TRILOGY ENERGY TRUST $9.34 Toronto Symbol Symbol TET.UN

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TRILOGY ENERGY TRUST $9.34 (Torontosymbol TET.UN; SI Rating: Speculative) (403-290-2900; www.trilogyenergy.com; Shares outstanding: 92.6 million; Market cap: $864.9 million) holds oil and gas properties in the Kaybob and Grand Prairie areas of central Alberta. Trilogy’s production is weighted approximately 78% toward natural gas and 22% to oil. In the three months ended December 31, 2007, Trilogy’s cash flow per unit fell 39.7%, to $0.41 from $0.68. Production fell 16%, to 21,044 barrels of oil equivalent per day, from 25,042 barrels. The declines came from property sales, plus lower natural gas prices. Trilogy’s monthly distribution of $0.07 gives it a yield of 9.0%. It flows approximately 62% of its cash flow through to its shareholders. Debt is high at $326.5 million, or 1.9 times annual cash flow. Trilogy now trades at around 4.4 times 2008 forecast cash flow. Trilogy is still a buy for aggressive investors. investors. …