Updating Pengrowth Energy Trust, Imperial Oil Ltd. and Molson Coors Canada Inc.

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PENGROWTH ENERGY TRUST $8.64 (Toronto symbol PGF.UN) reported that its cash flow for the first quarter of 2009 fell 57.5%, to $0.37 a unit from $0.87 a year earlier. Higher interest expenses, performance bonuses and royalties were the main reasons for the drop. Still, its $1.20 distribution rate seems secure, and yields 13.9%. Buy. IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $41 (Toronto symbol IMO) will make a final decision on whether to proceed with its 70%-owned Kearl Lake oil-sands project by the end of June. (Imperial’s parent, ExxonMobil Corp., owns the other 30%.) Lower oil prices have reduced labour and material costs. If it goes ahead, Kearl’s reserves should last 40 years. Best Buy. MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. $50 (Toronto symbol TPX.B) continues to profit from MillerCoors, last year’s joint venture that merged its U.S. brewing operations with those of SABMiller. Thanks to savings from combining bottling facilities and distribution networks, Molson Coors’ first-quarter earnings rose 75.2%. Best Buy. Buy…