| Financial Data (in millions of US dollars except share, per-share and percentage amounts) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 1 | |
| Sales | |||||||||||
Potash |
1,797.2 | 1,227.5 | 1,341.1 | 1,056.1 | 758.7 | 669.0 | 655.2 | 710.3 | 688.6 | 663.3 | 644.0 |
Nitrogen |
1,799.9 | 1,284.1 | 1,368.8 | 1,210.4 | 1,156.4 | 841.4 | 993.5 | 964.5 | 744.7 | 844.2 | 939.3 |
Phosphate |
1,637.1 | 1,255.1 | 1,137.3 | 977.9 | 883.9 | 714.0 | 732.1 | 868.1 | 922.3 | 1,099.5 | 1,036.7 |
| Total sales | 5,234.2 | 3,766.7 | 3,847.2 | 3,244.4 | 2,799.0 | 2,224.4 | 2,380.8 | 2,542.9 | 2,355.6 | 2,607.0 | 2,620.0 |
5-year CAGR 2 |
18.7% | ||||||||||
10-year CAGR 2 |
7.2% | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | |||||||||||
Potash |
912.3 | 561.1 | 707.4 | 422.8 | 203.7 | 218.0 | 248.1 | 307.4 | 304.2 | 319.2 | 261.4 |
Nitrogen |
536.1 | 315.6 | 318.7 | 242.8 | 193.2 | 47.4 | 94.7 | 104.7 | (21.4) | 64.8 | 133.0 |
Phosphate |
432.8 | 125.3 | 98.9 | 15.8 | (16.5) | 41.9 | 64.5 | 76.8 | 130.5 | 230.1 | 196.6 |
| Total gross margin | 1,881.2 | 1,002.0 | 1,125.0 | 681.4 | 380.4 | 307.3 | 407.3 | 488.9 | 413.3 | 614.1 | 591.0 |
5-year CAGR 2 |
43.7% | ||||||||||
10-year CAGR 2 |
12.3% | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
Potash |
71.7 | 58.3 | 64.5 | 66.4 | 52.4 | 46.3 | 34.1 | 40.9 | 37.2 | 36.2 | 39.6 |
Nitrogen |
88.2 | 77.6 | 72.0 | 79.7 | 86.4 | 88.0 | 72.8 | 66.1 | 83.5 | 86.7 | 69.0 |
Phosphate |
121.1 | 94.6 | 95.6 | 84.4 | 78.9 | 76.8 | 72.0 | 68.1 | 61.8 | 59.1 | 55.1 |
Other |
10.3 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 6.3 |
| Total depreciation and amortization | 291.3 | 242.4 | 242.4 | 240.0 | 227.4 | 219.1 | 185.7 | 187.0 | 191.1 | 190.9 | 170.0 |
| Operating income (loss) | 1,588.5 | 875.5 | 892.6 | 514.3 | (55.6) | 166.9 | 269.7 | 326.8 | (353.0) | 442.3 | 442.0 |
| Net income (loss) * 3 | 1,103.6 | 631.8 | 542.9 | 298.6 | (126.3) | 53.6 | 121.2 | 198.0 | (412.0) | 261.0 | 297.1 |
5-year CAGR 2 |
83.1% | ||||||||||
10-year CAGR 2 |
14.0% | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) per share – basic 4 | 3.50 | 2.03 | 1.67 | 0.92 | (0.40) | 0.17 | 0.39 | 0.63 | (1.27) | 0.80 | 0.95 |
| Net income (loss) per share – diluted 4 | 3.40 | 1.98 | 1.63 | 0.90 | (0.40) | 0.17 | 0.39 | 0.63 | (1.27) | 0.80 | 0.94 |
| Dividends per share | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 1,688.9 | 696.8 | 865.1 | 658.3 | 385.5 | 316.4 | 75.7 | 480.4 | 343.6 | 578.0 | 467.8 |
| Working capital | 809.4 | 206.7 | 14.7 | 539.9 | 176.1 | 8.6 | 47.1 | (148.7) | (104.8) | 329.2 | 281.7 |
| Total assets | 9,716.6 | 6,217.0 | 5,357.9 | 5,126.8 | 4,567.3 | 4,685.6 | 4,597.3 | 4,145.7 | 3,916.8 | 4,534.3 | 4,427.6 |
| Long-term debt obligations | 1,358.35 | 1,357.1 | 1,257.6 | 1,258.6 | 1,268.6 | 1,019.9 | 1,013.7 | 413.7 | 437.0 | 933.3 | 1,130.0 |
| Shareholders’ equity | 6,018.7 | 2,780.3 | 2,132.5 | 2,385.6 | 1,973.8 | 2,092.5 | 2,086.5 | 2,012.1 | 1,962.4 | 2,453.8 | 2,227.9 |
| Shares outstanding at the end |
316,411 | 314,403 | 310,782 | 331,893 | 318,672 | 312,468 | 311,712 | 311,046 | 322,164 | 325,464 | 323,376 |
| Operating Data (thousands) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 1 | |
| Employees at year-end (actual #) | 5,003 | 4,871 | 4,879 | 4,906 | 4,904 | 5,199 | 4,997 | 5,338 | 5,498 | 5,744 | 5,751 |
| Potash production (KCl) tonnage | 9,159 | 7,018 | 8,816 | 7,914 | 7,094 | 6,447 | 6,128 | 7,149 | 6,388 | 6,995 | 6,483 |
| Nitrogen production (N) tonnage | 2,986 | 2,579 | 2,600 | 2,558 | 2,619 | 2,990 | 3,032 | 2,706 | 3,138 | 3,121 | 2,349 |
| Phosphate production (P2O5) tonnage | 2,164 | 2,108 | 2,097 | 1,962 | 1,861 | 1,512 | 1,573 | 2,042 | 2,124 | 2,363 | 2,282 |
| Potash sales – manufactured KCl tonnes | 9,400 | 7,196 | 8,164 | 8,276 | 7,083 | 6,327 | 6,243 | 6,912 | 6,474 | 6,283 | 6,640 |
| Nitrogen sales – manufactured product tonnes | 5,731 | 4,675 | 4,843 | 4,734 | 5,367 | 5,911 | 5,753 | 5,864 | 6,271 | 6,032 | 4,927 |
| Phosphate sales – manufactured product tonnes | 4,151 | 3,970 | 3,860 | 3,675 | 3,560 | 2,809 | 2,987 | 3,861 | 4,002 | 4,627 | 4,434 |
| The consolidated financial statements of the company have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. These principles differ in certain material respects from those applicable in the United States. (See Note 33 to the company's consolidated financial statements.) Certain of the prior years' figures have been reclassified to conform with the current year's presentation. | |
| Additional Information | |
| * | The after-tax effects of asset impairment, plant shutdown, plant closure and office consolidation charges and the gain on sale of long-term investments are included (as applicable) in the data for 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000 and 1999 in the amounts of $18.6, $4.5, $(30.8), $203.2, $1.5 and $547.1, respectively. |