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The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Small-Cap Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Motley Fool. This strategy looks for small cap growth stocks with solid fundamentals and strong price performance.

CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD. (CWCO) is a small-cap value stock in the Waste Management Services industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Motley Fool changed from 63% to 76% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.

Company Description: Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. is a Cayman Islands-based company that develops and operates advanced water supply and treatment plants and water distribution systems. Its retail segment operates the water utility for the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas of Grand Cayman Island. Its bulk segment supplies potable water to government utilities in Grand Cayman and The Bahamas under long-term contracts. Its services segment designs, constructs and sells water infrastructure and provides management and operating services to third parties. Its manufacturing segment manufactures and services a wide range of custom and specialized water-related products applicable to commercial, municipal, and industrial water production, supply and treatment. It also manufactures and services a range of products and provides design, engineering, management, operating and other services applicable to commercial and municipal water production, supply and treatment, and industrial water and wastewater treatment.

The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.

Detailed Analysis of CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.

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