Table 7.4
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
1988 95,435 1,221,094 53,906 7.82 12.69 ..
1989 101,068 1,319,655 53,780 7.66 11.47 ..
1990 92,756 1,366,505 37,010 6.79 7.57 239
1991 73,181 1,335,233 17,969 5.48 3.87 244
1992 55,407 1,292,264 8,109 4.29 1.69 249
1993 65,611 1,367,379 19,384 4.80 3.81 241
1994 90,592 1,483,081 37,109 6.11 6.70 231
1995 98,961 1,577,326 56,650 6.27 9.77 233
1996 107,510 1,679,438 66,326 6.40 10.35 220
1997 118,111 1,794,992 76,134 6.58 10.93 212
1998 112,121 1,831,780 67,325 6.12 8.78 217
1999 133,714 1,936,379 80,653 6.91 9.88 203
2000 165,152 2,199,690 98,419 7.51 10.93 200
2001 143,126 2,304,118 73,790 6.21 7.42 209
2002 145,905 2,333,286 57,268 6.25 5.67 205
2003 162,107 2,417,617 102,670 6.71 9.64 198
2004 195,194 2,570,770 135,352 7.59 11.63 184
2005 225,142 2,731,901 159,140 8.24 12.71 174
2006 257,472 2,893,491 193,961 8.90 13.94 167
2007 271,852 3,026,073 199,481 8.98 12.86 165
2008 279,319 3,210,021 159,131 8.70 9.41 171
2009 206,721 2,905,489 147,503 7.11 8.35 175
2010 240,063 3,038,860 201,674 7.90 10.76 169
1.
Profit arising from the netting of all revenue sources with all expenses and charges.
2.
Ratio of operating profit to operating revenue.
3.
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.