Selected Consolidated Financial Information
| (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
Year ended November 30 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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| Per Common Share Data (1) |
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| Basic Earnings per Share |
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| Income from continuing operations |
$ 6.77
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$ 5.73 |
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$ 3.51 |
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$ 1.35 |
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$ 3.00 |
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| Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
.68 |
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.25 |
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.37 |
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.28 |
|
.77 |
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| Net Income |
7.45 |
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5.98 |
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3.88 |
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1.63 |
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3.77 |
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| Diluted Earnings per Share |
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| Income from continuing operations |
6.73 |
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5.64 |
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3.44 |
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1.32 |
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2.92 |
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| Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
.67 |
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.24 |
|
.36 |
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.27 |
|
.75 |
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| Net Income |
7.40 |
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5.88 |
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3.80 |
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1.59 |
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3.67 |
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| Weighted-average shares (basic) |
9,029,487 |
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8,731,839 |
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8,410,563 |
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8,270,487 |
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7,925,229 |
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| Weighted-average shares (diluted) |
9,090,846 |
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8,871,695 |
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8,579,194 |
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8,448,987 |
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8,149,460 |
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| Dividends |
.90 |
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.80 |
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.80 |
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.80 |
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.76 |
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| Stock price high |
109.60 |
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80.01 |
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46.61 |
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40.05 |
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35.53 |
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| Stock price low |
64.35 |
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44.66 |
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31.76 |
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28.60 |
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24.89 |
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| Price/earnings ratio (range) |
15-9 |
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14-8 |
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12-8 |
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25-18 |
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10-7 |
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| Operating Results |
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| Sales |
$ 631,010
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$ 549,180 |
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$ 494,767 |
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$ 406,230 |
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$ 410,215 |
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| Gross profit |
146,029 |
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132,389 |
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125,210 |
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92,209 |
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110,221 |
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| Interest expense, net |
1,927 |
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(1,682) |
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(5,520) |
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(5,522) |
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(6,755) |
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| Provision for income taxes |
(10,359) |
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(10,905) |
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(11,040) |
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(4,789) |
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(9,474) |
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| Equity in earnings of joint venture,
net of taxes |
15,383
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|
13,550 |
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9,005 |
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10,791 |
|
614 |
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| Income from continuing operations |
61,140 |
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50,060 |
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29,509 |
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11,151 |
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23,808 |
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| Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
6,099
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|
2,140 |
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3,101 |
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2,308 |
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6,092 |
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| Net income |
67,239 |
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52,200 |
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32,610 |
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13,459 |
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29,900 |
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| Net income/sales |
10.7% |
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9.5% |
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6.6% |
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3.3% |
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7.3% |
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| Return on equity |
16.6% |
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15.8% |
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11.3% |
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5.0% |
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12.8% |
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| Financial Condition at Year- end (2) |
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| Working capital |
$ 314,339
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$ 280,467 |
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$ 216,126 |
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$ 180,813 |
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$ 177,009 |
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| Property, plant and equipment, net |
173,731 |
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134,470 |
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154,665 |
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153,651 |
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150,586 |
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| Investments in joint ventures |
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| Equity method |
14,677
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14,501 |
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13,777 |
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16,042 |
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13,064 |
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| Cost method |
3,784 |
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3,784 |
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5,922 |
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5,922 |
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5,479 |
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| Total assets |
705,812 |
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634,664 |
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578,036 |
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543,937 |
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533,492 |
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| Long-term debt, less current portion |
57,593 |
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72,525 |
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77,109 |
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75,349 |
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86,044 |
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| Cash Flow (2) |
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| Expenditures for property, plant and equipment |
$ 47,697
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$ 35,519 |
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$ 25,371 |
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$ 18,312 |
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$ 17,107 |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
17,034 |
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17,440 |
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18,924 |
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18,897 |
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18,371 |
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(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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