Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 394’s trading results showed consideration of $5,886,590 from 167,758 shares traded in 19 transactions as compared to session 393 which showed consideration of $598,592 from 35,223 shares traded in 14 transactions.  The stocks active during this week’s session were DIH, DBL, DDL, RBL and SPL.

Banks DIH Limited’s (DIH) five trades totalling 51,520 shares represented 30.71% of the total shares traded.  DIH’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $11.8, which showed no change from its previous close.  DIH’s trades contributed 10.35% ($608,894) of the total consideration. DIH’s first to fourth trades totalling 41,934 shares were at $11.8, while its last trade of 9,586 shares was at $11.9.

Demerara Bank Limited’s (DBL) single trade of 11,950 shares at $ 18.0 represented 7.12% of the total shares traded.  DBL’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $18.0, which showed no change from its previous close.  DBL’s trade contributed 3.65% ($215,100) of the total consideration.

Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) two trades totalling 29,775 shares represented 17.75% of the total shares traded.  DDL’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $10.5, which showed no change from its previous.  DDL’s trades contributed 5.31% ($312,638) of the total consideration. Both of DDL’s trades were at $10.5.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s (RBL) six trades totalling 60,244 shares represented 35.91% of the total shares traded.  RBL’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $63.3, which showed a decrease of $0.2 from its previous close of $63.5.  RBL’s trades contributed 64.77% ($3,812,765) of the total consideration. RBL’s first trade of 8,150 shares was at $63.0, its second to fourth trades totalling 34,455 shares were at $63.3 while its fifth and sixth trades totalling 17,639 shares were at $63.4.

Sterling Products Limited’s (SPL) five trades totalling 14,269 shares represented 8.51% of the total shares traded.  SPL’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $65.7, which showed an increase of $0.7 from its previous close of $65.0.  SPL’s trades contributed 15.92% ($937,193) of the total consideration.  SPL’s first two trades totalling 9,708 shares was at $66.0, while its third to fifth trades totalling 4,561 shares were at $65.0.

NOTES:
Best bid:    The highest price that a buyer is willing to pay for a security.

Best offer:
The lowest price at which a seller is offering to sell securities.

Notes
1 – Interim results
2 – Prospective
3 – Shows year-end EPS but Interim Dividend

EPS: earnings per share for 12 months period to the date the latest financials have been prepared. These include:
2005 – Final results for GTI.
2008 – Final results for PHI.
2010 – Interim results for TCL, CCI, DDL, DTC, BTI, GSI, JPS and SPL.
2010 – Final results for DIH, CBI and DBL.
2011 – Interim results for RBL.
As such, some of these EPS calculations are based on un-audited figures.
P/E Ratio: Price/Earnings Ratio = Last Trade Price/EPS
Dividend yield = Dividends paid in the last 12 months/last trade price.

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(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation and
published by Stabroek Business as a public service)

*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana Marketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.


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