Thursday, May 10, 2012

Montana Four Largest Corps 2011 Annual Earnings On Fire Under Tester/Baucus


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





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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%