| Oct 2008 | Oct 2007 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2005 | |
| Sales | 8.13B | 9.73B | 9.17B | 6.99B |
| Cost of Sales | 4.37B | 4.97B | 4.60B | 3.61B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 3.76B | 4.76B | 4.56B | 3.39B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 965.16M | 952.44M | 906.74M | 697.40M |
| Research & Development | 1.10B | 1.14B | 1.15B | 940.51M |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 1.69B | 2.67B | 2.50B | 1.75B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 320.05M | 268.33M | 270.41M | 300.58M |
| Interest Income | 109.32M | 136.15M | 185.30M | 171.42M |
| Other Income - Net | 21.84M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 1.43B | 2.48B | 2.20B | 1.62B |
| Interest Expense | 20.51M | 38.63M | 36.10M | 37.82M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 1.41B | 2.44B | 2.17B | 1.58B |
| Income Taxes | 447.97M | 729.46M | 650.31M | 371.67M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 960.75M | 1.71B | 1.52B | 1.21B |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 960.75M | 1.71B | 1.52B | 1.21B |
| Extraordinary Income/Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Cum. Effect of Acct. Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Tax Loss Carryforward | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Gains / Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Net Income | 960.75M | 1.71B | 1.52B | 1.21B |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
1.00B | 1.74B | 1.73B | 1.21B |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 960.75M | 1.71B | 1.52B | 1.21B |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 0.71 | 1.22 | 0.98 | 0.74 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 0.71 | 1.22 | 0.98 | 0.74 |
| Basic EPS from Extraordinary Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Tax Loss Carryf'd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Other Gains (Losses) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS, Total | 0.71 | 1.22 | 0.98 | 0.74 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 0.74 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 0.74 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 0.70 | 1.20 | 0.97 | 0.73 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 0.70 | 1.20 | 0.97 | 0.73 |
| EPS fr Extraord. Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Tax Loss Carfd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Other Gains (L) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS, Total | 0.70 | 1.20 | 0.97 | 0.73 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
0.73 | 1.22 | 1.11 | 0.73 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.06 |