Values in US Thousands
  09-2019 09-2018 09-2017 09-2016
Sales $ 3,225,100 $ 2,919,100 $ 2,619,300 $ 2,593,700
Cost of Goods 1,854,800 1,645,500 1,505,400 1,489,000
Gross Profit 1,370,300 1,273,600 1,113,900 1,104,700
Operating Expenses 984,900 836,700 816,500 677,900
Operating Income 386,200 437,400 297,800 426,800
Interest Expense 8,800 6,800 10,700 11,600
Other Income/Expenses 43,400 21,500 16,000 17,200
Pre-tax Income 420,800 452,100 303,100 432,400
Income Taxes 128,600 301,800 77,100 110,100
Net Income from Cont. Operations 292,200 150,300 226,000 322,300
Net Income from Discont. Operations - - -6,800 77,400
Minority Interest 300 400 700 400
Total Net Income $ 291,900 $ 149,900 $ 218,500 $ 399,300
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 3.21 1.64 2.44 3.38
Basic EPS from Discont. Operations - - -0.08 0.81
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 3.21 1.64 2.36 4.19
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 3.18 1.62 2.42 3.36
Diluted EPS from Discont. Operations - - -0.07 0.80
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 3.18 1.62 2.35 4.16
EBITDA 479,200 510,100 374,700 506,600