Financial Highlights

(US$ thousands, except per share amounts)
Year Ended March 31
 
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
 
Operations
Revenues
$
1,573,215
1,180,990
918,668
508,115
318,585
Operating earnings
73,576
76,118
61,087
27,838
21,392
Net earnings from continuing operations
33,065
34,032
26,757
12,172
11,776
Net earnings from discontinued operations
1,334
2,184
42,740
11,035
7,248
Net earnings
34,399
34,863
69,497
23,207
19,024
 
Financial Position
Total assets
$
1,089,343
816,998
711,004
626,728
437,553
Long-term debt
356,030
235,131
248,686
220,015
163,888
Shareholders' equity
305,685
264,875
237,752
185,871
155,101
Book value per common share1
5.19
8.85
7.91
6.15
5.26
 
Common Share Data
Diluted earnings per share from
  continuing operations
$
0.81
1.05
0.83
0.38
0.40
Diluted weighted average number
  outstanding (thousands)
30,547
30,354
30,896
30,467
29,192
Cash dividends per common share
 
-
-
-
-
-
 
Preferred Share Data
Number outstanding (thousands)
5,979
-
-
-
-
Cash dividends per preferred share
$
1.16
-
-
-
-
 
Other Data
EBITDA2
$
119,874
109,809
84,319
47,814
28,352
Adjusted diluted earnings
  per common share3
1.26
1.18
0.75
0.26
0.08
 
  1. Book value at March 31, 2008 reflects $5.00 per common share stock dividend that occurred on August 1, 2007.
  2. EBITDA is defined as net earnings before extraordinary items, discontinued operations, minority interest share of earnings, income taxes, interest, other income, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation expense.
  3. From continuing operations, adjusted for (i) amortization of intangible assets; (ii) an impairment loss on available-for-sale equity securities in a disposed of operation recorded as of March 31, 2007; (iii) stock-based compensation expense and (iv) pro forma effect of preferred share dividends on prior years.

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Date as of :
  Nov 19, 2008 3:59pm