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Summary

Ten-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data
Years Ended September 30
Dollars in millions, except per-share amounts
    2003     2002     2001     2000     1999  
Operations      
Revenues   $ 4,527.9     $ 4,033.1     $ 3,746.2     $ 3,618.3     $ 3,418.4  
Research and Development Expense   235.1     220.2     211.8     223.8     254.0  
Operating Income   749.1     675.7     637.8     514.8     445.2  
Interest Expense, Net   36.6     33.3     55.4     74.2     72.1  
Income Before Income Taxes and      
   Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes   709.7     628.6     576.8     519.9     372.7  
Income Tax Provision   162.7     148.6     138.3     127.0     96.9  
Net Income   547.1     480.0     401.7 (A)   392.9     275.7  
Basic Earnings Per Share   2.14     1.85     1.55 (A)   1.54     1.09  
Diluted Earnings Per Share   2.07     1.79     1.49 (A)   1.49     1.04  
Dividends Per Common Share   .40     .39     .38     .37     .34  
       
Financial Position      
Current Assets $ 2,338.6   $ 1,917.2 (E) $ 1,751.4 (E) $ 1,660.7   $ 1,683.7  
Current Liabilities   1,043.4     1,248.1 (E)   1,260.3 (E)   1,353.5     1,329.3  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net   1,844.8     1,765.7     1,716.0     1,576.1     1,431.1  
Total Assets   5,572.3     5,029.0 (E)   4,790.8 (E)   4,505.1     4,437.0  
Long-Term Debt   1,184.0     803.0     783.0     779.6     954.2  
Shareholders’ Equity   2,897.0     2,480.9 (E)   2,321.7 (E)   1,956.0     1,768.7  
Book Value Per Common Share   11.54     9.71 (E)   8.96 (E)   7.72     7.05  
       
Financial Relationships      
Gross Profit Margin   48.4%     48.3 %   48.9 %   48.9 %   49.9 %
Return on Revenues   12.1%     11.9 %   11.7 %(C)   10.9 %   8.1 %
Return on Total Assets(B)   14.2%     13.6 %(E)   13.8 %(E)   13.6 %   10.9 %
Return on Equity   20.3%     20.0 %(E)   20.4 %(C) (E)   21.1 %   16.3 %
Debt to Capitalization(D)   30.4%     32.6 %(E)   33.9 %(E)   41.4 %   47.2 %
       
Additional Data      
Number of Employees   24,800     25,200     24,800     25,000     24,000  
Number of Shareholders   9,868     10,050     10,329     10,822     11,433  
Average Common and Common      
   Equivalent Shares Outstanding–      
      Assuming Dilution (millions)   263.6     268.2     268.8     263.2     264.6  
Depreciation and Amortization $ 344.5   $ 304.6   $ 305.7   $ 288.3   $ 258.9  
Capital Expenditures   261.0     259.7     370.8     376.4     311.5  



    1998     1997     1996     1995     1994  
Operations
Revenues $ 3,116.9   $ 2,810.5   $ 2,769.8   $ 2,712.5   $ 2,559.5  
Research and Development Expense   217.9     180.6     154.2     144.2     144.2  
Operating Income   405.4     450.5     431.2     396.7     325.0  
Interest Expense, Net   56.3     39.4     37.4     42.8     47.6  
Income Before Income Taxes and
   Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes   340.9     422.6     393.7     349.6     296.2  
Income Tax Provision   104.3     122.6     110.2     97.9     69.0  
Net Income   236.6     300.1     283.4     251.7     227.2  
Basic Earnings Per Share   .95     1.21     1.10     .92     .77  
Diluted Earnings Per Share   .90     1.15     1.05     .89     .76  
Dividends Per Common Share   .29     .26     .23     .21     .19  
 
Financial Position
Current Assets $ 1,542.8   $ 1,312.6   $ 1,276.8   $ 1,327.5   $ 1,326.6  
Current Liabilities   1,091.9     678.2     766.1     720.0     678.3  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net   1,302.7     1,250.7     1,244.1     1,281.0     1,376.3  
Total Assets   3,846.0     3,080.3     2,889.8     2,999.5     3,159.5  
Long-Term Debt   765.2     665.4     468.2     557.6     669.2  
Shareholders’ Equity   1,613.8     1,385.4     1,325.2     1,398.4     1,481.7  
Book Value Per Common Share   6.51     5.68     5.36     5.37     5.27  
 
Financial Relationships
Gross Profit Margin   50.6 %   49.7 %   48.4 %   47.0 %   45.3 %
Return on Revenues   7.6 %   10.7 %   10.2 %   9.3 %   8.9 %
Return on Total Assets(B)   11.7 %   15.9 %   15.2 %   13.3 %   11.5 %
Return on Equity   15.8 %   22.1 %   20.8 %   17.5 %   15.5 %
Debt to Capitalization(D)   41.4 %   36.3 %   34.3 %   35.2 %   36.1 %
 
Additional Data
Number of Employees   21,700     18,900     17,900     18,100     18,600  
Number of Shareholders   9,784     8,944     8,027     7,712     7,489  
Average Common and Common
   Equivalent Shares Outstanding–
      Assuming Dilution (millions)   262.1     259.6     267.6     280.4     298.6  
Depreciation and Amortization $ 228.7   $ 209.8   $ 200.5   $ 207.8   $ 203.7  
Capital Expenditures   181.4     170.3     145.9     123.8     123.0  

(A) Includes cumulative effect of accounting change of $36.8 ($.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) Restated to reflect the change from the LIFO to FIFO inventory valuation method in 2003.


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