Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

Quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:



	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
2015
Net sales	$	535,701	$	582,057	$	604,154	$	673,535
Gross profit	298,805		322,912		339,529		390,747
Net earnings	$	63,051	$	77,557	$	88,861	$	123,351
Basic earnings per common share:
Net earnings	$	2.24	$	2.79	$	3.23	$	4.53
Weighted average number of common shares	28,115,220		27,843,905		27,547,734		27,228,026
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net earnings	$	2.19	$	2.73	$	3.16	$	4.44
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares	28,762,935		28,460,336		28,113,287		27,755,045
Market price per share:
High	$	331.84	$	343.44	$	346.92	$	345.75
Low	$	289.09	$	317.01	$	277.62	$	283.27
2014
Net sales	$	550,621	$	608,834	$	629,100	$	697,428
Gross profit	292,641		328,176		343,551		394,382
Net earnings	$	58,051	$	74,022	$	84,996	$	121,172
Basic earnings per common share:
Net earnings	$	1.98	$	2.55	$	2.96	$	4.27
Weighted average number of common shares	29,370,232		29,074,695		28,732,152		28,398,579
Diluted earnings per common share:
Net earnings	$	1.93	$	2.49	$	2.89	$	4.17
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares	30,088,245		29,750,815		29,408,614		29,045,269
Market price per share:
High	$	255.85	$	253.18	$	272.84	$	305.89
Low	$	231.19	$	223.80	$	249.99	$	233.85