Six Year Financial Summary
    

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
                         
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS                        
Revenue $ 1,265,838  $ 1,326,681  $ 1,299,615 $ 867,842 $ 841,816 $ 787,605
Cost of products sold   781,932    819,173    803,588   505,545   502,456   506,228
   Gross margin   483,906    507,508    496,027   362,297   339,360   281,377
Engineering and research   10,289    8,875    9,012   8,626   7,292   7,194
Selling and administrative   354,542    344,388    332,252   220,265   205,010   187,392
Depreciation and amortization   54,694    50,858    45,027   27,446   25,814   21,260
Asset impairments   73,746      -   -   -   -
Restructuring costs   24,633      -   -   -   -
Interest   12,691    13,850    14,044   288   532   974
Income taxes (benefits)   (17,514)   33,797    38,679   41,949   41,710   26,126
   Income (loss) from continuing operations   (29,175)   55,740    57,013   63,723   59,002   38,431
Income (loss) from discontinued operations     (509)   2,570   3,171   4,155   9,328
Gain on sale of discontinued operations     15,670    -   -   -   -
   Net income (loss) $ (29,175) $ 70,901  $ 59,583 $ 66,894 $ 63,157 $ 47,759
                         
DILUTED PER SHARE DATA                        
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (1.06) $ 1.98  $ 1.99 $ 2.22 $ 2.05 $ 1.34
Income (loss) from discontinued operations     (0.02)   0.09   0.11   0.14   0.33
Gain on sale of discontinued operations     0.56    -   -   -   -
   Net income (loss) $ (1.06) $ 2.52  $ 2.08 $ 2.33 $ 2.19 $ 1.67
Dividends paid   0.92    0.88    0.84   0.80   0.76   0.72
Shareholders' equity   17.92    19.82    18.35   17.17   15.80   14.36
                         
YEAR-END FINANCIAL DATA                        
Current ratio   4.3 to 1    4.2 to 1    3.6 to 1   3.5 to 1   4.0 to 1   3.4 to 1
Working capital $ 370,671  $ 363,643  $ 343,439 $ 271,799 $ 259,148 $ 231,958
Plant and equipment   310,218    328,143    368,161   260,035   235,958   215,974
Total assets   902,606    961,639    985,077   647,018   588,113   555,503
Long-term debt   202,930    203,520    234,075   4,600   4,600   4,600
Shareholders' equity   494,154    541,731    520,965   487,935   453,246   411,217
OTHER DATA                        
Number of shares outstanding at year-end   27,575,804  27,339,452  28,388,636 28,418,364 28,689,906 28,639,312
Number of employees   8,022    8,208    8,682   6,440   6,445   6,439
Capital expenditures $ 65,792  $ 67,567  $ 65,733 $ 61,287 $ 57,783 $ 48,332