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Selected Consolidated Financial Information

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Year ended November 30
  2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  

 
Per Common Share Data (1)                  
Basic Earnings per Share
                 
Income from continuing operations
$ 6.77
  $ 5.73   $ 3.51   $ 1.35   $ 3.00  
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
.68
  .25   .37   .28   .77  
Net Income
7.45
  5.98   3.88   1.63   3.77  
Diluted Earnings per Share
                 
Income from continuing operations
6.73
  5.64   3.44   1.32   2.92  
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
.67
  .24   .36   .27   .75  
Net Income
7.40
  5.88   3.80   1.59   3.67  
 
                 
Weighted-average shares (basic)
9,029,487
  8,731,839   8,410,563   8,270,487   7,925,229  
Weighted-average shares (diluted)
9,090,846
  8,871,695   8,579,194   8,448,987   8,149,460  
Dividends
.90
  .80   .80   .80   .76  
Stock price high
109.60
  80.01   46.61   40.05   35.53  
Stock price low
64.35
  44.66   31.76   28.60   24.89  
Price/earnings ratio (range)
15-9
  14-8   12-8   25-18   10-7  

Operating Results
                 
Sales
$ 631,010
  $ 549,180   $ 494,767   $ 406,230   $ 410,215  
Gross profit
146,029
  132,389   125,210   92,209   110,221  
Interest expense, net
1,927
  (1,682)   (5,520)   (5,522)   (6,755)  
Provision for income taxes
(10,359)
  (10,905)   (11,040)   (4,789)   (9,474)  
Equity in earnings of joint venture, net of taxes
15,383
  13,550   9,005   10,791   614  
Income from continuing operations
61,140
  50,060   29,509   11,151   23,808  
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes
6,099
  2,140   3,101   2,308   6,092  
Net income
67,239
  52,200   32,610   13,459   29,900  
Net income/sales
10.7%
  9.5%   6.6%   3.3%   7.3%  
Return on equity
16.6%
  15.8%   11.3%   5.0%   12.8%  

Financial Condition at Year- end (2)              
Working capital
$ 314,339
  $ 280,467   $ 216,126   $ 180,813   $ 177,009  
Property, plant and equipment, net
173,731
  134,470   154,665   153,651   150,586  
Investments in joint ventures
                 
  Equity method
14,677
  14,501   13,777   16,042   13,064  
  Cost method
3,784
  3,784   5,922   5,922   5,479  
Total assets
705,812
  634,664   578,036   543,937   533,492  
Long-term debt, less current portion
57,593
  72,525   77,109   75,349   86,044  

Cash Flow (2)
                 
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
$ 47,697
  $ 35,519   $ 25,371   $ 18,312   $ 17,107  
Depreciation and amortization
17,034
  17,440   18,924   18,897   18,371  

(1) Share and per share data reflect a two-for-one stock split declared in 2003.
(2) Amounts include both continuing and discontinued operations.

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