Values in US Thousands
  12-2023 12-2022 12-2021 12-2020
Sales $ 8,160,000 $ 7,946,000 $ 6,894,000 $ 5,987,000
Cost of Goods 6,411,000 6,452,000 5,563,000 4,715,000
Gross Profit 1,749,000 1,494,000 1,331,000 1,272,000
Operating Expenses 792,000 732,000 1,021,000 690,000
Operating Income 957,000 762,000 310,000 582,000
Interest Expense 114,000 99,000 74,000 81,000
Other Income/Expenses -4,000 5,000 12,000 5,000
Pre-tax Income 839,000 668,000 248,000 506,000
Income Taxes 188,000 166,000 123,000 152,000
Net Income from Cont. Operations 651,000 502,000 125,000 354,000
Minority Interest 8,000 10,000 8,000 6,000
Total Net Income $ 643,000 $ 492,000 $ 117,000 $ 348,000
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 9.86 7.58 1.86 5.27
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 9.74 7.43 1.74 5.18
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 9.72 7.49 1.84 5.24
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 9.60 7.34 1.73 5.15
EBITDA 1,176,000 977,000 530,000 795,000