FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    

The Cooper Companies, Inc. is a rapidly growing specialty healthcare company serving the vision care and women's healthcare markets around the world with high quality products and services.

CooperVision markets a broad range of contact lenses, concentrating on high-growth value-added market segments.

CooperSurgical offers diagnostic products as well as surgical instruments and accessories used primarily by gynecologists and obstetricians.


Selected Financial Information for Five Years
THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. (NYSE:COO)

(In thousands except per share data)
2 0 0 0
1 9 9 9
1 9 9 8
1 9 9 7
1 9 9 6
Per Share Information:
 
         
Income from continuing operations*
$
2.03   
$
1.54   
$
0.91   
$
0.77   
$
0.57   
Net income as reported
$
2.00   
$
1.75   
$
2.61   
$
2.39   
$
1.41   
Dividends
$
0.08   
$
0.04   
N/A   
N/A   
N/A   
Cash flow**
$
3.51   
$
2.82   
$
1.93   
$
1.50   
$
1.13   
           
Diluted average shares
$
14,510   
$
14,312   
$
15,269   
$
13,120   
$
11,794   
Stock price - high
$
38.81   
$
31.88   
$
51.69   
$
41.13   
$
15.13   
Stock price - low
$
24.63   
$
11.75   
$
14.00   
$
14.00   
$
5.63   
           
Sales
$
197,317   
$
165,328   
$
147,192   
$
88,769   
$
66,118   
Gross profit
$
129,217   
$
106,319   
$
91,428   
$
61,444   
$
46,207   
Operating income
$
46,869   
$
38,811   
$
29,700   
$
19,803   
$
14,270   
Operating income/sales
24%   
23%   
20%   
22%   
22%   
Interest expense
$
4,744   
$
6,330   
$
6,253   
$
3,174   
$
3,421   
Provision for (benefit of ) income taxes
$
12,727   
$
10,711   
$
(34,723)  
$
(26,735)  
$
(4,438)  
           
Working capital
$
47,410   
$
58,565   
$
69,376   
$
71,456   
$
32,394   
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
47,933   
$
40,319   
$
34,234   
$
7,634   
$
4,650   
Total assets
$
322,565   
$
285,873   
$
296,041   
$
170,624   
$
84,230   
Total debt
$
48,351   
$
61,955   
$
90,247   
$
9,563   
$
38,089   
           
Capital expenditures
$
14,665   
$
10,121   
$
19,573   
$
7,735   
$
3,182   
Depreciation and amortization
$
8,734   
$
8,440   
$
8,416   
$
4,267   
$
3,352   

* 1996, 1997 and 1998 are pro forma, assuming a 40 percent tax rate
** Pretax income from continuing operations plus depreciation and amortization