Revenue |
$2,283,411 |
$2,241,437 |
$2,215,379 |
$2,143,736 |
$2,031,718 |
Cost of sales |
1,284,826 |
1,264,561 |
1,261,112 |
1,228,499 |
1,145,593 |
Gross Profit |
998,585 |
976,876 |
954,267 |
915,237 |
886,125 |
Operating expenses |
835,392 |
826,286 |
822,838 |
801,049 |
784,706 |
Income before income taxes |
163,193 |
150,590 |
131,429 |
114,188 |
101,419 |
Provision for income taxes |
41,308 |
39,560 |
34,836 |
30,597 |
24,790 |
Net income |
$121,885 |
$111,030 |
$96,593 |
$83,591 |
$76,629 |
Common shares outstanding ('000s) |
77,595 |
76,368 |
72,904 |
71,696 |
71,218 |
Earnings per common share |
$1.57 |
$1.45 |
$1.32 |
$1.17 |
$1.08 |
Percent annual change in sales |
1.9% |
1.2% |
3.3% |
5.5% |
1.2% |
Net income as percentage of sales |
5.3% |
5.0% |
4.5% |
3.9% |
3.8% |
Dividend declared |
$43,445 |
$39,716 |
$35,136 |
$28,691 |
$28,501 |