Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Statement of Earnings Data


		Years ended April 30,
		2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Total revenue	$		5,635,240	$		4,637,087	$		4,690,525	$		4,843,259	$		4,047,062
Cost of goods sold			4,754,173			3,844,735			3,966,919			4,155,493			3,461,613

Gross profit			881,067			792,352			723,606			687,766			585,449

Operating expenses			607,628			526,291			504,449			476,211			414,904
Depreciation and amortization			82,355			73,546			69,451			67,893			64,320
Interest, net			28,497			10,933			10,626			9,792			11,184
Loss on early retirement of debt			11,350			--------			--------			--------			--------

Earnings before income taxes			151,237			181,582			139,080			133,870			95,041
Federal and state income taxes			56,614			64,620			53,390			48,979			33,150

Net earnings	$		94,623	$		116,962	$		85,690	$		84,891	$		61,891


Basic earnings per common share	$		2.24	$		2.30	$		1.69	$		1.68	$		1.23

Diluted earnings per common share	$		2.22	$		2.29	$		1.68	$		1.67	$		1.22


Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic			42,285			50,899			50,787			50,681			50,468
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—diluted			42,567			51,053			50,917			50,859			50,668

Dividends paid per common share	$		0.505	$		0.34	$		0.30	$		0.26	$		0.20

Balance Sheet Data

		As of April 30,
		2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Current assets	$		293,887	$		310,085	$		284,727	$		313,256	$		240,619
Total assets			1,610,955			1,388,775			1,262,695			1,219,200			1,129,271
Current liabilities			294,500			240,886			221,243			259,099			234,267
Long-term debt, net of current maturities			678,680			154,754			167,887			181,443			199,504
Shareholders’ equity			403,896			824,319			721,030			647,472			572,264