GLOSSARY OF KEY SUCCESS MEASURES
Financial Strength Debt/Equity Ratio
This measure is calculated by dividing total net debt by the sum of total net debt plus total owner’s equity. The consolidated rate of return on equity is measured by dividing the income before unrealized market value adjustments by the average owner’s equity over the year. The average is determined as the simple average of the opening owner’s equity and the closing owner’s equity. This measure removes unrealized market value adjustments from consolidated net income. Market value adjustments include fair value adjustments on financial and derivative instruments and the revaluation of natural gas in storage to net realizable value.
Consolidated Return on Equity
Income Before Unrealized Market Value Adjustments (millions)
FUEL OF CHOICE
Business Growth Investment
This measures the level of growth in the Corporation’s revenues from its core business operations. The SaskEnergy portion of this measure is calculated based on the number of new customers times the average delivery revenue per customer. The TransGas portion of this measure is the incremental revenue growth in the core business. The total incremental revenue is reported as a percentage of the core revenue in the previous year.
Core Growth – SaskEnergy and TransGas Revenue Growth
Efficient Operations
The Operation, Maintenance and Administration (OM&A) Costs per customer measure is a proxy for the relative efficiency of the distribution utility’s operations and is calculated using OM&A expenses (excludes transportation and storage charges) divided by the total number of distribution customers. This measure is comparable to other Canadian gas utilities. The Competitive Residential Delivery Rates measure reports the ranking of SaskEnergy’s natural gas distribution delivery service rates, relative to the rates charged by other major Canadian utilities. The cost comparison is based on a benchmark level of consumption upon which the published rates of other service providers are applied to determine SaskEnergy’s relative ranking. The calculations also factor in all temporary and one-time refunds, rebates, rate riders, or surcharges approved by the utility’s regulator. Federal, provincial and municipal taxes are excluded from the comparison as are any Government rebates that are not directly approved by the utility’s regulator. The OM&A Costs per Book Value of Assets Managed measure is a proxy for the relative efficiency of the transmission utility’s operations and is calculated using OM&A expenses (excludes third-party transportation charges) divided by the total value of the assets managed as part of the transmission system.
Distribution Operation, Maintenance and Administration Costs per Customer
Competitive Residential Delivery Rates
Transmission Operation, Maintenance and Administration Costs per Book Value of Assets Managed
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