Mid Cap Companies

The appealing feature of mid cap companies as far as investors are concerned is that they offer higher growth as compared to large cap stocks and lower volatility than small cap stocks. Mid cap stocks provide a good diversification to an investor’s portfolio.

The NIFTY Mid Cap 100 Index has all companies from NIFTY Mid Cap 50 and the remaining 50 stocks are taken from the NIFTY Mid Cap 150 Index based on the average daily turnover in the index. A few important points of the index are:

1. Free-float market capitalisation method is used to calculate the NIFTY Mid Cap 100 Index
2. The base date is April 1, 2005 and base value is 1000.
3. Calculation frequency is on a daily basis and the index re-balancing is done semi-annually.

• Mid caps have a lower risk and volatility when compared to small cap funds, but a higher growth potential than large cap stocks.
• They are underfollowed in stock markets as compared to large cap stocks, giving a huge opportunity to investors to uncover hidden opportunities. If chosen well, and the stock grows rapidly, its share price will get a further boost as mutual funds and institutional investors eventually take notice.
• Mid cap stocks most often outperform large caps in bull markets, as they have more growth potential from opportunities that emerge during strong economies. Because of this, a mid-cap stock can grow into a large-cap stock if the business performs well.

It does, however, warrant extra caution (like a higher margin of safety) due to the higher risk you take by investing in small cap companies.

Mid-cap stocks are more at risk during downturns. They simply don't have the same resources as larger companies. Example, they can't borrow money as easily as big companies, don't have as much cash on hand, and are more likely to have negative cash flow. Therefore, they have a greater chance of going bankrupt during a market crash.

However, they also have a higher growth potential and often outperform large caps in bull markets.