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Selected Consolidated Financial Information

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Year ended November 30
  2008   2007   2006   2005   2004  

 
Per Common Share Data                  
Basic Earnings per Share    
             
   Income from continuing operations $ 6.42  
$ 6.77
  $ 5.73   $ 3.51   $ 1.35  
   Income from discontinued operations, net of    taxes    
.68
  .25   .37   .28  
   Net Income 6.42  
7.45
  5.98   3.88   1.63  
Diluted Earnings per Share    
             
   Income from continuing operations 6.39  
6.73
  5.64   3.44   1.32  
   Income from discontinued operations, net of    taxes    
.67
  .24   .36   .27  
   Net Income 6.39  
7.40
  5.88   3.80   1.59  
     
             
   Weighted-average shares (basic) 9,124,557  
9,029,487
  8,731,839   8,410,563   8,270,487  
   Weighted-average shares (diluted) 9,169,056  
9,090,846
  8,871,695   8,579,194   8,448,987  
   Dividends 1.15  
.90
  .80   .80   .80  
   Stock price - high 130.51  
109.60
  80.01   46.61   40.05  
   Stock price - low 33.30  
64.35
  44.66   31.76   28.60  
   Price/earnings ratio (range) 20-5  
15-9
  14-8   12-8   25-18  

Operating Results
                 
Sales $ 667,543  
$ 631,010
  $ 549,180   $ 494,767   $ 406,230  
Gross profit 153,621  
146,029
  132,389   125,210   92,209  
Interest expense, net 1,533  
1,927
  (1,682)   (5,520)   (5,522)  
Provision for income taxes (16,955)  
(10,359)
  (10,905)   (11,040)   (4,789)  
Equity in earnings of joint venture, net of taxes 10,377  
15,383
  13,550   9,005   10,791  
Income from continuing operations 58,592  
61,140
  50,060   29,509   11,151  
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes -  
6,099
  2,140   3,101   2,308  
Net income 58,592  
67,239
  52,200   32,610   13,459  
Net income/sales 8.8%  
10.7%
  9.5%   6.6%   3.3%  
Return on equity 12.7%  
16.6%
  15.8%   11.3%   5.0%  

Financial Condition at Year- end (1)              
Working capital $ 297,445  
$ 314,339
  $ 280,467   $ 216,126   $ 180,813  
Property, plant and equipment, net 206,162  
173,731
  134,470   154,665   153,651  
Investments in joint ventures    
             
  Equity method 14,428  
14,677
  14,501   13,777   16,042  
  Cost method 3,784  
3,784
  3,784   5,922   5,922  
Total assets 726,322  
705,812
  634,664   578,036   543,937  
Long-term debt, less current portion 35,989  
57,593
  72,525   77,109   75,349  

Cash Flow (1)                    
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment $ 60,697  
$ 47,697
  $ 35,519   $ 25,371   $ 18,312  
Depreciation and amortization 20,409  
17,034
  17,440   18,924   18,897  

   (1) Amounts include both continuing and discontinued operations.

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