Values in US Thousands
  12-2023 09-2023 06-2023 03-2023
Sales $ 3,659,842 $ 3,411,980 $ 4,184,695 $ 3,299,225
Cost of Goods 2,366,779 2,161,501 2,669,926 2,129,317
Gross Profit 1,293,063 1,250,479 1,514,769 1,169,908
Operating Expenses 959,606 910,075 956,363 925,785
Operating Income 334,235 340,905 559,332 244,440
Interest Expense 11,948 9,539 12,343 12,680
Pre-tax Income 322,287 331,366 546,989 231,760
Income Taxes 74,384 76,365 125,755 48,672
Net Income from Cont. Operations 247,903 255,001 421,234 183,088
Total Net Income $ 247,903 $ 255,001 $ 421,234 $ 183,088
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 2.29 2.34 3.85 1.66
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 2.30 2.34 3.85 1.66
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 2.28 2.33 3.83 1.65
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 2.28 2.33 3.83 1.65
EBITDA 437,510 431,168 661,611 341,673