10-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data


FISCAL YEARS ENDED APRIL
DOLLARS (EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
AND SHARES OUTSTANDING ARE IN THOUSANDS

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS:

   Sales   $ 1,659,980       $ 1,919,347      $ 2,348,382      $ 2,289,531      $ 2,256,417   
   Gross profit  249,847   264,977   411,522   385,794   400,027 
   Operating expenses  262,474   310,269   369,781   399,595   324,976 
   Other operating (income) expenses, net  (30,460 )  12,487   6,021   3,763   (4,670 )
   Operating income (loss)  17,833   (57,779 )  35,720   (17,564 )  79,721 
   Income (loss) from continuing operations  2,919   (78,013 )  150   (46,603 )  18,210 
   Net income (loss)  (1,013 )  (89,961 )  (28,437 )  (161,459 )  (22,261 )
   Earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share - diluted  0.05   (1.22 )  0.00   (0.84 )  0.46 
   Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share  (0.07 )  (0.19 )  (0.47 )  (2.08 )  (1.03 )
   Earnings (loss) per share - diluted  (0.02 )  (1.41 )  (0.47 )  (2.92 )  (0.57 )
FINANCIAL POSITION:

   Cash and marketable investments $ 100,139  $ 76,288  $ 145,908  $ 45,475  $ 123,821 
   Property, plant and equipment, net  146,573   185,454   210,100   223,879   220,886 
   Total assets  625,571   703,171   862,035   1,010,247   1,075,709 
   5% convertible senior subordinated debentures  100,000   100,000   100,000   100,000   100,000 
   Convertible subordinated debentures  160,142   160,142   210,142   210,142   272,791 
   Other long-term debt  16,145   17,508   23,199   8,946   2,159 
   Shareholders' equity  86,268   86,007   170,945   125,456   246,282 
   Book value per share  1.34   1.34   2.84   2.27   6.26 
OTHER STATISTICS:

   Gross profit percentage  15.1 %  13.8 %  17.5 %  16.9 %  17.7 %
   Depreciation(1) $ 17,995  $ 21,525  $ 21,911  $ 20,784  $ 17,469 
   Capital expenditures(1)  6,019   7,752   15,303   32,528   25,432 
   Dividends declared  –   –   –   –   – 
   Dividends declared per common share  –   –   –   –   – 
   Weighted average common shares — diluted  64,511   63,964   60,182   55,332   39,342 
   Market price per share:
      – High $ 11.41  $ 10.24  $ 13.69  $ 16.14  $ 16.06 
      – Low  3.37   6.33   7.33   7.81   4.83 
      – Close  3.74   8.63   9.40   8.14   15.62 


(1) Depreciation and capital expenditures as shown are for continuing operations only.





FISCAL YEARS ENDED APRIL
DOLLARS (EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
AND SHARES OUTSTANDING ARE IN THOUSANDS

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS:

   Sales   $ 1,948,989      $ 1,834,527      $ 1,861,474      $ 3,048,695      $ 3,103,323   
   Gross profit  350,570   363,431   356,309   627,262   626,740 
   Operating expenses  321,723   369,281   390,552   477,857   451,525 
   Other operating (income) expenses, net  4,498   19,556   34,319   (1,115 )  (808 )
   Operating income (loss)  24,349   (25,406 )  (68,562 )  150,520   176,023 
   Income (loss) from continuing operations  (17,885 )  (93,071 )  (34,075 )  81,643   99,797 
   Net income (loss)  (70,739 )  (161,928 )  (283,990 )  83,494   107,121 
   Earnings (loss) from continuing operations per share - diluted  (0.50 )  (1.88 )  (1.04 )  2.37   2.76 
   Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share  (1.47 )  (2.02 )  (7.63 )  0.04   0.18 
   Earnings (loss) per share - diluted  (1.97 )  (3.90 )  (8.67 )  2.41   2.94 
FINANCIAL POSITION:

   Cash and marketable investments $ 69,775  $ 111,146  $ 73,102  $ 135,141  $ 267,132 
   Property, plant and equipment, net  212,597   219,363   238,728   256,224   259,472 
   Total assets  954,094   1,015,700   1,135,753   1,545,585   1,540,076 
   5% convertible senior subordinated debentures  –   –   –   –   – 
   Convertible subordinated debentures  403,905   403,905   296,392   296,392   296,392 
   Other long-term debt  2,357   8,741   3,676   80,000   55,000 
   Shareholders' equity  110,968   174,743   286,148   584,805   586,703 
   Book value per share  3.09   5.15   8.74   14.92   14.61 
OTHER STATISTICS:

   Gross profit percentage  18.0 %  19.8 %  19.1 %  20.6 %  20.2 %
   Depreciation(1) $ 19,244  $ 20,787  $ 21,041  $ 23,649  $ 24,811 
   Capital expenditures(1)  17,167   17,531   19,302   17,071   29,908 
   Dividends declared  –   2,621   15,059   24,957   24,672 
   Dividends declared per common share  –   0.08   0.46   0.76   0.72 
   Weighted average common shares — diluted  35,869   33,942   32,755   39,194   40,171 
   Market price per share:
      – High $ 11.22  $ 17.25  $ 16.00  $ 29.25  $ 46.44 
      – Low  2.37   7.60   8.10   14.00   25.00 
      – Close  4.98   10.74   12.34   14.63   28.19 


(1) Depreciation and capital expenditures as shown are for continuing operations only.