Values in US Thousands
  12-2019 12-2018 12-2017 12-2016
Sales $ 785,368 $ 712,969 $ 635,977 $ 563,994
Cost of Goods 179,975 159,410 150,453 134,705
Gross Profit 605,393 553,559 485,524 429,289
Operating Expenses 434,379 384,644 324,137 275,853
Operating Income 171,989 169,325 161,840 154,141
Other Income/Expenses 17,957 19,280 8,088 3,138
Pre-tax Income 189,946 188,605 169,928 157,279
Income Taxes 34,736 32,131 62,580 52,938
Net Income from Cont. Operations 155,210 156,474 107,348 104,341
Total Net Income $ 155,210 $ 156,474 $ 107,348 $ 104,341
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 1.57 1.60 1.12 1.09
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 1.57 1.60 1.12 1.09
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 1.52 1.54 1.10 1.08
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 1.52 1.54 1.10 1.08
EBITDA 223,634 212,632 207,094 200,452