Trading picked up on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 49 percent and the value 65 percent more than Tuesday, with 43 securities trading compared with 42 on Tuesday and ended with 14 rising, 22 declining and seven closing unchanged.
Investors traded 8,746,352 shares for $20,082,467, up from 5,882,396 units at $12,191,518 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 203,404 shares at $467,034, compared to 140,057 shares at $290,274 on Tuesday with the month to date, averaging 274,843 units at $616,772 compared with 279,374 stock units at $626,269 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
EduFocal led trading with 3.11 million shares for 35.5 percent of total volume, followed by Dolla Financial with 1.46 million units for 16.7 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 910,539 units for 10.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index skidded 27.93 points to close at 3,893.50.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Blue Power rose 23 cents and ended at $2.93 in switching ownership of 1,994 shares, CAC 2000 dropped 94 cents in closing at $4, with 2,166 units clearing the market, Cargo Handlers skidded 9 cents to close at $14.40 in an exchange of 500 stocks, Caribbean Cream shed 56 cents to end at $4.10 as investors exchanged a mere 35 stock units. EduFocal rallied 19 cents to $2.53 with shareholders swapping 3,105,393 stocks, Elite Diagnostic advanced 17 cents to $1.77, with 125,048 stock units changing hands, Express Catering gained 29 cents to close at $4.59 with traders dealing in 500 shares, Fontana popped 30 cents and ended at $11.68 with investors transferring 96,758 units. 
Honey Bun lost 15 cents to end at $6.31 with investors trading 1,573 shares, Indies Pharma dipped 20 cents in closing at $2.80, with just one stock crossing the market, Jetcon Corporation increased 11 cents to end at 99 cents with 2,508 units crossing the exchange, JFP Ltd climbed 13 cents and ended at $1.61 with an exchange of 910,539 stock units. Knutsford Express declined 8 cents in closing at $12.17 in trading 6,676 shares, Lasco Distributors fell 11 cents to close at $4.20 in an exchange of 34,351 units, Lasco Financial fell 10 cents to $1.90 with a transfer of 27,229 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing dropped 32 cents to $4.60 and closed after 53,000 stocks changed hands. Limners and Bards declined 21 cents in closing at $2.01, with 16,492 stock units crossing the market, 
Lumber Depot rallied 28 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.88 after exchanging 70,551 shares and Main Event skidded 45 cents and ended at $13.55 after an exchange of 21,078 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Upsurge of funds pumped into JSE USD Market
Investors pumped more funds into the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market on Wednesday, than on Tuesday. with the value of stocks traded surging 4,898 percent to US$314,203 from just US$6,287 on Tuesday while volume changing hands, declined 8 percent 194,347 shares compared to 212,100 units on Tuesday, resulting in trading of seven securities, compared to six on Tuesday with four rising and three ending unchanged.
Trading averaged 27,764 share at US$44,886 versus 35,350 units at US$1,048 on Tuesday, with a month to date average of 52,850 shares at US$4,921 compared to 54,606 units at US$2,124 on the previous day. September ended with an average of 73,281 units for US$5,102.
The US Denominated Equities Index popped 2.49 points to 224.83.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.6. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Productive Business Solutions rallied 5 cents to US$1.55 after a transfer of 120 shares, Proven Investments rose 0.3 of a cent in closing at 14.6 US cents after 439 stocks were exchanged, 
Sterling Investments climbed 0.25 of a cent to end at 1.7 US cents after 368 stock units changed hands. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 9 US cents, with 7,431 units crossing the exchange, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10 US cents after 495 shares were traded and Transjamaican Highway gained 0.03 of a cent and ended at 1.61 US cents after an exchange of 29,107 units
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$2 with an exchange of 156,387 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Trading bounced on Jamaica Stock Exchange
Trading bounced on the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday from the depressed levels on Tuesday when just 13.3 million shares changed hands valued at a mere $30 million, but the market closed mixed on Wednesday, with the JSE USD Market inching higher and broke six consecutive days of decline with Main Market inching lower, while the Junior Market slipped to close just under the 3,900 mark.
At close, the JSE Combined Market Index shed 740.51 points higher to close at 328,164.26, the All Jamaican Composite Index popped 309.44 points to 347,603.15, the JSE Main Index shed 524.74 points to conclude trading at 313,537.57. The Junior Market Index declined 27.93 points to conclude trading at 3,893.50 and the JSE USD Market Index, after falling for the sixth consecutive days, advanced 2.49 points to end trading at 224.83.
Investors traded 22,396,453 shares in all three markets, up from 13,288,537 stock units on Tuesday. The value of stocks traded fell on the Junior and Main markets to $88.4 million, up from $30.29 million on Tuesday. The JSE USD market ended trading after 194,347 shares were traded, for US$314,203, compared to 212,100 units at US$6,287 on Tuesday.
In the preference segment had no stocks with notable price changes.
The market’s PE ratio, the most popular measure used to determine the value of stocks, ended at 23.2 on 2022-23 earnings and 11.2 times those for 2023-24 at the close of trading. ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
The PE ratio chart covers all ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, grouped by industry, allowing for easy comparisons between the same sector companies and the overall market. The EPS & PE ratios are based on 2023 and 2024 actual or projected earnings, excluding major one off items.
Investors need pertinent information to navigate numerous investment options in the local stock market successfully. The ICInsider.com PE ratio chart and the more detailed daily report charts provide investors with regularly updated information to help decision-making.
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Dividends paid or payable and yields for each company are shown in the Main and Junior Markets’ daily report charts, along with the closing volume pertaining to the highest bid and the lowest offer for each company.
Trading climbs on the Trinidad Exchange
Trading picked up on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 139 percent jump in the volume of stocks traded valued 7 percent more than on Tuesday, resulting from dealing in 21 securities up from 19 on Tuesday and ended with prices of seven stocks rising, six declining and eight remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 190,875 shares for $1,334,178 versus 79,915 stock units at $1,248,213 on Tuesday.
An average of 9,089 units were traded at $63,532 compared with 4,206 shares at $65,695 on Tuesday, with trading month to date averaging 12,512 shares at $127,830 compared with 12,749 units at $132,287 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index gained 2.28 points to finish at 1,179.74, the All T&T Index dipped 8.83 points to close at 1,792.62, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index increased 1.98 points to end at 73.34.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s fell 11 cents and ended at $67.05 after a transfer of 200 shares, Angostura Holdings skidded $2.76 to end at $20.19 with investors dealing in 650 stock units, Ansa McAl remained at $54.05 with a transfer of 7,175 units. 
Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $42.12, with 122 stocks crossing the market, Calypso Macro Investment Fund increased 5 cents to close at $22.55 in an exchange of 16 stocks, First Citizens Group remained at $49 with a transfer of 3,273 stock units. FirstCaribbean International Bank rose 1 cent and ended at $7 after 35 shares passed through the market, GraceKennedy advanced 7 cents to close at $3.30 after 256 stock units changed hands, Guardian Holdings ended at $18.65 with traders dealing in 2,159 stocks. JMMB Group shed 8 cents to $1.41 with an exchange of 9,500 shares, Massy Holdings dipped 4 cents to $4.55 as investors traded 5,004 units, National Enterprises dropped 4 cents in closing at $3.51, with 101,750 stock units changing hands.
NCB Financial rallied 29 cents to close at $2.84 after an exchange of 34,500 shares, One Caribbean Media remained at $3.50 while investors traded 290 stock units, Point Lisas ended at $3.51, with 176 stocks crossing the exchange. Prestige Holdings gained 25 cents in closing at $10.50 after investors traded 5,500 units, Republic Financial remained at $118.74 with shareholders swapping 89 stocks, Scotiabank climbed 5 cents and ended at $72, with 1,214 stock units crossing the market. Trinidad & Tobago NGL popped 11 cents to $11 with stakeholders exchanging 1,000 shares, Trinidad Cement ended at $2.90 in switching ownership of 17,750 units and Unilever Caribbean declined 2 cents to $11.54 in trading 216 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Worst fall for remittances
Remittance inflows to Jamaica in August slipped by 5.9 percent or US$18 million, the worst monthly decline for 2023, with total inflows of US$289, down from US$307 in August 2022, data out of the Bank of Jamaica show. The decline beats the 5.8 percent decline in April, with a slippage then of US$17 million.
So far, January, March and May are the only months with positive inflows compared with 2022.
In a year of primarily monthly declines, inflows are down by 1.1 percent or US$26 million to US$2.24 billion to August from US$2.267 million for the first eight months last year and now seem likely to come in just below the US$3.44 billion total inflows for 2022.
6 days of decline for the JSE USD Market
Trading dropped sharply on the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market ended on Tuesday, with the volume of stocks changing hands declining 84 percent valued 81 percent lower than on Monday and resulting in six securities being traded, compared to six on Monday with no stocks rising, four declining and two ending unchanged and resulted in the market declining for the sixth consecutive day.
A total of 212,100 shares were exchanged for US$6,287 compared with 1,287,632 units at US$32,552 on Monday.
Trading averaged 35,350 shares for US$1,048, down from 214,605 stock units at US$5,425 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 54,606 units at US$2,124 compared to 55,835 stock units at US$2,192 on the previous day. Trading in September ended with an average of 73,281 units for US$5,102.
The US Denominated Equities Index slipped 0.75 points to 222.34.
The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 8.4. The PE ratio is computed based on the last traded price divided by projected earnings done by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and one with a lower offer.
At the close, Proven Investments declined 0.38 of one cent and ended at 14.3 US cents with investors swapping 16,040 shares, 
Sterling Investments lost 0.25 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ low of 1.45 US cents after 22,305 stock units passed through the market, Sygnus Credit Investments dipped 0.1 of a cent in closing at 9 US cents after trading 1,612 units. Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share ended at 10 US cents, with 377 stocks changing hands and Transjamaican Highway dipped 0.03 of a cent to end at 1.58 US cents, with 171,393 shares clearing the market.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% ended at US$2 and closed with an exchange of 373 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
JSE Main Market rallies as value plunges
Trading plunged on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market ended on Tuesday, with only 7,194,041 shares being traded for a mere $18,098,887 compared with 5,650,950 units at $35,185,337 on Monday, with the volume of stocks traded rising 27 percent and the value plunging 49 percent lower than on Monday, with trading in 56 securities compared with 54 on Monday and ended with prices of 24 rising, 19 declining and 13 ending unchanged.
Trading averaged 128,465 shares at $323,194 versus 104,647 shares at $651,580 on Monday and month to date, an average of 233,380 units at $1,448,630,compared with 240,476 units at $1,524,746 on the previous day. Trading in September closed with an average of 218,512 units at $1,768,691.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 4.32 million shares for 60 percent of the total volume and was followed by Transjamaican Highway in trading 1.06 million units for 14.8 percent of the day’s trade and Sagicor Select Financial Fund with 367,451 units for 5.1 percent market share.
The All Jamaican Composite Index rose 262.79 points to 347,293.71, the JSE Main Index rose 2,426.08 points to settle at 314,062.31 and the JSE Financial Index rose 0.01 points to finish at 68.68.
The Main Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 12. The JSE Main and USD Market PE ratios are based on the last traded prices and earnings forecasts by ICInsider.com for companies with the financial year ending up to August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
At the close, Barita Investments skidded 70 cents to $71.50 in an exchange of 36,509 shares, Eppley shed $1.68 in closing at $32.32, with 1,211 stock units changing hands, Eppley Caribbean Property Fund popped $3.30 and ended at $39.50 after an exchange of 2,789 stocks. GraceKennedy lost 70 cents in ending at $72.50 after an exchange of 14,225 units, Jamaica Broilers advanced 44 cents to close at $33 with investors trading 24,339 shares, Jamaica Producers dropped $1.48 to close at $19 with traders dealing in 1,752 stock units. 
Kingston Properties increased 59 cents to end at $7.49 after 39 units passed through the market, Kingston Wharves fell 58 cents in closing at $27.36 while exchanging 5,367 stocks, Massy Holdings gained $1 and ended at $91 in switching ownership of 1,000 stocks. Pan Jamaica rose $2.50 to $49.50 with stakeholders exchanging 581 stock units, Portland JSX rallied 35 cents to $10.85 as investors exchanged 166 units, Proven Investments dropped $3.63 and ended at $20.16 with shareholders swapping 7,373 shares. Seprod declined $2 in closing at $72 with a transfer of 6,022 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance climbed $1.76 to end at $11.90, with 50 stocks crossing the market and 
Wisynco Group rose 50 cents to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $21.50, with 94,427 units crossing the exchange.
In the preference segment, Eppley 7.75% preference share gained 78 cents to end at $20 after 2 shares crossed the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market blast through the 3,900 mark
Investors pushed the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange to close above what has become the challenging 3,900 mark on Tuesday, following trading in 42 securities compared with 43 on Monday and ended with 17 rising, 18 declining and seven closing unchanged, with the volume of
stocks traded falling 58 percent and the value 55 percent lower than Monday.
Investors traded 5,882,396 shares for $12,191,518, down from 14,063,733 units at $27,307,285 on Monday.
Trading averaged 140,057 shares at $290,274, compared with 327,064 units at $635,053 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 279,374 units at $626,269 compared with 288,574 stock units at $648,457 on the previous day. September closed with an average of 220,239 units at $459,425.
Dolla Financial led trading with 1.59 million shares for 27.1 percent of total volume, followed by EduFocal with 532,433 units for 9.1 percent of the day’s trade and JFP Ltd with 432,993 units for 7.4 percent market share.
At the close, the Junior Market Index rose 38.66 points to close at 3,921.43.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 10.9, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending between November 2023 and August 2024.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Access Financial dipped 50 cents in closing at $24.50 as investors exchanged 791 shares, Blue Power skidded 23 cents to end at $2.70 with shareholders swapping 400 units, Cargo Handlers gained $1.54 and ended at $14.49 with investors dealing in 203 stock units. Dolphin Cove gained 15 cents in closing at $16.15, with eight stocks crossing the market, Everything Fresh advanced 24 cents to $1.64, with 213,077 shares changing hands. Express Catering fell 31 cents and ended at $4.30 after a transfer of 1,700 stocks, Fontana rallied 27 cents to $11.38 and closed with an exchange of 8,483 stock units, Future Energy popped 10 cents to close at $3.70 after the passage through the market of 126,635 units. 
Honey Bun climbed 12 cents in closing at $6.46 with investors trading 11,214 shares, iCreate rose 8 cents to end at 80 cents, with 20,004 stocks crossing the market, ISP Finance rose $4.71 to close at $31.49 in trading 29 units. Knutsford Express rallied $1.14 and ended at $12.25 after an exchange of 1,193 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing shed 8 cents in closing at $4.92 with investors transferring 1,702 stock units, Limners and Bards increased 46 cents to end at $2.22 with traders dealing in 112,596 shares. Lumber Depot popped 9 cents to $2.60, with 19,929 units crossing the exchange, Mailpac Group declined 9 cents to end at $2.28, with 358,514 stocks clearing the market, MFS Capital Partners gained 9 cents to close at $2.10 in an exchange of 227,983 shares. 
Paramount Trading dropped 14 cents and ended at $1.56 with stakeholders exchanging 12,000 units, Spur Tree Spices lost 8 cents in closing at $2.06 after 48,634 stock units changed hands and Stationery and Office Supplies advanced 17 cents to $1.79 while exchanging 255,208 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
AMG 2023 profit slips, watch 2024
Profits fell slightly at AMG Packaging, producers of carton boxes, in the 2023 fiscal year to August to $94 million, but a close look shows the 2023 performance to be better than that for 2022, with the current year’s figures including a one off charge, plus vastly increased taxation than in the previous year.
AMG Packaging
Profit after tax declined from $105 million in the previous year, but this is after taxation climbed from $18 million to $39 million in the current year and a one off charge of $11 million, with revenues coming out at $1 billion in the current year, up from $996 million in 2022. Revenues for the fourth quarter were $230 million, down 12 percent from $257 million, management indicated that the reduction represented reduced production for one month—profit after tax ended at $19 million, down from $25 million in the previous year. The 2023 profit was declined by the abovementioned charge related to credit taken from 2017 to 2021 for payroll taxes not allowed for Junior Market companies. Had this not been the case, profit would have been higher than in the prior year, ending at $30 million instead of the lower figure reported.
In addition, taxation for the quarter was $11 million versus $5 million in the prior year, even as profit was lower. Pretax profit of $30.5 million in the final quarter would have been $41 million, excluding the one off charge versus $29.5 million, reflecting a solid 39 percent improvement and the full year $144 million compared with $123 million for an increase of 17 percent.
The company benefitted from the reversal of impairment losses and foreign exchange gains amounting to $4.5 million in the fourth quarter and $3 million for the twelve months, this compares with a loss of $5.4 million in 2022 for both the final quarter and the full year.
Even as revenues fell in the final quarter, gross profit rose to $79 million from $75 million in the previous year as the cost of sales declined 17 percent in the period from $183 million to $152 million. Gross profit jumped to $312 million from $273 million for the year to August, with cost of sales falling just 3 percent from $723 million to $700 million. Management Discussion and Analysis report stated that the reduction in manufacturing cost “was due mainly to the increase in efficiencies in our production processes.” From all indications, the new machine, installed before the start of the 2023 fiscal year, resulted in improved performance, with lower labour costs that flowed from operating one shift instead of two and reduced overtime. Working one shift would also reduce energy costs in using the machines.
New addition to the factory
Administrative costs were well contained at $27 million for the quarter, which was similar to that of 2022, but it grew 17 percent to $111 million for the year from $95 million in the previous year. Finance cost was relatively stable, coming in just around $2 million for the quarter and $8 million for the full year versus $8.7 million in the previous year. Depreciation climbed to $11 million from $8.4 for the quarter and $43 million from $30 million last year.
The operations generated Gross cash flow of $176 million and ended with increased funds for the year at $174 million after significant changes in working capital primarily relating to a reduction in amounts tied up in inventories and paying down amounts due to creditors.
Current assets ended the period at $590 million compared with $639 million in 2022. Trade and other receivables amount to $137 million, inventories amount to $156 million, down from $394 million in 2022 and cash and bank balances ended at $297 million. Current liabilities ended the period at $120 million. Net current assets ended the period at $469 million.
At the end of the year, shareholders’ equity amounts to $1.28 billion, up from $1.18 billion in 2022, with long term borrowings at $77 million, down from $81 million in 2022 and short term at $14 million, which is similar to the amount due at the end of 2022 fiscal year.
Earnings per share for the quarter was 4 cents and 18 cents for the year. IC Insider.com computation projects earnings of 40 cents per share for the fiscal year ending August 2024, with a PE of 6 times current year’s earnings based on the price of $2.35 the stock traded at on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market on Monday. Net asset value ended the period at $2.50, with the stock selling at a slight discount to book value.
Trading drops on Trinidad Exchange
Trading ended on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with a 49 percent fall in the volume of stocks traded at a 26 percent lower value than on Monday, resulting in trading of 19 securities, up from 16 on Monday, with prices of six stocks rising, six declining and seven remaining unchanged.
Investors exchanged 79,915 shares for $1,248,213, down from 156,493 stock units at $1,679,903 on Monday.
An average of 4,206 units were traded at $65,695 compared to 9,781 shares at $104,994 on Monday, with trading for the month to date averaging 12,749 shares at $132,287 compared with 13,321 units at $136,742 on the previous day. The average trade for September amounts to 21,948 shares at $198,506.
The Composite Index dipped 4.88 points to settle at 1,177.46, the All T&T Index popped 2.36 points to close at 1,801.45, the SME Index remained unchanged at 79.99 and the Cross-Listed Index dipped 1.77 points to finish at 71.36.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows three stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
At the close, Agostini’s gained 11 cents and ended at $67.16 with shareholders swapping 263 shares, Angostura Holdings ended at $22.95 after 13,705 stocks changed hands, Ansa Merchant Bank ended at $42.12 with an exchange of 100 units. Calypso Macro Investment Fund ended at $22.50 with investors transferring 1,200 stock units, First Citizens Group closed at $49 after a transfer of 3,321 stocks, FirstCaribbean International Bank finished trading at $6.99 with 1,198 shares clearing the market. GraceKennedy popped 3 cents to $3.23 with stakeholders exchanging 3,071 units, Guardian Holdings shed $1.35 to end at $18.65 after investors traded 125 stock units, JMMB Group slipped 1 cent to $1.49, with 4,292 stocks crossing the market. Massy Holdings advanced 4 cents to $4.59 with traders dealing in 30,790 stock units, National Enterprises rallied 5 cents and ended at $3.55 in an exchange of 9,263 units, 
NCB Financial dipped 30 cents to $2.55, with ten shares crossing the market. One Caribbean Media climbed 19 cents to end at $3.50 with a transfer of 10 stocks, Prestige Holdings closed at $10.25 after an exchange of 4,999 shares, Republic Financial declined 76 cents in closing at $118.74 in an exchange of 2,925 units. Scotiabank skidded 6 cents to end at $71.95 after exchanging 1,248 stocks, Trinidad & Tobago NGL ended at $10.89 with investors dealing in 2,945 stocks, Trinidad Cement fell 1 cent to close at $2.90 in switching ownership of 200 stock units and West Indian Tobacco rose 49 cents and ended at $10 after investors exchanged 250 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
