Summary


Ten-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data
Years Ended September 30
Dollars in millions, except per share amounts
 
  2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
 
Operations
Revenues    $ 5,834.8         $ 5,414.7         $ 4,934.7         $ 4,463.5         $ 3,960.4     
Research and Development Expense   360.0     271.6     235.6     224.2     207.2  
Operating Income   1,050.5     1,031.2     787.3     761.2     674.5  
Interest Expense, Net   6.8     19.3     29.6     36.5     33.2  
Income From Continuing Operations
   Before Income Taxes   1,035.0     1,004.9     752.9     722.0     627.5  
Income Tax Provision   279.4     312.6     170.4     167.0     148.1  
Net Income   752.3     722.3     467.4     547.1     480.0  
Basic Earnings Per Share   3.04     2.87     1.85     2.14     1.85  
Diluted Earnings Per Share   2.93     2.77     1.77     2.07     1.79  
Dividends Per Common Share   .86     .72     .60     .40     .39  
 
Financial Position
Current Assets $ 3,185.3   $ 2,975.3   $ 2,641.3   $ 2,503.5   $ 2,091.4  
Current Liabilities   1,576.3     1,299.4     1,050.1     1,059.4     1,271.5  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net   2,133.5     1,933.7     1,881.0     1,831.8     1,750.4  
Total Assets   6,824.5     6,072.0     5,752.6     5,572.3     5,029.0  
Long-Term Debt   957.0     1,060.8     1,171.5     1,184.0     803.0  
Shareholders’ Equity   3,836.2     3,284.0     3,067.9     2,897.0     2,480.9  
Book Value Per Common Share   15.63     13.26     12.30     11.54     9.71  
 
Financial Relationships
Gross Profit Margin   50.5 %    50.8   49.3   48.5   48.3
Return on Revenues(E)   12.9 %    12.8   11.8   12.4   12.1
Return on Total Assets(B)(E)   17.0 %    17.9   14.1   14.4   13.6
Return on Equity(E)   21.2 %    21.8   19.5   20.6   20.0
Debt to Capitalization(D)(E)   25.8 %    27.3   28.1   30.5   32.7
 
Additional Data
Number of Employees   27,000     25,600     25,000     24,800     25,200  
Number of Shareholders   9,147     9,442     9,654     9,868     10,050  
Average Common and Common
   Equivalent Shares Outstanding–
      Assuming Dilution (millions)   256.6     260.7     263.3     263.6     268.2  
Depreciation and Amortization $ 405.1   $ 387.5   $ 357.2   $ 335.8   $ 296.6  
Capital Expenditures   459.3     317.6     265.7     259.2     255.7  


  2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
 
Operations
Revenues $ 3,667.6   $ 3,544.7   $ 3,412.6   $ 3,116.9   $ 2,810.5  
Research and Development Expense   199.6     212.8     220.7     217.9     180.6  
Operating Income   632.5     507.4     477.3     405.4     450.5  
Interest Expense, Net   55.3     74.2     72.0     56.3     39.4  
Income From Continuing Operations
   Before Income Taxes   535.2 (A)    512.7     404.8     340.9     422.6  
Income Tax Provision   134.2     122.0     96.9     104.3     122.6  
Net Income   401.7 (A)    392.9     275.7     236.6     300.1  
Basic Earnings Per Share   1.55 (A)    1.54     1.09     .95     1.21  
Diluted Earnings Per Share   1.49 (A)    1.49     1.04     .90     1.15  
Dividends Per Common Share   .38     .37     .34     .29     .26  
 
Financial Position
Current Assets $ 1,930.1   $ 1,847.6   $ 1,843.0   $ 1,542.8   $ 1,312.6  
Current Liabilities   1,285.4     1,382.4     1,358.6     1,091.9     678.2  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net   1,701.3     1,565.5     1,423.9     1,302.7     1,250.7  
Total Assets   4,790.8     4,505.1     4,437.0     3,846.0     3,080.3  
Long-Term Debt   782.8     778.5     954.0     765.2     665.4  
Shareholders’ Equity   2,321.7     1,956.0     1,768.7     1,613.8     1,385.4  
Book Value Per Common Share   8.96     7.72     7.05     6.51     5.68  
 
Financial Relationships
Gross Profit Margin   48.7   48.6   49.9   50.6   49.7
Return on Revenues(E)   11.9 %(C)    11.0   9.0   7.6   10.7
Return on Total Assets(B)(E)   13.6   13.4   11.6   11.7   15.9
Return on Equity(E)   20.3 %(C)    21.0   18.2   15.8   22.1
Debt to Capitalization(D)(E)   34.0   41.7   47.6   41.4   36.3
 
Additional Data
Number of Employees   24,800     25,000     24,000     21,700     18,900  
Number of Shareholders   10,329     10,822     11,433     9,784     8,944  
Average Common and Common
   Equivalent Shares Outstanding-
      Assuming Dilution (millions)   268.8     263.2     264.6     262.1     259.6  
Depreciation and Amortization $ 293.2   $ 273.7   $ 257.8   $ 228.7   $ 209.8  
Capital Expenditures   364.1     371.0     311.4     181.4     170.3  

(A)   Includes cumulative effect of accounting change of $36.8 million ($.14 per basic and diluted share).
(B)   Earnings before interest expense, taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes as a percent of average total assets.
(C)   Excludes the cumulative effect of accounting changes.
(D)   Total debt as a percent of the sum of total debt, shareholders’ equity and net non-current deferred income tax liabilities.
(E)   Excludes discontinued operations in 1999 to 2006.