SIX YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY The Standard Register Company

     (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)    2001       2000    1999    1998    1997    1996     
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
      Revenue   $1,196,435     $1,353,759   $1,393,986   $1,369,918   $910,825   $877,832  
      Cost of sales   781,339     872,603   888,356   875,526   551,407   540,522  
          Gross margin   415,096     481,156   505,630   494,392   359,418   337,310  
      Engineering and research   14,385     10,289   8,875   9,012   8,626   7,292  
      Selling and administrative   304,499     354,542   344,388   332,252   220,265   205,010  
      Depreciation and amortization   45,419     54,694   50,858   45,027   27,446   25,814  
      Asset impairments   41,512     73,746          
      Restructuring charges   84,014     24,633      
      Interest expense   12,755     12,691   13,850   14,044   288   532  
      Investment income and other   (3,171)     (2,750)   (1,878)   (1,635)   (2,879)   (2,050)  
      Income taxes (benefit)   (34,984)     (17,514)   33,797   38,679   41,949   41,710  
          Income (loss) from continuing operations   (49,333)     (29,175)   55,740   57,013   63,723   59,002  
      Income (loss) from discontinued operations         (509)   2,570   3,171   4,155  
      Gain on sale of discontinued operations         15,670        
          Net income (loss)   $ (49,333)     $ (29,175)   $ 70,901   $ 59,583   $ 66,894   $ 63,157  
   
  DILUTED PER SHARE DATA
      Income (loss) from continuing operations   $ (1.79)     $ (1.06)   $ 1.98   $ 1.99   $ 2.22   $ 2.05  
      Income (loss) from discontinued operations         (0.02)   0.09   0.11   0.14  
      Gain on sale of discontinued operations         0.56        
          Net income (loss)   $ (1.79)     $ (1.06)   $ 2.52   $ 2.08   $ 2.33   $ 2.19  
      Dividends paid   $ 0.92     $ 0.92   $ 0.88   $ 0.84   $ 0.80   $ 0.76  
      Shareholders' equity   $ 15.03     $ 17.92   $ 19.82   $ 18.35   $ 17.17   $ 15.80  
   
  YEAR-END FINANCIAL DATA
      Current ratio   3.9     4.3   4.2   3.6   3.5   4.0  
      Working capital   $ 362,917     $ 370,671   $ 363,643   $ 343,439   $271,799   $259,148  
      Plant and equipment   $ 225,216     $ 310,218   $ 328,143   $ 368,161   $ 260,035   $235,958  
      Total assets   $ 837,783     $ 902,606   $ 961,639   $ 985,077   $ 647,018   $588,113  
      Long-term debt   $ 202,300     $ 202,930   $ 203,520   $ 234,075   $ 4,600   $ 4,600  
      Shareholders' equity   $ 415,290     $ 494,154   $ 541,731   $ 520,965   $ 487,935   $453,246  
   
  OTHER DATA
      Number of shares outstanding at year-end   27,634,864     27,575,804   27,339,452   28,388,636   28,418,364   28,689,906  
      Number of employees   5,692     8,022   8,208   8,682   6,440   6,445  
      Capital expenditures   $ 25,647     $ 65,792   $ 67,567   $ 65,733   $ 61,287   $ 57,783  


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2001 Annual Report