[TA] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]

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[TA] TransAlta Corporation
Announcement Date
30-Dec-2005
Financial Year
2005
Quarter
31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
QoQ- 37.11%
YoY- 13.04%
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Quarter Result
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
Revenue 684,000 599,001 733,700 810,100 722,900 621,200 712,300 -2.66%
PBT 39,000 34,501 93,000 70,998 56,900 33,901 72,400 -33.77%
Tax 3,700 -51,900 23,800 12,799 4,800 9,100 20,700 -68.23%
NP 35,300 86,400 69,200 70,199 51,200 25,800 49,400 -20.05%
Tax Rate -9.49% 150.43% -25.59% -18.03% -8.44% -26.84% -28.59% -
Total Cost 648,700 512,600 664,500 739,901 671,700 595,401 662,900 -1.43%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
NP Margin 5.16 14.42 9.43 8.67 7.08 4.15 6.94 -17.91%
Per Share
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
EPS 0.18 0.43 0.35 0.35 0.26 0.13 0.25 -19.65%
EPS Diluted 0.18 0.43 0.35 0.35 0.26 0.13 0.25 -19.65%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.