Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Statement of Earnings Data


		Years ended April 30,
		2012			2011			2010		2009			2008
Total revenue	$		6,987,804	$		5,635,240	$	4,637,087	$		4,690,525	$		4,843,259
Cost of goods sold			5,984,114			4,754,173		3,844,735			3,966,919			4,155,493

Gross profit			1,003,690			881,067		792,352			723,606			687,766

Operating expenses			688,431			607,628		526,291			504,449			476,211
Depreciation and amortization			96,552			82,355		73,546			69,451			67,893
Interest, net			35,192			28,497		10,933			10,626			9,792
Loss on early retirement of debt			--------			11,350		--------			--------			--------

Earnings before income taxes			183,515			151,237		181,582			139,080			133,870
Federal and state income taxes			66,724			56,614		64,620			53,390			48,979

Net earnings	$		116,791	$		94,623	$	116,962	$		85,690	$		84,891


Basic earnings per common share	$		3.07	$		2.24	$	2.30	$		1.69	$		1.68

Diluted earnings per common share	$		3.04	$		2.22	$	2.29	$		1.68	$		1.67


Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic			38,068			42,285		50,899			50,787			50,681
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—diluted			38,392			42,567		51,053			50,917			50,859

Dividends paid per common share	$		0.60	$		0.505	$	0.34	$		0.30	$		0.26

Balance Sheet Data


		As of April 30,
		2012			2011			2010			2009			2008
Current assets	$		279,278	$		293,887	$		310,085	$		284,727	$		313,256
Total assets			1,774,815			1,610,955			1,388,775			1,262,695			1,219,200
Current liabilities			306,641			294,500			240,886			221,243			259,099
Long-term debt, net of current maturities			667,930			678,680			154,754			167,887			181,443
Shareholders’ equity			506,041			403,896			824,319			721,030			647,472