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Operating profit of PDV businesses, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2002/03 and 2006/07

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According to Service Industry Survey data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, PDV businesses contributed around 28 per cent of the total operating profits of the film and video production and post-production services industry: $48.8 million of a total. of $173.9 million (see Business trends > Income and expenditure).

Although historical comparisons are difficult due to the inclusion of non-employing businesses for the first time in 2006/07, the operating profit margin for the PDV sector has remained consistently above the industry average. In 2006/07, it was 11.1 per cent compared to an industry average of 8.8 per cent.

Graph: Profit of PDV businesses in Australia, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2002/03 and 2006/07. Table following provides the data.

Comparison of operating profit margins, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2002/03 and 2006/07

Graph: Profit margins of PDV businesses and total industry in Australia compared, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2002/03 and 2006/07. Table following provides the data.
  1996/971 1999/00 2002/032 2006/072
Film and video production and post-production services industry3
Operating profit or loss before tax ($m) r-77.0 ^76.5 ^91.7 ^173.9
Operating profit margin r-0.1% ^5.4% ^5.9% ^8.8%
PDV sector
Operating profit or loss before tax ($m) *5.6 ^30.6 ^29.3 ^48.8
Operating profit margin 3.7% 11.7% 7.6% ^11.1%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Television, Film and Video Production and Post-production Services, 2006/07 (cat. no. 8679.0); and unpublished data from Television, Film and Video Production, 2002/03 (cat. no. 8679.0); Film and Video Production and Distribution, 1999/00 (cat. no. 8679.0) and Film and Video Production and Distribution, 1996/97 (cat. no. 8679.0).

Notes:
Classifications and definitions for the PDV sector and PDV businesses have changed over time: see Focus on PDV and About the data.
^ Estimate has a relative standard error of 10–25 per cent and should be used with caution.
* Estimate has a relative standard error of 25–50 per cent and should be used with caution.
r Revised estimate.
1. In 1999/00, the ABS published revised top-line figures for the industry for 1996/97.
2. In 2006/07, significant non-employing businesses were included for the first time (i.e. those with an annual turnover of at least $84,00 for film and video production or $70,000 for post-production). At the same time, the ABS released revised top-line figures for the industry for 2002/03 to include such businesses, estimating a revised operating profit before tax of $106.4 million and a revised operating profit margin of 6.6 per cent. However, revised 2002/03 figures are not available for the PDV sector so unrevised 2002/03 industry figures are used in this table.
3. Includes businesses mainly engaged in film and video production and post-production services. Does not include television broadcasters or subscription television channel providers.

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