How Green Are These Small Cap Green Stocks for Investors? HCTI, PGLO & TGGI

Small cap green stocks Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc (OTCBB: HCTI), Pan Global Corp (OTCMKTS: PGLO) and Trans Global Group Inc (OTCMKTS: TGGI) have been getting some attention lately in various investment newsletters or alerts with two of these stocks also being the subject of some paid promotions. But will these small cap green stocks actually deliver some green in the form of greenbacks for investors? Let's take off the green eyeshades and take a closer look:

Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc (OTCBB: HCTI) Has Expanded Its Green Technology

Small cap Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc is a San Francisco-based innovator focused on improving the quality and safety of coatings and paint for industrial and commercial customers around the world and it's the exclusive licensee of Green Polyurethane(TM) coatings and paint - the world's first-ever patent protected polyurethane-based coatings and paint products which eliminate toxic isocyanates from the entire production process (licensed by Nanotech Industries, Inc). On Friday, Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc rose 2.13% to $0.48 for a market cap of $44.27 million plus HCTI is up 20% over the past year and down 96.9% since August 2009 according to Google Finance.

What's the Catch With Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc? According to various disclosures, one promoter was compensated $1250 by non-controlling third party, Maximum Financial Partners for the video production, newsletter and SMM (Social Media Marketing) about Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc. About a week and a half ago, Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc announced that it had expanded its technology with a new UV curing formulation that allows the company's floor coating products to fully cure within an hour instead of 7 days which is currently the normal industry standard. The press release noted that the company's coating products address a $35 billion global industrial and specialty coatings market. Other than that press release, the newsfeeds for Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc on Yahoo! Finance just contain the usual assortment of SEC filings. A quick look at Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc's financials reveals revenues of $48k (most recent reported quarter), $5k, $3k and $53k for the past four reported quarters along with net losses of $821k (most recent reported quarter), $1,571k, $774k and $510k. At the end of last September, Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc had no cash to cover $4,037k in current liabilities and $1,279k in long term debt. So while the coatings market might be worth $35 billion, Hybrid Coating Technologies, Inc has yet to grab even a tip the the iceberg for its products and investors might want to wait for more financials to appear.

Pan Global Corp (OTCMKTS: PGLO) is Investing in Indian Hydropower

Small cap Pan Global Corp through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pan Asia Infratech, Corp., is focused on environmentally sustainable energy, infrastructure and technologies. On Friday, Pan Global Corp rose 4% to $0.260 for a market cap of $119.61 million plus PGLO is down 87% since last March according to Google Finance data.

What's the Catch With Pan Global Corp? According to various disclosures, transactions of $5k, $9k and $17k have or will occur to mention Pan Global Corp in various investment newsletters. Last Tuesday, Pan Global Corp announced that it had recently consummated the Third Tranche of the First Closing of its previously announced staggered acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares and convertible debt of Regency Yamuna Energy Limited - a privately held India corporation which is commissioning a 5.7 MW small-hydro project in northern India. RYEL is required to use the proceeds from the Third Tranche closing for the completion of the Project. In mid January, Pan Global Corp announced the commencement of its due diligence investigation process for a second potential small-hydro plant acquisition in northern India with a capacity of 9.5MW. Tractebel Engineering Pvt. Ltd. was reviewing the project on behalf of the company. A look at Pan Global Corp's financials reveals revenues of zero (most recent reported quarter), $15k, zero and zero for the past four quarters along with net losses of $64k (most recent reported quarter), $107k, $6k and $7k. At the end of September, Pan Global Corp had $7k in cash to cover $447k in current liabilities. So thus far, investing in Indian hydropower has yet to pay off for Pan Global Corp or for its investors.

Trans Global Group Inc (OTCMKTS: TGGI) Recently Announced It Was Buying a Solar Installation Company

Small cap Trans Global Group Inc combines science and technology to reduce customer energy consumption, lower their homes carbon footprint and increase the efficiency of their energy products which results in a reduction in energy costs. On Friday, Trans Global Group Inc closed at $0.0004 for a market cap of $1.42 million plus TGGI is up 100% over the past year and down 99.96% over the past five years according to Google Finance.

What's the Catch With Trans Global Group Inc? According to various disclosures, no transactions have occurred to mention Trans Global Group Inc in various investment newsletters. Trans Global Group Inc has also been quiet since last November when it announced that subsidiary Green Energy Savings Corp had executed an agreement to acquire Prestige Solar Products Inc, a Florida company licensed with the State of Florida to install solar products, as a wholly owned subsidiary. The purchase price is $200,000 (apparently in the form of a private placement at $.05 per share) of which $50,000 was due at closing on December 15, 2013 with the balance of $150,000 spread out over a 12 month period beginning March 1, 2014. According to the press release, the purchase of Prestige Solar will add an additional 20% to the bottom line for Green Energy with a typical sale averaging about $12,000 (of which up to 50% will now go toward Green Energy's bottom line revenues). However, the most recent financials for Trans Global Group Inc on either Google Finance or Yahoo! Finance date from the end of September 2012 – meaning its investor beware.