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Whether
you act on all of our small cap trading suggestions, or only a
few, odds are we've got something for you today. In just the last hour
or so, four of our profiles companies came out with news of various
degrees of importance. We'll highlight all of it, and link back
to the in-depth descriptions where applicable. In order of appearance...
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Bio-Matrix
Opens New Revenue Door
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SpongeTech
& Darryl Strawberry Now Teammates
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Smart
Energy Now Cruising The High Seas
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Stockgroup
Redux
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Bio-Matrix
Opens New Revenue Door |
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When
we recommended Bio-Matrix Scientific Group (OTCBB:
BMSN) last
Thursday, it was entirely based on the company's potential within
the field of adult stem cell cryogenics. They're the only company
in the world we or they are aware of that does what they're planning to
do, which is offer storage of stem cells for a patient who may need regenerative
therapies later in life.
Given
the near-monopoly-like hold we believe they'll have in the arena, we felt
that
alone was a great reason to become an owner. We probably should have
guessed they'd give us another reason in the meantime.
This
morning Bio-Matrix announced they're going to begin operating two laboratories
for the detection of gene codes that may uncover an individual's high likelihood
of certain diseases or conditions.
You
may have heard the idea called 'gene mapping' or 'genetic fingerprinting'.
It's a relatively new practice, thanks to recent advances in technology.
More importantly though, it's a growing field, and not a bad one to get
involved in.
The
nice part about Bio-Matrix stepping into the fray is that it really won't
cost them one extra cent or be a significant hurdle. Why? Their
facility is a lab ...a lab already designed to handle stem cells as
well as DNA testing procedures.
It'll
be interesting to see where they go with this. We were eager to hear the
results about the upcoming licensing inspection for their cryogenic operation,
but the DNA testing lab may end up becoming operational (and revenue-bearing)
even before that takes place.
Here's
the Bio-Matrix news release.
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SpongeTech
& Darryl Strawberry Now Teammates |
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The
more I follow this company, the more my faith is restored in the idea of
corporate
giving. This morning, SpongeTech Delivery Systems (OTCBB:
SPNG) announced they're teaming up with Darryl Strawberry (yes,
the former New York Met & New York Yankee) and the Darryl Strawberry
Foundation.
Some
of you may know, and others may not, that the Darryl Strawberry Foundation's
focus is raising awareness about autism, and assisting those
afflicted by it.
If
it sounds a little familiar, it's because SpongeTech has made an equally
charitable commitment to help those affected by Autism. Back on February
13th, SpongeTech announced they'd be donating 3% of all their Puddle
Pal sales to a handful of autism assistance groups.
Whether
you're a shareholder or not, you've got to respect their willingness
to do something good for others.
Here's
the news.
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Smart
Energy Now Cruising The High Seas |
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Most
of you are familiar with Smart Energy Solutions' (OTCBB:
SMGY) Battery Brain product. It's the nifty device that
prevents a vehicle from draining its own battery to the point where it
won't start the engine anymore. In all my focus on the auto version, I
think I may have slighted the boat version of the Battery Brain.
Per
today's news release, the Marine Battery Brain may be about to get the
attention it deserves. The device is going to now be offered in
West Marine's master catalogue...one of the major names within
the world of boating suppliers.
How
big of a win could this be for Smart Energy? I don't know if Smart
Energy has a specific dollar amount in mind for sales via West Marine
(NASDAQ: WMAR),
but
I do know the potential market is huge - there are over 18 million
boats currently on the water. If Battery Brains were installed on a mere
1% of those boats, that's still 180,000 units sold. Furthermore, in 2006
West Marine did over $700 million in sales, so the company clearly
knows how to get their goods from their shelves and into customer's hands.
Once
again I find myself singing the chorus .....Smart Energy has been methodically
adding outlets and dealers since the middle of last year. A few hundred
units sold per month have become a few thousand per month (an average of
7000 per month, actually) as new distributors have been added. I expect
Smart Energy to make more quiet progress over the next couple of years.
I also still think most of the market is going to wake up one day and suddenly
realize how far this company has come.
By
the way, there are a lot more potential re-sellers about there. Sears
and Costco are two big-name box stores currently testing the product
line.
Here's
the news release.
If
you tried to get onto the Stockgroup Information Systems (OTCBB:
SWEB) earnings call yesterday afternoon, then you already know
it was rescheduled. If you thought you missed it, don't worry -
it was pushed back until this (Tuesday) morning...though it may already
be in progress by the time you get this.
To
participate (i.e. ask questions) in the call/webcast, just dial
1-866-400-3310 a few minutes before the 9:05 am EST start time. Or, if
you only want to listen in, you can do so via the web using Windows Media
Player. Visit http://www.stockgroup.com/
to connect to the webcast.
Without
getting too deep into the numbers, here are the basics...
Revenues
were actually up; for the three month period, total sales moved
to $3.8 million versus $2.3 million for the same quarter a year ago. On
a full-year basis, 2007's $14.1 million almost doubled 2006's $7.7 million.
EBITDA
for the quarter came in at a loss of $980K, where they made a $133K profit
for Q4 of 2006. For the year, the EBITDA was a loss of $4.2 million, compared
to a loss of $622K the year before.
If
you want more details or our take, you can click here. However, more
than anything else I strongly suggest you get onto the call and hear it
straight from the top. Those conference calls always seem to give you
a little more insight than you can glean from the news release.
And
speaking of news releases, click
here for Stockgroup's.
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