
Link's Take On The ...


| Sep 2012 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2009 | |
| Sales | 11.85B | 11.57B | 10.43B | 10.68B |
| Cost of Sales | 4.40B | 4.40B | 4.14B | 4.50B |
| Gross Operating Profit | 7.45B | 7.18B | 6.29B | 6.18B |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 3.69B | 3.54B | 3.22B | 3.09B |
| Research & Development | 623.00M | 554.00M | 447.00M | 438.00M |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 3.14B | 3.08B | 2.63B | 2.66B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 633.00M | 599.00M | 489.00M | 440.00M |
| Interest Income | 16.00M | 22.00M | 22.00M | 25.00M |
| Other Income - Net | 25.00M | 33.00M | 40.00M | -38.00M |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -230.00M |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 2.46B | 2.42B | 2.12B | 2.03B |
| Interest Expense | 206.00M | 203.00M | 199.00M | 175.00M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 2.25B | 2.22B | 1.93B | 1.85B |
| Income Taxes | 347.00M | 333.00M | 363.00M | 949.00M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 1.90B | 1.88B | 1.56B | 902.00M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 3.00M | -15.00M | 69.00M | 5.00M |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 1.90B | 1.87B | 1.63B | 907.00M |
| Extraordinary Income/Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Cum. Effect of Acct. Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Tax Loss Carryforward | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Gains / Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Net Income | 1.90B | 1.87B | 1.63B | 907.00M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
1.99B | 2.00B | 1.64B | 1.08B |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 1.90B | 1.88B | 1.56B | 902.00M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 3.96 | 3.82 | 3.13 | 1.79 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.01 | -0.03 | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 3.97 | 3.79 | 3.27 | 1.80 |
| Basic EPS from Extraordinary Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Tax Loss Carryf'd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Other Gains (Losses) | -0.01 | 0.00 | -0.01 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS, Total | 3.96 | 3.79 | 3.26 | 1.80 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 4.15 | 4.07 | 3.28 | 2.14 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 3.92 | 3.79 | 3.10 | 1.78 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.01 | -0.03 | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 3.93 | 3.76 | 3.24 | 1.79 |
| EPS fr Extraord. Inc. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Cum Effect of Accounting Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Tax Loss Carfd. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Other Gains (L) | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS, Total | 3.92 | 3.76 | 3.24 | 1.79 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
4.11 | 4.04 | 3.25 | 2.13 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.92 | 0.64 |