,504 trading but traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $96.99, before the close and LJ Williams B share traded 10,095 units at 70 cents.

Filed Under: Stock Market, TTSE Market Tagged With: Angostura Holdings, Daily Trading, Emerging markets, Emerging Stock, First Caribbean International Bank, First Citizens, GraceKennedy, JMMB Group, LJ Williams, National Enterprises, Point Lisas, Readymix, Republic Financial Holdings, Sagicor Financial, Scotiabank, Trading Activity, Trinidad & Tobago NGL, Trinidad Cement, TTSE, Unilever Caribbean, West Indian Tobacco

Witco drops to 1 year low

December 15, 2017 by IC Insider.com

West Indian Tobacco hit another 52 weeks’ low on Friday.

Trading levels on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday down on Thursday’s levels as 13 securities changed hands compared to 16 on Thursday. The market closed with a weak West Indian Tobacco closing at a 52 weeks’ low.
The market closed with 321,584 shares traded at a value of $4,433,970 compared to Thursday’s trades of 513,696 units valued at $5,023,038 as the prices of 4 securities rose, 3 declining and 6 remained unchanged.
The Composite Index declined by 10.91 points to 1,259.04, the All T&T Index fell 4.19 points to 1,726.51 while the Cross Listed Index was down 2.41 points to close at 106.69.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 5 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded prices of the securities rising at the close of the market are,Guardian Holdings with gains of 30 cents, to close at $17.30 while trading 44,762 shares valued at $762,473, JMMB Group gaining 9 cents to settle at $1.59 with 95,509 shares changing hands, Sagicor Financial closed at $7.96, gaining 1 cent with 47,404 shares valued at $376,984 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL traded at $26.50, rising 30 cents in exchanging 38,959 shares valued at $1,032,542.
Losses| The last traded prices of the securities declining at the close of the market are, NCB Financial Group ending at $6, with a loss of 30 cents in trading 40,150 shares, Scotiabank lost 1 cent to close at $60.09 with 760 units and West Indian Tobacco declined by $1.80 to a 52 weeks’ low of $100 with 293 units changing hands and remains weak at the close with the stock being offered below the closing price and no buying showing at the close.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are, Clico Investment that closed at $21 with 22,800 shares valued at $478,800 trading, Massy Holdings traded 26,060 shares at $48 valued at $1,251,492, National Flour Mills closed at $1.90 with 2,300 shares trading. Republic Financial Holdings remained at $100 with 197 units changing hands, Trinidad Cement closed at $3.95 with 950 units and Unilever Caribbean held firm at $30 with 1,440 shares exchanged.