| Sep 2008 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2006 | Sep 2005 | |
| Sales | 1.26B | 1.04B | 854.52M | 827.73M |
| Cost of Sales | 854.38M | 703.39M | 590.20M | 599.23M |
| Gross Operating Profit | 403.83M | 338.94M | 264.32M | 228.50M |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 115.40M | 111.30M | 92.01M | 79.86M |
| Research & Development | 73.41M | 65.29M | 59.86M | 50.00M |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 215.02M | 162.35M | 112.44M | 98.64M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 35.45M | 32.92M | 29.02M | 31.54M |
| Interest Income | 2.12M | 3.60M | 2.75M | 2.16M |
| Other Income - Net | 4.06M | 3.48M | 3.41M | 7.83M |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.82M |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 185.74M | 136.52M | 89.59M | 84.92M |
| Interest Expense | 3.83M | 4.53M | 5.09M | 5.81M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 181.91M | 131.99M | 84.50M | 79.11M |
| Income Taxes | 60.03M | 33.83M | 14.60M | 23.14M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 121.88M | 98.16M | 69.90M | 55.97M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 121.88M | 98.16M | 69.90M | 55.97M |
| 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 | 121.88M | 98.16M | 69.90M | 55.97M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
121.88M | 98.16M | 69.90M | 48.15M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 121.88M | 98.16M | 69.90M | 55.97M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 1.80 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 0.82 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 1.80 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 0.82 |
| 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 | 1.80 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 0.82 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 1.80 | 1.43 | 1.02 | 0.70 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 1.75 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 0.80 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 1.75 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 0.80 |
| 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 | 1.75 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 0.80 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
1.75 | 1.39 | 1.00 | 0.68 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.17 |