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The Market Online
09-05-2025
- Business
- The Market Online
Two micro-cap companies solving multi-billion-dollar problems
The only reason to leave the relative safety of index funds behind and pick individual stocks is the disciplined pursuit of market-beating returns. This pursuit, backed by often tedious due diligence, seeks to identify companies with potential strong enough to stay invested, no matter how volatile shares get, thanks to the high-conviction data you manage to uncover. This is no easy task, especially compared to owning a global stock ETF and calling it a day, requiring that your research process be sound from step one. While each investor will approach the stock market in their own special way, we'll go ahead and suppose that due diligence begins with finding companies whose products or services are differentiated from competitors, granting them at least the potential for long-term shareholder value creation. In the newest edition of Stockhouse's Weekly Market Movers, I'll go over two micro-cap tech stocks tracking companies in the early stages of disrupting multi-billion-dollar industries. Visionstate Our first micro-cap stock pick this week is Visionstate, a technology developer focused on solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT), big data and analytics. The company's flagship technology, Wanda, is a turnkey solution for facility cleaning management, allowing users to track frequency, duration and effectiveness and make more data-driven resource allocation decisions. Optional components to foster client and constituent trust include smart people counters, a public alert system and QR code functionality for customer feedback. The ability to monitor staff in real time, for as little as $250 per month, offers governments and businesses a way around the facility wear-and-tear, compliance violations and loss of reputation that can result from inefficient cleaning practices, granting Wanda a privileged position as a value optimizer in the growing US$415 billion cleaning services industry. Wanda is complemented by Visionstate's recent expansion into AI models and auditing and inspection management software, as well as the debut of WandaLITE, a simplified version of the company's flagship product to help the thousands of businesses affected by Ontario's newly introduced Bill 190 mandating easy public access to restroom cleaning records. Despite a growing list of potential clients, including multiple municipalities, a major Canadian university, a prominent health authority and a national janitorial service provider, investors have yet to recognize the company's value-added facility management technology. Visionstate stock (TSXV:VIS) has given back 66.67 per cent since 2020, las trading at C$0.02 per share. PlasCred Circular Innovations Our second micro-cap company worth your scrutiny is PlasCred, an emerging plastic waste recycler vying for industry leadership with the help of first-mover, patent-pending technology, which has been proven at pilot-plant stage to convert up to 80 per cent of unsorted waste plastic into renewable green condensate. This condensate can then be used to produce virgin plastic, transportation fuels or pipeline diluent, offering industry players a new catalyst towards minimizing a major source of global pollution, and offering the company multiple global industries to generate revenue streams, pursue growth, gain pricing power and progress on its path to profitability. To this end, PlasCred has secured strategic partnerships with CN Rail, Palantir Technologies and Fibreco Export to bolster operational intelligence and logistics support. The company estimates that it could go from nil to C$15 million in revenue as soon as 2026, with a plan in place to ramp up condensate production from an initial 500 to 10,000 barrels per day over subsequent years. PlasCred has already taken the first step in this direction, signing its first supply agreement with a global commodities company – fixed price of C$120 per barrel of condensate over five years – incentivizing ongoing engineering work towards its first production facility. Troy Lupul, PlasCred's president and chief executive officer, sat down with Lyndsay Malchuk to discuss the agreement. Watch the interview here. Sitting at a 90 per cent loss since inception in 2023, PlasCred stock (CSE:PLAS) has lost the thread when it comes to its underlying company's near-term cash flow and global appeal in a world drowning in plastic. Should revenue start to scale, look for a swift re-rating, as the company's potentially profound effects on the environment begin to take shape. Thanks for reading! I'll see you next week for a new edition of Stockhouse's Weekly Market Movers. Here's last week's article, in case you missed it. Join the discussion: Find out what everybody's saying about these micro-cap companies with billion-dollar aspirations on the Visionstate Corp. and PlasCred Circular Innovations Inc. Bullboards and check out Stockhouse's stock forums and message boards. This is sponsored content issued on behalf of Visionstate Corp. and PlasCred Circular Innovations Inc., please see full disclaimer here.
The Market Online
08-05-2025
- Business
- The Market Online
Visionstate set to prosper from Ontario Bill 190
Visionstate Corp. ( is a company focused on smart technology solutions that are transforming the way businesses manage facilities, operations, and sustainability efforts. Now their flagship product, Wanda is already making an impact in the facility management space and the company continues to expand its reach into new markets and technologies John Putters, CEO and Shannon Moore, President join Lyndsay Malchuk for the latest developments. The following is a transcription of the above video, and The Market Online has edited it for clarity . Lyndsay: So Shannon, maybe we can actually start with you. I mean, you made a recent announcement about your sales pipeline and deployment, But first, let's talk about the latest technology update, especially around that Ontario Bill 190. Can you explain that Bill just a little bit and what challenges it presents? Shannon: Absolutely. So the legislative requirement, Ontario now with Bill 190 is to mandate employers to provide access to real time blogs and service records. This is really about emphasizing proper cleaning standards. At the core of it, we're talking about compliance, we're talking about a solid infrastructure, we're talking about clean staff rooms in an environment where maybe those logs were manual or maybe even inconsistent. So at the heart of it, you're talking about accurate, accessible and timestamped. And really the way to do that is you pull those requirements into electronics, to data, so that they're accessible for everybody. Lyndsay: Well, that's a smart move right out of the gate for sure. So how does Visionstate's technology help address those challenges then more so than just going into technology? Shannon:, When we first read the bill, we were all like, this is what Wanda does and this is what we are delivering to all of our customers. But Wanda does a whole lot more than that. We also have alert systems, we have work order systems, we have communication systems, so it's a really robust software. But the truth of the matter is not everybody needs a fully robust software, and we're aware of that, especially with entry level into data collection. So we really studied the bill and made sure that we answered exactly those requirements, hold those out of our Wanda system and created a 'Wanda Light'. The advantage to that is giving our customers a couple of really great things. First, that gives them an easy answer that's low cost, simple, not overwhelming, they can install it themselves, and answer the bill, but then they can also see if they like collecting this data and maybe do they want to expand on it and add some of our other functionality. Lyndsay: So let's move then over to the sales pipeline. Shannon, what can you tell investors about where things stand right now? Shannon: This is a really important piece of the puzzle. Ontario obviously with this legislation is giving us a lineup and it's starting strong in post-secondary. It's starting very strong in municipalities and it will expand from there. It's a requirement through all of Ontario and our sales partner bundle is bringing it to every single one of their customers as a requirement. I would hope that as that expands, we start looking into the whole country, not necessarily because it's a legislative requirement, but it's the right thing to do and to ensure that these standards are met in all of their stack washrooms. Lyndsay: So John, let's pull you into the conversation here. In terms of deployment, what progress has been made so far and what kind of feedback are you getting from clients? John:, I think we're very much at the beginning of the digitalization process of the facility management industry. Everybody's familiar with a piece of paper that's , always in the restroom and really it's reflective of where that was at. It was really a sign off. Well, we're in an age of AI and analytics so you can't really achieve your goals that way, so we're finding now that not only is it being legislated but it's a requirement in order to stay competitive in the industry. What we're seeing is a lot of our customers are leveraging this technology to get more business, in fact, because they're saying, look, we can provide historical information and analytics. and we're three quarters of the way through an extremely interesting AI project with Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, which is one of the leading institutes across the world, which will have a huge impact on facility management. So we're finding the adoption rate going up significantly. You know, it obviously helps when governments decide to legislate because that sets the direction for the future. So we're very excited about that. Lyndsay: So John, something investors might not be as familiar with is you have a potential 40% equity stake in s soul spaces, and they've been getting a lot of attention for their high tech greenhouses. So what can you tell us about the company and what they're working on? John: You're right, they have developed an expertise around high-tech greenhouses and that's done them very well, for example with First Nations communities. It's really all about food security, I think it was bad enough with climate change issues and supply chain disruptions, but now you have tariffs on top of it all, so there's more and more movement toward localization. But the fact of the matter is that old technology doesn't really work in extreme temperatures, so this is where the technology comes in. But I should also mention that's a stepping stone for them into really disrupting the construction industry, which I think is required in order to meet goals around sustainability and affordability. It just doesn't exist today. So, similar to the way Tesla took the combustion engine and introduced technology to produce the electric vehicle, they're taking the same approach to construction and we're starting to see the results of that because it's inevitable. So, we're really excited about their prospects and they just keep growing leaps and bounds. You can find Visionstate on the venture exchange under the ticker symbol VIS, and their website is Join the discussion: Find out what everybody's saying about this stock on the Visionstate Corp investor discussion forum, and check out the rest of Stockhouse's stock forums and message boards. The material provided in this article is for information only and should not be treated as investment advice. For full disclaimer information, please click here
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Visionstate Up 67%, Insiders Still In The Red By CA$137k
Insiders who bought CA$1.28m worth of Visionstate Corp. (CVE:VIS) stock in the last year recovered part of their losses as the stock rose by 67% last week. However, the purchase is proving to be a costly gamble, since losses made by insiders have totalled CA$137k since the time of purchase. While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing. We've found 21 US stocks that are forecast to pay a dividend yield of over 6% next year. See the full list for free. In the last twelve months, the biggest single purchase by an insider was when insider Charles Goble bought CA$280k worth of shares at a price of CA$0.02 per share. We do like to see buying, but this purchase was made at well below the current price of CA$0.025. Because the shares were purchased at a lower price, this particular buy doesn't tell us much about how insiders feel about the current share price. In the last twelve months Visionstate insiders were buying shares, but not selling. They paid about CA$0.028 on average. These transactions suggest that insiders have considered the current price attractive. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction! Check out our latest analysis for Visionstate Visionstate is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find small cap companies at attractive valuations, this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket. It's good to see that Visionstate insiders have made notable investments in the company's shares. In total, insiders bought CA$184k worth of shares in that time, and we didn't record any sales whatsoever. This makes one think the business has some good points. Looking at the total insider shareholdings in a company can help to inform your view of whether they are well aligned with common shareholders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. Visionstate insiders own 40% of the company, currently worth about CA$2.4m based on the recent share price. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders. It's certainly positive to see the recent insider purchases. And an analysis of the transactions over the last year also gives us confidence. But on the other hand, the company made a loss during the last year, which makes us a little cautious. Along with the high insider ownership, this analysis suggests that insiders are quite bullish about Visionstate. Looks promising! So these insider transactions can help us build a thesis about the stock, but it's also worthwhile knowing the risks facing this company. Case in point: We've spotted 5 warning signs for Visionstate you should be aware of, and 4 of them are a bit unpleasant. Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies. For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Sign in to access your portfolio
