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Financial Summary

Financial Summary
Yellow Corporation and Subsidiaries

(in thousands except per share data)   2002     2001     2000     1999     1998  












For the Year   (a)     (b)                 (c)  
Operating revenue  $ 2,624,148    $ 2,505,070    $ 2,799,131    $ 2,632,337    $ 2,492,617  
Operating income   46,864     38,195     126,747     76,026     60,188  
Interest expense   7,211     8,437     10,131     6,086     2,656  
ABS facility charges   2,576     7,996     10,052     8,252     4,355  
Income from continuing operations (after tax)   23,973     10,589     61,605     38,746     32,017  
Net income (loss)   (93,902 )   15,301     68,018     50,915     (28,669 )
Unusual items expense (income)   8,435     5,415     (14,372 )   341     (4,287 )
Depreciation and amortization expense   79,334     76,977     78,587     76,904     83,980  
Net capital expenditures, excluding discontinued operations   82,830     81,435     70,689     96,169     49,469  
Net cash from operating activities, excluding discontinued operations   25,808     12,189     151,592     206,705     134,636  
Free cash flow   48,182     (17,108 )   45,887     19,639     61,252  

At Year-End
Net property and equipment   564,976    559,532     554,150     547,139    535,589  
Total assets   1,042,985     1,285,777     1,308,477     1,325,583     1,105,685  
Long-term debt, less current portion   50,024     213,745     136,645     274,015     156,988  
Total debt, including ABS facility   124,285     361,526     382,437     411,407     200,065  
Total shareholders' equity   359,958     490,989     459,776     409,380     371,252  

Measurements
Diluted per share data:
  Income from continuing operations   0.84     0.43     2.49     1.54     1.19  
  Net income (loss)   (3.31 )   0.62     2.74     2.02     (1.06 )
  Average common shares outstanding - diluted   28,371     24,679     24,787     25,168     26,920  
Return on committed capital, excluding discontinued operations   7.1 %   5.8 %   15.3 %   11.4 %   7.4 %  
Debt to capitalization   21.0 %   41.1 %   44.0 %   48.9 %   32.5 %  
Shareholders' equity per share $ 12.17   $ 19.75   $ 19.32   $ 16.44   $ 14.46  
Common stock price range:
  High   32.21     27.57     22.13     19.63     29.88  
  Low   18.31     15.50     13.81     14.38     9.69  

Other Data
Average number of employees   23,000     30,000     32,900     31,200     29,700  
Yellow Transportation operating ratio   97.2 %   97.8 %   94.9 %   96.7 %   97.3 %


Notes  
(a) In 2002, the company completed the spin-off of SCS Transportation, Inc. (SCST). Financial Summary data has been reclassified for all periods presented to disclose SCST as a discontinued operation.
(b) In September 2001, the company completed its acquisition of Transportation.com. The results of operations include Transportation.com from the acquisition date.
(c) In 1998, the company sold Preston Trucking Company, Inc. All selected financial data has been restated to disclose Preston Trucking as a discontinued operation.

Financial Summary