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Hello: What do you think of Whitecap Resources? I own shares and am wondering whether to hold on to them or sell. Regards.

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Whitecap Resources, $13.36, symbol WCP on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 298.0 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; www.wcap.ca), produces and explores for oil and natural gas in Western Canada. Oil makes up 74% of its daily output; the remaining 26% is gas. In the three months ended March 31, 2015, acquisitions increased Whitecap’s average daily production by 44.7%, to 38,351 barrels of oil equivalent from 26,508 a year earlier. The higher output offset sharply lower oil and gas prices, and Whitecap’s cash flow increased 8.9%, to $109.9 million from $100.9 million. However, cash flow per share fell 15.7%, to $0.43 from $0.51, as Whitecap issued more shares to pay for its acquisitions. The company’s $802.1 million of debt is a reasonable 20% of its market cap. Whitecap continues to grow by acquisition. In May 2015, it completed its $587.5-million purchase of privately held Beaumont Energy, which mainly operates in west-central Saskatchewan’s Kerrobert area. The purchase added 5,100 barrels of production a day. The stock trades at…