Updating Pengrowth Energy Corp., Teck Resources Ltd. and Agrium Inc.

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PENGROWTH ENERGY CORP. $1.53 (Toronto symbol PGF; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 547.7 million; Market cap: $838.0 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend suspended in January 2016; TSI Network Rating: Speculative; www.pengrowth.com) produces oil and natural gas, mostly in Western Canada. This includes its Lindbergh oil sands project in Alberta. In 2016, the company’s average output was 57,058 barrels of oil equivalent per day (62% oil and 38% gas). That’s down 20.1% from 71,408 in 2015. The decline came after Pengrowth sold some of its non-core properties to pay down debt. The production drop caused cash flow per share to fall 7.1%, to $0.79 from $0.85. On December 31, 2016, total debt was $1.7 billion, a high 200% of market cap. That’s down 9.1% from $1.9 billion at the end of 2015. The company plans to further cut its debt to $1.1 billion by the end of the first quarter of 2017. Pengrowth is a hold. TECK RESOURCES LTD. $27 (Toronto symbol TECK.B;…