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Selected Consolidated Financial Information

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Year ended November 30
  2004   2003   2002   2001   2000  

 
Per Common Share Data (1)                  
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  
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  
Stock price - high 40.05   35.53   38.74   38.94   21.50  
Stock price - low 28.60   24.89   22.26   17.03   16.10  
Price/earnings ratio (range) 25-18   10-7   11-6   11-5   7-5  

Operating Results                    
Sales $ 605,853   $ 600,495   $ 539,473   $ 551,396   $ 550,661  
Gross profit 148,411   166,488   141,883   138,084   139,792  
Interest expense, net (5,313)   (6,645)   (6,836)   (10,213)   (12,244)  
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  
Net income/sales 2.2%   5.0%   5.2%   5.0%   4.6%  
Return on equity 5.0%   12.8%   13.5%   14.3%   14.1%  

Financial Condition at Year- end              
Working capital $ 180,813   $ 177,009   $ 149,205   $ 155,356   $135,626  
Property, plant and equipment, net 153,651   150,586   145,242   145,801   145,196  
Investments in joint ventures                    
  Equity method 16,042   13,064   12,940   12,793   15,786  
  Cost method 5,922   5,479   5,987   5,987   5,987  
Total assets 543,937   533,492   462,942   485,080   478,449  
Long-term debt, less current portion 75,349   86,044   102,823   137,197   140,718  

Cash Flow                    
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment $ 18,312   $ 17,107   $ 14,512   $ 19,297   $ 21,050  
Depreciation and amortization 18,897   18,371   18,572   18,633   18,022  

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


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