2004 Six – Year Selected Financial Data (Amounts in Thousands Except Per Share Information) 2004 ANNUAL REPORT – PAGE 5  Operating Results Years Ended December 31 2004 Percent  Change 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 Net sales  $ 1,238,492 24.5% $994,928  905,438  818,283  755,618  618,191  Gross profit  624,333 27.7% 489,067  448,476  412,427  388,118  319,460  Earnings before income taxes  208,336 52.8% 136,336  121,207  P 2 P 113,634  131,430  106,479  Net earnings  130,989 55.7% 84,120  75,542  P 3 P 70,112  80,730  65,455  Basic earnings per share  1.73 55.9% 1.11  1.00  P 3 P .92  1.06  .86  Diluted earnings per share  1.72 55.0% 1.11  1.00  P 3 P .92  1.06  .86  Dividends per share  $ .40 90.5% $ .21  .05  .045  .04  .02  Basic-weighted average shares  outstanding  75,877 75,877  75,877  75,877  75,877  75,877  Diluted-weighted average shares  outstanding  75,986P 1 P 75,892  P 1 P 75,877  75,877  75,877  75,877  Financial Position December 31 Net working capital  $ 466,883 18.7% $393,255  349,422  300,680  247,876  193,744  Total assets  770,234 18.2% 651,543  559,008  475,244  402,464  318,621  Total stockholders’ equity  $ 684,369 18.7% $576,740  499,871  424,888  359,258  281,960  Operating Results Years Ended December 31  (as a percentage of sales) 2004  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 Gross Profit  50.4% 49.2% 49.5% 50.4% 51.4% 51.7% Earnings before income taxes  16.8% 13.7% 13.4% 13.9% 17.4% 17.2% Net earnings  10.6% 8.5% 8.3% 8.6% 10.7% 10.6% All information contained in this Annual Report reflects the 2-for-1  stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend in 2002.