Selected Consolidated Financial Information
| (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
Year ended November 30 |
| |
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
|
2001 |
|
2000 |
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|
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| Per Common Share Data (1) |
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| Net income-basic |
$ 1.63 |
|
$ 3.77 |
|
$ 3.61 |
|
$ 3.58 |
|
$ 3.21 |
|
| Net income-diluted |
1.59 |
|
3.67 |
|
3.49 |
|
3.45 |
|
3.21 |
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| Dividends |
.80 |
|
.76 |
|
.64 |
|
.64 |
|
.64 |
|
| Weighted average shares (basic) |
8,270,487 |
|
7,925,229 |
|
7,772,032 |
|
7,742,690 |
|
7,893,132 |
|
| Weighted average shares (diluted) |
8,448,987 |
|
8,149,460 |
|
8,052,164 |
|
8,048,588 |
|
7,905,026 |
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| Stock price - high |
40.05 |
|
35.53 |
|
38.74 |
|
38.94 |
|
21.50 |
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| Stock price - low |
28.60 |
|
24.89 |
|
22.26 |
|
17.03 |
|
16.10 |
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| Price/earnings ratio (range) |
25-18 |
|
10-7 |
|
11-6 |
|
11-5 |
|
7-5 |
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| Operating Results |
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| Sales |
$ 605,853 |
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$ 600,495 |
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$ 539,473 |
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$ 551,396 |
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$ 550,661 |
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| Gross profit |
148,411 |
|
166,488 |
|
141,883 |
|
138,084 |
|
139,792 |
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| Interest expense, net |
(5,313) |
|
(6,645) |
|
(6,836) |
|
(10,213) |
|
(12,244) |
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| Provision for income taxes |
(8,006) |
|
(14,070) |
|
(14,454) |
|
(10,850) |
|
(8,448) |
|
| Equity in earnings of joint venture,
net of taxes |
10,791 |
|
614 |
|
3,309 |
|
2,373 |
|
5,985 |
|
| Net income |
13,459 |
|
29,900 |
|
28,059 |
|
27,741 |
|
25,345 |
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| Net income/sales |
2.2% |
|
5.0% |
|
5.2% |
|
5.0% |
|
4.6% |
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| Return on equity |
5.0% |
|
12.8% |
|
13.5% |
|
14.3% |
|
14.1% |
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| Financial Condition at Year- end |
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| Working capital |
$ 180,813 |
|
$ 177,009 |
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$ 149,205 |
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$ 155,356 |
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$135,626 |
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| Property, plant and equipment, net |
153,651 |
|
150,586 |
|
145,242 |
|
145,801 |
|
145,196 |
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| Investments in joint ventures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Equity method |
16,042 |
|
13,064 |
|
12,940 |
|
12,793 |
|
15,786 |
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| Cost method |
5,922 |
|
5,479 |
|
5,987 |
|
5,987 |
|
5,987 |
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| Total assets |
543,937 |
|
533,492 |
|
462,942 |
|
485,080 |
|
478,449 |
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| Long-term debt, less current portion |
75,349 |
|
86,044 |
|
102,823 |
|
137,197 |
|
140,718 |
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| Cash Flow |
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| Expenditures for property, plant and equipment |
$ 18,312 |
|
$ 17,107 |
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$ 14,512 |
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$ 19,297 |
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$ 21,050 |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
18,897 |
|
18,371 |
|
18,572 |
|
18,633 |
|
18,022 |
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(1) Share and per share data reflect a two-for-one stock split declared in 2003.
Return to 2004 Annual Report
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