Three months ended August 31,
2019
2018(2)
Change
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages and earnings per share)
$
$
%
Profit for the period from continuing operations
92,403
75,870
21.8
Profit for the period
94,323
74,818
26.1
Profit for the period from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Corporation
87,850
72,753
20.8
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Corporation
89,770
71,701
25.2
Profit for the period from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interest(2)
4,553
3,117
46.1
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations
1.78
1.48
20.3
Basic earnings per share
1.82
1.45
25.5

text: (1) Fiscal 2018 was restated to comply with IFRS 15 and to reflect a change in accounting policy as well as to reclassify results from Cogeco Peer 1 as discontinued operations. For further details, please consult the "Accounting policies" and "Discontinued operations" sections.
text: (2) The non-controlling interest represents a participation of 21% in Atlantic Broadband's results by Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec ("CDPQ"), effective since the MetroCast acquisition on January 4, 2018.
text: Fiscal 2019 fourth-quarter profit for the period from continuing operations and profit for the period from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Corporation increased by 21.8% and 20.8%, respectively, as a result of: • higher adjusted EBITDA; and • the decrease in financial expense.
text: Fiscal 2019 fourth-quarter profit for the period and profit for the period attributable to owners of the Corporation increased by 26.1% and 25.2%, respectively, mainly due to a profit for the period from discontinued operations of $1.9 million due to working capital adjustments during the fourth quarter related to the sale of Cogeco Peer 1 compared to a loss for the period from discontinued operations of $1.1 million for the comparable period of the prior year in addition to the elements mentioned above.

Questions:
question: How much was the Fiscal 2019 fourth-quarter profit for the period increase from continuing operations?
answer: 21.8%
question: How much was the profit increase for the period from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Corporation?
answer: 20.8%
question: What led to increase in the Fiscal 2019 fourth-quarter profit for the period and profit for the period attributable to owners of the Corporation?
answer: mainly due to a profit for the period from discontinued operations of $1.9 million due to working capital adjustments during the fourth quarter related to the sale of Cogeco Peer 1 compared to a loss for the period from discontinued operations of $1.1 million for the comparable period of the prior year in addition to the elements mentioned above.
question: What is the increase/ (decrease) in Profit for the period from continuing operations from 2018 to 2019?
answer: 16533
derivation: 92,403-75,870
scale: thousand
question: What is the increase/ (decrease) in Profit for the period from continuing operations attributable to owners of the Corporation from 2018 to 2019?
answer: 15097
derivation: 87,850-72,753
scale: thousand
question: What is the increase/ (decrease) in Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Corporation from 2018 to 2019?
answer: 18069
derivation: 89,770-71,701
scale: thousand