Financial Highlights

Dollars in millions, except per share amounts		2008		2007	2006
OPERATING RESULTS
	Net sales		$ 1,907.3	$ 1,499.8	$ 1,281.3
	Operating income		228.6	155.6	110.1
	Net earnings		132.4	94.7	61.5
	Diluted earnings per share		5.04	3.63	2.38
	Dividends per share		0.495	0.410	0.370
FINANCIAL POSITION
	Shareholders' equity		$ 624.1	$ 510.3	$ 401.3
	Long-term debt as a % of invested capital¹		31.7%	27.3%	31.3%
OPERATING PROFITS
	Gross profit as a % of net sales		26.8%	26.7%	25.5%
	Operating income as a % of net sales		12.0%	10.4%	8.6%
	Net earnings as a % of net sales		6.9%	6.3%	4.8%
	Return on beginning equity		25.9%	23.6%	18.7%
	Return on invested capital¹		16.0%	14.0%	11.1%
YEAR-END DATA
	Shares outstanding (000)		26,168	25,945	25,634
	Approximate number of shareholders		5,800	5,800	5,600
	Number of employees		7,380	6,029	5,684

1 See footnote (a) on page 32 of the Company's Annual Report and item 6 on pages 22 through 24 of the Company’s Form 10-K