MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. $42 - Toronto symbol

MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. $42 (www.molsoncoors.com) earned $248.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, up 17.2% from $212.4 million a year earlier (all amounts except share price in U.S. dollars). Earnings per share rose 20.2%, to $1.37 from $1.14, on fewer shares outstanding. Sales jumped 25.3%, to $1.2 billion from $954.4 million. These gains are largely due to the company’s recent $3.4-billion acquisition of StarBev, which owns nine breweries in Eastern Europe. An ongoing cost-cutting plan also saved it $34 million in the quarter. Buy.

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