Values in US Thousands
  01-2024 10-2023 07-2023 04-2023
Sales $ 22,318,000 $ 22,251,000 $ 22,934,000 $ 20,922,000
Cost of Goods 17,002,000 17,103,000 17,547,000 15,904,000
Gross Profit 5,316,000 5,148,000 5,387,000 5,018,000
Operating Expenses 3,825,000 3,662,000 4,222,000 3,949,000
Operating Income 1,491,000 1,486,000 1,165,000 1,069,000
Interest Expense 203,000 306,000 451,000 364,000
Pre-tax Income 1,288,000 1,180,000 714,000 705,000
Income Taxes 130,000 176,000 259,000 127,000
Net Income from Cont. Operations 1,158,000 1,004,000 455,000 578,000
Minority Interest -2,000 -2,000 -7,000 -5,000
Total Net Income $ 1,160,000 $ 1,006,000 $ 462,000 $ 583,000
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 1.64 1.39 0.63 0.80
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 1.62 1.39 0.64 0.81
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 1.60 1.36 0.62 0.78
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 1.58 1.36 0.63 0.79
EBITDA 2,332,000 2,308,000 1,996,000 1,878,000