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Selected Consolidated Financial Information

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Year ended November 30
  2005   2004   2003   2002   2001  

 
Per Common Share Data (1)                  
Net income-basic $ 3.88   $ 1.63   $ 3.77   $ 3.61   $ 3.58  
Net income-diluted 3.80   1.59   3.67   3.49   3.45  
Dividends .80   .80   .76   .64   .64  
Weighted average shares (basic) 8,410,563   8,270,487   7,925,229   7,772,032   7,742,690  
Weighted average shares (diluted) 8,579,194   8,448,987   8,149,460   8,052,164   8,048,588  
Stock price - high 46.61   40.05   35.53   38.74   38.94  
Stock price - low 31.76   28.60   24.89   22.26   17.03  
Price/earnings ratio (range) 12-8   25-18   10-7   11-6   11-5  

Operating Results                    
Sales $ 704,574   $ 605,853   $ 600,495   $ 539,473   $ 551,396  
Gross profit 182,107   148,411   166,488   141,883   138,084  
Interest expense, net (5,219)   (5,313)   (6,645)   (6,836)   (10,213)  
Provision for income taxes (14,470)   (8,006)   (14,070)   (14,454)   (10,850)  
Equity in earnings of joint venture, net of taxes 9,005   10,791   614   3,309   2,373  
Net income 32,610   13,459   29,900   28,059   27,741  
Net income/sales 4.6%   2.2%   5.0%   5.2%   5.0%  
Return on equity 11.3%   5.0%   12.8%   13.5%   14.3%  

Financial Condition at Year- end              
Working capital $ 216,126   $ 180,813   $ 177,009   $ 149,205   $ 155,356  
Property, plant and equipment, net 154,665   153,651   150,586   145,242   145,801  
Investments in joint ventures                    
  Equity method 13,777   16,042   13,064   12,940   12,793  
  Cost method 5,922   5,922   5,479   5,987   5,987  
Total assets 578,036   543,937   533,492   462,942   485,080  
Long-term debt, less current portion 77,109   75,349   86,044   102,823   137,197  

Cash Flow                    
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment $ 25,371   $ 18,312   $ 17,107   $ 14,514   $ 19,297  
Depreciation and amortization 18,924   18,897   18,371   18,572   18,633  

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


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