Millicom (TIGO)

• Market cap: $15.7B
• 1 day: 1.8%
• 5 days: 11.75%
• 1 month: 17.02%
• 3 months: 32.16%
• 6 months: 80.33%
• Year to date: 65.82%
• 1 year: 152.82%
• 5 years: 119.19%
• 10 years: 39.89%
• 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