Most penny stock investors spend far more time thinking about what to buy than how to manage positions once capital is deployed. That imbalance is one of the most common reasons small-cap investors struggle to compound results over time. A portfolio tracker is not about spreadsheets for their own sake. It is about decision discipline. In [...]
Introduction: Why Margins Mattered More Than Headlines in 2025 With small stocks especially, investors tend to focus on sales. While top-line growth matters, margin expansion in small-cap stocks is often a better indicator of long-term value creation. That dynamic was particularly evident in 2025. Our analysis showed that companies improving margins were able to fund growth [...]
Small cap stock performance in 2025 varied broadly. While markets closed the year near all-time highs, growth was anything but straightforward. Instead, the past twelve months tested investors’ resolve, rewarding discipline and punishing deviations from time-tested strategies. Numerous events drove this dispersion beneath the surface, from “Liberation Day” tariffs in April to global conflicts, heavy investment [...]
What the Interest Rate Cycle Is Telling Us About Small-Cap Stocks Heading Into 2026 Small-cap stocks have endured one of the most difficult environments in decades. Rising interest rates punished companies with thin margins, heavy leverage, or unstable cash flow, while rewarding a narrower group of disciplined operators. In the December issue of The Bowser Report, [...]
What margin expansion, stronger cash flow, and disciplined operations reveal about TTI’s long-term potential TETRA Technologies (TTI) is one of the more resilient and operationally efficient names in small-cap industrials. Despite ongoing weakness in U.S. onshore oil and gas activity, the company delivered its strongest nine-month performance in a decade — and more importantly, the drivers [...]
Ten data-driven signals The Bowser Report uses to anticipate micro-cap breakouts Micro-cap stocks are known for sharp, unexpected moves. Even companies with solid Bowser Ratings can trade sideways for months before a catalyst sparks a 30–50% jump. However, these moves rarely come out of nowhere. Micro-caps often show early signals—through margins, cash flow, insider activity or [...]
A Year in Review: TSS, Inc. (TSSI) TSS, Inc. (TSSI) has been on subscribers to The Bowser Report's radar since February 2019, but the past twelve months have been particularly eventful for the stock. As a provider of comprehensive information technology services, TSS has faced both challenges and opportunities in a dynamic and rapidly evolving tech [...]
One of the most thrilling moments is when a company you hold shares in announces a stock acquisition. Bowser subscribers received this news when AdTheorent (ADTH), September 2022’s Company of the Month, and Cadent issued a press release on April 1, 2024. AdTheorent (ADTH) has announced a stock acquisition. Stock acquisitions often set off [...]
Each year, we review every pick that we have made since the first newsletter published in the mid 1970s to provide a transparent track record. We feature these results in both a front page write up of our monthly newsletter, as well as an Excel file for current subscribers. Below is an adapted version of the [...]
Navigating the Era of $0 Commissions to Find the Best Brokerage Account for You So, you want to start investing but don't have a brokerage account. In the dynamic world of investing, finding the best brokerage account has become a big decision, especially with major platforms moving to $0 commissions a few years back. This article [...]
