Values in US Thousands
  12-2022 12-2021 12-2020 12-2019
Sales $ 6,150,530 $ 5,546,514 $ 4,540,029 $ 5,158,557
Cost of Goods 4,005,261 3,633,900 2,996,515 3,370,897
Gross Profit 2,145,269 1,912,614 1,543,514 1,787,660
Operating Expenses 644,838 604,844 516,145 611,177
Operating Income 1,500,692 1,308,670 1,027,884 1,177,380
Interest Expense 83,186 80,381 86,062 88,481
Other Income/Expenses 11,186 -5,119 140,487 -19,151
Pre-tax Income 1,428,692 1,223,170 1,082,309 1,069,748
Income Taxes 269,150 233,117 209,870 208,451
Net Income from Cont. Operations 1,159,542 990,053 872,439 861,297
Total Net Income $ 1,159,542 $ 990,053 $ 872,439 $ 861,297
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 5.04 4.29 3.80 3.78
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 5.04 4.29 3.80 3.78
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 5.01 4.25 3.77 3.75
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 5.01 4.25 3.77 3.75
EBITDA 1,820,119 1,600,782 1,283,159 1,411,422