| Financial Highlights |
1999 |
2000 |
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($'000) |
($'000) |
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Capital Investment |
41,364 |
13,860 |
Operating Revenue |
141,053 |
113,515 |
Fuel surcharge cost adjustment factor Costs |
43,289 |
24,678 |
Interest Expense |
7,635 |
8,358 |
Net Profit after Taxation |
21,066 |
18,502 |
Ordinary Dividend Declared |
14,650 |
11,720 |
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|
|
Return on Rate Base |
10.68% |
10.47% |
Earning per Share ($) |
1.80 |
1.58 |
Ordinary Dividend per Share ($) |
1.25 |
1.00 |
Ordinary Dividends as % of net profits after tax |
69.5% |
63.3% |
Debt/Equity Ratio |
48/52 |
49/51 |
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Operating Statistics |
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|
|
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Sales (MWh) |
234,080 |
215,661 |
Customers |
46,332 |
45,006 |
Peak Demand (MW) |
43.3 |
41.0 |
Installed Capacity (MW) |
66.4 |
59.9 |
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