{"id":4990,"date":"2024-02-23T17:59:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T07:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strawman.com\/blog\/?p=4990"},"modified":"2024-02-23T18:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T07:30:23","slug":"are-small-caps-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strawman.com\/blog\/are-small-caps-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Small-Caps Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The market always offers up something of a mixed bag each results season but, on balance, at least among the most popular stocks\u00a0on Strawman, what we&#8217;ve seen so far has been rather encouraging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not so much in terms of the immediate market reaction &#8212; though we&#8217;ve certainly seen some big moves &#8212; but in terms of what these numbers say about the broader strength and opportunity of the underlying businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s some highlights from the top-10 ranked stocks on Strawman, in regard to recent result announcements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are, of course, subjective and there&#8217;s a lot of important context missing, but it does help explain why some of these companies are so popular&nbsp;on Strawman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/strawman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/results-wrap2-500x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strawman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/results-wrap2-500x1024.png 500w, https:\/\/strawman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/results-wrap2-146x300.png 146w, https:\/\/strawman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/results-wrap2-45x92.png 45w, https:\/\/strawman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/results-wrap2.png 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent price appreciation for many of these stocks is certainly impressive &#8212; about 47% on average across the top 10 over the last year &#8212; but it&#8217;s worth putting that in context. Many of these same stocks had been beaten down during 2022, or stuck in a go-nowhere range.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the market can&#8217;t ignore real progress forever, and the investors that were able to look through the pessimism of the time have had their convictions and patience well rewarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As ever, it&#8217;s only now we&#8217;re seeing some good price rises that the majority of punters are showing any interest. Not to suggest it&#8217;s ever &#8216;too late&#8217;; their are always opportunities to be found. But you do often see the biggest gains in the early parts of a recovery as pessimism gives way to hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s hope we see some more recognition of the quiet achievers on the ASX.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size has-very-dark-gray-color has-very-light-gray-background-color\"><em>Strawman is Australia\u2019s premier online investment club. <br>Members share research &amp; recommendations on ASX-listed stocks by managing Virtual Portfolios and building Company Reports. 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