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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE $77.38 (New York symbol WYN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (973- 753-6000; www.wyndhamworldwide.com; Shares outstanding: 116.1 million; Market cap: $8.9 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%) has now added all of its hotel rooms to the TripAdvisor Instant Booking platform. With Instant Booking, travellers click on the “Book on TripAdvisor” button to set up a reservation.
TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel site. It reaches over 340 million unique visitors a month and has more than 225 million traveller reviews and opinions. It launched its Instant Booking platform in the U.S. in June 2014 and has since expanded it to the U.K., with other international markets to follow.
Wyndham Worldwide is a hold.
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TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel site. It reaches over 340 million unique visitors a month and has more than 225 million traveller reviews and opinions. It launched its Instant Booking platform in the U.S. in June 2014 and has since expanded it to the U.K., with other international markets to follow.
Wyndham Worldwide is a hold.
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GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. $33.45 (Nasdaq symbol GT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (330-796-2122; www.goodyear.com; Shares outstanding: 268.9 million; Market cap: $8.7 billion; Dividend yield: 0.8%) is the world’s largest tire maker, with 52 plants in 22 countries.
In the three months ended September 30, 2015, Goodyear’s revenue fell 10.2%, to $4.18 billion from $4.66 billion a year earlier. The rising U.S. dollar cut the value of the company’s foreign sales (particularly in Europe and Brazil) by $430 million.
Earnings rose 12.0%, to $271.0 million, or $0.99 a share. A year earlier, the company earned $242.0 million, or $0.87 a share.
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In the three months ended September 30, 2015, Goodyear’s revenue fell 10.2%, to $4.18 billion from $4.66 billion a year earlier. The rising U.S. dollar cut the value of the company’s foreign sales (particularly in Europe and Brazil) by $430 million.
Earnings rose 12.0%, to $271.0 million, or $0.99 a share. A year earlier, the company earned $242.0 million, or $0.87 a share.
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DELPHI ENERGY $0.72 (Toronto symbol DEE; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative)(403- 265-6171; www.delphienergy.ca; Shares outstanding: 155.5 million; Market cap: $110.4 million; No dividends paid) develops, produces and explores for oil and natural gas. About 70% of its output is gas; the remaining 30% is oil.
In the three months ended September 30, 2015, Delphi’s production fell 16.6%, to 7,888 barrels of oil equivalent a day from 9,461 a year earlier, after the company sold some fields. The lower output and a 31.4% average decline in oil and gas prices cut cash flow per share to $0.06 from $0.09.
The company will need improved oil and gas prices to move significantly higher, but its long-term outlook is positive.
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In the three months ended September 30, 2015, Delphi’s production fell 16.6%, to 7,888 barrels of oil equivalent a day from 9,461 a year earlier, after the company sold some fields. The lower output and a 31.4% average decline in oil and gas prices cut cash flow per share to $0.06 from $0.09.
The company will need improved oil and gas prices to move significantly higher, but its long-term outlook is positive.
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ALAMOS GOLD $3.97 (Toronto symbol AGI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative)(604-681-2802; www.alamosgold.com; Shares outstanding: 255.5 million; Market cap: $996.5 million; No dividends paid) is the company formed by the July 2015 merger of Alamos Gold and Stock Pickers Digest recommendation AuRico Gold.
The combined firm owns the Mulatos mine in Mexico and the Young-Davidson project in northern Ontario, which holds as much as 5.6 million ounces of gold. Young-Davidson started up in 2013 and will reach full production in 2016. But meanwhile, it’s moving from open-pit to underground mining, which has sharply increased its costs.
The company’s gold production rose 3.1% in the three months ended September 30, 2015, to 87,663 ounces from 85,037 a year earlier. However, lower gold prices offset the higher production, causing the company’s cash flow per share to fall to $0.02 from $0.16 (all figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars).
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The combined firm owns the Mulatos mine in Mexico and the Young-Davidson project in northern Ontario, which holds as much as 5.6 million ounces of gold. Young-Davidson started up in 2013 and will reach full production in 2016. But meanwhile, it’s moving from open-pit to underground mining, which has sharply increased its costs.
The company’s gold production rose 3.1% in the three months ended September 30, 2015, to 87,663 ounces from 85,037 a year earlier. However, lower gold prices offset the higher production, causing the company’s cash flow per share to fall to $0.02 from $0.16 (all figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars).
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