Selected Consolidated Financial Information
| (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
Year ended November 30 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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| Per Common Share Data |
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| Basic Earnings per Share |
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| Income from continuing operations |
$ 6.42 |
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$ 6.77
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$ 5.73 |
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$ 3.51 |
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$ 1.35 |
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| Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
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|
.68 |
|
.25 |
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.37 |
|
.28 |
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| Net Income |
6.42 |
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7.45 |
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5.98 |
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3.88 |
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1.63 |
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| Diluted Earnings per Share |
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| Income from continuing operations |
6.39 |
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6.73 |
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5.64 |
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3.44 |
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1.32 |
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| Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
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|
.67 |
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.24 |
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.36 |
|
.27 |
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| Net Income |
6.39 |
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7.40 |
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5.88 |
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3.80 |
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1.59 |
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| Weighted-average shares (basic) |
9,124,557 |
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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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| Weighted-average shares (diluted) |
9,169,056 |
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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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| Dividends |
1.15 |
|
.90 |
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.80 |
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.80 |
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.80 |
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| Stock price - high |
130.51 |
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109.60 |
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80.01 |
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46.61 |
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40.05 |
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| Stock price - low |
33.30 |
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64.35 |
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44.66 |
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31.76 |
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28.60 |
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| Price/earnings ratio (range) |
20-5 |
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15-9 |
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14-8 |
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12-8 |
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25-18 |
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| Operating Results |
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| Sales |
$ 667,543 |
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$ 631,010
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$ 549,180 |
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$ 494,767 |
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$ 406,230 |
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| Gross profit |
153,621 |
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146,029 |
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132,389 |
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125,210 |
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92,209 |
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| Interest expense, net |
1,533 |
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1,927 |
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(1,682) |
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(5,520) |
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(5,522) |
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| Provision for income taxes |
(16,955) |
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(10,359) |
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(10,905) |
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(11,040) |
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(4,789) |
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| Equity in earnings of joint venture,
net of taxes |
10,377 |
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15,383
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|
13,550 |
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9,005 |
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10,791 |
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| Income from continuing operations |
58,592 |
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61,140 |
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50,060 |
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29,509 |
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11,151 |
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| Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
- |
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6,099
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|
2,140 |
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3,101 |
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2,308 |
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| Net income |
58,592 |
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67,239 |
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52,200 |
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32,610 |
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13,459 |
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| Net income/sales |
8.8% |
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10.7% |
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9.5% |
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6.6% |
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3.3% |
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| Return on equity |
12.7% |
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16.6% |
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15.8% |
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11.3% |
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5.0% |
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| Financial Condition at Year- end (1) |
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| Working capital |
$ 297,445 |
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$ 314,339
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$ 280,467 |
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$ 216,126 |
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$ 180,813 |
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| Property, plant and equipment, net |
206,162 |
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173,731 |
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134,470 |
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154,665 |
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153,651 |
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| Investments in joint ventures |
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| Equity method |
14,428 |
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14,677
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14,501 |
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13,777 |
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16,042 |
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| Cost method |
3,784 |
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3,784 |
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3,784 |
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5,922 |
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5,922 |
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| Total assets |
726,322 |
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705,812 |
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634,664 |
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578,036 |
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543,937 |
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| Long-term debt, less current portion |
35,989 |
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57,593 |
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72,525 |
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77,109 |
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75,349 |
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| Cash Flow (1) |
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| Expenditures for property, plant and equipment |
$ 60,697 |
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$ 47,697
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$ 35,519 |
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$ 25,371 |
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$ 18,312 |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
20,409 |
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17,034 |
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17,440 |
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18,924 |
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18,897 |
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(1) Amounts include both continuing and discontinued operations.
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