|
| (Dollar
amounts in millions except per share data) |
| Net sales |
| Gross profit |
| Net income |
| Net income per diluted share |
| Dividends per share |
| Working capital |
| LIFO reserve |
| Current ratio (FIFO basis) |
| Total assets |
| Long-term debt |
| Long-term debt as a
percentage of capitalization |
| Depreciation and amortization |
| Capital expenditures |
| Stockholders' equity |
| Return on stockholders' equity |
| Stockholders' equity per share |
| Shares outstanding (000s omitted) |
| Number of employees |
 |
|
|
| 1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
1996 |
1995* |
|
|
|
| $ 164.0 |
|
$
151.6 |
$
131.4 |
$
125.2 |
$
120.7 |
| 40.8 |
|
37.7 |
28.1 |
22.6 |
26.3 |
| 8.4 |
|
7.7 |
4.3 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
| 2.52 |
|
2.37 |
1.41 |
.82 |
1.73 |
| .42 |
|
.385 |
.32 |
.32 |
.267 |
| 21.9 |
|
16.5 |
14.1 |
13.7 |
11.0 |
| 5.5 |
|
5.3 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
| 2.0 |
|
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
| 91.5 |
|
87.6 |
89.6 |
74.8 |
73.0 |
| 1.2 |
|
6.8 |
18.6 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
| 2.0% |
|
12.0% |
30.8% |
19.3% |
20.5% |
| 8.3 |
|
8.5 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
| 5.0 |
|
4.1 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
15.0 |
| 57.6 |
|
49.8 |
41.7 |
38.8 |
36.8 |
| 14.6% |
|
15.5% |
10.3% |
6.6% |
14.2% |
| 17.80 |
|
15.70 |
13.87 |
12.74 |
12.23 |
| 3,233 |
|
3,172 |
3,011 |
3,044 |
3,011 |
| 1,320 |
|
1,254 |
1,202 |
1,050 |
1,103 |
|
|
|
