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RELATIVE
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FIVE-YEAR RETURN ON COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT (%)
■Our performance was top tier relative to the
Canadian peer group average of 21.8%,
and above the North American peer group
average of 20.7%.
Canadian Peer Group: Top Tier
North American Peer Group: Above Average
FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS
PER SHARE GROWTH (%)
■Our EPS growth of 0.9% in 1998 was
above the Canadian and North American
peer group averages of negative 10.6%
and 0.8% respectively.
Canadian Peer Group: Above Average
North American Peer Group: Above Average
RETURN ON COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (%)
■Our ROE in 1998 was above the Canadian
peer group average of 14.2% and equal to
the North American peer group average
of 15.2%.
Canadian Peer Group: Above Average
North American Peer Group: Average
REVENUE GROWTH (%)
■Our performance in 1998 was below
the Canadian and North American peer
group averages of 7.9% and 21.5%
respectively.
Canadian Peer Group: Below Average
North American Peer Group: Below Average
EXPENSE
-
TO
-
REVENUE RATIO (%)
■Our performance in 1998 was equal to the
Canadian peer group average of 66.5%
and below the North American peer group
average of 63.1%.
Canadian Peer Group: Average
North American Peer Group: Below Average
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Peer Group Average
North American Peer Group Average
Top tier means being in the top two of the
Canadian peer group, and in the top six of the
North American peer group.
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23.3
26.1
22.2
23.1
14.3
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0.9
11.9
22.2
13.8
16.5
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15.2
17.1
17.0
15.4
14.9
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1.4
15.1
9.9
9.0
6.9
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66.5
64.4
63.4
64.3
62.0