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Jamaican (JSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 17, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D-1.9%
  • 3M-8.7%
  • 1Y-33.9%
  • YTD-7.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has dropped 1.5%, driven by Radio Jamaica declining 5.1%. Overall the industry is down 34% in 12 months.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Jamaican Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 17 May 2024JA$22.8bJA$11.3bJA$1.8b18.7x12.3x2x
Sun, 14 Apr 2024JA$24.2bJA$11.3bJA$1.8b20.3x13.1x2.1x
Tue, 12 Mar 2024JA$25.3bJA$11.3bJA$1.8b20.6x13.7x2.2x
Thu, 08 Feb 2024JA$25.8bJA$11.6bJA$2.3b19.3x11.2x2.2x
Sat, 06 Jan 2024JA$25.9bJA$11.7bJA$2.4b16.9x11x2.2x
Mon, 04 Dec 2023JA$26.2bJA$11.8bJA$2.4b16.6x11.1x2.2x
Wed, 01 Nov 2023JA$27.7bJA$11.5bJA$2.4b19.9x11.6x2.4x
Fri, 29 Sep 2023JA$27.8bJA$11.4bJA$2.8b23.9x9.8x2.4x
Sun, 27 Aug 2023JA$29.3bJA$11.3bJA$2.9b22.5x10.1x2.6x
Tue, 25 Jul 2023JA$31.1bJA$11.1bJA$2.9b25.9x10.9x2.8x
Thu, 22 Jun 2023JA$32.4bJA$11.3bJA$3.1b12.2x10.5x2.9x
Sat, 20 May 2023JA$32.3bJA$10.9bJA$2.9b12.6x11.1x3x
Mon, 17 Apr 2023JA$33.4bJA$10.9bJA$2.9b13.7x11.5x3.1x
Wed, 15 Mar 2023JA$33.4bJA$10.7bJA$2.8b14.4x11.9x3.1x
Fri, 10 Feb 2023JA$33.3bJA$10.0bJA$2.1b22x15.7x3.3x
Sun, 08 Jan 2023JA$33.3bJA$9.6bJA$2.0b20.9x17x3.5x
Tue, 06 Dec 2022JA$30.7bJA$9.6bJA$2.0b20.3x15.6x3.2x
Thu, 03 Nov 2022JA$33.3bJA$9.8bJA$2.0b19.5x16.7x3.4x
Sat, 01 Oct 2022JA$36.0bJA$9.9bJA$2.1b18.8x17.3x3.6x
Mon, 29 Aug 2022JA$34.4bJA$9.3bJA$1.9b17.9x18.2x3.7x
Wed, 27 Jul 2022JA$36.9bJA$9.3bJA$1.9b18.8x19.6x4x
Fri, 24 Jun 2022JA$35.2bJA$9.3bJA$1.9b19x18.6x3.8x
Sun, 22 May 2022JA$40.0bJA$8.9bJA$1.8b21.4x22.6x4.5x
Tue, 19 Apr 2022JA$40.9bJA$8.9bJA$1.8b20.8x23.1x4.6x
Thu, 17 Mar 2022JA$38.1bJA$8.7bJA$1.7b19.2x21.8x4.4x
Sat, 12 Feb 2022JA$44.3bJA$8.7bJA$1.7b25.2x25.4x5.1x
Mon, 10 Jan 2022JA$41.5bJA$8.7bJA$1.7b21.1x23.8x4.7x
Wed, 08 Dec 2021JA$39.6bJA$8.6bJA$1.7b19.7x23.1x4.6x
Fri, 05 Nov 2021JA$42.4bJA$8.3bJA$1.6b20.8x27.3x5.1x
Sun, 03 Oct 2021JA$47.1bJA$8.3bJA$1.6b21.8x30.3x5.6x
Tue, 31 Aug 2021JA$36.7bJA$7.9bJA$1.4b22.9x26.5x4.7x
Wed, 07 Jul 2021JA$37.1bJA$7.9bJA$1.4b20.3x26.9x4.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.6x


Total Market Cap: JA$38.3bTotal Earnings: JA$967.7mTotal Revenue: JA$7.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Jamaican Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Jamaican Communication Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 12.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have grown 24% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 14% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Jamaican Telecom sector?

JM Market-0.14%
Telecom-1.88%
Interactive Media and Services0%
Telecom Services and Carriers0%
Wireless Telecom0%
Entertainment-1.87%
Media-1.92%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Entertainment industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.4x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LAB Limners and BardsJA$1.524.1%
+JA$56.7m
-32.4%PE18.7x
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RJR

JA$1.12

Radio Jamaica

7D

-5.1%

1Y

-37.8%

LAB

JA$1.52

Limners and Bards

7D

4.1%

1Y

-32.4%

PULS

JA$1.80

Pulse Investments

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-35.5%

MEEG

JA$13.00

Main Event Entertainment Group

7D

-3.3%

1Y

0%

PAL

JA$1.00

Palace Amusement Company (1921)

7D

-5.7%

1Y

-66.7%