Slideshow: 10 Latin American Growth Stocks

Seeking Alpha recently chose 10 Stocks to Profit from Latin American Growth together with an analysis of Latin America’s resilience and rebound amid the global chaos of the last few years. For such a small sample size, the picks were a good representation of six countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru) and six industries (banking, beverages, housing, mining, oil & utilities).

Of all countries, Brazil had the most companies on the list (3) including the two market cap giants, mining giant Vale S.A. ($173.84B) and banking powerhouse Itau Unibanco ($99.87B). In terms of performance, it’s worth noting Vale just posted the largest annual net profit in the history of the mining industry: US$17.3 billion, and according to Interbrand, Itau is the most valuable brand in Brazil (US$12.5B). We’ve documented Itau Unibanco’s growing market share here in Argentina.

In terms of appealing to foreign investors online, the Brazilian companies are destroying their regional rivals. Brazilian Investor Relations sites like Vale are written in perfect English, feature social media links and full-color features on company sustainability efforts. In contrast, an Argentine site like Pampa has no social media, an empty press room and myriad bad translations (Investor Relation, one thousand million pesos, etc.). Where have we seen this before?

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