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Selected Consolidated Financial Information

Year ended November 30
  2003   2002   2001   2000   1999  

Per Common Share Data (1)                  
Net income-basic $ 3.77   $ 3.61   $ 3.58   $ 3.21   $ 2.79  
Net income-diluted 3.67   3.49   3.45   3.21   2.77  
Dividends .76   .64   .64   .64   .64  
Weighted average shares (basic) 7,925,229   7,772,032   7,742,690   7,893,132   7,992,474  
Weighted average shares (diluted) 8,149,460   8,052,164   8,048,588   7,905,026   8,046,496  
Stock price - high 35.53   38.74   38.94   21.50   23.88  
Stock price - low 24.89   22.26   17.03   16.10   17.35  
Price/earnings ratio (range) 10-7   11-6   11-5   7-5   9-7  

Operating Results                    
Sales $ 600,495   $ 539,473   $ 551,396   $ 550,661   $ 545,081  
Gross profit 166,488   141,883   138,084   139,792   142,982  
Interest expense, net (6,645)   (6,836)   (10,213)   (12,244)   (12,938)  
Provision for income taxes (14,070)   (14,454)   (10,850)   (8,448)   (10,482)  
Net income 29,900   28,059   27,741   25,345   22,273  
Net income/sales 5.0%   5.2%   5.0%   4.6%   4.1%  
Return on equity 12.8%   13.5%   14.3%   14.1%   12.9%  

Financial Condition at Year- end              
Working capital $ 177,009   $ 149,205   $ 155,356   $135,626   $ 123,748  
Property, plant and equipment, net 150,586   145,242   145,801   145,196   149,597  
Investments in joint ventures                    
  Equity method 13,064   12,940   12,793   15,786   17,126  
  Cost method 5,479   5,987   5,987   5,987   5,920  
Total assets 533,492   462,942   485,080   478,449   470,569  
Long-term debt, less current portion 86,044   102,823   137,197   140,718   135,237  

Cash Flow                    
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment $ 17,107   $ 14,512   $ 19,297   $ 21,050   $ 19,672  
Depreciation and amortization 18,371   18,572   18,633   18,022   18,986  

(1) Share and per share data reflect a two-for-one stock split declared in 2003.


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