Microcaps may give alpha returns in bull mkt amid valuation comfort

Thus far in calendar year 2023, 165, or 66 per cent, of 250 micro-cap stocks have generated positive returns

Notwithstanding the risk involved, analysts are upbeat on micro-cap investing as India remains in a firm bull market. Moreover, these stocks are available at relatively cheaper valuations compared to large, mid and small caps, assuring alpha returns.

With a market-capitalisation (market-cap) of up to Rs 10,000 crore, micro-cap stocks are outside the purview of Nifty 500 stocks, and are ranked from 501 to 750 in the market-cap ladder.

“Once micro-caps start moving in a bull market, they outperform benchmarks by a large margin as investors look at them for alpha (higher than normal) returns. While immediate outperformance from micro-caps could