 |
(Millions
of Dollars Except Per Share Data) |
|
|
1997 |
|
|
1996 |
|
|
1995 |
|
|
1994 |
|
|
1993 |
|
|
1992 |
|
|
1991 |
|
|
1990 |
|
|
1989 |
|
|
1988 |
|
| Operations |
| Net sales |
$ |
4,881 |
|
$ |
4,133 |
|
$ |
3,274 |
|
$ |
3,100 |
|
$ |
2,949 |
|
$ |
2,748 |
|
$ |
2,541 |
|
$ |
2,267 |
|
$ |
2,123 |
|
$ |
1,950 |
|
| Cost of goods sold |
|
2,784 |
|
|
2,405 |
|
|
1,877 |
|
|
1,773 |
|
|
1,697 |
|
|
1,589 |
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
1,338 |
|
|
1,275 |
|
|
1,187 |
|
| Selling and administrative
expenses |
|
1,574 |
|
|
1,309 |
|
|
1,075 |
|
|
1,018 |
|
|
981 |
|
|
915 |
|
|
826 |
|
|
745 |
|
|
686 |
|
|
629 |
|
| Interest expense |
|
81 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
14 |
|
| Income before
income taxes and cumulative |
| effects
of changes in |
| accounting methods |
|
427 |
|
|
375 |
|
|
318 |
|
|
299 |
|
|
264 |
|
|
226 |
|
|
199 |
|
|
187 |
|
|
170 |
|
|
163 |
|
| Net Income before
cumulative effects of |
| changes in accounting
methods |
|
261 |
|
|
229 |
|
|
201 |
|
|
187 |
|
|
165 |
|
|
145 |
|
|
128 |
|
|
123 |
|
|
109 |
|
|
101 |
|
| Net income |
|
261 |
|
|
229 |
|
|
201 |
|
|
187 |
|
|
165 |
|
|
63 |
* |
|
128 |
|
|
123 |
|
|
109 |
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Financial
Position |
| Inventories |
$ |
722 |
|
$ |
643 |
|
$ |
463 |
|
$ |
459 |
|
$ |
429 |
|
$ |
408 |
|
$ |
422 |
|
$ |
373 |
|
$ |
326 |
|
$ |
323 |
|
| Accounts receivable - net |
|
546 |
|
|
452 |
|
|
334 |
|
|
311 |
|
|
298 |
|
|
277 |
|
|
247 |
|
|
230 |
|
|
206 |
|
|
196 |
|
| Working capital |
|
417 |
|
|
365 |
|
|
620 |
|
|
592 |
|
|
597 |
|
|
498 |
|
|
399 |
|
|
392 |
|
|
413 |
|
|
388 |
|
| Property, plant and equipment
- net |
|
692 |
|
|
549 |
|
|
456 |
|
|
409 |
|
|
394 |
|
|
388 |
|
|
377 |
|
|
373 |
|
|
359 |
|
|
333 |
|
| Total assets |
|
4,036 |
|
|
2,995 |
|
|
2,141 |
|
|
1,962 |
|
|
1,915 |
|
|
1,730 |
|
|
1,612 |
|
|
1,504 |
|
|
1,375 |
|
|
1,259 |
|
| Long-term debt |
|
844 |
|
|
143 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
72 |
|
|
138 |
|
|
105 |
|
|
130 |
|
| Total debt |
|
1,005 |
|
|
313 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
40 |
|
|
73 |
|
|
115 |
|
|
141 |
|
|
125 |
|
|
137 |
|
| Common shareholders' equity |
|
1,592 |
|
|
1,401 |
|
|
1,212 |
|
|
1,053 |
|
|
1,033 |
|
|
906 |
|
|
868 |
|
|
764 |
|
|
668 |
|
|
601 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Per
Common Share Data (E) |
| Average common shares and
outstanding (000's) (E) |
|
172,107 |
|
|
171,117 |
|
|
169,942 |
|
|
172,151 |
|
|
176,918 |
|
|
175,664 |
|
|
174,317 |
|
|
172,795 |
|
|
171,667 |
|
|
174,709 |
|
| Book value |
$ |
9.21 |
|
$ |
8.15 |
|
$ |
7.09 |
|
$ |
6.21 |
|
$ |
5.84 |
|
$ |
5.13 |
|
$ |
4.95 |
|
$ |
4.40 |
|
$ |
3.87 |
|
$ |
3.49 |
|
| Net income before cumulative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| effects of changes in |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| accounting methods - basic (E) |
|
1.51 |
|
|
1.34 |
|
|
1.18 |
|
|
1.08 |
|
|
.93 |
|
|
.82 |
|
|
.74 |
|
|
.71 |
|
|
.63 |
|
|
.58 |
|
| Net income - basic (E) |
|
1.51 |
|
|
1.34 |
|
|
1.18 |
|
|
1.08 |
|
|
.93 |
|
|
.36 |
* |
|
.74 |
|
|
.71 |
|
|
.63 |
|
|
.58 |
|
| Net income - diluted (E) |
|
1.50 |
|
|
1.33 |
|
|
1.17 |
|
|
1.07 |
|
|
.92 |
|
|
.35 |
* |
|
.73 |
|
|
.70 |
|
|
.63 |
|
|
.57 |
|
| Cash dividends |
|
.40 |
|
|
.35 |
|
|
.32 |
|
|
.28 |
|
|
.25 |
|
|
.22 |
|
|
.21 |
|
|
.19 |
|
|
.18 |
|
|
.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Financial
Ratios |
| Return on sales (A) |
|
5.3 |
% |
|
5.5 |
% |
|
6.1 |
% |
|
6.0 |
% |
|
5.6 |
% |
|
5.3 |
% |
|
5.0 |
% |
|
5.4 |
% |
|
5.1 |
% |
|
5.2 |
% |
| Asset turnover |
|
1.2 |
x |
|
1.4 |
x |
|
1.5 |
x |
|
1.6 |
x |
|
1.5 |
x |
|
1.6 |
x |
|
1.6 |
x |
|
1.5 |
x |
|
1.5 |
x |
|
1.6 |
x |
| Return on assets (A) |
|
6.5 |
% |
|
7.7 |
% |
|
9.4 |
% |
|
9.5 |
% |
|
8.6 |
% |
|
8.4 |
% |
|
8.0 |
% |
|
8.2 |
% |
|
7.9 |
% |
|
8.0 |
% |
| Return on equity (B): |
|
18.6 |
% |
|
18.9 |
% |
|
19.0 |
% |
|
18.1 |
% |
|
18.2 |
% |
|
16.7 |
% |
|
16.8 |
% |
|
18.4 |
% |
|
18.1 |
% |
|
18.4 |
% |
| Dividend payout ratio (A) |
|
26.5 |
% |
|
26.2 |
% |
|
27.2 |
% |
|
25.9 |
% |
|
26.9 |
% |
|
26.8 |
% |
|
28.6 |
% |
|
26.8 |
% |
|
27.6 |
% |
|
27.7 |
% |
| Total debt to capitalization |
|
38.7 |
% |
|
18.3 |
% |
|
2.1 |
% |
|
2.0 |
% |
|
3.7 |
% |
|
7.5 |
% |
|
11.7 |
% |
|
15.6 |
% |
|
15.8 |
% |
|
18.6 |
% |
| Current ratio |
|
1.4 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
2.0 |
|
| Times interest earned (C) |
|
6.3 |
x |
|
16.3 |
x |
|
126.8 |
x |
|
93.8 |
x |
|
42.0 |
x |
|
27.4 |
x |
|
17.1 |
x |
|
18.2 |
x |
|
13.9 |
x |
|
12.4 |
x |
| Working capital to sales |
|
8.5 |
% |
|
8.8 |
% |
|
18.9 |
% |
|
19.1 |
% |
|
20.3 |
% |
|
18.1 |
% |
|
15.7 |
% |
|
17.3 |
% |
|
19.4 |
% |
|
19.9 |
% |
| Effective income tax rate |
|
39.0 |
% |
|
39.0 |
% |
|
37.0 |
% |
|
37.5 |
% |
|
37.5 |
% |
|
36.0 |
% |
|
35.5 |
% |
|
34.5 |
% |
|
36.0 |
% |
|
38.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| General |
| Capital expenditures |
$ |
164 |
|
$ |
123 |
|
$ |
108 |
|
$ |
79 |
|
$ |
63 |
|
$ |
69 |
|
$ |
51 |
|
$ |
64 |
|
$ |
67 |
|
$ |
72 |
|
| Total technical expenditures
(D) |
|
63 |
|
|
53 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
45 |
|
|
44 |
|
|
41 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
36 |
|
|
31 |
|
| Advertising expenditures |
|
296 |
|
|
212 |
|
|
153 |
|
|
149 |
|
|
145 |
|
|
133 |
|
|
119 |
|
|
106 |
|
|
84 |
|
|
84 |
|
| Repairs and maintenance |
|
45 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
33 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
27 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
26 |
|
| Depreciation |
|
90 |
|
|
76 |
|
|
63 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
55 |
|
|
51 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
44 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
37 |
|
| Amortization of intangible
assets |
|
49 |
|
|
27 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
| Shareholders of record |
|
11,964 |
|
|
11,933 |
|
|
12,078 |
|
|
12,299 |
|
|
11,837 |
|
|
11,925 |
|
|
12,005 |
|
|
12,012 |
|
|
12,230 |
|
|
12,606 |
|
| Number of employees |
|
24,964 |
|
|
20,768 |
|
|
18,458 |
|
|
17,886 |
|
|
17,241 |
|
|
16,947 |
|
|
16,682 |
|
|
16,397 |
|
|
16,726 |
|
|
16,607 |
|
| Sales per employee
(000's) |
$ |
196 |
|
$ |
199 |
|
$ |
177 |
|
$ |
173 |
|
$ |
171 |
|
$ |
162 |
|
$ |
152 |
|
$ |
138 |
|
$ |
127 |
|
$ |
117 |
|
| Sales per dollar of assets |
|
1.21 |
|
|
1.38 |
|
|
1.53 |
|
|
1.58 |
|
|
1.54 |
|
|
1.59 |
|
|
1.58 |
|
|
1.51 |
|
|
1.54 |
|
|
1.55 |
|
| |
| * Includes
the net additional expense related to the accrual of postretirement benefits
and the adoption of SFAS No. 109. |
| (A) Based
on net income before cumulative effects of changes in accounting methods. |
| (B) Based on
common shareholders' equity at beginning of year and net income before cumulative effects of changes in accounting methods. |
| (C) Ratio of
pre-tax income before cumulative effects of changes in accounting methods and before interest expense to interest expense. |
| (D) See Note
1, for a description of technical expenditures. |
| (E) Amounts reflect adoption of SFAS No. 128 effective December 31, 1997. All average share and per share amounts shown for periods prior to adoption have been restated. See Note 1. |