Values in US Thousands
  12-2023 09-2023 06-2023 03-2023
Sales $ 1,613,500 $ 1,563,400 $ 1,531,200 $ 1,469,700
Cost of Goods 488,300 467,100 464,100 451,100
Gross Profit 1,125,200 1,096,300 1,067,100 1,018,600
Operating Expenses 662,700 650,300 631,900 617,700
Operating Income 462,800 446,100 435,300 401,000
Interest Expense 50,100 42,400 34,800 37,400
Other Income/Expenses 64,000 38,900 63,200 -3,500
Pre-tax Income 476,700 442,600 463,700 360,100
Income Taxes 99,200 97,000 102,700 75,800
Net Income from Cont. Operations 377,500 345,600 361,000 284,300
Net Income from Discont. Operations 11,500 1,600 3,900 -1,200
Total Net Income $ 389,000 $ 347,200 $ 364,900 $ 283,100
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 3.55 3.23 3.38 2.67
Basic EPS from Discont. Operations 0.10 0.02 0.04 -0.01
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 3.65 3.25 3.42 2.66
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 3.51 3.21 3.36 2.66
Diluted EPS from Discont. Operations 0.10 0.02 0.04 -0.01
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 3.61 3.23 3.40 2.65
EBITDA 661,100 639,900 622,000 587,300