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Financial Highlights
 
  Quarters ended November 30,
2012 2011 Change
(in thousands of dollars, except PSU growth, percentages and per share data) $ $ %
   
Operations
Revenue 327,911 315,424 4.0
Operating income before depreciation and amortization(1) 147,126 131,823 11.6
Operating margin(1) 44.9% 41.8% -
Operating Income 75,160 66,999 12.2
Profit for the period from continuing operations 42,160 39,567 6.6
Profit for the period from discontinued operations - 3,399 -
Profit for the period 42,160 42,966 (1.9)
 
Cash Flow
Cash flow from operating activities (280) 13,807 -
Cash flow from operations(1) 99,845 97,043 2.9
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, intangible and other assets 82,833 77,283 7.2
Free cash flow(1) 17,012 19,760 (13.9)
 
Financial Condition(2)
Property, plant and equipment 1,544,806 1,322,093 16.8
Total assets 4,331,597 2,908,079 49.0
Indebtedness(3) 2,333,766 1,069,112 -
Shareholders’ equity 1,215,831 1,188,431 2.3
 
Primary service units (“PSU”) growth(4) 15,080 46,179 (67.3)
       
Per Share Data(5)
Earnings per share attributable to owners of the Corporation      
From continuing and discontinued operations      
Basic 0.87 0.88 (1.1)
Diluted 0.86 0.88 (2.3)
From continuing operations      
Basic 0.87 0.81 7.4
Diluted 0.86 0.81 6.2
From discontinued operations      
Basic - 0.07 -
Diluted - 0.07 -
 

(1) The indicated terms do not have standardized definitions prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. For more details, please consult the “Non-IFRS financial measures” section of the Management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”).

(2) At November 30, 2012 and August 31, 2012.

(3) Indebtedness is defined as the total of bank indebtedness, principal on long-term debt, balance due on business acquisitions and obligations under derivative financial instruments.

(4) Represents the sum of Television, High Speed Internet (“HSI”) and Telephony service customers.

(5) Per multiple and subordinate voting share.