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Jamaican (JSE) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 22, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies6
  • 7D16.2%
  • 3M-7.7%
  • 1Y-25.8%
  • YTD-21.0%

In the last week, the Telecom industry is up 4.1%, with all of the companies up. However, the industry is down 34% over the past year.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 22 Dec 2024JA$19.5bJA$10.7bJA$104.4m23x186.7x1.8x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024JA$19.6bJA$10.9bJA$920.3m18x21.3x1.8x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024JA$22.0bJA$10.9bJA$990.4m16.4x22.2x2x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024JA$20.3bJA$11.0bJA$987.6m16.4x20.5x1.8x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024JA$20.6bJA$11.3bJA$1.4b14.4x14.6x1.8x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024JA$19.8bJA$11.2bJA$1.7b16.8x11.3x1.8x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024JA$21.5bJA$11.3bJA$1.8b17.3x12.1x1.9x
Sun, 05 May 2024JA$23.5bJA$11.3bJA$1.8b18.9x12.7x2.1x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024JA$25.4bJA$11.3bJA$1.8b20.6x13.8x2.3x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024JA$24.9bJA$11.4bJA$1.9b17.3x13.4x2.2x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024JA$25.9bJA$11.6bJA$2.3b18.6x11.2x2.2x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023JA$26.3bJA$11.8bJA$2.4b16.7x11.1x2.2x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023JA$27.9bJA$11.8bJA$2.4b16.9x11.8x2.4x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023JA$27.9bJA$11.5bJA$2.4b20.6x11.7x2.4x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023JA$26.7bJA$11.4bJA$2.9b24x9.2x2.4x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023JA$27.3bJA$11.1bJA$2.9b23.7x9.5x2.5x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023JA$31.5bJA$11.1bJA$2.9b24.9x11x2.8x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023JA$31.6bJA$11.1bJA$3.1b14x10.3x2.9x
Mon, 08 May 2023JA$31.7bJA$10.9bJA$2.9b13.5x10.9x2.9x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023JA$32.9bJA$10.9bJA$2.9b13x11.3x3x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023JA$36.1bJA$10.7bJA$2.8b15x12.8x3.4x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023JA$33.5bJA$10.0bJA$2.1b19.8x15.8x3.4x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022JA$33.5bJA$9.6bJA$2.0b21x17x3.5x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022JA$29.2bJA$9.6bJA$2.0b18.7x14.8x3x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022JA$32.6bJA$9.8bJA$2.0b19.4x16.4x3.3x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022JA$36.8bJA$10.0bJA$2.1b17.8x17.4x3.7x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022JA$35.5bJA$9.3bJA$1.9b18.1x18.8x3.8x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022JA$37.4bJA$9.3bJA$1.9b21.1x19.8x4x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022JA$36.5bJA$9.0bJA$1.9b19.5x19.4x4x
Tue, 10 May 2022JA$41.0bJA$8.9bJA$1.8b21.9x23.2x4.6x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022JA$40.3bJA$8.7bJA$1.7b18.8x23.1x4.6x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022JA$39.6bJA$8.7bJA$1.7b20.1x22.7x4.5x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022JA$43.7bJA$8.7bJA$1.7b23.2x25.1x5x
Wed, 29 Dec 2021JA$46.1bJA$8.6bJA$1.7b21.2x26.9x5.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.9x


Total Market Cap: JA$46.1bTotal Earnings: JA$1.7bTotal Revenue: JA$8.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Jamaican Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Jamaican Communication Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 167x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 18.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 3.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have declined 61% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.3% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

JM Market0.48%
Telecom16.25%
Entertainment23.26%
Media3.52%
Interactive Media and Services0%
Telecom Services and Carriers0%
Wireless Telecom0%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.5x.
    • 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
PULS Pulse InvestmentsJA$1.3838.0%
+JA$2.5b
-34.0%PE16.6x
LAB Limners and BardsJA$1.4410.8%
+JA$132.4m
-14.3%PE16.2x
RJR Radio JamaicaJA$1.211.7%
+JA$60.0m
-12.9%PS0.7x
PAL Palace Amusement Company (1921)JA$1.253.3%
+JA$34.5m
2.5%PE968.3x
1GS One Great StudioJA$0.691.5%
+JA$16.9m
-28.9%PE36.1x
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RJR

JA$1.21

Radio Jamaica

7D

1.7%

1Y

-12.9%

1GS

JA$0.69

One Great Studio

7D

1.5%

1Y

-28.9%

PULS

JA$1.38

Pulse Investments

7D

38.0%

1Y

-34.0%

PAL

JA$1.25

Palace Amusement Company (1921)

7D

3.3%

1Y

2.5%

LAB

JA$1.44

Limners and Bards

7D

10.8%

1Y

-14.3%