Selected Financial Data
(Thousands of dollars, except share data)
2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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Net sales................................................................ $918,106 $872,752 $787,661 $716,605 $588,616
Operating earnings....................................................... 51,172 83,388 90,835 79,334 58,078
Net earnings............................................................. 21,570 44,379 51,220 44,570 32,500
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Working capital.......................................................... 223,316 186,957 190,379 134,027 106,385
Total assets............................................................. 850,779 810,522 700,964 607,235 472,048
Long-term debt........................................................... 243,078 243,586 201,895 154,010 95,507
Property, plant and equipment additions.................................. 42,264 31,985 38,161 32,084 37,510
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Per Common Share Data:
Basic net earnings...................................................... 1.66 3.50 4.05 3.55 2.68
Diluted net earnings.................................................... 1.63 3.42 3.95 3.42 2.54
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