The Pretax Income (PTI) or Pretax Loss (PTL) for each of the most recent three fiscal years of the four largest corporations I found, which are headquartered in the beautiful State of Montana, and which file with the SEC, are shown below.
Clearly, Montana excellent US Senators Jon Tester and Max Baucus have been very strong advocates for all Montana businesses of all sizes. And the below just incredible earnings increases tell the objective story of just how incredibly effective they have been in fostering the operating performances of these four fine Montana companies.
| Tester/Baucus | |||||
| Bump | |||||
| PTI(L) | PTI(L) | ||||
| 1 Year | 2 Year | ||||
| PTI(L) | PTI(L) | PTI(L) | % | % | |
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | Change | Change | |
| mils $s | mils $s | mils $s | |||
| Montana | |||||
| Stillwater Mining | 156 | 50 | (1) | 212% | 15700% |
| First Interstate Bancsystem | 66 | 54 | 81 | 22% | -19% |
| Glacier Bancorp | 57 | 50 | 38 | 14% | 50% |
| Central Pacific Financial | 37 | (148) | (284) | 125% | 113% |
| Total all 4 | 316 | 6 | (166) | 5167% | 290% |
