Date: Friday, 21-Nov-97 00:07:25 GMT Server: Open-Market-Secure-WebServer/2.0.5.RC0 MIME-version: 1.0 Security-Scheme: S-HTTP/1.1 Last-modified: Wednesday, 16-Apr-97 20:55:28 GMT Content-type: text/html BOWATER 10-Year Summary
10 Year Summary About Bowater

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Dollars in millions, except per-share amounts                            
      1996      
      1995      
      1994      
      1993      
      1992      
      1991      
      1990      
      1989      
      1988      
      1987      
      1986      
Income Statement Data
Net sales
Operating income (loss)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before cumulative effect
      of changes in accounting principles and extraordinary charge (1)
Net income (loss)
Fully diluted earnings (loss) per common share
Dividends declared per common share (2)
 
$1,718.3
301.2

204.1
200.2
4.55
.80


 
$2,001.1
549.3

258.2
246.9
5.22
.60


 
$1,359.0
42.1

(4.8)
(4.8)
(.59)
.60


 
$1,353.7
(63.3)

(64.5)
(64.5)
(1.84)
.60


 
$1,360.8
(74.1)

(92.9)
(82.0)
(2.34)
1.20


 
$1,190.4
103.7

45.6
45.6
1.15
1.20


 
$1,289.1
174.9

87.4
78.4
2.05
1.20


 
$1,361.0
280.5

144.6
144.6
3.86
1.14


 
$1,330.8
334.1

164.3
164.3
4.37
.97


 
$1,154.5
218.5

81.1
81.1
2.12
.83


 
$846.7
124.0

49.4
49.4
1.49
.72


Product Sales Information
Newsprint
Directory and uncoated groundwood specialties (3)
Coated groundwood
Market pulp
Lumber and other wood products
Communication papers (3)
Distribution costs



 
$845.3
221.9
356.3
154.3
108.0
153.3
(120.8)

$1,718.3

 
$841.6
203.6
463.8
233.3
116.8
248.9
(106.9)

$2,001.1

 
$604.0
165.9
307.0
130.6
87.9
190.7
(127.1)

$1,359.0

 
$607.6
178.5
316.2
98.9
103.1
191.8
(142.4)

$1,353.7

 
$649.6
124.7
296.1
136.4
79.5
207.5
(133.0)

$1,360.8

 
$601.4
-
259.9
138.0
34.3
254.9
(98.1)

$1,190.4

 
$617.2
-
279.0
170.7
32.6
280.9
(91.3)

$1,289.1

 
$645.3
-
279.2
182.6
32.7
310.2
(89.0)

$1,361.0

 
$671.3
-
269.7
153.2
37.2
279.0
(79.6)

$1,330.8

 
$607.1
-
203.7
125.1
37.7
257.4
(76.5)

$1,154.5

 
$556.1
-
126.4
98.3
36.0
102.9
(73.0)

$846.7

Financial Position (3)
Timber and timberlands
Fixed assets, net
Total assets
Total debt
Total debt and redeemable preferred stock
Total capitalization (4)

 
$395.7
1,636.7
2,865.5
760.6
785.4
2,082.8

 
$430.4
1,711.0
2,908.2
818.1
867.8
2,113.9

 
$426.4
1,785.0
2,851.4
1,118.5
1,193.0
2,222.5

 
$422.5
1,750.7
2,726.2
1,120.2
1,194.6
2,071.8

 
$432.6
1,821.7
2,881.6
1,134.3
1,208.5
2,186.4

 
$414.1
1,858.8
2,780.0
864.5
938.6
2,061.7

 
$297.9
1,604.7
2,297.9
498.2
572.2
1,694.5

 
$285.7
1,529.5
2,284.2
532.4
606.4
1,700.5

 
$273.5
1,223.8
1,880.5
293.2
367.1
1,368.0

 
$256.6
1,079.8
1,699.8
367.6
441.4
1,301.7

 
$243.6
1,021.6
1,600.7
631.8
705.6
1,288.7

Additional Information
Percent return on average common equity
Income from continuing operations as a percentage of net sales
Total debt as a percentage of total capitalization
Total debt and redeemable preferred stock as a percentage of shareholders' equity
Effective tax rate
Cash flow from (used for) operations
Capital expenditures, including timberlands
Common shareholders' equity per common share
Common stock price range
Sales (thousands of short tons)
- Newsprint
- Directory and uncoated groundwood specialties
- Coated groundwood
- Market pulp
Registered shareholders
Employees (3)

 
18.6%
11.9%
36.5%
67.1%
35.2%
$336.2
$107.0
$27.97
$31-41

1,446
275
432
393
5,600
5,025

 
27.5%
12.9%
38.7%
79.2%
39.4%
$607.7
$  96.0
$24.52
$26-53

1,402
289
476
325
5,900
5,500

 
(3.0)%
(0.4)%
50.3%
134.4%
70.0%
$  80.9
$216.1
$18.92
$20-29

1,460
265
453
300
6,600
6,000

 
(8.6)%
(4.8)%
54.1%
163.1%
32.0%
$(30.6)
$121.8
$20.10
$18-24

1,437
278
454
312
7,300
6,600

 
(9.6)%
(6.8)%
51.9%
147.7%
37.0%
$109.5
$139.5
$22.55
$17-27

1,604
191
447
318
8,200
6,900

 
4.4%
3.8%
41.9%
99.6%
37.0%
$156.6
$159.7
$26.21
$18-30

1,244
-
346
317
9,500
7,200

 
7.9%
6.8%
29.4%
61.2%
37.0%
$238.4
$214.1
$26.24
$16-28

1,266
-
352
300
14,000
5,100

 
16.0%
10.6%
31.3%
66.9%
36.0%
$327.3
$423.4
$25.37
$25-34

1,278
-
343
261
15,600
5,100

 
20.7%
12.4%
21.4%
44.4%
36.5%
$324.3
$214.3
$23.07
$25-36

1,233
-
337
250
17,000
5,000

 
13.1%
7.0%
28.2%
61.9%
43.0%
$247.3
$  88.1
$19.60
$22-44

1,246
-
316
253
18,000
5,000

 
10.2%
5.8%
49.0%
156.1%
30.2%
$123.7
$308.5
$15.33
$23-33

1,237
-
188
260
21,000
4,800

1. Extraordinary charges relate to debt retirements in 1996, 1995 and 1990. The change in accounting principle relates to the adoption of SFAS #106 and SFAS #109 in 1992.

2. Dividends are declared quarterly.

3. In 1996, the company sold Star Forms. 1991 and subsequent year amounts include GNP, acquired December 31, 1991.

4. Total capitalization includes total debt, minority interests in subsidiaries, redeemable preferred stock and shareholders' equity.