Two additions to ICTOP10

The Main and the Junior Markets slipped from the previous week’s close, for a second week, with minimal price changes in the Junior Market ICTOP10, but there were three stocks with notable price changes in the Main Market TOP10 price.
In market activity during the week, the Junior Market ICTOP10 had no stock with a price movement of note, with the highest movement being 4 percent, as Jamaican Teas fell 4 percent to close at $2.40. The Main Market, Margaritaville rose 8 percent to $16.79. Scotia Group dropped 8 percent to $41.50 and Palace Amusement lost 7 percent to close at $1.02.
Jamaican Teas dropped out of the TOP10, following the release of second quarter results that showed improvements but not enough to support the previously projected earnings and Caribbean Producers fell out of the Main Market TOP10, with Jamaica Broilers returning, while Dolphin Cove returns to the Junior Market TOP10 after a long absence.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.5, well below the market average of 13.2 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.4 over half of the market, with an average of 12.6.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 274 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings, providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to gain 165 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 106, with an average of 31 and 22 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 24 for the top half and 18 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 11 stocks, or 24 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 45, averaging 21, well above the market’s average. The top half of the market currently has an average PE of 17, possibly the lowest fair value for stocks.
Of great import is that the averages of both markets are now converging around a PE of 20 for close to a third of the market, as the year is coming to a close and with more information available on the full year’s earnings.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2025 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate, resulting in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.