Framework Journal · one stock, one dated entry

Recorded 2025-08-31 · Permanent

Jewett-Cameron Trading Co Ltd JCTC

Clears the common standard

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacturing and distribution of pet, fencing, and other products.

The label
Markup

read at $2.77

Jewett-Cameron Trading Co Ltd holds its Markup at $2.77.

PHINPOOPSC
  • PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
  • INInsiders · insiders bought, latest filing 2026-07-01
  • POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • SCScreen · passes the values gate
  • edge confirmed
  • edge broken
  • edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2025-08-31
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateElevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 5 days
Price$2.77
ValuationN/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS · score 70.0
Beta0.36

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Revenue growth-21.8%
revenue is shrinking
Profit margin-20.9%
currently unprofitable
Return on equity-43.7%
not currently earning a positive return on equity
Debt to equity0.09
minimal debt — a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio4.22
comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta0.36
barely tracks the market's swings
Market cap$10M
Employees45

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

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The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 32.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 50%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 19%. Insiders have been net buyers over the past quarter. Entered 2026-08-03 · Markup

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-08-03 Markup $2.77 +32.9% Entry 4

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 32.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 50%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 19%. Insiders have been net buyers over the past quarter.

2026-07-18 Markup $2.09 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 50%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 19%.

2026-07-03 Markup $2.09 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $2.09 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

The insider ledger · Form 4 filings, as filed

Most recent filings · JCTC
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-07-01 Ajb Investment Fund Ii, LP 10% Purchase 11,009 $3
2026-06-29 Bradley Melinda Hodges 10% Purchase 353,607 $32,768
2026-06-26 Bradley Melinda Hodges 10% Purchase 17,783 $5

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $1.99 -4.5% · $955 -4.5%
2 months $1.70 +11.8% · $1,118 +11.8%
3 months $1.78 +6.7% · $1,067 +6.7%
6 months $2.46 -22.8% · $772 -22.8%
1 year $3.80 -50.0% · $500 -50.0%
2 years $5.37 -64.6% · $354 -64.6%
3 years $4.67 -59.3% · $407 -59.3%
5 years $9.81 -80.6% · $194 -80.6%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever JCTC does next, these words stay.

Jewett-Cameron Trading Co Ltd · JCTC · Markup · $2.77
Recorded 2025-08-31 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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