Values in US Thousands
  12-2019 12-2018 12-2017 12-2016
Sales $ 5,158,557 $ 4,845,872 $ 4,300,170 $ 3,840,087
Cost of Goods 3,370,897 3,186,310 2,861,370 2,585,499
Gross Profit 1,787,660 1,659,562 1,438,800 1,254,588
Operating Expenses 611,177 584,332 535,550 464,108
Operating Income 1,177,380 1,075,540 903,620 790,979
Interest Expense 88,481 82,180 98,029 94,304
Other Income/Expenses -19,151 -5,615 -8,862 -3,572
Pre-tax Income 1,069,748 987,745 796,729 693,103
Income Taxes 208,451 209,812 115,259 180,945
Net Income from Cont. Operations 861,297 777,933 681,470 512,158
Total Net Income $ 861,297 $ 777,933 $ 681,470 $ 512,158
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 3.78 3.37 2.96 2.20
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 3.78 3.37 2.96 2.20
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 3.75 3.34 2.94 2.19
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 3.75 3.34 2.94 2.19
EBITDA 1,411,422 1,275,030 1,086,847 970,695