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Year Ended September 30, |
| (In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) |
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2002 |
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2001 |
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2000 |
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| Net sales |
$ 1,436,547 |
$ 1,441,632 |
$ 1,463,288 |
| Plant closing and other costs |
18,237 |
16,893 |
65,630 |
| Goodwill amortization(a) |
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8,569 |
9,069 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes |
53,818 |
52,134 |
(4,346) |
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle |
32,470 |
30,237 |
(15,916) |
| Net income (loss) |
26,626 |
30,523 |
(15,916) |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per common share before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle |
0.94 |
0.90 |
(0.46) |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share |
0.77 |
0.91 |
(0.46) |
| Dividends paid per common share |
0.30 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
| Book value per common share |
11.80 |
12.00 |
11.57 |
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| Total assets |
1,173,733 |
1,164,413 |
1,158,963 |
| Debt excluding fair value of hedging instruments |
453,240 |
485,639 |
534,820 |
| Fair value of hedging instruments |
19,751 |
8,603 |
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| Total debt |
472,991 |
494,242 |
534,820 |
| Shareholders' equity |
405,147 |
402,760 |
386,303 |
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| Cash provided by operating activities |
117,558 |
146,027 |
102,444 |
| Capital expenditures |
77,640 |
72,561 |
94,640 |
| Cash paid for joint venture investment(b) |
1,720 |
9,627 |
7,133 |
| Cash paid for purchases of businesses |
25,351 |
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Notes:
| (a) |
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Amount not deductible for income tax purposes was $6,189,000 and $6,550,000, in fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively. |
| (b) |
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Of the total cash paid for the joint venture investment, contributions for capital expenditures amounted to $383,000,
$7,667,000 and $7,133,000 during fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. |
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