Merrill Lynch

Delivering Shareholder Value
Selected Financial Data
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Management's Discussion and Analysis Introduction
Business Environment
Consolidated Results of Operations
Business Segments
Global Operations
Non-Interest Expenses
Income Taxes
Balance Sheet
Capital Adequacy and Liquidity
Capital Projects and Expenditures
Risk Management
Non-Investment Grade Holdings and Highly Leveraged Transactions
Litigation and Recent Developments
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Management's Discussion of Financial Responsibility
Independent Auditors' Report
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Comprehensive Income
Cash Flows
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 2 - Other Significant Events
Note 3 - Trading and Related Activities
Note 4 - Investments
Note 5 - Borrowings
Note 6 - Fair Value Information and Non-Trading Derivatives
Note 7 - Preferred Securities Issued by Subsidiaries
Note 8 - Stockholders’ Equity and Earnings Per Share
Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies
Note 10 - Employee Benefit Plans
Note 11 - Employee Incentive Plans
Note 12 - Income Taxes
Note 13 - Regulatory Requirements and Dividend Restrictions
Note 14 - Segment and Geographic Information
Supplemental Financial Information (unaudited)


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Selected Financial Data
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Selected Financial Data

  1. Net earnings less preferred stock dividends.
  2. Consists of Payables under repurchase agreements and securities loaned transactions, Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings, and Demand and time deposits.
  3. All share and per share data have been restated for the two-for-one common stock split paid in August 2000 (see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
  4. Does not include 4,654, 8,019, 9,012, 9,436, and 8,268 shares exchangeable into common stock (see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) at year-end 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, and 1996, respectively. Also does not include 6,155 unallocated reversion shares held in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan at year-end 1996 which are not considered outstanding for accounting purposes.
  5. Does not include shares either (i) owned by employees and used to pay for the exercise of stock options or (ii) stock withheld from employee stock option exercises to pay associated taxes.
  6. Earnings before income taxes and dividends on preferred securities issued by subsidiaries to Net revenues.
  7. Net earnings to Net revenues.
  8. Average Total assets to average Total stockholders’ equity and Preferred securities issued by subsidiaries.
  9. Average Total assets less average (i) Receivables under resale agreements and securities borrowed transactions, and (ii) Marketable investment securities, to average Total stockholders’ equity and Preferred securities issued by subsidiaries.