OTCQX Best 50 2024

OTC Markets congratulates the 2024 OTCQX Best 50 – our annual ranking of the top-performing OTCQX companies from the prior calendar year. This year’s list represents a breadth of industries and geographies that contribute to the diverse range of OTCQX-traded securities.

2024 OTCQX Best 50 Highlights:

The 2024 OTCQX Best 50 companies traded a total $11.4 billion dollar volume. The companies delivered to investors a median total return of 77% in 2023. The median market cap for the companies ranked in this year’s list was over $186 million, and among them were 10 companies with a market cap greater than $1 billion.

This year’s top performing company, Bravo Mining Corp. (OTCQX: BRVMF), a Canada and Brazil based mineral exploration and development company. Bravo Mining Corp cross-trades on the TSX Venture exchange in Canada under the ticker “BRVO.”

Nine U.S. community banks were also included among this year’s Best 50 list:

ES Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQX: ESBS)
Century Next Financial Corp (OTCQX: CTUY)
West Coast Community Bancorp (OTCQX: SCZC)
GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: GBFH)
Pinnacle Bankshares Corp. (OTCQX: PPBN)
FFB Bancorp (OTCQX: FFBB)
Peoples Financial Corp. (OTCQX: PFBX)
Integrated Financial Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: IFHI)
Merchants & Marine Bancorp Inc. (OTCQX: MNMB)

Three companies from last year’s ranking made their second appearance on the OTCQX Best 50 list in 2024.

Blue Dolphin Energy Co. (OTCQX: BDCO)
Xtract One Technologies Inc. (OTCQX: XTRAF)
GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (OTCQX: GBFH)

Global Reach

U.S. and Canadian companies comprised a high concentration of the 2024 OTCQX Best 50 at 25 and 16 companies respectively. The list also included companies traded on the ASX, Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Paris, LSE, and the Singapore Exchange. The diversity of countries further demonstrates the success of OTCQX as a global gateway to connect issuers with the U.S. investment community.

The diversity of countries demonstrates the success of OTCQX as a global gateway to connect issuers with the U.S. investment community.

We recognize the efforts of our 2024 Best 50 companies–and the shared commitment to providing their investors with a premium trading experience.

For additional information and to view the complete 2024 OTCQX Best 50 ranking, please click here.

Note: The OTCQX Best 50 is an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market, based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth. Companies in the 2024 OTCQX Best 50 were ranked based on their performance during the 2023 calendar year.

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Jason Paltrowitz

Jason Paltrowitz is Executive Vice President, Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group, where he is responsible for managing the firm’s international and domestic Corporate Services business. Drawing upon his expertise in cross-border trading and as a recognized proponent of Reg A+ and small company capital raising, Jason is an advocate for small cap issuers, start-ups, and entrepreneurial innovators working to alleviate the cost, time and complexity associated with being a public company. Prior to joining OTC Markets in October 2013, Jason was Managing Director and Segment Head at JP Morgan Chase responsible for the custody, clearing and collateral management business in the Corporate and Investment Bank division. Jason also held multiple senior management positions at BNY Mellon, most notably, as Head of M&A for the Financial Markets and Treasury Services Sector and 11 years as the Head of the Global Capital Markets Group in the Depositary Receipt Division. Jason currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) and also served as a member of the Board of Directors at OTC Markets Group from 2008 – 2011. Jason holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Boston University and received his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.