| Dec 2007 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2004 | |
| Sales | 1.59B | 1.28B | 1.13B | 955.04M |
| Cost of Sales | 1.01B | 800.28M | 692.56M | 583.79M |
| Gross Operating Profit | 586.32M | 481.87M | 438.36M | 371.24M |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 47.93M | 38.84M | 39.68M | 33.82M |
| Research & Development | 296.51M | 251.12M | 214.67M | 185.46M |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 241.88M | 191.90M | 184.01M | 151.96M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 62.70M | 50.79M | 47.85M | 40.74M |
| Interest Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | 2.37M | -598.00K | 2.12M | -435.00K |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 181.55M | 140.52M | 138.28M | 110.78M |
| Interest Expense | 27.38M | 22.89M | 19.98M | 12.03M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 154.17M | 117.62M | 118.30M | 98.75M |
| Income Taxes | 49.84M | 37.05M | 43.02M | 33.69M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 104.33M | 80.57M | 75.28M | 65.07M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 104.33M | 80.57M | 75.28M | 65.07M |
| 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 | 104.33M | 80.57M | 75.28M | 65.07M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
104.33M | 80.57M | 75.28M | 65.07M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 104.33M | 80.57M | 75.28M | 65.07M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 2.35 | 1.84 | 1.74 | 1.54 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 2.35 | 1.84 | 1.74 | 1.54 |
| 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 | 2.35 | 1.84 | 1.74 | 1.54 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 2.35 | 1.84 | 1.74 | 1.53 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 2.32 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.51 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 2.32 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.51 |
| 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 | 2.32 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.51 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
2.32 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.51 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.18 |