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GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 968’s trading results showed consideration of $59,868,785 from 139,419 shares traded in 23 transactions as compared to session 967’s trading results which showed consideration of $23,013,445 from 64,086 shares traded in 34 transactions. The stocks active this week were DIH, DDL, DTC, BTI and RBL.

Banks DIH Limited’s (DIH) three trades totalling 12,080 shares represented 8.66% of the total shares traded. DIH’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $299.1, which showed an increase of $2.1 from its previous close of $297.0. DIH’s trades contributed 6.04% ($3,613,520) of the total consideration. DIH’s first trade of 1,080 was at $294.0, its second trade of 10,000 shares was at $299.9, while its third trade of 1,000 shares was at $297.0.

Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) ten trades totalling 120,827 shares represented 86.67% of the total shares traded. DDL’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $420.3, which showed a decrease of $9.7 from its previous close of $430.0. DDL’s trades contributed 84.83% ($50,787,758) of the total consideration. DDL’s trades were as follows:

•    its first trade of 450 shares was at $428.0;

•   its second trade of 816 shares was at $430.0;

•  its third trade of 114,849 shares was at $420.0;

•   its fourth and fifth trades totalling 1,494 shares were at $430.0;

•  its sixth to eighth trades totalling 1,718 shares were at $421.0;
   while

•  its ninth and tenth trades totalling 1,500 shares were at $428.0.

Demerara Tobacco Company Limited’s (DTC) three trades totalling 600 shares represented 0.43% of the total shares traded. DTC’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $2,500.3, which showed an increase of $0.3 from its previous close of $2,500.0. DTC’s trades contributed 2.51% ($1,500,200) of the total consideration. DTC’s first trade of 90 shares was at $2,500.0, its second trade of 10 shares was at $2,520, while its third trade of 500 shares was at $2,500.0.

Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited’s (BTI) two trades totalling 1,009 shares represented 0.72% of the total shares traded. BTI’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $1,401.5, which showed an increase of $1.5 from its previous close of $1,400.0. BTI’s trades contributed 2.36% ($1,414,050) of the total consideration.  BTI’s first trade of 1,000 shares was at $1,401.0, while its second trade of 9 shares was at $1,450.0.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s (RBL) five trades totalling 4,903 shares represented 3.52% of the total shares traded. RBL’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $520.8, which showed an increase of $9.3 from its previous close of $511.5. RBL’s trades contributed 4.26% ($2,553,257) of the total consideration.  RBL’s first three trades totalling 127 shares were at $511.5, while its fourth and fifth trades totalling 4,776 shares were at $521.0.

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.

TERM OF THE WEEK

High Yielding Bond:  Also called a junk bond. Any bond which is not of investment grade.

Source: Dictionary of Financial and Securities Terms.

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Notes

1 – Interim Results 

2 – Prospective Dividends

3 – Shows year-end EPS but Interim Dividend

4 – Shows Interim EPS but year-end Dividend

EPS: earnings per share for 12 months period to the date the latest financials have been prepared. These include:

2016 – Final results for CJL and PHI.

2020 – Final results for GSI and JPS.

2021 – Final results for DIH, CCI, CBI, DDL, DTC, BTI, HCL, RDL and SPL.

2022 – Interim results for DBL and 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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