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Earnings Per Common Share

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Yellow Corporation and Subsidiaries

Earnings Per Common Share
(in thousands except per share data) 2002 2001 2000








Income from continuing operations     $ 23,973         $ 10,589         $ 61,605    
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (117,875 4,712   6,413  

Net income (loss) $ (93,902 $ 15,301   $ 68,018  

 
Average common shares outstanding - basic
28,004   24,376   24,649  
Effect of dilutive options and restricted stock 367   303   138  

Average common shares outstanding - diluted 28,371   24,679   24,787  
 
Basic earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations
$ 0.86   $ 0.44   $ 2.50  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (4.21 0.19   0.26  

Net income (loss) $ (3.35 $ 0.63   $ 2.76  

 
Effect of dilutive options on earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations
$ (0.02 $ (0.01 $ (0.01
Income (loss) from discontinued operations 0.06   -   (0.01

Net income (loss) $ 0.04   $ (0.01 $ (0.02

 
Diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations
$ 0.84   $ 0.43   $ 2.49  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (4.15 0.19   0.25  

Net income (loss) $ (3.31 $ 0.62   $ 2.74  




The impacts of certain options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because average exercise prices were greater than the average market price of common shares. Data regarding those options is summarized below:

(in thousands except per share data) 2002 2001 2000








Weighted average option shares outstanding       129           611           1,500    
Weighted average exercise price $ 29.67   $ 24.18   $ 20.79  



Earnings Per Common Share