
Link's Take On The ...


| Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
| Sales | 1.95B | 1.84B | 1.51B | 1.33B |
| Cost of Sales | 1.07B | 1.03B | 835.94M | 750.62M |
| Gross Operating Profit | 883.70M | 812.32M | 677.14M | 579.04M |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 444.49M | 421.70M | 358.27M | 325.45M |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 439.21M | 390.62M | 318.87M | 253.59M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 80.00M | 73.65M | 58.66M | 56.65M |
| Interest Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | 236.00K | -1.44M | -1.09M | 1.15M |
| Special Income / Charges | -198.52M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 128.45M | 303.21M | 248.02M | 186.00M |
| Interest Expense | 42.25M | 29.33M | 16.15M | 17.18M |
| Pre-Tax Income | 86.20M | 273.88M | 231.87M | 168.83M |
| Income Taxes | 48.57M | 80.02M | 74.77M | 55.44M |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 37.63M | 193.86M | 157.10M | 113.39M |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 37.63M | 193.86M | 157.10M | 113.39M |
| 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 | 37.63M | 193.86M | 157.10M | 113.39M |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
268.62M | 206.17M | 168.20M | 125.47M |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 37.63M | 193.86M | 157.10M | 113.39M |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 0.45 | 2.34 | 1.93 | 1.41 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 0.45 | 2.34 | 1.93 | 1.41 |
| 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) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS, Total | 0.45 | 2.34 | 1.93 | 1.41 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 3.21 | 2.49 | 2.07 | 1.56 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 0.45 | 2.32 | 1.90 | 1.40 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 0.45 | 2.32 | 1.90 | 1.40 |
| 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) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS, Total | 0.45 | 2.32 | 1.90 | 1.40 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
3.21 | 2.47 | 2.03 | 1.55 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.48 |