Rising Tide Shrinks the Net/Net Universe: Top 5 by Market Cap

Without a doubt, the recent market "recovery" off March lows has had a dramatic effect in the land of misfit companies; more specifically, the number of net/nets is falling. This is not at all surprising; we've seen it happen several times before when markets recover.

There are still 140 or so net/nets with market caps greater than $5 million, but those at the upper end of the market cap spectrum are few and far between. Case and point, on February 19th, there were more than 320 such net/nets; 38 of which had market caps above $100 million. Currently, there are just 10 above $100 million.

The top 5 Net/Nets by market cap:

Adaptec
Ticker:ADPT
Price:$2.91
Market Cap:$350
NCAV:375
Market Cap/NCAV:.93
Cash/Share:$3.14

Opnext Inc
Ticker:OPXT
Price:$2.20
Market Cap:$195
NCAV:$200
Market Cap/NCAV:.975
Cash/Share:$1.87


Volt Information Sciences Inc
Ticker:VOL
Price:$8.95
Market Cap:$186
NCAV:$200
Market Cap/NCAV:.93
Cash/Share: $6.99

Audiovoxx
Ticker:VOXX
Price:$7.30
Market Cap:$167
NCAV:$212
NCAV/Market Cap:.79
Cash/Share:$2.73
Note: Audiovoxx seems to be a perennial net/net. Has been on the list for several years.

Silicon Graphics
Ticker:SGI
Price:$5.39
Market Cap:$161
NCAV:$200
NCAV/Market Cap:.81
Cash/Share:$5.82

Stay tuned. There's never a dull moment in the wonderful world of net/nets....

*The author does not have positions in any of the companies mentioned. This is neither a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. All information provided believed to be reliable and presented for information purposes only.