Press Release Research Leads to New Microcap Stock Idea Generation and A Potential Investment Pipeline [GeoWire Weekly No. 174]

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Highlights PRaaP Overview: A new platform that aggregates microcap press releases with key data, charts, and advanced filters. Why Press Releases Matter: They reveal important company updates often missed by headline numbers. Investor Edge: Regular press release analysis helps identify management trends and hidden growth signals. PRaaP in Action: The tool flagged Buhler Industries (BUI.TO) before its 231% acquisition premium. Investor Benefits: Reduces research time by eliminating distractions and centralizing data.

A New Press Release Tool Laser Focused on Microcap Stock Idea Generation

Reading press releases is one of the most important (and often overlooked) aspects of microcap research. Yet, reviewing them across multiple financial news wires is often cumbersome and time-consuming. To address this challenge, my team and I are in the early innings of developing a specialized tool called PRaaP (Press Releases as a Platform). It centralizes press releases from various sources, provides core data such as share counts, basic fundamentals, and charts, and allows for advanced filtering based on price, market cap, outstanding shares and news category. By bringing all relevant information together in one place, it eliminates the need to toggle between numerous browser tabs and skip over unwanted advertisements (such as the case with Yahoo Finance) or other noise that just gets in the way, like unrelated news or stock promotions. The tool also aims to eventually integrate several steps of the research process, and of course, artificial intelligence to a comprehensive one-stop research environment. 

Why Press Releases Are So Important for Microcap Investors

Warren Buffett and the late Charlie Munger have long advocated the importance of their shared philosophy of “read, read, read” — and I couldn’t agree more. However, at some point, investors need to focus on developing skills that will positively affect their investment decisions, rather than spending time on books that often repeat the same ideas.

Press releases frequently contain operational updates—such as restructuring plans, product launches, financing rounds, and management changes—that are sometimes buried within the body of a release, not showing up in the headlines or the numbers that quantitative-only investors search for.

Even worse, sometimes a headline EPS number is a GAAP number, where management is masking a worse adjusted EPS number that would be more relevant to the health of the business—Perfectly legal, but disingenuous. 

Going beyond the obvious creates substantial alpha in the already underfollowed microcap space. Press release sleuthing on a regular basis can uncover small but critical signals of a company’s trajectory, including how management communicates and whether promises translate into real progress. Over time, a granular reading of press releases builds a record of which executives and teams deliver on their statements versus those whose narratives remain stagnant. This historical perspective can be invaluable in deciding where to focus more in-depth research and capital. Younger investors should particularly take note of this mental journaling that reading press releases naturally forms. 

For example, if you suggest to me that Natural Alternatives Internatio (NASDAQ:NAII) is a bullish stock idea, I can instantly tell you that  management’s “…we are looking at ways to reduce customer concentration goals…” is the same BS management has been parroting for decades.

A Real-Time Example: Buhler Industries (BUI.TO)

On March 22, 2024, I published a video at the Cliff Notes Substack that showed that browsing through releases within the PRaaP app revealed an agricultural equipment manufacturer listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol Buhler Industries (BUI.TO) as a potential under-the-radar opportunity. On February 12, 2025, the company agreed to be acquired by its largest shareholder at a 231% premium over the price at the time of the video, or $7.30 vs $2.17.

With around 24 million shares outstanding, a stock price in the low single digits, and a market cap near 54 million Canadian dollars, the company clearly fits within the microcap realm.

One press release highlighted a jump in revenue (from CAD 56 million to CAD 71 million), coupled with a net loss attributed to foreign exchange expenses, interest costs, and a prior-year asset disposal gain that did not recur. Although these factors might initially appear discouraging, further announcements revealed an ongoing operational restructuring expected to yield significant cost savings in 2024. More interestingly, another update described how Basic Tractor, a subsidiary of ASCO Holdings, acquired roughly 97% of Buhler Industries’ outstanding shares, providing the company with additional capital to address supply chain challenges and ramp up production. These developments indicated a concerted effort to stabilize and potentially grow margins despite some near-term hurdles, but also begged to question, would ASCO eventually buy the entire company.

For an early look at the PRaaP tool, and how it helped to coax out a company that is now on my watchlist, please view the video below. Don’t forget to start using the tool here , where you will also get new version updates and be able to provide feedback on what features you would like to see make your research process more efficient

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