Pengrowth can maintain current payout

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PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST $9.27 (Toronto symbol PGF.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Units outstanding: 258.4 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; SI Rating: Average) saw its cash flow per unit fall 48.1% in the three months ended June 30, 2009, to $0.56 from $1.08 a year earlier. Despite hedging gains, Pengrowth’s average realized selling price for its oil and gas fell by 39%. This was the main reason for the lower cash flow per unit. The trust’s monthly distribution of $0.10 a unit (for an annual yield of 12.9%) accounted for just 54% of its cash flow, so it seems safe for now. Pengrowth is a buy. buy…