Forum Archive Index - September 2002

["mvanv" <mvanv@xtra.co.nz>]

sales                                                           510243

depreciation                                                   59689

tax                                                                44286

interest expence                                             45708

 

reported profit                                                 57153

normalised profit                                           117016

profit before interest                                      136285

profit before tax                                              90557m

 

EPS                                                            55.07c

cash EPS                                                    68.92c

 

dividend                                                       77544m

 

 

Q    what is the difference between reported profit and

     normalised profit

 

Q    what is the difference between EPS and cash EPS

 

 

Q    how can the dividend payout be greater than the reported

      profit

 

 

any help would be much apreciated

 

thanks

mike