The best investment criteria:

1.      Company has >50% customers in one or more markets

2.      Company is growing sales every year for at least 5 years

3.      Company has a >40% Gross margin every year for at least 5 years

4.      Company has a >20% net profit margin every year for at least 5 years

5.      Company spends <25% of revenue on Sales, Marketing, General and Administrative Costs

6.      Company spends <20% of revenue on Research and Development

7.      Company price is less than 5 times earnings from the last 12 months.

8.      Company CEO founded the business and has no external business responsibilities

9.      The company has under a 0.8 total debt to equity ratio.

10.   Company is priced at less than 3 times its book value.