Syncrude purchase cuts Suncor’s cost

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SUNCOR ENERGY INC. $46 (Toronto symbol SU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $78.2 billion; Price-tosales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.suncor.com) is Canada’s largest integrated oil company, with its major projects in the Alberta oil sands. It also owns four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado) along with 1,500 Petro-Canada gas stations. Revenue rose 4.6%, from $38.1 billion in 2012 to $39.9 billion in 2014. Due to lower crude oil prices, revenue then dropped to $29.2 billion in 2015 and $26.8 billion in 2016. As well, its overall earnings fell 69.8%, from $4.8 billion in 2012 to $1.5 billion in 2015. Due to fewer shares outstanding, earnings per share dropped 67.8%, from $3.14 to $1.01. The company then lost $83 million, or $0.05 a share, in 2016. Cash flow per share also fell 41.0%, from $6.30 in 2012 to $3.72 in 2016. Focus on efficiency helps cut oil price risk In response to…