| Dec 2008 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2005 | |
| Sales | 103,630.00 | 98,786.00 | 91,424.00 | 91,134.00 |
| Cost of Sales | 52,519.00 | 51,856.00 | 48,146.00 | 49,414.00 |
| Gross Operating Profit | 51,111.00 | 46,930.00 | 43,278.00 | 41,720.00 |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 23,386.00 | 22,060.00 | 20,259.00 | 21,314.00 |
| Research & Development | 6,337.00 | 6,153.00 | 6,107.00 | 5,842.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 21,388.00 | 18,717.00 | 16,912.00 | 14,564.00 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 5,450.00 | 5,201.00 | 4,983.00 | 5,188.00 |
| Interest Income | 343.00 | 565.00 | 536.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | 1,107.00 | 1,019.00 | 1,123.00 | 3,070.00 |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 17,388.00 | 15,100.00 | 13,595.00 | 12,446.00 |
| Interest Expense | 673.00 | 611.00 | 278.00 | 220.00 |
| Pre-Tax Income | 16,715.00 | 14,489.00 | 13,317.00 | 12,226.00 |
| Income Taxes | 4,381.00 | 4,071.00 | 3,901.00 | 4,232.00 |
| Minority Interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 12,334.00 | 10,418.00 | 9,416.00 | 7,994.00 |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 76.00 | (24.00) |
| Net Income From Total Operations | 12,334.00 | 10,418.00 | 9,492.00 | 7,970.00 |
| Extraordinary Income/Losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income From Cum. Effect of Acct. Change | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (36.00) |
| 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 | 12,334.00 | 10,418.00 | 9,492.00 | 7,934.00 |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
12,334.00 | 10,418.00 | 9,409.00 | 7,994.00 |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | 12,334.00 | 10,418.00 | 9,416.00 | 7,994.00 |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | 9.07 | 7.32 | 6.15 | 4.99 |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | (0.02) |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | 9.07 | 7.32 | 6.20 | 4.97 |
| 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 | (0.02) |
| 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 | 9.07 | 7.32 | 6.20 | 4.95 |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | 9.07 | 7.32 | 6.15 | 4.99 |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | 8.93 | 7.18 | 6.06 | 4.91 |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | (0.01) |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | 8.93 | 7.18 | 6.11 | 4.90 |
| 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 | (0.02) |
| 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 | 8.93 | 7.18 | 6.11 | 4.88 |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
8.93 | 7.18 | 6.06 | 4.91 |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 1.90 | 1.50 | 1.10 | 0.78 |