“Additional information can be found in the Company’s most recent 8k filing, and the Company’s web site” – this is what the promotion ends with. But what about the traders who prefer to see the income statements of Grupo International Inc. (PINK:GRPI) with the sales, liabilities and deficits, rather than know who resigned and who joined the board? Well, they can do that if the data for 2003 is of interest to them. Yet, the stock doubles and triples in value these days.For this to happen, there should be a catalyst. Opening at $0.04 in January, yesterday session for Grupo closed at $0.36, which is an 800% increase in two months. The stock actually skyrocketed in the beginning of February and consequently added some value at a lower pace. Several announcements came out during this period, which set off the hype. The following should be taken in consideration: 
- GRPI Construction and Maintenance Division adds over $3 million in contracts in the last 30 days;
- RiMart Store Locations Will Double Over the Next 60 Days(RiMart is a division of GRPI);
Certainly good news, worth the price jump. The issue at hand that exists, however, is that there is hardly a way to do the proper due diligence before investing in this company. Despite the overflowing predictions over the Internet about dollar-worth shares soon, it is also good to know that Grupo is no stranger to sub-penny levels as well. A year ago, you could buy shares for $0.001, just before the hype started and reached a peak in August ($0.4 per share), before crashing back to $0.04 this January.
It is not as the above jumps really happen in a matter of days, yet despite the bold statements of the company CEO it is hard to assess the actual state of operations of the company, given that no data exists to compare the performance. What you have is the stock performance. Which does not necessarily reflect the company development. Yet, it shows that stability and sustainable growth are still a state of the future, if they ever occur. [BANNER]
There is also a flip side to this uncertainty coin. If Grupo files the necessary financial statements and they, indeed, do prove that the company is going strong, opening locations through franchises, increasing revenues and expanding, then the current hype would seem as a small gain in the stock value. One of the contracts to a division of the company is awarded by a company called Grupo Carso. Grupo Carso, besides a respectable balance sheet, has Carlos Slim Domit for a Chairman. If the name sounds familiar, it is because Carlos Slim Domit is a son of Carlos Slim Helu – the richest man on the planet for 2010.
In other words, there is hope and there may be great opportunities ahead. Yet, there is also uncertainty, which prevails up-to-date.
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