| Dec 2008 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2005 | |
| Sales | 182,515.00 | 169,719.00 | 163,391.00 | 148,019.00 |
| Cost of Sales | 72,280.00 | 62,847.00 | 64,952.00 | 58,276.00 |
| Gross Operating Profit | 110,235.00 | 106,872.00 | 98,439.00 | 89,743.00 |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 52,752.00 | 48,312.00 | 44,467.00 | 44,586.00 |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 57,483.00 | 58,560.00 | 53,972.00 | 45,157.00 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 11,492.00 | 10,278.00 | 9,158.00 | 8,538.00 |
| Interest Income | 0.00 | 329.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | 0.00 | 1,149.00 | 0.00 | 1,683.00 |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 45,991.00 | 51,301.00 | 44,814.00 | 38,302.00 |
| Interest Expense | 26,209.00 | 23,787.00 | 19,286.00 | 15,187.00 |
| Pre-Tax Income | 19,782.00 | 27,514.00 | 25,528.00 | 23,115.00 |
| Income Taxes | 1,052.00 | 4,130.00 | 3,954.00 | 3,854.00 |
| Minority Interest | 641.00 | 916.00 | 908.00 | 986.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 18,089.00 | 22,468.00 | 20,666.00 | 18,275.00 |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | (679.00) | (260.00) | 163.00 | (1,922.00) |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 17,410.00 | 22,208.00 | 20,829.00 | 16,353.00 |
| 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 | 17,410.00 | 22,208.00 | 20,829.00 | 16,353.00 |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
18,089.00 | 20,927.00 | 20,666.00 | 18,275.00 |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 18,014.00 | 22,468.00 | 20,666.00 | 18,275.00 |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 1.79 | 2.21 | 1.99 | 1.73 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | (0.03) | 0.02 | (0.18) |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 1.79 | 2.18 | 2.01 | 1.55 |
| 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) | (0.07) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS, Total | 1.72 | 2.18 | 2.01 | 1.55 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 1.79 | 2.06 | 1.99 | 1.73 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 1.78 | 2.20 | 1.99 | 1.72 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | (0.03) | 0.01 | (0.18) |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 1.78 | 2.17 | 2.00 | 1.54 |
| 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) | (0.06) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS, Total | 1.72 | 2.17 | 2.00 | 1.54 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
1.78 | 2.05 | 1.99 | 1.72 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 0.88 |