Insider ownership can be one of the most powerful indicators available to small cap investors. Not only does it show a degree of confidence the executives have in their own businesses,but it also providesa form of insurance that the management is acting in the best interest of its shareholders. Significantly low insider ownership is not always a bad thing (take Apple Inc. with its insider ownership of 0.5%), but it is often a powerful motivatorto increase a company’s stock price.
KP Tissue Inc. (TSX: KPT)
KP Tissue Inc. was created to acquire, and its business is limited to holding, an equity interest in Kruger Products L.P. (KPLP). The Company holds a 16.6% interest in KPLP. KPLP produces, distributes, markets and sells a range of disposable tissue products: bathroom tissue, facial tissue and paper towels, for both the Consumer and the Away-From-Home market. KPLP manufactures and sells its products under the brand names: Cashmere, Scotties, Purex, White Swan and Sponge Towels. In the United States, the KPLP manufactures the White Cloud brand.
- Insider Ownership: 0.1%
- Market Cap: $148,850,243
VANC Pharmaceuticals (TSXV: NPH)
Vanc Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a Canada-based company engaged in the manufacture of Generic Pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter (OTC) Health care products. The Company’s OTC Products division is primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of (OTC) healthcare products shown to deliver consistent and verifiable results in the prevention and treatment of various chronic ailments and diseases. Its leading products are Ferroheme (Bio-identical Hemoglobin Iron Protein Complex for iron deficiency and anemia) and Pedia-Safe (Polyvitamin Drops for infants and children.
- Insider Ownership: 0.6%
- Market Cap: $30,650,596
Fission Uranium Corp. (TSX: FCU)
Fission Uranium Corp. is a junior resource company engaged primarily in the acquisition, exploration, and development of uranium resource properties in Canada and Peru. The Company holds a 100% interest in the North Shore property located at the western edge of the Athabasca Basin, in northwestern Alberta.
- Insider Ownership: 1.8%
- Market Cap: $457,429,340
