Five Year Financial Summary
                              1996          1995          1994          1993          1992	
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OPERATING DATA
Revenues:
  Net sales           $501,369,000  $392,713,000  $380,653,000  $333,255,000  $282,201,000
  Other                  4,905,000     3,706,000     5,233,000     4,334,000     3,813,000
                      ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
                       506,274,000   396,419,000   385,886,000   337,589,000   286,014,000
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Expenses:
  Cost of sales        276,141,000   233,493,000   221,943,000   173,061,000   145,729,000
  Selling and 
   administrative      133,194,000   102,439,000    93,452,000    90,322,000    77,888,000
  Depreciation and 
   amortization         21,247,000    17,852,000    15,158,000    12,859,000    12,478,000
  Interest                 677,000       884,000     1,130,000     2,336,000     2,881,000
                      ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
                       431,259,000   354,668,000   331,683,000   278,578,000   238,976,000
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Income before 
 income taxes           75,015,000    41,751,000    54,203,000    59,011,000    47,038,000
Income taxes            32,512,000    18,465,000    22,963,000    23,692,000    18,770,000
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Net Income            $ 42,503,000  $ 23,286,000  $ 31,240,000  $ 35,319,000  $ 28,268,000
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BALANCE SHEET DATA
Current assets        $234,903,000  $200,349,000  $157,750,000  $152,504,000  $131,313,000
Current liabilities     87,541,000    67,300,000    51,253,000    64,719,000    42,723,000
Working capital        147,362,000   133,049,000   106,497,000    87,785,000    88,590,000
Working capital ratio    2.68 to 1     2.98 to 1     3.08 to 1     2.36 to 1     3.07 to 1
Net plant and 
 equipment             128,583,000   105,130,000   101,522,000    88,840,000    74,480,000
Total assets           385,822,000   325,670,000   291,581,000   283,624,000   244,367,000
Long-term indebtedness   2,495,000     2,830,000     3,178,000     8,836,000    22,346,000
Stockholders' equity   280,734,000   241,509,000   222,795,000   196,683,000   166,503,000

PER SHARE
Net income                  $ 2.42        $ 1.34        $ 1.80        $ 2.05         $1.65
Book value                   15.87         13.87         12.82         11.37          9.71
Dividends                      .36           .36          .315           .30           .26

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