General Electric Company GE is a diversified services technology and manufacturing company with a commitment to achieving customer success and worldwide leadership in each of its businesses. GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs nearly 340, 000 people worldwide, including 197,000 in the United States. John F Welch has been the Chairman and CEO of GE since 1981. The Company traces its beginning to Thomas A. Edison, who established Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. In 1892, a merger of …showed first 75 words of 604 total…

…showed last 75 words of 604 total…Structured Finance Group  GE Supply  Transportation Systems  Vendor Financial Services 12MONTHS ENDING 12/31/99 12MONTHS ENDING 12/31/98 12MONTHS ENDING 12/31/97 12MONTHS ENDING 12/31/96 Revenue 110,832.0 99,820.0 88,540.0 78,541.0 Cost of Goods Sold 39,267.0 36,420.0 36,006.0 29,086.0 SG & A Expense 39,717.0 34,694.0 30,949.0 27,329.0 Operating Income 25,157.0 22,846.0 17,503.0 18,341.0 Operating Margin 22.70% 22.89% 19.77% 23.35% Non-operating Income 798.0 649.0 2,300.0 638.0 Non-operating Expenses 10,013.0 9,753.0 8,384.0 7,904.0 Income Before Taxes 15,577.0 13,477.0 11,179.0 10,806.0 Income Taxes 4,860.0 4,181.0 2,976.0 3,526.0 Net Income After Taxes 10,717.0 9,296.0 8,203.0 7,280.0 Net Income from Total Operations 10,717.0 9,296.0 8,203.0 7,280.0 Total Net Income 10,717.0 9,296.0 8,203.0 7,280.0 Diluted EPS - Cont. Operations ($) 1.07 0.93 0.82 0.72 Diluted EPS - Discont. Operations ($) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Diluted EPS - Total Operations ($) 1.07 0.93 0.82 0.72 Diluted EPS - Total Net Income ($) 1.07 0.93 0.82 0.72 Dividends per Share ($) 0.47 0.40 0.35 0.31