For the last week or two I've run a poll on this website.  The poll listed six arguably pennystock shares and asked which one would be worth investing in.

The results are as below:

Absolute comes out the clear favourite, probably because it is busy being used as a vehicle for the reverse listing for some sizable platinum assets.  An exciting story headed by some exciting figures and topped by a share consolidation all generating this interest.

BioScience Brands came out the second favourite with 18.8% of the votes.  This company is the current reincarnation of the Wellco listing that bombed and currently has cipla Medpro's Muscle Science spun into it.  Other brands include KGB, Herbology, Bioharmony, and Phyto Nova.  An interesting portfolio of brands, but the numbers coming out the company are yet to impress me much.

What I found the most interesting was that my personal choice, Ububele, actually came last in the poll.  The Group has interests in agricultural products for farmers and value-added produce.  Ububele is a far cry from your typical pennystock and in fact has quality and profitable operations, a sizeable bank account and a rosy-looking future.

Ububele directors intend to do a 50-for-1 share consolidation and a R25 million rights issue to help grow the business.

I'm a bottom-up investor looking at businesses on an individual basis and with a strong value-bias.  While I would rather invest in an established and profitable business and not "punt" a risky pennystock, it is interesting to see how contrarian my opinion is concerning pennystocks selection.  I cannot recall who said this, but it always rings true: "Value investing is lonely business".

On this same topic I've now decided to run another poll for a couple promising small caps... Vote here for which one you think will do the best!

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