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ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK $71.94 (Nasdaq symbol ATNI; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (340-777-8000; www.atni.com; Shares o/s: 16.1 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%) owns wireless and land-line operations in the U.S., Bermuda, the Caribbean and Guyana. It also owns solar power plants that sell electricity under long-term contracts. The company has now purchased the development business of U.K.-based Armstrong Energy Global. Armstrong develops, builds and owns solar farms in India. Over the next six to nine months, Atlantic plans to build solar plants in India with generating capacity of 50 megawatts. The company sees India’s favourable climate and unmet energy needs as ideal for solar power operations. It believes that solar energy development costs in many regions of India have reached grid parity. That means Atlantic can generate electricity at a profit without relying on direct government subsidies— something rarely, if ever, accomplished....
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE $77.67 (New York symbol WYN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (973- 753-6000; www.wyndhamworldwide.com; Shares outstanding: 112.5 million; Market cap: $8.7 billion; Dividend yield: 2.6%) is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, with 7,800 franchised hotels globally. Wyndham also manages vacation resorts, rental properties, luxury clubs and timeshares. It currently has around 112,000 vacation-rental properties in 100 countries. In the three months ended December 31, 2015, Wyndham’s revenue rose 6.5%, to $1.31 billion from $1.23 billion a year earlier....
TEMPUR SEALY $60.32 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800-878-8889; www.tempursealy.com; Shares outstanding: 61.0 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; No dividends paid) makes and distributes mattresses and neck pillows made of its patented memory foam, Tempur. Tempur Sealy’s earned $62.7 million, or $0.99 a share, in the quarter. That’s a 17.9% increase from the $53.2 million, or $0.86, a year earlier. Sales gained 2.9%, to $767.3 million from $745.5 million. North American sales (80% of the total) rose 3.8%. International sales (20%) fell 0.4%—but gained 12.1%, if you eliminate currency fluctuations....
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