Millicom (TIGO)

• Market cap: $16.5B
• 1 day: 1.26%
• 5 days: 0.85%
• 1 month: 15.54%
• 3 months: 18.07%
• 6 months: 65.4%
• Year to date: 74.38%
• 1 year: 141.69%
• 5 years: 141.87%
• 10 years: 47.11%
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Telecom Services

About: Millicom offers wireless and fixed-line telecom services primarily in smaller, less developed countries in Latin America. Countries served include Bolivia, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Honduras (67% but not controlled or consolidated in the firm's financial statements). The firm's wireless networks cover about 145 million people, serving nearly 60 million customers. Its fixed-line networks reach 22 million homes, serving about 5.6 million broadband customers. Increasingly, Millicom offers converged packages that include broadband with wireless services. The firm also formed a joint venture to acquire Telefónica's operations in Chile.

Employees: 15,000