Topic: Growth Stocks

The Stock Pickers Digest Hotline – Friday, January 15, 2010

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WESTJET AIRLINES, $13.20, symbol WJA on Toronto, is our Stock of the Year for 2010. Next week, Wall Street Stock Forecaster, our newsletter that focuses on the U.S. stock markets, will reveal its #1 pick for 2010. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to profit. If you’re not already a Wall Street Stock Forecaster subscriber, click here to learn how you can get one month free when you subscribe today. WestJet serves 67 destinations in North America and the Caribbean. The company operates a fleet of 86 Boeing Next-Generation 737s. These planes feature more legroom, leather seats and television screens built into the back of each seat. But most important, the Next-Generation Boeing 737 is roughly 30% more fuel efficient than older planes. And WestJet will receive 49 additional 737s through 2016. In the three months ended September 30, 2009, WestJet’s revenue fell 16.4%, to $600.6 million from $718.4 million. Earnings fell 45.7%, to $31.4 million, or $0.24 a share, from $57.9…