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Company Name Stock Symbol Current Price Qtr. Date Trailing 12 Mo. Profit ($000) Trailing 12 Mo. EPS Price Earn. Ratio Dividend Yield Annual Date Book Value ROC (1year) ROC (5years) Oper. Margin Cash Flow/ Total Debt Enter. Value/ INCBIT EPS Current EPS Est. (This Year)

EPS Est. (Next Year)

360networks Inc. 1 TSX 0.12 (Ma01) -202,000 -0.29 nm 0.00 (De00) 2.60 3.14 na 9.18 -1.43 na -0.17

-0.83

-0.74
724 Solutions 1 SVN 4.50 (Ju01) -162,942 -3.26 nm 0.00 (De00) 6.71 -39.00 na -268.05 nd na -1.71 -1.04 -0.53
A.G.F. Management AGF.B 23.00 (My01) 161,475 1.88 12.23 0.91 (No00) 5.68 24.11 29.95 31.06 50.46 10.77 1.12 1.65 1.82
A.L.I. Technologies ALT 8.05 (Ju01) -2,244 -0.20 nm 0.00 (Se00) 2.25 -12.82 5.82 -7.11 0.52 nm -0.37 0.23 0.43
AD OPT Technologies AOP 3.02 (Ju01) 1,470 0.13 23.23 0.00 (De00) 1.89 4.00 na -2.15 nd 36.71 0.05 0.17 0.19
ADF Group DRX 10.90 (Jl01) 30,304 1.29 8.45 0.00 (Ja01) 6.16 22.45 na 12.36 28.37 6.88 1.12 1.24 1.43
ADS Inc. AAL.A 1.70 (Jl01) -59 0.00 nm 0.00 (Ja01) 2.34 1.51 9.14 5.11 25.28 42.34 -0.04 0.20 0.28
AEterna Laboratories AEL 7.40 (Ju01) 2,286 0.06 123.33 0.00 (De00) 2.50 1.44 -2.80 -148.06 -162.78 nm 0.03 -0.18 -0.39
AMR Technologies 1 (C$) AMR 1.45 (Ju01) 2,026 0.12 7.92 0.00 (De00) 1.86 7.93 7.29 7.74 54.40 8.26 0.12 0.17 0.23
APF Energy Trust  (DI) AY.UN 10.38 (Ju01) 25,966 3.02 3.44 26.49 (De00) 3.95 31.82 na 38.56 89.89 5.10 2.07 3.05 2.37
ARC Energy Trust AET.UN 11.76 (Ju01) 160,224 1.96 6.00 19.81 (De00) 6.65 22.77 na 38.25 155.86 6.33 1.74 1.14 0.73
AT Plastics ATP 2.22 (Ju01) -32,223 -1.01 nm 0.00 (De00) 5.93 -4.34 5.77 5.26 8.95 nm -0.82 -0.14 0.40
AT&T Canada TEL.B 45.00 (Ju01) -659,062 -6.82 nm 0.00 (De00) 2.68 -5.40 -7.75 -22.85 -2.67 nm -5.48 -7.10 -5.99
ATCO Ltd. ACO.X 47.50 (Ju01) 118,500 3.98 11.94 2.06 (De00) 27.67 14.68 15.32 19.94 19.78 5.86 3.79 3.91 4.21
ATI Technologies 1 ATY 12.05 (My01) -87,780 -0.40 nm 0.00 (Au00) 3.34 -9.18 36.56 -0.84 nd nm -0.32 -0.08 0.30
ATS Automation Tooling Systems ATA 17.50 (Ju01) 46,798 0.78 22.44 0.00 (Ma01) 8.78 14.72 17.67 10.55 130.14 19.29 0.79 0.79 1.03
Aastra Technologies AAH 10.25 (Ju01) 19,166 1.37 7.48 0.00 (De00) 5.64 40.56 na 13.37 52.43 4.13 1.35 1.30 1.76
Aber Diamond ABZ 15.62 (Jl01) 85,460 1.56 10.01 0.00 (Ja01) 5.52 1.19 -0.61 na nd 114.97 0.02 1.63 -0.10
Abitibi-Consolidated A 11.12 (Ju01) 495,000 1.15 9.67 3.60 (De00) 7.03 13.24 5.35 17.69 18.12 8.86 0.96 0.93 1.04
Acetex Corp. 1 ATX 7.00 (Ju01) 25,062 0.97 4.77 0.00 (De00) -0.09 20.38 5.90 16.26 19.61 5.93 0.70 0.95 0.90
Agnico-Eagle Mines 1 AGE 16.65 (Ju01) 372 0.02 666.00 0.12 (De00) 2.39 -0.04 -9.23 0.93 2.73 nm -0.09 -0.04 0.21
Agrium Inc. 1 AGU 14.21 (Ju01) 87,000 0.68 13.69 0.77 (De00) 5.63 10.47 18.28 9.98 27.45 11.66 0.65 0.52 1.08
Ainsworth Lumber Co. ANS 5.50 (Ju01) -22,477 -1.55 nm 0.00 (De00) 6.76 13.44 8.52 20.20 21.18 5.57 0.05 -1.29 0.96
Air Canada AC 6.00 (Ju01) -443,000 -3.69 nm 0.00 (De00) 1.59 3.20 8.58 3.28 7.77 37.11 -0.69 -3.48 -0.17
Airboss of America BOS 1.22 (Ju01) 1,246 0.06 20.33 0.00 (De00) 2.51 7.92 10.99 7.06 18.61 12.90 0.12 0.14 na
Akita Drilling AKT.A 12.60 (Ju01) 14,435 1.60 7.88 2.70 (De00) 7.23 31.98 33.51 20.61 nd 3.73 1.23 1.68 1.96
Alberta Energy Co. AEC 58.65 (Ju01) 1,311,100 8.65 6.78 1.02 (De00) 29.40 22.80 11.18 26.96 62.63 7.09 6.42 6.23 5.07
Alcan Inc. 1 AL 50.75 (Ju01) 502,000 1.84 18.29 1.18 (De00) 27.89 9.19 10.77 10.98 26.45 12.26 2.45 1.85 3.47
Algoma Steel ALG 0.25 (Ju01) -177,000 -3.30 nm 0.00 (De00) 4.40 3.67 6.52 2.71 4.97 21.41 -1.13 -3.17 -1.37
Algonquin Power Income Fund APF.UN 10.00 (Ju01) 5,233 0.19 52.63 9.58 (De00) 8.13 8.16 na 50.71 30.91 13.22 0.54 0.34 0.60
Aliant Inc. AIT 30.90 (Ju01) 196,199 1.46 21.16 2.91 (De00) 10.00 18.49 na 21.84 29.53 10.45 1.65 1.55 1.77
Alimentation Couche-Tard ATD.A 24.00 (Jl01) 29,577 0.80 30.00 0.00 (Ap01) 6.13 16.01 15.51 3.99 39.93 10.47 0.65 0.96 1.20
Alliance Atlantis Commun. AAC.B 14.00 (Ju01) 38,000 1.18 11.86 0.00 (Ma01) 18.89 9.91 9.45 13.26 98.52 9.98 1.10 1.02 1.10
Alliance Forest Products ALP 23.50 (Ju01) 76,000 2.52 9.33 0.00 (De00) 26.58 3.37 6.94 5.91 27.25 10.05 0.68 1.66 2.03
AltaGas Services ALA 5.80 (Ju01) 17,469 0.46 12.61 1.03 (De00) 6.52 8.70 na 6.94 18.98 10.71 0.45 0.44 0.47
Anderson Exploration AXL 37.50 (Ju01) 656,000 5.00 7.50 0.00 (Se00) 11.89 27.05 13.29 37.57 68.74 7.98 2.46 4.55 2.27
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals ANP 54.00 (Ju01) -7,852 -0.50 nm 0.00 (Se00) 10.72 -1.94 na -247.67 nd nm -0.13 -0.85 0.40
AnorMED Inc. AOM 4.25 (Ju01) -7,362 -0.31 nm 0.00 (Ma01) 3.58 -13.67 na nm nd nm -0.48 -0.46 -0.21
Assante Corp. LMS 7.00 (Ju01) -6,491 -0.08 nm 0.00 (De00) 3.31 0.65 na 13.20 26.11 21.57 -0.21 0.70 0.85
Astral Media ACM.A 43.25 (My01) 36,293 1.68 25.74 0.69 (Au00) 16.02 8.26 8.08 17.95 28.54 21.61 0.70 1.04 1.27
Atlas Cold Storage Income Trust FZR.UN 10.00 (Ju01) 8,317 0.37 nm 9.40 (De00) 7.90 7.54 na 23.62 10.86 12.64 0.43 0.73 0.80
Aur Resources 1 4 AUR 2.50 (Ju01) -10,106 -0.17 nm 0.00 (De00) 2.31 -3.68 2.11 -9.29 17.67 nm -0.19 0.15 0.18
Aurizon Mines ARZ 0.28 (Ju01) -12,421 -0.33 nm 0.00 (De00) 0.63 -26.10 -2.18 -36.40 116.86 nm -0.22 -0.08 -0.01
Avcorp Industries AVP 1.70 (Ju01) 264 0.01 170.00 0.00 (Se00) 1.03 -9.64 0.63 -8.23 -6.02 nm -0.75 0.11 0.18
Axcan Pharma 1 AXP 15.50 (Ju01) 9,536 0.27 37.81 0.00 (Se00) 4.42 10.55 3.77 18.69 37.34 14.96 0.25 0.30 0.40
Axia NetMedia AXX 1.07 (Ju01) -21,392 -0.69 nm 0.00 (Ju00) 1.72 -13.25 na -8.06 -294.31 nm -0.23 -0.49 -0.28
BC Gas Inc. BCG 33.65 (Ju01) 102,800 2.53 13.30 3.80 (De00) 17.86 9.59 11.38 19.65 8.73 12.14 2.84 2.19 2.31
BCE Emergis IFM 27.00 (Ju01) -361,700 -3.87 nm 0.00 (De00) 10.63 -34.23 -51.01 10.01 32.96 nm -3.04 0.63 1.14
BCE Inc. BCE 37.75 (Ju01) 1,611,000 2.10 17.98 3.18 (De00) 19.96 22.99 22.59 16.70 17.90 25.07 7.43 1.56 1.81
BPO Properties BPP 18.15 (Ju01) 88,447 2.33 7.79 0.00 (De00) 19.47 8.57 9.60 37.13 9.57 9.75 1.17 2.75 3.20
Badger Daylighting BAD 1.25 (My01) -4,959 -0.25 nm 0.00 (No00) 2.08 6.86 11.25 4.72 25.28 26.13 0.07 0.24 0.28
BakBone Software 2 4 BKB 1.10 (Ju01) -36,630 -0.96 nm 0.00 (Ma01) 0.46 -120.50 -38.20 -382.89 -568.11 nm -1.00 -0.71 0.09
Ballard Power Systems BLD 24.50 (Ju01) -115,732 -1.29 nm 0.00 (De00) 11.01 -10.86 -6.24 -298.48 nd nm -0.98 -1.30 -1.28
Bank of Montreal BMO 40.36 (Jl01) 1,952,000 3.61 11.20 2.70 (Oc00) 19.63 30.03 29.51 31.91 -46.73 0.73 3.31 3.10 3.38
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS 47.60 (Jl01) 2,100,000 3.99 11.93 2.48 (Oc00) 22.49 25.53 23.57 29.93 -61.97 1.99 3.67 4.05 4.51
Barrick Gold 1 ABX 27.70 (Ju01) -772,000 -1.94 nm 0.79 (De00) 7.63 -22.39 1.10 -72.56 99.41 nm -1.93 0.71 0.71
Basis100 Inc. BAS 2.11 (Ju01) -32,522 -1.14 nm 0.00 (De00) 1.73 -104.43 -43.85 -189.01 -928.07 nm -1.47 -0.03 0.35
Baytex Energy BTE 7.15 (Ju01) 30,780 0.67 10.67 0.00 (De00) 8.28 19.07 7.46 31.31 72.62 6.14 1.04 0.51 0.65
Belair Energy BEC 2.60 (Ju01) 8,157 0.63 4.13 0.00 (De00) 1.83 35.77 na 39.01 117.26 3.22 0.44 0.49 0.32
Bell Canada International BI 7.05 (Ju01) 742,656 9.06 0.78 0.00 (De00) 7.84 22.75 6.93 -36.22 -9.53 nm 3.17 -8.82 -5.98
Bema Gold 1 BGO 0.50 (Ju01) -48,092 -0.33 nm 0.00 (De00) 0.83 -27.84 -10.89 -92.12 8.26 nm -0.36 0.00 0.02
Biomira Inc. BRA 7.75 (Ju01) -45,409 -0.92 nm 0.00 (De00) 1.05 -110.86 -52.83 nm nd nm -0.93 -0.83 -0.90
Biovail Corp. 1 BVF 66.50 (Ju01) 137,725 0.93 47.13 0.00 (De00) 6.38 13.09 39.97 37.32 36.54 33.91 0.63 1.29 1.65
BlackRock Ventures BVI 0.91 (Ju01) 1,017 0.02 45.50 0.00 (De00) 0.71 7.89 na 18.38 nd 11.92 0.02 0.01 0.05
Boardwalk Equities 2 3 BEI 12.00 (Ju01) 40,637 0.84 14.29 0.42 (De00) 6.12 6.01 6.84 31.45 5.71 20.27 0.55 0.97 1.08


FOOTNOTES
1 Results is $US.
2 Annualization of annual results.
3 Annualization of quarterly results.
4 Quarterly results converted to Canadian
na = not available
nm = not meaningful
nd = no debt
DI = estimate is for distributable income per share
U$ = estimate is in United States dollars
C$ = estimate is in Canadian dollars


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