Alta Fox Capital’s 2022 Undergraduate Small-Cap Stock Pitch Competition

Hosted by: Harvard Financial Analyst Club

Alta Fox Capital will be sponsoring its 2022 Small-Cap Stock Pitch Competition, bringing together undergraduate students from across many universities and clubs. Students will compete in teams of up to five and submit their pitches via email for the opportunity to be selected as a finalist and present to a panel of distinguished industry professionals. The Finals will be held in person at Harvard University.

CASH PRIZE $5,000

TIMELINE

Pitch Submission Deadline: Saturday, October 15

Teams of 1 -5 undergraduates must submit via email their pitch in PPT/PDF format to info@altafoxcapital.com with the subject line "2022 Small-Cap Stock Pitch Competition" by Saturday, October 15th at 11:59 PM EST. Team Information located in the CONTENT GUIDELINES must be provided in the deck when submitting pitch.

 Finalist Notified: Saturday, October 22

Participants will be notified via email no later than Saturday, October 22 on whether they have been selected to advance to the final round. Competition finals will be held on November 5th at Harvard University. This is an in-person event and teams are responsible for travel and lodging arrangements. Additional information about location and schedule will be provided at this time.

 Finals: Saturday, November 5

The competition finals will be held Saturday, November 5, 2022, in-person on Harvard's campus. The finalist teams will present in front of a panel of industry professionals. Teams will pitch their ideas in a 10 minute pitch, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A from the panel.

• RULES

  • Participants must be a current undergraduate student

  • Individuals can not participate in more than one pitch submission

  • If participating as a team, teams must designate one person to be the team contact

• CONTENT GUIDELINES

  • Submission subject of email “2022 Small-Cap Stock Pitch Competition”

  • First Slide of PPT to include the below information (this does not count toward your maximum slide count)

  + Individual/Team Information

  - Primary contact first and last name

  - Primary contact email address

  - Primary contact phone number

  - What university do you attend?

  - What club are you representing (if applicable)?

  - Team members’ names and email addresses

  • Pitches must be a Long idea on a single stock.

  • Pitches should be in PPT/PDF format, maximum 15 slides

  • Individuals/teams should select a stock with a market capitalization of greater than $300 million and not to exceed $2 billion

  • The pitch should briefly introduce the company, but then should focus on the author's analysis and opinion, rather than reporting widely known information about the company

  • All content must represent the author's own work

• JUDGING CRITERIA

  • Is the thesis supported and accompanied by compelling arguments, a clear analysis and sourced information?

  • Is there a clear understanding of the company and the industry or sector being pitched?

  • Is the valuation of the company and company’s financial state clearly explained?

  • Is the market’s consensus view on the stock explained and is a case made for why it is wrong?

  • Are the risks and/or variant view on the stock addressed in addition to an assessment of what could go wrong with the thesis?

  • Are there catalysts or drivers that will lead to how the thesis is to play out?

  • Is a case made for an asymmetric risk/reward in the stock?