Millicom (TIGO)

• Market cap: $12.1B
• 1 day: 1.75%
• 5 days: 5.7%
• 1 month: 9.86%
• 3 months: 34.58%
• 6 months: 51.5%
• Year to date: 27.66%
• 1 year: 144.63%
• 5 years: 80.02%
• 10 years: 7.7%
• 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 140 million people, serving nearly 50 million customers. Its fixed-line networks reach 14 million homes, serving about 4 million broadband customers. Increasingly, Millicom offers converged packages that include broadband with wireless services. The firm has also formed a joint venture to acquire Telefonica's operations in Chile.

Employees: 15,000