| Dollars in millions, except per share amounts |
2007 |
 |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
| OPERATING RESULTS |
|
Net sales |
|
$ 1,499.8 |
|
|
$ 1,281.3 |
|
$ 1,108.1 |
|
Operating income |
|
155.6 |
|
|
110.1 |
|
82.9 |
|
Net earnings |
|
94.7 |
|
|
61.5 |
|
39.1 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
3.63 |
|
|
2.38 |
|
1.54 |
|
Dividends per share |
|
0.410 |
|
|
0.370 |
|
0.335 |
| FINANCIAL POSITION |
|
Shareholders' equity |
|
$ 510.3 |
|
|
$ 401.3 |
|
$ 328.7 |
|
Long-term debt as a % of invested capital1 |
|
27.3% |
|
|
31.3% |
|
36.2% |
| OPERATING PROFITS |
|
Gross profit as a % of net sales |
|
56.7% |
|
|
25.5% |
|
25.1% |
|
Operating income as a % of net sales |
|
10.4% |
|
|
8.6% |
|
7.5% |
|
Net earnings as a % of net sales |
|
6.3% |
|
|
4.8% |
|
3.5% |
|
Return on beginning equity |
|
23.6% |
|
|
18.7% |
|
13.3% |
|
Return on invested capital1 |
|
14.0% |
|
|
11.1% |
|
7.7% |
| YEAR-END DATA |
|
Shares outstanding (000) |
|
25,945 |
|
|
25,634 |
|
24,765 |
|
Approximate number of shareholders |
|
5,800 |
|
|
5,600 |
|
5,700 |
|
Number of employees |
|
6,029 |
|
|
5,684 |
|
5,336 |
1 See footnote (2) on page 31 of the Company's Annual Report and item 6 on pages 23 through 25 of the Company’s Form 10-K |
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