| Sep 2008 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2006 | Sep 2005 | |
| Sales | 3,491.00 | 3,385.00 | 3,516.00 | 3,502.00 |
| Cost of Sales | 1,786.00 | 1,783.00 | 1,779.00 | 1,798.00 |
| Gross Operating Profit | 1,705.00 | 1,602.00 | 1,737.00 | 1,704.00 |
| Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses | 1,233.00 | 1,164.00 | 1,232.00 | 1,301.00 |
| Research & Development | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) | 472.00 | 438.00 | 505.00 | 403.00 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 268.00 | 246.00 | 236.00 | 239.00 |
| Interest Income | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Other Income - Net | (5.00) | 73.00 | 17.00 | (10.00) |
| Special Income / Charges | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (73.00) |
| Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) | 199.00 | 215.00 | 287.00 | 73.00 |
| Interest Expense | 180.00 | 182.00 | 180.00 | 182.00 |
| Pre-Tax Income | 19.00 | 33.00 | 107.00 | (109.00) |
| Income Taxes | 49.00 | 49.00 | 47.00 | 55.00 |
| Minority Interest | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | (35.00) | (21.00) | 60.00 | (169.00) |
| Net Income From Discontinued Operations | (21.00) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net Income From Total Operations | (56.00) | (21.00) | 60.00 | (169.00) |
| 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 | (56.00) | (21.00) | 60.00 | (169.00) |
| Normalized Income (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
(35.00) | 29.00 | 60.00 | (89.00) |
| Preferred Dividends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Available To Common | (35.00) | (21.00) | 60.00 | (169.00) |
| Basic EPS from Continuing Ops. | (0.24) | (0.14) | 0.42 | (1.40) |
| Basic EPS from Discontinued Ops. | (0.14) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Basic EPS from Total Operations | (0.38) | (0.14) | 0.42 | (1.40) |
| 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 | (0.38) | (0.14) | 0.42 | (1.40) |
| Basic Normalized Net Income/Share | (0.24) | 0.19 | 0.42 | (0.74) |
| EPS fr Continuing Ops. | (0.24) | (0.14) | 0.40 | (1.40) |
| EPS fr Discontinued Ops | (0.14) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS fr Total Ops. | (0.38) | (0.14) | 0.40 | (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 | (0.38) | (0.14) | 0.40 | (1.40) |
| Diluted Normalized Net Inc/Shr (Net Income From Continuing Operations, Ex. Special Income / Charge) |
(0.24) | 0.19 | 0.40 | (0.74) |
| Dividends Paid per Share | 0.26 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.00 |