Birchcliff cuts its dividend

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BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY, $4.82, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (Shares outstanding: 266.6 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 8.3%) has cut your quarterly dividend by 50.0% due to lower natural gas prices. With the March 2024 payment, investors will receive $0.10 a share instead of $0.20. The new annual rate of $0.40 still yields a high 8.3%. Like all natural-gas-weighted producers, the company will need oil and gas prices to rise in order to report stronger cash flow. However, we still like the long-term prospects for investors. Birchcliff is a buy for aggressive investors. investors. …