Values in US Thousands
  09-2015 09-2014 09-2013 09-2012
Sales $ 2,490,700 $ 3,049,800 $ 2,942,897 $ 2,807,015
Cost of Goods 1,458,600 1,748,100 1,693,210 1,610,679
Gross Profit 1,032,100 1,301,700 1,249,687 1,196,336
Operating Expenses 637,000 730,600 641,007 602,941
Operating Income 395,700 571,200 608,890 594,074
Interest Expense 7,900 7,200 4,129 3,419
Other Income/Expenses 13,500 10,500 7,322 5,269
Pre-tax Income 401,300 574,500 612,083 595,924
Income Taxes 89,900 170,800 173,835 168,875
Net Income from Cont. Operations 311,400 403,700 438,248 427,049
Net Income from Discont. Operations 100,600 - - -
Minority Interest 500 - - -
Total Net Income $ 411,500 $ 403,700 $ 438,248 $ 427,049
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 3.13 3.88 4.04 3.83
Basic EPS from Discont. Operations 1.00 - - -
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 4.13 3.88 4.04 3.83
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 3.10 3.83 3.98 3.76
Diluted EPS from Discont. Operations 0.99 - - -
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 4.09 3.83 3.98 3.76
EBITDA 464,200 633,700 671,749 655,056