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MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. is a hold. The company (Toronto symbols TPX.A $67 and TPX.B $74; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 215.7 million; Market cap: $15.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) is the world’s fifth-largest beer brewer. Its main brands include Molson Canadian (Canada), Coors Light (U.S.) and Carling (U.K.). Due to slowing beer consumption, Molson continues to add non-beer products to its portfolio. For example, the company recently formed an alliance with Naked Life, which sells non-alcoholic, low-calorie canned cocktails in Australia. Molson plans to launch those drinks in the U.S. in 2025. Molson’s earnings will probably rise 5% to $5.72 U.S. a share in 2024, and the class B shares trade at just 9.3 times that estimate. However, the company faces increasingly intense competition from larger brewers such as Anheuser-Busch InBev. The $1.76 U.S. dividend yields 3.6% for the A shares (3.2% for the B shares). Molson Coors is a hold. ANDREW PELLER LTD. (class…