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BONAVISTA ENERGY $17.42 – Toronto symbol BNP

BONAVISTA ENERGY $17.42 (Toronto symbol BNP; Shares outstanding: 145.8 million; Market cap: $2.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 8.3%; www.bonavistaenergy.com) explores for oil and natural gas in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C.

Bonavista produces an average of 70,202 barrels of oil equivalent per day, weighted 60% to gas and 40% to oil.

In the three months ended March 31, 2012, the company’s cash flow per share fell 23.2%, to $0.63 from $0.82 a year earlier. Lower gas prices more than offset a 6.1% production increase.

The stock trades at 6.2 times Bonavista’s forecast 2012 cash flow of $2.80 a share. The company’s long-term debt of $1.0 billion is a manageable 40% of its $2.5-billion market cap.

Bonavista pays a monthly dividend of $0.12 a share. The annual rate of $1.44 yields 8.3%. Even with the lower cash flow in the latest quarter, the company still pays out just 57% of its cash flow as dividends.

Bonavista Energy Corp. is a buy.

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