Grande West Achieves Buy America Certification

VANCOUVER, Dec. 12, 2016  - Grande West Transportation Group Inc. (TSXV: BUS; OTC PINK: GWTNF) – December 12, 2016: ("Grande West" or the "Company"), a Canadian bus manufacturer of heavy-duty mid-sized transit buses for sale in Canada and the United-States, is pleased to announce that it has met Buy America certification requirements for the sale of its Vicinity bus in the US.
 
Buy America provisions ensure that transportation infrastructure projects are built with American-made products. This means that local, state and Federal government investments in public transit are able to support an entire supply chain of American companies and their employees. The Company has achieved the required 60% US component content through audits, documented final assembly procedures, and scored Best-in-Class in the FTA's Altoona Test to qualify for the certification.
 
Buy America status enables the Company's exclusive US distributor, Alliance Bus Group ("ABG"), to bid on all public transit opportunities in the USA with Vicinity 30 and 35 foot models.
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Kandi Technologies Reports First Quarter 2014 Financial Results and Revenue for EV Sales More Than Tripled

-Q1 Revenue Increased 174.0% YoY to $40.2 Million-
-EV Sales Rose 384.5% YoY to $8.4 Million-

JINHUA, China, May 12, 2014 -- Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "Kandi") (KNDI), today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

For the three months ended March 31, 2014:

  • Revenues grew 174.0% to $40.2 million from $14.7 million in the first quarter of 2013
  • Electric Vehicle ("EV") products revenues increased significantly by 384.5% to $8.4 million from $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2013
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 Healthcare dividend stocks with low payout ratios and debt figures originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. I love the combination of low debt with little payout ratios.

The debt situation is one of the most important issues in corporate finance. It also expresses the ability to grow sales and earnings by leveraging the balance sheet.

Only a low leveraged corporate has potential to boost sales without taking new investors into the boat that dilute the current earnings per share.

Read more: 12 Healthcare Dividend Stocks With High Potential To Boost Growth And Hike Dividends

Best Dividend Paying Stock Lists By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. At the beginning of each month, I screen the market with my best dividend paying stock screening criteria which are listed below.

I believe that it makes sense to observe the market by good valuated long-term growth stocks. For sure many of the results are lucky strikes, companies that have had an extraordinary good financial strength and growth due to a fantastic business environment. But the developments are not sustainable.

But sometimes there are new ideas on my list like Herbalife or recently the weapon maker Sturm & Ruger. Those were corporate stocks in special situations.

Read more: Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of October 2013

Low volatility dividend paying stocks with cheap price ratios and top yields originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. On my blog I've listed over 100 stocks with safe haven characteristics. For sure no stock is safe and no dividend is guaranteed but there are some shares with a higher risk and bigger volatility which I don't like. I'm looking for low yielding stocks with solid debt ratios and modest growth perspectives with a proven business model and a long-term dividend growth history.

Today, I produced a screen with the following core criteria:

- Market Capitalization over USD 10 billion

- Debt-to-Equity Ratio below 0.5

- Beta Ratio Below one

Read more: 13 Safe Haven Large Caps With Over 3% Dividend Yields