5 Stocks up more than 100 percent – September 2018

5 Stocks Up More than 100% since January of 2018

The Jamaica Stock Exchange has been doing exceptionally well since the Summer of 2014. In 2015, the Jamaica Stock Exchange was the number one performing Stock Exchange in the world according to Bloomberg. The JSE Combined Index was up 100%. In 2016, the index grew by a further 28.73%. In 2017 the JSE Combined Index was up 42.81% out pacing even the very famous S&P500 index which was up only 21.83%. In each case there were stocks that went up north of 100%. In this article, we will look at 5 JSE stocks that have seen price gains of 100% or more since the start of 2018. More importantly, we will take a rare-view look at some of the factors that contributed to the tremendous price appreciation in each case.

Derrimon Trading Limited (JSE: $DTL)

Derrimon Trading company stock closed at J$7.91 on the first trading day in 2018. The stock ballooned to J$11.4 by mid June reaching a record high of J$36.80. On July 05, 2018, the board of director proposed, among other things, a 10:1 stock split. Shareholders approved the stock split at the annual general meeting held on August 22, 2018. The stock last traded at $J 2.9. Adjusted for the 10:1 stock split, that would be $29.00, up more than 263%. So what was the major contributing factor to DTL’s rise?

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In January of 2018, the company acquired 23,379,208 share of Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances, another publicly listed company on the JSE. Derrimon Trading Company Limited (DTL) later announced an arrangement to purchase the Entire Shareholding of Woodcats International Limited. DTL recorded net profits of $J 281,796,000 on revenues of J$ 6.72billion and earnings per share of J$0.92 for the 2017 Financial year.

 

Palace Amusements Co. Limited (JSE : $PAL)

Palace Amusement was the biggest local beneficiary of the Black Panther Phenomenon. The movie which was released in January (2018) attracted thousands of Jamaicans and remained in theaters for well over two months. Marvel fans, and critics, further aided the company’s financial performance when they flocked the cinemas again in April to see Avengers 3. The stock started the Calendar year just below the J$600 mark and rocketed to well over 1300 by the end of June. Limited supply of the stock has resulted in a new benchmark asking price for the stock being set as depicted by the chart below.

 

Barita Investments Limited (JSE: $BIL)

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Investment outfit and Brokerage house, Barita Investments Limited is up over 139% since January based on today’s closing stock price. Caribbean Value Investor attributed the stock’s massive up to the change in the majority of the company. The majority owners began talks to sell their stakes in the company last year.

Source: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20170809/barita-founder-bow-out-after-transition

The new majority owner, Cornerstone Investments was announced in August on the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s website following the full subscription of an offer made for the majority shares in the company. Cornerstone Investments Holdings Limited released its offer for a majority stake in Barita Investments Limited at $9.20 per share. The stock has since traded as high as $18.89 and is up 153% year to date. .

 

Supreme Venture Limited (JSE : $SVL)

Last year, a team of shareholders led by one major investment house orchestrated a restructuring of the company’s board. A new President and CEO was installed in the form of Ann Dawn Young Sang. Also, in February of last year, the company acquired the operations of Caymanas Track Limited through a subsidiary Supreme Ventures Racing & Entertainment Limited (SVREL). This year the company made record profits amounting to over J$ 2 billion. Caribbean Value Investor attributes SVL’s stock performance not only to the acquisition of Caymanas Track Ltd but also to the improvements in the overall economy.

CAC 2000 Limited (JSE : $CAC)

The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry has been growing in Jamaica over the past 5 years. “Call Centre” companies such as Sutherland Global that were not in the island 10 years ago have expanded to having centres in all major cities. CAC 2000 Limited has benefited handsomely from this growth. For the nine months ended July 31^st 2018, the company reported a 45% increase in net profits. Revenues of $908,814,119 were recored as against $799,181,282 for the corresponding period in 2017.

 

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