Values in US Thousands
  12-2019 12-2018 12-2017 12-2016
Sales $ 6,209,000 $ 6,289,000 $ 6,244,000 $ 5,704,000
Cost of Goods 4,897,000 4,921,000 4,772,000 4,303,000
Gross Profit 1,312,000 1,368,000 1,472,000 1,401,000
Operating Expenses 648,000 665,000 636,000 595,000
Operating Income 664,000 703,000 836,000 806,000
Interest Expense 81,000 86,000 73,000 66,000
Other Income/Expenses -1,000 4,000 6,000 2,000
Pre-tax Income 582,000 621,000 769,000 742,000
Income Taxes 158,000 167,000 237,000 246,000
Net Income from Cont. Operations 424,000 454,000 532,000 496,000
Minority Interest 11,000 11,000 13,000 11,000
Total Net Income $ 413,000 $ 443,000 $ 519,000 $ 485,000
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 6.34 6.40 7.39 6.86
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 6.17 6.25 7.21 6.70
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 6.29 6.32 7.24 6.69
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 6.13 6.17 7.06 6.55
EBITDA 884,000 950,000 1,045,000 1,002,000