An asset play is a company whose assets — property, inventory, subsidiaries — are worth more than the market price suggests. This screen finds stocks trading below book value (P/B ≤ 1) with low price-to-sales, enough liquidity to survive (current ratio ≥ 1) and debt-to-equity ≤ 3 so the assets aren't buried under leverage.
We exclude negative book value (P/B < 0.1 floor): a company whose liabilities exceed its assets has a negative book, which is distress — not an asset play.
| # | Company | Price | Day % | P/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STLA | $4.41 | -5.98% | 0.2 |
| 2 | HMC | $31.35 | -0.85% | 0.5 |
| 3 | KSS | $18.82 | -0.53% | 0.5 |
| 4 | MOS | $21.45 | -0.47% | 0.6 |
| 5 | CNXC | $25.10 | -7.07% | 0.7 |
| 6 | MAN | $54.16 | -3.77% | 0.7 |
| 7 | MEI | $15.80 | +10.57% | 0.8 |
| 8 | KHC | $22.26 | -0.90% | 0.8 |
| 9 | PBF | $80.70 | -1.99% | 0.8 |
| 10 | MT | $64.80 | +0.37% | 0.8 |
| 11 | KBH | $45.70 | -1.80% | 0.8 |
| 12 | FMC | $8.45 | -1.32% | 0.9 |
| 13 | EG | $368.27 | -0.12% | 0.9 |
| 14 | PSKY | $9.50 | +1.71% | 0.9 |
| 15 | FISV | $44.34 | -2.29% | 1.0 |
A stock where the market overlooks the value of what the company owns. Lynch's examples were companies sitting on real estate or divisions worth more than the whole market cap — P/B below 1 is the screening proxy.
Negative equity means liabilities exceed assets — that is a distressed balance sheet, not hidden asset value. A positive P/B floor removes these automatically.
Data updated daily from Finnhub fundamentals and SEC filings. Scores are simplified heuristics for screening — not investment advice.