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 Summary



Ten-Year Summary of Selected Financial Data
Years Ended September 30
Dollars in millions, except per-share amounts
 
  2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
 
Operations
Revenues    $ 5,414.7         $ 4,934.7         $ 4,463.5         $ 3,960.4         $ 3,667.6     
Research and Development Expense   271.6     235.6     224.2     207.2     199.6  
Operating Income   1,031.2     787.3     761.2     674.5     632.5  
Interest Expense, Net   19.3     29.6     36.5     33.2     55.3  
Income From Continuing Operations
   Before Income Taxes   1,004.9     752.9     722.0     627.5     535.2 (A) 
Income Tax Provision   312.6     170.4     167.0     148.1     134.2  
Net Income   722.3     467.4     547.1     480.0     401.7 (A) 
Basic Earnings Per Share   2.87     1.85     2.14     1.85     1.55 (A) 
Diluted Earnings Per Share   2.77     1.77     2.07     1.79     1.49 (A) 
Dividends Per Common Share   .72     .60     .40     .39     .38  
 
Financial Position
Current Assets $ 2,975.3   $ 2,641.3   $ 2,503.5   $ 2,091.4   $ 1,930.1  
Current Liabilities   1,299.4     1,050.1     1,059.4     1,271.5     1,285.4  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net   1,933.7     1,881.0     1,831.8     1,750.4     1,701.3  
Total Assets   6,072.0     5,752.6     5,572.3     5,029.0     4,790.8  
Long-Term Debt   1,060.8     1,171.5     1,184.0     803.0     782.8  
Shareholders’ Equity   3,284.0     3,067.9     2,897.0     2,480.9     2,321.7  
Book Value Per Common Share   13.26     12.30     11.54     9.71     8.96  
 
Financial Relationships
Gross Profit Margin   50.8%     49.3   48.5   48.3   48.7
Return on Revenues(E)   12.8%     11.8   12.4   12.1   11.9 %(C) 
Return on Total Assets(B)(E)   17.9%     14.1   14.4   13.6   13.6
Return on Equity(E)   21.8%     19.5   20.6   20.0   20.3 %(C) 
Debt to Capitalization(D)(E)   27.3%     28.1   30.5   32.7   34.0
 
Additional Data
Number of Employees   25,600     25,000     24,800     25,200     24,800  
Number of Shareholders   9,442     9,654     9,868     10,050     10,329  
Average Common and Common
   Equivalent Shares Outstanding–
      Assuming Dilution (millions)   260.7     263.3     263.6     268.2     268.8  
Depreciation and Amortization $ 387.5   $ 357.2   $ 335.8   $ 296.6   $ 293.2  
Capital Expenditures   317.6     265.7     259.2     255.7     364.1  


  2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
 
Operations
Revenues $ 3,544.7   $ 3,412.6   $ 3,116.9   $ 2,810.5   $ 2,769.8  
Research and Development Expense   212.8     220.7     217.9     180.6     154.2  
Operating Income   507.4     477.3     405.4     450.5     431.2  
Interest Expense, Net   74.2     72.0     56.3     39.4     37.4  
Income From Continuing Operations
   Before Income Taxes   512.7     404.8     340.9     422.6     393.7  
Income Tax Provision   122.0     96.9     104.3     122.6     110.2  
Net Income   392.9     275.7     236.6     300.1     283.4  
Basic Earnings Per Share   1.54     1.09     .95     1.21     1.10  
Diluted Earnings Per Share   1.49     1.04     .90     1.15     1.05  
Dividends Per Common Share   .37     .34     .29     .26     .23  
 
Financial Position
Current Assets $ 1,847.6   $ 1,843.0   $ 1,542.8   $ 1,312.6   $ 1,276.8  
Current Liabilities   1,382.4     1,358.6     1,091.9     678.2     766.1  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net   1,565.5     1,423.9     1,302.7     1,250.7     1,244.1  
Total Assets   4,505.1     4,437.0     3,846.0     3,080.3     2,889.8  
Long-Term Debt   778.5     954.0     765.2     665.4     468.2  
Shareholders’ Equity   1,956.0     1,768.7     1,613.8     1,385.4     1,325.2  
Book Value Per Common Share   7.72     7.05     6.51     5.68     5.36  
 
Financial Relationships
Gross Profit Margin   48.6   49.9   50.6   49.7   48.4
Return on Revenues(E)   11.0   9.0   7.6   10.7   10.2
Return on Total Assets(B)(E)   13.4   11.6   11.7   15.9   15.2
Return on Equity(E)   21.0   18.2   15.8   22.1   20.8
Debt to Capitalization(D)(E)   41.7   47.6   41.4   36.3   34.3
 
Additional Data
Number of Employees   25,000     24,000     21,700     18,900     17,900  
Number of Shareholders   10,822     11,433     9,784     8,944     8,027  
Average Common and Common
   Equivalent Shares Outstanding–
      Assuming Dilution (millions)   263.2     264.6     262.1     259.6     267.6  
Depreciation and Amortization $ 273.7   $ 257.8   $ 228.7   $ 209.8   $ 200.5  
Capital Expenditures   371.0     311.4     181.4     170.3     145.9  

(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)   Excludes discontinued operations in 1999 to 2005.


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