AlphaRx Inc. (ALRX.PK)

AlphaRx Inc bases its business in Ontario, Canada. Its shares trade under the stock symbols ALRX.PK and ALRX.OB on the Pink Sheets and the OTCBB, respectively. The Pink Sheets is the "bottom of the barrel" on the Wall Street food chain. Don't let their low prices or interesting stories cloud your judgement. When trading Pink Sheets stocks, you are exposing yourself to additional risks which may not be present on better exchanges. Because the shares are quoted on two exchanges, it is possible that this company may have some of the exchange risks on the pink sheets mitigated.

There are 51 employees in this small company. The company's employee count looks like it can be currently adequate for running their small business. If you are thinking about investing in this company, you should really evaluate how the size of their staff and their qualifications can effect the performance of the company.

The share price of the company reached $0.03 on Jan 5, 2009. At this moment, the share price is 89.29 % lower than its 52 week high of $0.28. Judging from the low share price under $1.00, there appears to have been little to no improvement in the company's financial performance, thus keeping the share price so low. The stock is hitting new 52 week lows. Counter-trend investors might find this an opportunity to buy some of it. But such an approach may not always be successful. This stock has issues with liquidity. Once bought, such shares might be difficult to sell.