NCB Financial in big drop in Trinidad – Monday

November 20, 2017 by

NCB Financial Group dropped 9.2% on the TTSE.

NCB Financial Group dropped sharply at the close of trading Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday, shedding 60 cents or 9.2 percent in closing at $5.90 after exchanging 159,506 shares.
The market ended with 14 securities changing hands compared to 12 on Friday as the prices of 4 stocks advanced, 3 declined and 7 closed unchanged. Total volume passing through the market was 363,319 shares at a value of $3,307,599 compared to Friday’s trades of 337,266 valued at $3,015,209.
The Composite Index declined by 12.34 points to 1,283.94, the All T&T Index gained 0.03 points to 1,754.84 and the Cross Listed Index slid 3.39 points to close at 109.59.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volumes changing hands are Ansa McAL with gains of 3 cents, closed at $63.03 with 7,314 shares valued at $460,991, Clico Investment traded 20 cents higher, closing at $21 with 25,533 shares valued at $535,150, National Flour Mills ended at $1.95, gaining 1 cent with 1,500 units traded and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.70, after trading as high as $23.90, but closed with a gain of 4 cents, in trading 13,497 shares valued at $322,571.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining on Monday are, JMMB Group with a loss of 5 cents, to settle at $2.15 with 25,925 shares exchanged, NCB Financial Group closed 60 cents lower to $5.90 trading 159,506 shares valued at $961,048, the stock closed with 40,494 units on offer at $5.90 with no buying interest expressed at the close and Republic Financial Holdings fell 5 cents, closing at $101.70 with 15 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volumes traded unchanged at the close of trading are First Citizens traded 340 units at $31.81, Grace Kennedy closed at $3 exchanging 50,000 shares, Massy Holdings remained at $49 with 1,217 units, Readymix with trades of 345 units, closed at $11. Sagicor Financial held firm at $7.95 with 74,196 shares valued at $589,818, Scotiabank ended at $58.50 exchanging 2.526 shares and Trinidad Cement closed at $3.95 with 1,405 units traded.

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Unilever shareholders’ pain

November 19, 2017 by

Unilever stock is set for huge drop on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange

Unilever shareholders face a torrid time as very poor profit result in 2017 drove the stock price vastly lower than in 2016 and the price is poised to sink even lower as profits for the year cannot support the relatively high stock price.
Unilever profit peaked in 2013 and declined each year since but the stock price kept on rising and peaking in December 2015 at $68.30. Infrequently traded, the stock has been on a slide from 2016, but limited trading and the deep fall in profit made the downward price adjustment long and drawn out as many investors don’t like taking losses, hoping that tomorrow will be better.

Profit of Unilever Caribbean has almost evaporated in 2017.

Unilever reported profit of $3 million for the June quarter or 11 cents per share and $6.8 million for the half year suggesting profit around 60 cents for the full year but the September quarter saw profit falling to just $169,000 with year to date profit of $7 million compared to $30 million for the nine months to September 2016. Full year results are unlikely to exceed the $7 million mark by much. The earnings per share which is 27 cents at September should end the year around 30 cents. The stock which last traded at $38.75, is priced at a PE ratio around 130 times 2017 earnings, the clearest indication of a huge fall in the price to come.
Profit peaked at $70 million in 2013 slipped in 2014 to $47 million in 2015 and $42.5 in 2016 and looks set to plummet in 2017 as indicated above as revenues has fallen sharply during the year. Fortunately, the company cut back on cost in the September quarter with administrative expenses falling from $7 million to $5.5 million and selling and distribution cost was $8 million lower than in 2016.
Revenues reached a high of $588 million in 2014, dipped to $549 million in 2015, recovered a bit in 2016 to $566 million and is set to hover under $500 million for 2017, with nine months inflows of $410 million and $109 million for the quarter compared to $136 million in 2016. To be fair to the company, the impact of hurricane on some of the countries they sell to affected sales in the latest quarter, making an already bad situation worse.
Part of the austerity plan effected was a cut in dividend which was slashed from a high of $1.95 in 2013 it fell to $1.77 in 2014 then to $1.20 in 2015 and rose modestly to $1.25 in 2016.
Investors should keep a keen eye on the stock when it hits a low under $20 that it seems to be heading for as it could then present a good opportunity for recovery when the time is right.

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TTSE consolidating with downward bias

November 17, 2017 by

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Friday with 12 securities changing hands compared to 16 on Thursday as price changes were almost even as 3 stocks advanced, 4 declined and 6 held firm.
At the close, 337,266 shares traded at a value of $3,385,209 compared to Thursday’s trades of 636,867 valued at $4,568,685.
The Composite Index advanced 1.30 points to 1,296.28, the All T&T Index rose 0.92 points to 1,754.81 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.23 points to 112.98 to be up 44.53 percent year to date.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| At the close of the market, Agostini’s gained 1 cent and closed at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.54, having traded 3,662 shares, Guardian Holdings after it traded at a low of $15.49 rose 10 cents from the previous, to last trade at $15.60 with 45,855 shares valued at $712,743 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL last trade was at $23.66, with gains of 8 cents exchanging 58,518 shares valued at $1,385,526.
Losses| At the end of trading on Friday, Massy Holdings closed with a loss of 50 cents, ending at $49 with 200 units traded after it traded earlier at $49.48, National Flour Mills lost 1 cent, settling at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.94 with 23,000 shares and Point Lisas closed at $3.94, losing 1 cent with trades of 4,021 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volumes traded unchanged at the close of trading are Angostura Holdings exchanged 2,881 shares at $15.05, Clico Investment closed at $20.80 with 2,091 shares, First Citizens traded 2,360 shares at $31.81. JMMB Group remained at $2.20 exchanging 183,936 shares valued at $403,172, NCB Financial Group closed at $6.50 with 1,500 units and Scotiabank traded 750 units to close at $58.50.

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5 stocks up 4 down on TTSE

November 16, 2017 by

The Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange closed on Thursday with 16 securities changing hands compared to just 11 on Wednesday, as the market closed with mixed results as almost an equal number of stocks gained as lost.
Market activity resulted in 5 stocks advancing, 4 declining and 7 left unchanged as 636,867 shares traded at a value of $4,568,685 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 239,293 valued at $1,003,289.
The Composite Index lost 0.20 points to 1,294.98, the All T&T Index gained 1.34 points to 1,753.89 and the Cross Listed Index was down 0.24 points to 112.75.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 8 with lower offers.
Gains| The last traded price of the securities rising and the volumes changing hands are First Citizens with a gain of 1 cent, closing at $31.81 with 500 units exchanged, First Caribbean International Bank traded 25 cents higher to a 52 weeks’ high of $9.25 with 17,063 shares. Guardian Holdings advanced 50 cents to $15.50 with 47,810 units valued at $729,085, JMMB Group gained 5 cents to $2.20 trading 353,676 shares valued at $757,834 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.58, rising 3 cents while exchanging 7,500 shares.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are Ansa McAL with a loss of 3 cents, settling at $63 in trading 21,434 shares valued at $1,350,342, Clico Investment sliding 20 cents, in closing at $21.80 exchanging 200 units, Republic Financial Holdings lost 1 cent, ending at $101.75 trading 19 stock units and Sagicor Financial closed at $7.95, losing 1 cent with trades of 63,620 shares valued at $505,799.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged and the volumes exchanged are Angostura Holdings traded 17,100 shares at $15.05, Grace Kennedy trading at $3 with 70,778 shares. Massy Holdings closed at $49.50 exchanging 3,025 shares, National Enterprises traded 250 units at $9.75. National Flour Mills closed at $1.95 with 1,000 units, One Caribbean Media settled at $14 exchanging 2,000 shares and Scotiabank closed at $58.50 trading 304 stock units.

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4 TTSE stocks fell 1 gained – Wednesday

November 15, 2017 by

Trading volume picked up on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday with the market exchanging 11 securities compared to just 9 on Tuesday.
At the close, 1 stock advanced, 4 declined and 6 were unchanged as 239,293 shares traded at a value of $1,003,289 compared to Tuesday’s trades of 52,590 valued at $1,117,150.
The Composite Index advanced 5.92 points to 1,295.18, the All T&T Index remained unperturbed at 1,752.55 and the Cross Listed Index rose 1.62 points, closing at 112.99.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 7 with lower offers.
Gains| The sole security advancing in price is Grace Kennedy with gains of 3 cents, as it closed at $3 trading 52,452 shares.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and volume changing hands are, JMMB Group down 5 cents, in closing at $2.15 with 91,831 shares, L.J. Williams B share fell 1 cent, to settled at 77 cents exchanging 31,000 shares, Sagicor Financial closing at $7.96, losing 3 cents trading 13,691 shares and Trinidad Cement with a loss 5 cents, ending at $3.95 with 8,500 shares.
Firm Trades| At the close of trading, Clico Investment remained at unchanged $21 with 2,102 shares traded, First Citizens closed at $31.80 with 2,380 shares changing hands, First Caribbean International Bank last traded at $9 after hitting a high for the day of $9.25 to end the day trading 33,937 shares valued at $313,667. Massy Holdings last traded at $49.50 exchanging 490 units, National Enterprises traded 200 units at $9.75 and NCB Financial Group held firm at $6.50 with 2,710 shares.

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Modest trading for TTSE stocks

November 14, 2017 by

Trading volume fell sharply on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the market closed with just 9 securities changing hands compared to 13 on Monday, leading to only 52,590 shares trading valued $1,117,150, compared to Monday’s trades of 282,381 units valued at $2,414,741.
Market activity ended with 1 stock advancing, 2 declining and 6 holding firm and the Composite Index rising 0.21 points to 1,289.26, the All T&T Index gaining 0.07 points to 1,752.55 and the Cross Listed Index adding 0.05 points to close at 111.37.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
Gains| The sole security advancing in price is Grace Kennedy trading 2 cents higher to close at $2.97 exchanging 1,000 units.
Losses| The last traded price of the securities declining and the volume changing hands are First Citizens with a loss of 11 cents, closed at $31.80 with 7,984 shares and Sagicor Financial closing at $7.99, after losing 1 cent while trading 1,000 units.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities and the volumes traded unchanged at the close of market activity are, Clico Investment exchanging 11,233 shares at $21, Massy Holdings traded 100 units at $49.50,National Enterprises closed at $9.75 with 2,533 shares. NCB Financial Group remained at $6.50 with 6,530 shares traded, Scotiabank settled at $58.50 with 500 units and Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.55 with 21,890 shares valued at $515,065.

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Trading fairly steady on TTSE – Monday

November 13, 2017 by

JMMB Group trades at a 52 weeks’ high on TTSE.

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Monday closed with 13 securities changing hands, the same number as on Friday, as JMMB Group stock price closed at a 52 weeks’ high and National Flour Mills closed at a 52 weeks’ low.
Market activity resulted in 3 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 7 holding firm as 282,381 shares traded at a value of $2,414,741 compared to Friday’s trades of 360,606 valued at $6,717,397.
The Composite Index lost 0.21 points to 1,289.05, the All T&T Index declined by 1.07 points to 1,752.48 but the Cross Listed Index rose 0.09 points to 111.32.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 4 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| At the close of trading on Monday strong>First Citizens gained 11 cents with the last traded price ending at $31.91 as 12,038 shares valued at $382,819 changed hands, JMMB Group closed 13 cents higher at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.20 with 58,315 shares trading and Trinidad & Tobago NGL rose 5 cents and closed at $23.55 exchanging 3,100 shares.
Losses| The securities declining at the last price for the day are Clico Investment trading 16,457 shares valued at $345,708 and lost 4 cents in closing at $21, National Flour Mills fell 4 cents and closed at a 52 weeks’ low of $1.95 trading 53,012 shares and Republic Financial Holdings settled at $101.76, losing 13 cents with 3,465 shares valued at $345,708 trading.
Firm Trades| Securities traded unchanged at the close of the market are,Angostura Holdings exchanging 2,180 shares at $15.05, Grace Kennedy closing at $2.95 with 70,213 shares traded, National Enterprises closed at $9.75 with 500 units. One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 47,046 shares valued at $658,644 changing hands, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.75 in exchanging 1,045 units, Sagicor Financial traded 15,000 shares at $8 and Scotiabank remained at $58.50 with 10 units being traded.

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NCB at record high in Trinidad

November 10, 2017 by

NCB trades at record TT$6.50 or J$123.50 on the TTSE on Friday.

Trading on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange on Friday resulted in 13 securities changing hands compared to 18 on Thursday with NCB Financial Group climbing to a 52 weeks’ high of $6.50 while Ansa McAL led trading with 65 percent of the value of securities traded.
The market closed with 3 stocks advancing, 2 declining and 8 unchanged as 360,606 units traded at a value of $6,717,397 compared to Thursday’s trades of 458,073 units valued at $5,509,500.
The Composite Index dropped 0.68 points to 1,289.26, the All T&T Index declined by 2.85 points to 1,753.55 and the Cross Listed Index continued its rise, adding 0.21 points to close at 111.23.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer ended with 2 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
Gains| At the close of the market NCB Financial Group rose 5 cents, to a 52 weeks’ high of $6.50 trading 80,545 shares valued at $523,543, Republic Financial Holdings traded 13 cents higher, closing at $101.89 with 3,460 shares valued at $352,307 and Trinidad & Tobago NGL gained 1 cent to close at $23.50 exchanging 6,099 shares.
Losses| Clico Investment lost 16 cents, and closed at $21.04 while exchanging 22,594 shares valued at $475,282 and National Enterprises closed 25 cents lower to a 52 weeks’ low of $9.75 with 2,337 shares.
Firm Trades| In trading on Friday Ansa McAL closed at $63.03 trading 69,500 shares valued at $4,379,985, Grace Kennedy settled at $2.95 with 58,902 shares trading, Guardian Holdings closed at $15 with 17,000 shares, JMMB Group held firm at $2.07 with 44,840 shares. Massy Holdings remained at $49.50 exchanging 2,303 shares, National Flour Mills closed at $1.99 with trades of 40,000 shares, Sagicor Financial exchanged 13,000 shares at $8 and Unilever Caribbean ended at $38.75 with just 26 units.

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67% premium for Berger T&T

November 10, 2017 by

Minority shareholders of the Trinidad and Tobago listed Berger Paints are set to get a 67 percent premium on their shares, with Ansa Coatings offer of TT$6.76 for the shares.
The shares were trading at TT$4.05 on the last trading day, prior to the public announcement of the takeover by the Ansa Coatings.
On July 31, Ansa completed the purchase of 500,000 shares from Chan Ramlal Limited being 9.69 percent of the issued shares at the price of offer price. The transactions triggered an obligation by the Group to make a mandatory bid for the remaining shares at the price paid for the Chan Ramlal shares.
According to Ansa, “a consequence of the LBOH Acquisition and the purchase of the Chan Ramlal shares, ACI is the beneficial owner of 3,613,011 Shares and the registered owner of 500,000 Shares amounting in total to 4,113,011 Shares and together with the 60,606 Shares owned by Sissons Paints Limited, ANSA McAL is the deemed beneficial owner of and controls approximately 80.86 percent of the issued share capital of Berger.”
Berger Paints’ Jamaica minority shareholders were offered a negative price to that at which the stock was trading at locally, which was rejected by shareholders, holding 94 percent of the minority shares.

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TTSE indices’ gains mask deeper problems

November 9, 2017 by

Market activity on the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange, resulted in 6 stocks advancing, 3 declining and 9 unchanged, but this positive move belies a deeper problem awaiting a market, that continues to struggle within a sick economy.
The Composite Index gained 1.30 points to 1,289.94, the All T&T Index rose 1.52 points to 1,756.40 and the Cross Listed Index added 1.52 points to close at 111.02.
IC bid-offer Indicator| The Investor’s Choice bid-offer while indicating weaknesses in the market with 3 stocks with bids higher than last selling prices and 5 with lower offers does not tell the full story of the weakness in the market. The deeper problem is the large variance between some of the stocks offered for sale compared to the last price the stock traded at. West Indian Tobacco is set to make a big negative dent in the market index when next it traded as it is offered at $5 lower than the last price it traded at, with 1,796 shares offered at $116. The closest bid to buy is at $106.25 for only 16 shares. National Enterprises offer is 20 cents lower than the last trade. Calypso Macro Fund is offer for 90 cents less than the last trade, at $21.04 and Mora Ven Holdings

This graph tell the story that Unilever shares are set for a steep fall going forward.

is offered at $1.49 below the last trade at $14.49. Unilever Caribbean is also very weak with 40,863 shares offered for sale at $38.75 but buyers are down at $35 for just 310 units. Unilever reported profit of $3 million for the June quarter or 11 cents per share and $6.8 million for the half year suggesting profit around 60 cents for the full year and is now priced at a PE ratio of 64 times earnings, the clearest indication of a huge fall in the price to come.
At the close of trading the number of securities trading climbed to 18 on Thursday compared to 15 on Wednesday, leading to 458,073 shares trading at a value of $5,509,500 compared to Wednesday’s trades of 350,612 valued at $4,377,442.
Gains| At the close of market activities, Ansa McAL traded 20,500 shares valued at $1,292,100 and gained 8 cents, to close at $63.03, Clico Investment traded 20 cents higher, closing at $21.20 with 87,039 shares valued at $1,831,429, Massy Holdings ended at $49.50, gaining 1 cent with 11,979 shares valued at $592,958. National Flour Mills closed at $1.99, rising 4 cents while trading 6,000 shares, Scotiabank advanced 40 cents to $58.50 trading 1,000 units and Trinidad Cement rose 5 cents, and settled at $4 exchanging 49,601 shares.
Losses| Trading ended as, JMMB Group traded with a loss of 2 cents, and closed at $2.07 exchanging 188,500 shares valued at $395,789, Point Lisas lost 1 cent to close at $3.95 with 500 units and Prestige Holdings was down 1 cent to $10.75 trading 9,075 shares.
Firm Trades| The last traded prices of securities closing unchanged are Angostura Holdings that closed at $15.05 with trades of 7,541 shares, Ansa Merchant Bank exchanging 3,020 shares at $40, Grace Kennedy trading 14,778 shares at $2.95. Guardian Holdings remained at $15 with 1,204 units, One Caribbean Media closed at $14 with 350 units, Republic Financial Holdings ended at $101.76 with 81 units. Sagicor Financial traded 10,000 shares at $8, Trinidad & Tobago NGL closed at $23.49 exchanging 19,958 shares valued at $468,779 and L.J. Williams 8% preference share exchanged 42 units at $3.30.

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