Overview - investment

Financial Highlights

   
  Quarters ended November 30,
  2012 2011 Change
(in thousands of dollars, except PSU growth, percentages and per share data) $ $ %
Operations
Revenue 366,608 346,023 5.9
Operating income before depreciation and amortization (1) 156,580 140,261 11.6
Operating income 83,277 74,642 11.6
Profit for the period from continuing operations 47,095 44,524 5.8
Profit for the period from discontinued operations - 3,399
Profit for the period 47,095 47,923 (1.7)
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Corporation 18,487 18,770 (1.5)
       
Cash Flow
Cash flow from operating activities (6,005) 9,570
Cash flow from operations(1) 101,790 104,739 (2.8)
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment, intangible and other assets 83,155 78,404 6.1
Free cash flow(1) 18,635 26,335 (29.2)
       
Financial condition(2)
Property, plant and equipment 1,565,872 1,343,904 16.5
Total assets 4,531,151 3,103,919 46.0
Indebtedness(3) 2,451,921 1,180,971
Equity attributable to owners of the Corporation 411,061 397,799 3.3
       
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 1.11 1.12 (0.09)
Diluted 1.10 1.11 (0.09)
From continuing operations      
Basic 1.11 1.06 4.7
Diluted 1.10 1.05 4.8
From discontinued operations      
Basic - 0.07 -
Diluted - 0.06 -


(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.