CONSOLIDATED
OPERATIONS
| (IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) |
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
|
 |
|
|
2 0 0 0
|
1 9 9 9
|
1 9 9 8
|
1 9 9 7
|
1 9 9 6
|
|
| Net sales |
$
|
197,317
|
$
|
165,328
|
$
|
147,192
|
$
|
88,769
|
$
|
66,118
|
|
|
| Gross profit |
$
|
66,118
|
$
|
106,319
|
$
|
91,428
|
$
|
61,444
|
$
|
46,207
|
|
|
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
$
|
42,127
|
$
|
32,712
|
$
|
23,087
|
$
|
16,936
|
$
|
11,167
|
| Provision for (benefit of ) income taxes |
12,727
|
10,711
|
(34,723)
|
(26,735)
|
(4,438)
|
|
|
| Income before items below |
29,400
|
22,001
|
57,810
|
43,671
|
15,605
|
| Discontinued operations, net of taxes |
-
|
3,099
|
(17,964)
|
(13,750)
|
998
|
| Extraordinary item, net |
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,461
|
-
|
| Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |
(432)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
| Net income |
$
|
28,968
|
$
|
25,100
|
$
|
39,846
|
$
|
31,382
|
$
|
16,603
|
|
|
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Continuing operations |
$
|
2.03
|
$
|
1.54
|
$
|
3.79
|
$
|
3.33
|
$
|
1.32
|
| Discontinued operations |
-
|
0.21
|
(1.18)
|
(1.05)
|
0.09
|
| Extraordinary item, net |
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.11
|
-
|
| Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |
(0.03)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
| Earnings per share |
$
|
2.00
|
$
|
1.75
|
$
|
2.61
|
$
|
2.39
|
$
|
1.41
|
|
|
Average number of shares used to compute diluted
earnings per share |
14,510
|
14,312
|
15,269
|
13,120
|
11,794
|
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
POSITION
| (IN THOUSANDS) |
OCTOBER 31,
|
|
2 0 0 0
|
1 9 9 9
|
1 9 9 8
|
1 9 9 7
|
1 9 9 6
|
|
| Current assets |
$
|
112,685
|
$
|
100,461
|
$
|
116,077*
|
$
|
100,574*
|
$
|
58,712*
|
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
47,933
|
40,319
|
34,234
|
7,634
|
4,650
|
| Intangible assets, net |
110,854
|
80,518
|
84,308
|
32,274
|
16,864
|
| Other assets |
51,093
|
64,575
|
61,422
|
30,142
|
4,004
|
|
|
| |
$
|
322,565
|
$
|
285,873
|
$
|
296,041
|
$
|
170,624
|
$
|
84,230
|
|
|
| Short-term debt |
$ 8,094
|
$
|
4,888
|
$
|
11,570
|
$
|
438
|
$
|
177
|
| Other current liabilities |
57,181
|
37,008
|
35,131
|
28,680
|
26,141
|
| Long-term debt |
40,257
|
57,067
|
78,677
|
9,125
|
37,912
|
| Other long-term liabilities |
18,595
|
22,767
|
25,410
|
20,848
|
4,670
|
|
|
| Total liabilities |
124,127
|
121,730
|
150,788
|
59,091
|
68,900
|
| Stockholders' equity |
198,438
|
164,143
|
145,253
|
111,533
|
15,330
|
|
|
| |
$
|
322,565
|
$
|
285,873
|
$
|
1296,04
|
$
|
170,624
|
$
|
84,230
|
|
|
* Includes net assets of discontinued operations, which
were sold in 1999. |
