37 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 $ 2,101,145 $ 1,780,616 $ 1,798,970 $ 1,723,057 $ 1,165,754 $ 1,142,926 54,385 46,895 40,360 32,242 18,767 28,670 1.54 to 1 1.56 to 1 1.68 to 1 1.44 to 1 1.41 to 1 1.61 to 1 $ 197,659 $ 178,203 $ 155,569 $ 113,339 $ 106,058 $ 100,688 566,007 497,361 383,644 368,614 367,485 264,949 807,489 737,643 572,505 533,947 504,364 351,020 26,221 54,095 36,300 17,799 25,000 - 371,405 324,308 283,387 238,761 200,433 173,797 15.63 % 15.43 % 15.46 % 14.68 % 10.03 % 18.28 % $ 1,004,500 $ 912,057 $ 845,300 $ 828,400 $ 793,060 $ 736,600 3,329,500 3,050,000 2,750,200 2,625,000 2,500,000 1,858,600 $ 1.06 $ 0.91 $ 0.79 $ 0.64 $ 0.38 $ 0.58 1.04 0.90 0.78 0.64 0.37 0.57 7.12 6.24 5.47 4.70 3.98 3.48 52,192 51,978 51,842 50,768 50,346 49,929 Net earnings for fiscal 1994 included special charges totaling $10.2 million, or $0.20 per diluted share. RETURN ON AVERAGE EQUITY  15.63% 15.43% 18.28% 15.46% 02 93 94 95 96 97 99 10.80% 17.12% 01 15.96% 98 16.14% 00 14.68% 10.03% $ 1.24 $ 0.96 $ 1.04 $ 0.90 $ 0.78 $ 0.64 $ 0.57 EARNINGS PER SHARE (DILUTED) 02 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 $ 1.61 00 $ 1.98 01 $ 0.37 rs