Sherritt looks beyond Cuba

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SHERRITT INTERNATIONAL $4.54 (Toronto symbol S; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-800-704-6698; www.sherritt.com; Shares outstanding: 296.7 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 3.4%) reports that its revenue fell 2.5% in the three months ended June 30, 2012, to $487.9 million from $500.6 million a year earlier. Cash flow fell 10.7%, to $81.6 million, or $0.28 a share, from $91.4 million, or $0.31 a share. Lower nickel prices and a drop in thermal coal sales were the main reasons for the declines. The company is Cuba’s largest foreign investor; its Cuban operations account for the majority of its revenue and earnings. The country’s uncertain political and economic situation adds to the stock’s risk. However, Sherritt is diversifying away from Cuba by investing in other countries. Sherritt International is a buy. buy…