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Financial Summary

Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Summary of Operations          
Total revenues from continuing operations $ 7,642,600 $ 7,219,359 $ 6,215,794 $ 5,654,155 $ 5,218,066
Operating income from continuing operations 938,995 965,441 826,144 767,951 664,357
Income from continuing operations 602,748 613,246 535,051 482,629 398,879
Discontinued operations(1) (21,625) (1,535) 35,906 75,823
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting policy(2) (11,833)
Net income 602,748 591,621 533,516 506,702 474,702
Earnings (loss) per common share—basic          
Income from continuing operations $ 5.52 $ 5.55 $ 4.83 $ 4.33 $ 3.61
Discontinued operations(1) (0.20) (0.01) 0.32 0.69
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting policy(2) (0.11)
Net income 5.52 5.36 4.82 4.54 4.30
Earnings (loss) per common share—diluted          
Income from continuing operations $ 5.42 $ 5.41 $ 4.73 $ 4.23 $ 3.54
Discontinued operations(1) (0.19) (0.01) 0.31 0.67
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting policy(2) (0.10)
Net income 5.42 5.22 4.72 4.44 4.21
Dividends per share 2.33 2.23 1.94 1.10 1.05
Dividend payout ratio(3) 43.0 % 42.7 % 41.1 % 24.2 % 24.9 %
Average number of common shares outstanding 109,234 110,443 110,560 111,192 109,872
Financial Position          
Working capital $ 1,640,828 $ 1,510,742 $ 1,563,162 $ 1,213,233 $ 1,006,354
Current ratio 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.1 1.7
Total assets $ 6,433,868 $ 6,446,685 $ 5,465,693 $ 5,171,071 $ 5,004,278
Long-term debt 1,141,546 1,144,810 635,359 647,728 556,639
Redeemable preferred stock 23,326 26,053
Common stockholders’ equity 3,555,892 3,576,829 3,265,172 2,808,213 2,513,241
Debt to total capital ratio(4) 25.2 % 26.4 % 19.5 % 22.6 % 28.5 %
Book value per common share $ 32.37 $ 32.58 $ 29.11 $ 25.50 $ 22.56
Other Statistics(5)          
Operating margin 12.3 % 13.4 % 13.3 % 13.6 % 12.7 %
Return on invested capital(6) (7) 13.5 % 14.8 % 14.7 % 14.2 % 13.4 %
Return on average common stockholders’ equity(7) 16.5 % 18.4 % 18.0 % 18.0 % 17.8 %
Return on average total assets(7) 9.1 % 10.4 % 10.0 % 9.4 % 8.5 %
Cash dividends paid $ 255,235 $ 246,634 $ 216,529 $ 124,116 $ 117,731
  1. Women’s intimate apparel business sold in April 2007.
  2. After tax effect of change in accounting policy in 2005 to adopt FASB Statement 123(R), Share-Based Payment.
  3. Dividends per share divided by the total of income from continuing and discontinued operations per diluted share.
  4. Total capital is defined as common stockholders’ equity plus short-term and long-term debt.
  5. Operating statistics and market data are based on continuing operations.
  6. Invested capital is defined as average common stockholders’ equity plus average short-term and long-term debt.
  7. Return is defined as income from continuing operations before net interest expense, after income taxes.
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