Table:
| 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 |
Paragraphs:
(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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.