Working Your Way Into The Dark – Don’t Be Afraid of OTC Stocks [Weekly Wrap Up]

And by the way, liquidity in the microcap universe has exploded as more money is being devoted to stock picking as opposed to passive investing, led by an army of 10 million new and growing investors entering the stock market since the beginning of 2020.

Finally, it is not out of the question to find liquidity for your stock by way of executing private transactions where other investors or even management buy your shares from you. I actually used this tactic during the 2008 recession when I sold my shares of Conrad Industries Inc (OOTC:CNRD) in a block transaction at around $6.00 to an investor the company put me in touch with. I was clearly the greater fool in that case as the stock eventually exploded to hit a high of $42.00 in 2014. Its trailing revenue currently stands at $245 million. Let’s just put that thought to bed  

As a matter of fact, during the carnage of the 2008 recession, my illiquid OTC stocks (including CNRD) held up incredibly well and two of them were acquired at a nice premium over their pre-deal prices.

You might not have known that a good amount of high quality OTC microcaps once traded on a major U.S. exchange. Sometimes, they voluntarily delist themselves. Other times, it may be related to short-term challenges. In the end, it didn’t detract from the fact that these were still good, fundamentally sound, companies.

YoCream is a great example of  a very legit OTC company that I owned. In the early years of GeoInvesting, we covered and wrote about this stock. I bring it up because the company had once been a NASDAQ listed company and had substantial revenue. It was acquired by Danone in 2010: 

“YoCream sells its frozen yogurt products in 17 countries which represents approximately 4% of the company’s net sales for 2010. Sales are estimated at approximately $58 million. Luestti said with Danone as its new owners the company will expand its product offering internationally throughout Asia and Europe.” 

While we are talking about getting acquired, there is nothing better than owning microcap stocks that get acquired to provide you with liquidity to sell your stocks, and it happens all the time with Tier One OTC companies. 

GeoInvesting model portfolio selection Rand Worldwide Inc (OOTC:RWWI) shares have increased over 500% since it voluntarily delisted from the NASDAQ in 2015. RWWI is a top reseller of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) software and is generating over $200 million in annual revenue. You can see a report we published on RWWI here.

Dan Schum (@NoNameStocks) reaped the reward of investing in an OTC stock when he purchased shares of dutch retailer HEMA at around $1.00. It went on to be acquired by Charles River Laboratories Inte (NYSE:CRL) at $25.40. Even 1000 shares of this illiquid stock would have made you $25,000.

But what i really want to talk about is the darkest of the dark. These are companies most investors will shy away from. I am going to devote more time to these in the coming weeks along with juicy stats to continue to champion Tier One microcap stocks, especially those that trade on the OTC. Stay tuned!

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~Maj Soueidan, Co-founder GeoInvesting