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Table 10.4
Corporate finances

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Corporate finances
  Operating profit Operating revenue Net profit 1 Profit margins 2 Return on equity 3 Debt to equity ratio
v634671 v634670 v634673 v634671/ v634670 v634672/ v634628 v52020757
  millions of dollars ratio
2008 285,004 3,214,382 162,956 8.87 9.71 168
2009 212,849 2,995,652 157,181 7.11 8.84 172
First quarter 2008 70,187 793,179 45,864 8.85 11.28 165
Second quarter 2008 76,555 815,901 50,987 9.38 12.30 159
Third quarter 2008 78,921 820,213 51,734 9.62 12.11 170
Fourth quarter 2008 59,341 785,089 14,371 7.56 3.29 180
First quarter 2009 50,979 741,646 25,112 6.87 5.82 180
Second quarter 2009 48,028 735,347 42,811 6.53 9.72 173
Third quarter 2009 53,771 750,312 44,103 7.17 9.80 169
Fourth quarter 2009 60,071 768,347 45,155 7.82 9.91 166
First quarter 2010 62,931 775,930 47,915 8.11 10.42 ..
Profit arising from the netting of all revenue sources with all expenses and charges.
Ratio of operating profit to operating revenue.
Ratio of profit before extraordinary gains to total equity.
Source(s):
Quarterly Financial Statistics for Enterprises, (Catalogue no. 61-008-XIE), Client Services (613-951-2604). CANSIM tables: 187-0002, 187-0001 and 378-0013.