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Five-Year Return on Common
Shareholders’ Investment
(%)
•Our performance was slightly below the Canadian
peer group average of 27.3%, and below the North
American peer group average of 29.0%.
Canadian Peer Group: Below Average
North American Peer Group: Below Average
Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share Growth
(%)
•Our EPS growth of 11.9% in 1997 was below the
Canadian and North American peer group averages
of 21.6% and 14.4% respectively.
Canadian Peer Group: Below Average
North American Peer Group: Below Average
Return on Common Shareholders’ Equity
(%)
•Our ROE in 1997 was below the Canadian peer group
average of 18.0% and above the North American peer
group average of 16.8%.
Canadian Peer Group: Below Average
North American Peer Group: Above Average
Revenue Growth
(%)
•Our performance in 1997 was below the Canadian peer
group average of 18.0%, but higher than the North
American peer group average of 14.0%.
Canadian Peer Group: Below Average
North American Peer Group: Above Average
Expense-to-Revenue Ratio
(%)
•Our relative performance in 1997 was below the
Canadian peer group average of 63.0% and below the
North American peer group average of 61.3%.
Canadian Peer Group: Below Average
North American Peer Group: Below Average
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Peer Group Average
North American Peer Group Average
Relative Financial Performance