Updating TENNANT CO., TIM HORTONS INC. and LIMITED BRANDS INC.

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TENNANT CO. $29 earned $0.27 a share in the three months ended September 30, 2009. That’s down 52.6% from $0.57 a year earlier. These figures exclude tax-related gains and other unusual items. The cleaning-equipment maker continues to benefit from lower commodity costs. However, sales will likely remain weak until the economy is well on its way to a full recovery. Hold. TIM HORTONS INC. $29 has opened a new coffee-and-donut shop at the Fort Knox U.S. Army base in Kentucky. This is its first store on a U.S. base. The company has outlets on seven Canadian bases, and this new store should help it expand to more U.S. bases. Buy. LIMITED BRANDS INC. $17 expects to break even or lose up to $0.04 a share in its most recent quarter, which ends October 31, 2009. The clothing retailer had earlier predicted a loss of $0.07 to $0.12 a share. Limited Brands is opening fewer new stores, freezing salaries and cutting spending on…