Selected Financial Data — Consolidated Financial Statistics

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
(Millions of US Dollars, except ratios) 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
Embedded interest cost on
   long-term debt — end of year(d) 6.9% 6.2% 7.5% 6.9% 7.8%
Embedded distribution cost on
   trust securities — end of year 7.8% 7.8% 9.8% 8.1% 8.0%
Embedded dividend cost on preferred
   stock of subsidiaries — end of year (b) 6.5% 6.5% 7.0% 7.0% 9.4%
Revenues $10,034 $10,049 $9,647 $8,059 $7,992
Income from continuing operations (a) $175 $639 $666 $686 $600
Income (loss) from discontinued operations$(4,210) $192 $250 $299 $140
Extraordinary loss net of tax $(175) $(154)
Preference stock dividends $22 $22 $12
Net income (loss) available for common stock $(4,232) $655 $904 $985 $740
Dividends declared on common stock $533 $625 $625 $647 $597
Common stock data
   Shares outstanding — average (millions) 278 259 264 279 265
   Shares outstanding — end of year (millions) 322 265 258 276 282
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
   Income from continuing operations
      before extraordinary loss $0.55 $2.38 $2.48 $2.46 $2.26
   Income (loss) from discontinued operations $(15.15) $0.74 $0.95 $1.07 $0.53
   Extraordinary loss, net of tax $(0.63) $(0.60)
   Net income (loss) available for common stock $(15.23) $2.52 $3.43 $3.53 $2.79
Dividends declared per share $1.925 $2.400 $2.400 $2.325 $2.225
Book value per share — end of year $14.80 $28.88 $28.97 $30.15 $29.21
Return on average common stock equity (c) 2.8% 8.4% 8.4% 8.3% 8.0%
(a) See Results of Operations in "MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS."
(b) Includes the unamortized balance of the loss on reacquired preferred stock and associated amortization. The embedded dividend cost excluding the effects of the loss on reacquired preferred stock is 6.0% for 2002, 6.0% for 2001, 6.2% for 2000, 6.2% for 1999, and 5.9% for 1998.
(c) Based on results from continuing operations.
(d) Represents the annual interest and amortization of any discounts, premiums, issuance costs and any deferred gains/losses on reacquisitions divided by the carrying value of the debt plus the unamortized balance of any discounts, premiums, issuance costs and gains/losses on reacquisitions at the end of the year.
Certain previously reported financial statistics have been reclassified to conform to current classifications.
Prior year periods have been restated to reflect Europe operations as discontinued operations.