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IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $35 is still a buy for investors. The integrated oil producer (Toronto symbol IMO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios; Shares outstanding: 752.9 million; Market cap: $26.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.imperialoil.ca) likely spent between $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion on exploration and upgrades to its existing operations in 2019. About 70% of that spending went toward its oil properties, including projects that improved the reliability of its Kearl and Syncrude oil sands operations in northern Alberta. Thanks to those investments, Imperial’s output should rise 6% in 2020. The company is also making better use of technology, such as self-driving trucks, to cut its operating costs and add value for investors. Combined, those factors should increase Imperial’s 2020 cash flow per share by about 10% to $4.68. The stock is cheap for your new buying at 7.5 times that estimate. estimate…