| Financial Highlights |
2008 |
2007 |
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($'000) |
($'000) |
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Capital Investment |
28,344 |
51,219 |
Operating Revenue |
303,199 |
242,512 |
Fuel surcharge cost adjustment factor Costs |
57,915 |
10,846 |
Interest Expense |
8,997 |
7,249 |
Net Profit after Taxation |
24,344 |
28,858 |
Ordinary Dividend Declared |
15470 |
16,642 |
Return on Rate Base |
17.56% |
21.98% |
Earning per Share ($) |
2.11 |
2.46 |
Ordinary Dividend per Share ($) |
1.34 |
1.42 |
Ordinary Dividends as % of net profits after tax |
64% |
58% |
Debt/Equity Ratio |
47/53 |
43/57 |
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Operating Statistics |
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Sales (MWh) |
301,975 |
297,841 |
Customers |
57,718 |
56,209 |
Peak Demand (MW) |
54.1 |
52.7 |
Installed Capacity (MW) |
76.0 |
76.0 |
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