| May 2008 | May 2007 | May 2006 | May 2005 | |
| Sales | 1.93B | 1.75B | 1.57B | 1.38B |
| Cost of Sales | 561.09M | 518.49M | 465.84M | 237.65M |
| Gross Operating Profit | 1.37B | 1.23B | 1.11B | 1.15B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 577.32M | 569.94M | 464.77M | 581.86M |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 796.13M | 664.44M | 643.19M | 565.16M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 99.65M | 96.99M | 94.41M | 91.86M |
| Interest Income | 131.79M | 134.10M | 100.80M | 60.47M |
| Other Income - Net | 26.55M | 41.72M | 25.20M | 12.39M |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 854.82M | 743.27M | 674.77M | 546.17M |
| Interest Expense | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pre-Tax Income | 854.82M | 743.27M | 674.77M | 546.17M |
| Income Taxes | 278.67M | 227.82M | 209.85M | 177.32M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 576.14M | 515.45M | 464.91M | 368.85M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 576.14M | 515.45M | 464.91M | 368.85M |
| 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 | 576.14M | 515.45M | 464.91M | 368.85M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
576.14M | 515.45M | 464.91M | 368.85M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 576.14M | 515.45M | 464.91M | 368.85M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.23 | 0.97 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.23 | 0.97 |
| 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 | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.23 | 0.97 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.23 | 0.97 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.22 | 0.97 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.22 | 0.97 |
| 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 | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.22 | 0.97 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
1.56 | 1.35 | 1.22 | 0.97 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 1.20 | 0.79 | 0.61 | 0.51 |