| Jan 2008 | Jan 2007 | Jan 2006 | Jan 2005 | |
| Sales | 4.67B | 4.23B | 3.76B | 3.36B |
| Cost of Sales | 3.04B | 2.77B | 2.44B | 2.22B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 1.63B | 1.46B | 1.32B | 1.15B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 1.09B | 985.94M | 864.82M | 754.22M |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 547.49M | 478.78M | 451.00M | 393.63M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 195.98M | 156.94M | 139.62M | 112.65M |
| Interest Income | 6.81M | 10.55M | 9.04M | 4.79M |
| Other Income - Net | 95.36M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 455.36M | 332.38M | 320.42M | 285.77M |
| Interest Expense | 51.50M | 42.27M | 31.21M | 21.33M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 403.86M | 290.12M | 289.21M | 264.44M |
| Income Taxes | 145.18M | 105.05M | 106.72M | 93.22M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 258.68M | 185.07M | 182.49M | 171.23M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 258.68M | 185.07M | 182.49M | 171.23M |
| 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 | 258.68M | 185.07M | 182.49M | 171.23M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
258.68M | 185.07M | 182.49M | 171.23M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 258.68M | 185.07M | 182.49M | 171.23M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 1.99 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.19 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 1.99 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.19 |
| 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 | 1.99 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.19 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 1.99 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.19 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 1.95 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 1.14 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 1.95 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 1.14 |
| 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 | 1.95 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 1.14 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
1.95 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 1.14 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.11 |