Updating your Income stocks: Molson Coors Canada, Imperial Oil, TC Energy

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MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. $73 (www.molsoncoors.com) is still a hold. The beer brewer’s sales in the quarter ended June 30, 2024, fell 0.4%, to $3.25 billion from $3.27 billion a year earlier (all amounts except share price in U.S. dollars). Stronger demand in Europe and Asia offset weaker sales in the Americas. A cost-cutting plan lifted earnings per share by 7.9%, to $1.92 from $1.78. However, consumers are switching to cheaper-priced brands, which could hurt the company’s ability to pass along higher input and labour costs. Molson Coors is a hold. IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $104 (www.imperialoil.ca) is a buy. The company produced an average of 404,000 barrels of oil equivalent in the second quarter of 2024, up 11.3% from 363,000 a year earlier. As well, thanks to higher crude prices, cash flow in the quarter rose 32.7%, to $1.51 billion from $1.14 billion; due to fewer shares outstanding, cash flow per-share jumped 44.8%, to $2.81 from $1.94. Imperial Oil is a buy. TC ENERGY INC. $60 (www.tcenergy.com) is a buy. The company plans…