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Jamaican (JSE) Market Analysis & Valuation

UpdatedNov 22, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies92
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M2.8%
  • 1Y3.5%
  • YTD-1.2%

Over the last 7 days, the market has remained flat, although notably the Information Technology sector gained 10.0% in that time. More promisingly, the market is up 3.5% over the past year.

Market Valuation and Performance

Has the Jamaican Market valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Nov 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$130.2b16.9x11.7x1.3x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$128.2b15x11.7x1.2x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$128.0b14.8x11.5x1.2x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$142.5b14x10.4x1.2x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$144.2b13.7x10.6x1.3x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$154.1b14x9.9x1.3x
Thu, 09 May 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$149.9b14.7x10.1x1.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.2tJA$149.6b15.1x10.3x1.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024JA$1.6tJA$1.2tJA$159.2b14.9x9.8x1.3x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$145.3b14.5x10.4x1.4x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$145.5b14.8x10x1.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$146.2b14.2x9.6x1.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$142.9b14.6x9.7x1.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$143.3b14.1x9.7x1.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023JA$1.4tJA$1.1tJA$137.6b15x10.3x1.3x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$133.1b15x11x1.4x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.1tJA$133.1b15.5x10.9x1.4x
Fri, 12 May 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.0tJA$132.9b15.6x11.2x1.4x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.0tJA$135.6b14.6x10.8x1.4x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.0tJA$134.6b15.1x11.1x1.5x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023JA$1.5tJA$1.0tJA$138.2b15.6x10.9x1.5x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022JA$1.6tJA$1.0tJA$138.2b16x11.3x1.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022JA$1.5tJA$993.5bJA$134.9b14.4x11.2x1.5x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022JA$1.6tJA$955.9bJA$137.3b15.4x11.5x1.7x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022JA$1.6tJA$952.5bJA$138.7b17.2x11.6x1.7x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022JA$1.6tJA$934.6bJA$138.7b15.5x11.7x1.7x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022JA$1.7tJA$910.2bJA$133.4b16.4x12.9x1.9x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022JA$1.7tJA$892.8bJA$128.4b14.1x13.3x1.9x
Sat, 14 May 2022JA$1.8tJA$837.9bJA$112.4b19.6x16.1x2.2x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022JA$1.8tJA$832.8bJA$111.6b19.2x15.7x2.1x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022JA$1.7tJA$825.1bJA$109.1b17.1x15.6x2.1x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022JA$1.7tJA$822.8bJA$108.7b17.9x15.7x2.1x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022JA$1.7tJA$821.8bJA$108.4b18.6x15.8x2.1x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021JA$1.7tJA$817.7bJA$111.1b17.4x15.1x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

15.1x


Total Market Cap: JA$1.7tTotal Earnings: JA$111.1bTotal Revenue: JA$817.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Jamaican Market Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.7x202220232024
Current Market PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Jamaican market at the moment, indicating that they expect earnings will grow in line with historical growth rates.
  • The market is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for Jamaican listed companies have grown 5.4% 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.

Sector Trends

Which sectors have driven the changes within the Jamaican Market?

JM Market-0.67%
Tech10.00%
Energy7.14%
Telecom6.02%
Industrials4.08%
Information Technology0%
Financials0%
Health Care0%
Industrials0%
Materials-0.00014%
Consumer Discretionary-0.69%
Real Estate-0.90%
Financials-1.51%
Consumer Staples-1.78%
Utilities-2.44%
Healthcare-3.21%
Sector PE
  • Investors favour the Tech sector the most for future growth which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • It looks like investors are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • The Financials sector is the least preferred by investors for future growth, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.3x.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data in this market to determine future earnings growth rates.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

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

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuationSector
PBS Productive Business SolutionsUS$1.7721.2%
+US$58.3m
14.2%PE84.3xTech
TJH Transjamaican HighwayJA$4.274.4%
+JA$2.3b
65.5%PE11.8xIndustrials
CCC Caribbean CementJA$74.503.5%
+JA$2.1b
45.5%PE10.4xMaterials
KW Kingston WharvesJA$32.043.4%
+JA$1.5b
12.5%PE15.2xIndustrials
CAR CarrerasJA$11.902.6%
+JA$1.5b
46.2%PE10.8xConsumer Discretionary
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ASBH

JA$31.50

A.S. Bryden & Sons Holdings

7D

-7.3%

1Y

6.8%

CAR

JA$11.90

Carreras

7D

2.6%

1Y

46.2%

PJAM

JA$45.85

Pan Jamaica Group

7D

-2.4%

1Y

-9.0%

KW

JA$32.04

Kingston Wharves

7D

3.4%

1Y

12.5%

PROVENJA

JA$16.90

PROVEN Group

7D

-11.0%

1Y

-32.7%

JMMBGL

JA$21.80

JMMB Group

7D

-5.2%

1Y

-17.7%

NCBFG

JA$50.71

NCB Financial Group

7D

-1.3%

1Y

-26.5%

CHL

JA$12.38

Cargo Handlers

7D

16.8%

1Y

-11.6%

BIL

JA$73.50

Barita Investments

7D

0.7%

1Y

3.5%

SJ

JA$37.30

Sagicor Group Jamaica

7D

-5.0%

1Y

-9.5%

LASD

JA$4.48

Lasco Distributors

7D

6.9%

1Y

6.9%

PBS

US$1.77

Productive Business Solutions

7D

21.2%

1Y

14.2%

TJH

JA$4.27

Transjamaican Highway

7D

4.4%

1Y

65.5%

WISYNCO

JA$21.00

Wisynco Group

7D

-1.4%

1Y

-2.3%

CCC

JA$74.50

Caribbean Cement

7D

3.5%

1Y

45.5%

SGJ

JA$46.55

Scotia Group Jamaica

7D

-1.0%

1Y

35.0%