Pengrowth keeps growing

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PENGROWTH ENERGY $4.49 (Toronto symbol PGF; Shares outstanding: 509.0 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 10.7%; www.pengrowth.com) plans to spend $770 million on upgrades to its oil and natural gas properties in 2013. That’s up 46.7% from the $525 million it probably spent in 2012. Of this total, $300 million will go toward its Lindbergh oil sands project in Alberta. As a result, Lindbergh’s first phase will start in 2015, one year earlier than planned. The company expects its cash flow to rise 14% in 2013, to $680 million. However, that’s 11.7% less than its spending plans. To make up the difference, Pengrowth plans to raise $700 million by selling certain properties. The cash from these sales should also help it maintain its monthly dividend of $0.04 a share. The annual rate of $0.48 yields 10.7%. Pengrowth is still a buy. buy…