TEN-YEAR SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA



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FISCAL YEARS ENDED APRIL
DOLLARS (EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) AND
SHARES OUTSTANDING ARE IN THOUSANDS
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS:

  Sales
 $ 2,007,922     $ 2,432,400    $ 2,374,712     $ 2,360,606     $ 2,070,957   
  Gross profit   277,386     422,692     395,230     417,459     374,098  
  Operating expenses   331,900     387,133     420,187     343,246     343,942  
  Other operating expenses(1)   12,502     6,054     18,581     (4,656 )   4,779  
  Operating income (loss)   (67,016 )   29,505     (43,538 )   78,869     25,377  
  Income (loss) from continuing operations   (87,650 )   (6,065 )   (72,577 )   17,358     (16,857 )
  Net income (loss)   (89,961 )   (28,437 )   (161,459 )   (22,261 )   (70,739 )
  Earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share   (1.37 )   (0.10 )   (1.31 )   0.44     (0.47 )
  Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share   (0.04 )   (0.38 )   (1.61 )   (1.01 )   (1.50 )
  Earnings (loss) per share   (1.41 )   (0.48 )   (2.92 )   (0.57 )   (1.97 )

FINANCIAL POSITION:

  Cash and marketable investments
$ 76,289   $ 145,909   $ 45,476   $ 123,822   $ 69,776  
  Property, plant and equipment, net   192,229     217,458     232,125     229,638     222,271  
  Total assets   703,171     862,035     1,010,247     1,075,709     954,094  
  5% convertible senior subordinated debentures   100,000     100,000     100,000     100,000      
  6% convertible subordinated debentures   160,142     210,142     210,142     272,791     403,905  
  Other long-term debt   17,508     23,199     8,946     2,159     2,357  
  Shareholders’ equity   84,153     170,945     125,456     246,282     110,968  
  Book value per share   1.32     2.87     2.27     6.26     3.09  

OTHER STATISTICS:

  Gross profit percentage
  13.8 %   17.4 %   16.6 %   17.7 %   18.1 %
  Depreciation(2) $ 22,583   $ 23,206   $ 22,158   $ 18,963   $ 20,841  
  Capital expenditures(2)   8,259     15,842     33,724     26,017     19,075  
  Dividends declared                    
  Dividends declared per common share                    
  Weighted average common shares — diluted   63,964     59,506     55,332     39,342     35,869  
  Market price per share:
      – High
$ 10.24   $ 13.69   $ 16.14   $ 16.06   $ 11.22  
      – Low   6.33     7.33     7.81     4.83     2.37  
      – Close   8.63     9.40     8.14     15.62     4.98  
     

FISCAL YEARS ENDED APRIL
DOLLARS (EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) AND
SHARES OUTSTANDING ARE IN THOUSANDS
2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS:

  Sales
$ 1,952,285   $ 1,978,559   $ 3,177,639   $ 3,223,210   $ 3,121,278  
  Gross profit   388,239     385,012     659,777     656,267     572,362  
  Operating expenses   393,674     414,830     501,446     470,808     402,017  
  Other operating expenses(1)   19,650     200,286     (979 )   649     285  
  Operating income (loss)   (25,049 )   (230,104 )   159,310     184,810     170,060  
  Income (loss) from continuing operations   (92,714 )   (195,617 )   90,433     108,584     108,695  
  Net income (loss)   (161,928 )   (283,990 )   83,494     107,121     108,545  
  Earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share   (1.87 )   (5.97 )   2.59     2.98     3.01  
  Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share   (2.03 )   (2.70 )   (0.18 )   (0.04 )    
  Earnings (loss) per share   (3.90 )   (8.67 )   2.41     2.94     3.01  

FINANCIAL POSITION:

  Cash and marketable investments
$ 111,147   $ 73,103   $ 135,142   $ 267,133   $ 305,722  
  Property, plant and equipment, net   229,006     249,272     266,526     269,093     275,886  
  Total assets   1,015,700     1,135,753     1,545,585     1,540,076     1,138,372  
  5% convertible senior subordinated debentures                    
  6% convertible subordinated debentures   403,905     296,392     296,392     296,392     296,392  
  Other long-term debt   8,741     3,676     80,000     55,000     55,000  
  Shareholders’ equity   174,743     286,148     584,805     586,703     376,026  
  Book value per share   5.15     8.74     14.92     14.61     10.18  

OTHER STATISTICS:

  Gross profit percentage
  19.9 %   19.5 %   20.8 %   20.4 %   18.3 %  
  Depreciation(2) $ 22,360   $ 22,532   $ 24,992   $ 26,063   $ 27,538  
  Capital expenditures(2)   17,788     20,887     18,936     30,382     37,809  
  Dividends declared   2,621     15,059     24,957     24,672     23,744  
  Dividends declared per common share   0.08     0.46     0.76     0.72     0.68  
  Weighted average common shares — diluted   33,942     32,755     39,194     40,171     36,933  
  Market price per share:
      – High
$ 17.25   $ 16.00   $ 29.25   $ 46.44   $ 48.00  
      – Low   7.60     8.10     14.00     25.00     25.13  
      – Close   10.74     12.34     14.63     28.19     46.13  
 

(1) Includes goodwill impairment charges of $165.9 million in fiscal 2001.
(2) Depreciation and capital expenditures as shown are for continuing operations only.