Higher exploration to boost their cash flow

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CRESCENT POINT ENERGY $9.88 (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares outstanding: 545.0 million; Market cap: $5.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 3.6%; www.crescentpointenergy.com) produces oil and natural gas in Western Canada. It is now focused on its Bakken light oil development in southeastern Saskatchewan. The operation’s output is 90% oil and 10% natural gas. In the three months ended June 30, 2017, Crescent Point’s daily output rose 5.0%, to 175,615 barrels of oil equivalent from 167,218. The company’s cash flow improved 3.4%, to $418.0 million from $404.4 million a year earlier. Cash flow per share fell 2.5%, to $0.77 from $0.79, on more shares outstanding. On June 30, 2017, Crescent Point’s long-term debt was $4.0 billion, or a high 74% of its market cap. The company plans to spend $1.45 billion on exploration and development spending this year. That’s up 31.8% from the $1.1 billion spent in 2016. Daily production should then rise to 183,00 by the end of this year. The added…