Net income from operations          1,257          4,652          4,426          2,442          2,115          1,477
Funds from operations (FFO) 2,602 11,338 10,280 7,880 7,142 6,035
Capital expenditures 1,442 9,463 5,233 8,681 13,070 13,083
Total debt 36,794 39,892 39,547 44,723 44,899 42,741
Shareholders’ equity 37,776 36,519 33,751 29,281 26,703 24,612
Operating income before depre. and amort.
as % of sales 36 38 39 38 31 29
Earnings before interest, tax, depre. and amort.
(EBITDA) interest coverage (times) 5 5 6 4 4 3
FFO/net debt (%) 7 29 27 18 16 15
Pretax return on permanent capital (%) 4 13 12 9 9 9
Net debt/capitalization (%) 49 52 54 60 63 63
* Consolidated financial statements
** Based on three-month performance ending 3/2006 (non-annualized)
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          Funds from operations (FFO) 2,602 11,338 10,280 7,880 7,142 6,035
Capital expenditures 1,442 9,463 5,233 8,681 13,070 13,083
Total debt 36,794 39,892 39,547 44,723 44,899 42,741
Shareholders’ equity 37,776 36,519 33,751 29,281 26,703 24,612
Operating income before depre. and amort.
as % of sales 36 38 39 38 31 29
Earnings before interest, tax, depre. and amort.
(EBITDA) interest coverage (times) 5 5 6 4 4 3
FFO/net debt (%) 7 29 27 18 16 15
Pretax return on permanent capital (%) 4 13 12 9 9 9
Net debt/capitalization (%) 49 52 54 60 63 63
* Consolidated financial statements
** Based on three-month performance ending 3/2006 (non-annualized)
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