Potential Micro Cap Wide Moat Companies – Rule #1 Big Five
Yesterday, I listed small cap companies that might have wide moats according to the Big Five Numbers detailed in Phil Town’s Rule #1 book. Today, I’m going to look at the micro cap stocks with market capitalizations less than $500 million that could potentially have wide moats according to the Big Five Numbers.
WARNING: Micro cap stock investing involves serious risk. Often the financial numbers for micro cap stocks are not reliable in stock databases, so screening results can be misleading. Micro cap stocks are often thinly traded. This can expose investors to market manipulation and it can be difficult to exit larger positions. Finally, it is also less likely that micro cap stocks exhibit sustainable competitive advantages (i.e., wide moats). With those warnings in mind, have a look at the following list of micro cap stocks that pass my Big 5 Numbers screen:
The Big Five Numbers – Micro Caps
| Company Name | Ticker | Market Cap (millions) |
| Asta Funding, Inc. | ASFI | $438 |
| eResearch Technology, Inc | ERES | $420 |
| A.S.V., Inc. | ASVI | $409 |
| MedQuist Inc. | MEDQ | $398 |
| American Vanguard Corp. | AVD | $372 |
| Metrologic Instruments, Inc. | MTLG | $371 |
| Novamerican Steel Inc. | TONS | $356 |
| American Ecology Corporation | ECOL | $347 |
| Texas Pacific Land Trust | TPL | $345 |
| MTC Technologies, Inc. | MTCT | $337 |
| Edge Petroleum Corp. | EPEX | $310 |
| Tarragon Corporation | TARR | $293 |
| Medical Action Industries | MDCI | $258 |
| Candela Corporation | CLZR | $245 |
| Innovative Solutions & Suppor | ISSC | $240 |
| PrimeEnergy Corporation | PNRG | $238 |
| Computer Services, Inc. | CSVI | $237 |
| Excel Maritime Carriers | EXM | $235 |
| Balchem Corporation | BCP | $231 |
| Cantel Medical Corp. | CMN | $220 |
| Neogen Corporation | NEOG | $181 |
| Panhandle Royalty Company | PHX | $157 |
| CREDO Petroleum Corporation | CRED | $156 |
| Catapult Communications Corpo | CATT | $139 |
| Nicholas Financial Inc. | NICK | $128 |
| Nobility Homes, Inc. | NOBH | $107 |
| TVI Corporation | TVIN | $72 |
| Mikron Infrared, Inc. | MIKR | $67 |
| Tandy Leather Factory Inc. | TLF | $66 |
| Canterbury Park Holding Corpo | ECP | $55 |
| Memry Corporation | MRY | $53 |
| Streamline Health Solutions I | STRM | $50 |
| Micronetics Inc. | NOIZ | $44 |
| Basic Earth Science Systems, | BSIC | $32 |
| Aspen Exploration Corporation | ASPN | $27 |
| Pyramid Oil Company | PDO | $19 |
I hope you found these Rule #1 Big Five Numbers screen results to be helpful. The story doesn’t end here. There is a lot of work ahead needed to research each of these stocks. If you are a fan of Rule #1 investing, I’ll be talking soon about some tools that can help you continue your research of the stocks I’ve posted this week.
