| Oct 2007 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2004 | |
| Sales | 2.55B | 2.57B | 2.39B | 2.63B |
| Cost of Sales | 872.12M | 894.87M | 850.40M | 930.08M |
| Gross Operating Profit | 1.67B | 1.68B | 1.54B | 1.70B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 519.32M | 536.75M | 497.10M | 511.73M |
| Research & Development | 393.22M | 394.09M | 338.28M | 340.04M |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 761.46M | 747.47M | 703.03M | 851.95M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 154.78M | 172.16M | 155.56M | 152.63M |
| Interest Income | 77.01M | 100.17M | 71.69M | 36.05M |
| Other Income - Net | 15.73M | 10.47M | 42.00K | -2.41M |
| Special Income / Charges | -40.50M | -1.79M | -31.48M | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 658.92M | 662.45M | 587.72M | 732.96M |
| Interest Expense | 0.00 | 52.00K | 27.00K | 224.00K |
| Pre-Tax Income | 658.92M | 662.40M | 587.69M | 732.74M |
| Income Taxes | 158.44M | 113.66M | 172.90M | 162.00M |
| Minority Interest | -219.00K | -748.00K | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 500.70M | 549.48M | 414.79M | 570.74M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | -3.79M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 496.91M | 549.48M | 414.79M | 570.74M |
| 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 | 496.91M | 549.48M | 414.79M | 570.74M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
541.19M | 572.98M | 446.27M | 570.74M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 500.70M | 549.48M | 414.79M | 570.74M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.12 | 1.52 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.12 | 1.52 |
| 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 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.12 | 1.52 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 1.68 | 1.60 | 1.21 | 1.52 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.08 | 1.45 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 1.50 | 1.48 | 1.08 | 1.45 |
| 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 | 1.50 | 1.48 | 1.08 | 1.45 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
1.63 | 1.54 | 1.16 | 1.45 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.70 | 0.56 | 0.32 | 0.20 |