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Historcial Summary
|
|
2007 |
2006(1) |
2005(1) |
 |
|
Statements of Earnings
(in $ millions) |
|
Revenue, including equity income |
2,718 |
1,472 |
1,441 |
|
Energy supply costs and operating expenses |
1,904 |
939 |
926 |
|
Amortization |
273 |
178 |
158 |
|
Finance charges |
299 |
168 |
154 |
|
Corporate taxes |
36 |
32 |
70 |
|
Results of discontinued operations, gains on sales and other unusual items |
8 |
2
|
10
|
|
Non-controlling interest |
15 |
8 |
6 |
| Preference share
dividends |
6 |
2
|
-
|
|
Net earnings applicable to common shares |
193 |
147 |
137 |
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|
Balance Sheets
(in $ millions) |
|
Current assets |
1,064 |
405 |
299 |
|
Goodwill |
1,544 |
661 |
512 |
|
Other long-term assets |
424 |
331 |
471 |
|
Utility capital assets and income producing properties |
7,241 |
4,044 |
3,315 |
|
Total assets |
10,273 |
5,441 |
4,597 |
|
Current liabilities |
1,804 |
558 |
412 |
|
Deferred credits, regulatory liabilities and future income taxes |
688 |
477 |
477 |
|
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (excluding current portion) |
4,623 |
2,588 |
2,136 |
|
Non-controlling interest |
115 |
130 |
39 |
|
Preference shares (classified as debt) |
320 |
320 |
320 |
|
Shareholders’ equity |
2,723 |
1,398 |
1,213 |
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|
Cash Flows
(in $ millions) |
|
Operating
activities |
373 |
263 |
304 |
|
Financing activities |
1,826 |
456 |
224 |
|
Investing activities |
2,033 |
634 |
467 |
|
Dividends, excluding
dividends on preference shares classified as debt |
146 |
77 |
64 |
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|
Financial Statistics |
|
Return on average common shareholders’ equity (%) |
9.99 |
11.87 |
12.40 |
 |
|
Capitalization Ratios
(%)
(year end) |
|
Total debt and capital lease obligations (net of cash) |
64.3 |
61.1 |
58.7 |
|
Preference shares (classified as debt and equity) |
5.2 |
10.0 |
8.6 |
|
Common shareholders’ equity |
30.5 |
28.9 |
32.7 |
 |
|
Interest Coverage (x) |
|
Debt |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
|
All fixed charges |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
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|
Capital Expenditures
(in $ millions) |
803 |
500 |
446 |
 |
|
Common Share Data |
|
Book
value per share (year end) ($) |
16.69 |
12.19 |
11.74 |
|
Average common shares outstanding (in $ millions) |
137.6 |
103.6 |
101.8 |
|
Basic
earnings per common share ($) |
1.40 |
1.42 |
1.35 |
|
Dividends declared per common share ($) |
0.880 |
0.700 |
0.605 |
|
Dividends paid per common share ($) |
0.820 |
0.670 |
0.588 |
|
Dividend payout ratio (%) |
58.6 |
47.2 |
43.7 |
|
Price earnings ratio (x) |
20.7 |
21.0 |
18.0 |
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|
Share Trading Summary |
|
High price ($) (TSX) |
30.00 |
30.00 |
25.64 |
|
Low price ($) (TSX) |
24.50 |
20.36 |
17.00 |
|
Close price ($) (TSX) |
28.99 |
29.77 |
24.27 |
| Volume (in
thousands) |
100,920 |
60,094 |
37,706 |
|
(1) As
of December 31, 2006, the regulatory provision for future site removal and
restoration costs was reallocated from accumulated amortization to long-term
regulatory liabilities, with 2005 comparative figures restated. The effect of
this change in presentation at December 31, 2006 was a $306.5 million (December
31, 2005 - $280.9 million) increase in long-term regulatory liabilities and a
$306.5 million (December 31, 2005 - $280.9 million) increase in net utility
capital assets.
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