Values in US Thousands
  09-2020 09-2019 09-2018 09-2017
Sales $ 3,168,200 $ 3,225,100 $ 2,919,100 $ 2,619,300
Cost of Goods 1,791,000 1,854,800 1,645,500 1,505,400
Gross Profit 1,377,200 1,370,300 1,273,600 1,113,900
Operating Expenses 1,054,000 984,900 836,700 816,500
Operating Income 323,200 386,200 437,400 297,800
Interest Expense 14,000 8,800 6,800 10,700
Other Income/Expenses 49,100 43,400 21,500 16,000
Pre-tax Income 358,300 420,800 452,100 303,100
Income Taxes 88,900 128,600 301,800 77,100
Net Income from Cont. Operations 269,400 292,200 150,300 226,000
Net Income from Discont. Operations - - - -6,800
Minority Interest 200 300 400 700
Total Net Income $ 269,200 $ 291,900 $ 149,900 $ 218,500
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 2.96 3.21 1.64 2.44
Basic EPS from Discont. Operations - - - -0.08
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 2.96 3.21 1.64 2.36
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 2.94 3.18 1.62 2.42
Diluted EPS from Discont. Operations - - - -0.07
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 2.94 3.18 1.62 2.35
EBITDA 422,100 479,200 510,100 374,700