52 Stocks from Small cap and Lower Mid cap space:

Zeroing on potential investment is always a herculean task for investors. Feeling bored by these activities, lot of investors plunge into investing by watching TV anchors or getting influenced by friends etc. But if something goes wrong, it is the investors hard earned money that vanishes. Hence it is better to be safe than to be sorry.

Here is a list of 52 stocks to assist you identify where to invest. Of these 52 stocks, 21 are small cap's (market cap < 1000 Cr) and 31 are lower mid cap's (market cap 1000 Cr to 2000 Cr). There are stocks in which Mutual funds have invested atleast 1% of their AUM. Almost all of them have posted profits in the last financial year.

• Of these 52 stocks
• 6 are Pharma companies
• 5 are Auto Ancillary
• 5 are Electrical equipments
• 4 are Automobiles
• 3 are Chemicals
• Triton valves is the smallest from the list (market cap Rs 89 Cr)
• TVS Srichakra is the largest from the list (market cap Rs.1933 Cr)
• Sagar Cements reported highest Return on equity last year (77.8%)
• Popular stocks among MF's from this list
• KNR constructions : 24.4% held by MF's
• Kirloskar Pneumatics : 18.26%
• Navin Flourine : 17.88%
• APL Apollo Tubes: 16.53%
• Automotive Axles : 15.26%
• Vesuvius India : 15.14%
• Zero debt companies for the past six years from the list:
• Vesuvius India
• Kennametal India
• Voltamp Transformers
• Swaraj Engines
• Goodyear India
• Maharastra scooters
• Elantas Beck India
• Merck
• Honda Siel Power
• Wim Plast
• Kalyani Investment Company
• TATA Sponge Iron

Reference : Capital Market Magazine