Home Annual Report 2002

 

THREE-YEAR FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

2002

2001

2000

(millions of dollars except where indicated)

     
Income Statement      
Revenues

5,214

5,275

4,384

Net income from continuing operations

805

753

707

Net income

805

686

768

Results by segment      
      Transmission

653

585

623

      Power

146

168

85

      Corporate

(52)

(67)

(80)

   Continuing operations

747

686

628

   Discontinued operations

(67)

61

Net income applicable to common shares

747

619

689

 
Cash Flow Statement      
Funds generated from continuing operations

1,827

1,624

1,495

Capital expenditures and acquisitions      
      Continuing operations

814

1,025

773

      Discontinued operations

13

52

362

Dividends and preferred securities charges

546

517

536

 
Balance Sheet      
 
Assets      
Plant, property and equipment      
      Transmission

16,098

16,509

16,894

      Power

1,334

1,110

771

      Corporate

64

66

111

Total assets      
      Continuing operations

19,728

19,629

19,761

      Discontinued operations

188

325

5,056

 
Capitalization      
Long-term debt

8,815

9,347

9,928

Non-recourse debt of joint ventures

1,222

1,295

1,296

Junior subordinated debentures

238

237

243

Preferred securities

674

675

969

Preferred shares

389

389

389

Common shareholders’ equity

5,747

5,426

5,211

 
U.S. GAAP Information      
Net income/(loss)      
      Continuing operations before extraordinary items

774

715

642

      Discontinued operations

(67)

61

      Extraordinary item

13

      Net income

774

648

716

Net income/(loss) per share      
      Continuing operations before extraordinary items

$ 1.57

$ 1.46

$ 1.27

      Discontinued operations

$ –

$ (0.14)

$ 0.13

      Extraordinary item

$ –

$ –

$ 0.03

      Net income applicable to common shares – Basic

$ 1.57

$ 1.32

$ 1.43

      Net income applicable to common shares – Diluted

$ 1.56

$ 1.32

$ 1.43

Common shareholders’ equity

5,642

5,360

5,163

 
Per Common Share Data      
Net income – Basic      
      Continuing operations

$ 1.56

$ 1.44

$ 1.32

      Discontinued operations

(0.14)

0.13

 

$ 1.56

$ 1.30

$ 1.45

Net income – Diluted

$ 1.55

$ 1.30

$ 1.45

Dividends declared

$ 1.00

$ 0.90

$ 0.80

Book Value (1)

$ 11.99

$ 11.38

$ 10.97

Market Price      
   Toronto Stock Exchange (Cdn dollars)      
      High

23.91

21.13

17.25

      Low

19.05

14.85

9.80

      Close

22.92

19.87

17.20

      Volume (millions of shares)

280.5

288.2

400.7

   New York Stock Exchange (U.S. dollars)      
      High

15.56

13.41

11.50

      Low

11.89

9.88

6.75

      Close

14.51

12.51

11.50

      Volume (millions of shares)

18.5

21.1

28.1

Shares outstanding (millions)      
      Average for the year

478.3

475.8

474.6

      End of year

479.5

476.6

474.9

Registered common shareholders (1)

34,902

36,350

30,758

 
Financial Ratios      
Return on average common shareholders’ equity

13.4%

11.6%

13.6%

Dividend yield (1)

4.4%

4.5%

4.7%

Price/earnings multiple (1)

14.7

15.3

11.9

Price/book multiple (1)

1.9

1.7

1.6

Debt to debt plus shareholders’ equity (2)

58%

61%

62%

Cash flow from continuing operations to total debt (2)

0.19

0.18

0.10

Earnings to fixed charges (3)

2.4

2.2

2.0

Earnings to fixed charges (per U.S. GAAP)*

2.2

2.0

2.0


(1)  As at December 31.
(2)  Debt does not include non-recourse debt of joint ventures.
(3)  The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is determined by dividing the financial charges incurred by the company (including capitalized interest) into its income from continuing operations before financial charges and income taxes, excluding undistributed income from equity investees.
The ratio is determined in the manner described in (3) above, but utilizing similar information determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Differences are described in Note 20 "Significant Differences Between Canadian and U.S. GAAP", to the Consolidated Financial Statements.