Values in US Thousands
  12-2019 12-2018 12-2017 12-2016
Sales $ 13,357,810 $ 12,293,500 $ 11,206,420 $ 8,150,843
Cost of Goods 10,387,280 9,810,920 8,702,100 6,192,523
Gross Profit 2,970,529 2,482,579 2,504,318 1,958,320
Operating Expenses 2,285,160 2,131,360 2,090,900 1,568,852
Operating Income 685,653 352,137 413,515 389,991
Interest Expense 12,354 23,234 12,670 12,271
Other Income/Expenses 40,595 63,807 -13,746 -4,021
Pre-tax Income 713,894 392,710 387,099 373,699
Income Taxes 141,279 82,409 96,236 86,681
Net Income from Cont. Operations 572,615 310,301 290,863 287,018
Minority Interest -4,367 681 -8,795 -6,345
Total Net Income $ 576,982 $ 309,620 $ 299,658 $ 293,363
Basic EPS from Cont. Ops. 0.86 0.47 0.49 0.50
Basic EPS from Total Ops. 0.86 0.47 0.51 0.51
Diluted EPS from Cont. Ops 0.84 0.44 0.46 0.46
Diluted EPS from Total Operations 0.85 0.45 0.49 0.49
EBITDA 822,183 481,543 585,226 535,838