| Sep 2008 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2006 | Sep 2005 | |
| Sales | 7.95B | 6.59B | 5.61B | 4.70B |
| Cost of Sales | 5.00B | 4.11B | 3.49B | 2.92B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 2.96B | 2.48B | 2.12B | 1.78B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 2.47B | 2.00B | 1.64B | 1.42B |
| Research & Development | n.a. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 485.45M | 483.84M | 475.23M | 363.49M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 249.21M | 186.39M | 156.22M | 133.76M |
| Interest Income | n.a. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | 6.70M | 11.32M | 20.74M | 9.62M |
| Special Income / Charges | n.a. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 242.94M | 308.78M | 339.74M | 239.36M |
| Interest Expense | 36.42M | 4.21M | 32.00K | 2.22M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 206.52M | 304.57M | 339.71M | 237.13M |
| Income Taxes | 92.00M | 121.83M | 135.88M | 100.78M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 114.52M | 182.74M | 203.83M | 136.35M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 114.52M | 182.74M | 203.83M | 136.35M |
| 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 | 114.52M | 182.74M | 203.83M | 136.35M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
n.a. | 182.74M | 203.83M | 136.35M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 114.52M | 182.74M | 203.83M | 136.35M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 0.82 | 1.30 | 1.46 | 1.05 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 0.82 | 1.30 | 1.46 | 1.05 |
| 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 | 0.82 | 1.30 | 1.46 | 1.05 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | n.a. | 1.30 | 1.46 | 1.05 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 0.82 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 0.99 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 0.82 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 0.99 |
| 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 | 0.82 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 0.99 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
n.a. | 1.29 | 1.41 | 0.99 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.78 | 0.69 | 2.45 | 0.42 |