Eleven-Year Financial Summary Myers Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries 2001 2000 1999 1998 Operations for the Year Net sales $607,950,431 $652,659,900 $580,760,740 $392,019,900 Cost and expenses Cost of sales 403,011,346 435,081,945 367,635,460 256,506,103 Selling 88,020,857 85,632,525 83,352,607 47,959,466 General and administrative 70,979,067 68,675,568 60,265,518 38,181,368 Interest—net 18,699,142 22,360,255 15,205,809 887,873 580,710,412 611,750,293 526,459,394 343,534,810 Income before income taxes 27,240,019 40,909,607 54,301,346 48,485,090 Income taxes 12,049,000 16,909,000 23,125,000 19,806,000 Net income $15,191,019 $24,000,607 $31,176,346 $28,679,090 Net income per share* $.64 $1.01 $1.28 $1.18 Financial Position—at Year End Total assets $582,166,378 $622,103,970 $600,409,632 $306,707,788 Current assets 196,618,597 219,307,253 206,990,990 153,650,201 Current liabilities 104,899,238 112,890,230 102,244,419 51,233,510 Working capital 91,719,359 106,417,023 104,746,571 102,416,691 Other assets 194,811,960 201,291,971 203,923,134 43,614,594 Property, plant and equipment—net 190,735,821 201,504,746 189,495,508 109,442,993 Less: Long-term debt 247,145,234 284,273,097 280,103,906 48,832,240 Deferred income taxes 12,595,697 11,037,935 10,314,490 3,953,185 Shareholders’ Equity $217,526,209 $213,902,708 $207,746,817 $202,688,853 Common Shares outstanding* 23,847,694 23,749,013 24,184,810 24,407,959 Book value per Common Share* $9.12 $9.01 $8.59 $8.30 Other Data Dividends paid $5,454,870 $4,969,876 $4,626,471 $4,027,721 Dividends paid per Common Share*  .23 .21 .19 .17 Average Common Shares outstanding during the year.* 23,801,899 23,862,568 24,401,973 24,363,691 * Adjusted for the ten percent stock dividends paid in August, 2001; August, 2000; August, 1999; August, 1997; and August, 1995; the five-for-four stock split distributed in  August, 1994; the ten percent stock dividend paid in August, 1993; the five-for-four stock split distributed in August, 1992; and the ten percent stock dividend paid in August, 1991. 30 15.2 31.2 28.7 22.3 21.0 16.0 17.8 15.4 13.1 10.5 24.0 NET INCOME $ Millions 01 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 00 608.0 580.8 392.0 339.6 320.9 300.7 274.1 245.1 229.3 195.6 652.7 NET SALES $ Millions 01 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 00