 |
 |
 |
|
| |
| Year
Ended October 31, |
|
2000 |
|
|
1999 |
|
|
1998 |
|
| (in
thousands, except per share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total
Revenues |
$ |
9,970,154 |
|
$ |
11,334,355 |
|
$ |
12,377,476 |
| Total
Cost of Revenues |
|
9,765,807 |
|
|
11,083,041 |
|
|
12,138,279 |
| Other
(Income) and Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Special
Provision |
|
(17,919) |
|
|
117,200 |
|
|
— |
| Corporate
administrative and general expense |
|
65,349 |
|
|
55,350 |
|
|
22,598 |
| Interest
Expense |
|
26,315 |
|
|
18,972 |
|
|
13,120 |
| Interest
income |
|
(11,619) |
|
|
(16,789) |
|
|
(19,269) |
|
| Total
cost and expenses |
|
9,827,933 |
|
|
11,257,774 |
|
|
12,154,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Earnings
from Continuing Operations Before Taxes |
|
142,221 |
|
|
76,581 |
|
|
222,748 |
| Income
Tax Expense |
|
42,375 |
|
|
49,898 |
|
|
86,834 |
|
| Earnings
from Continuing Operations |
|
99,846 |
|
|
26,683 |
|
|
135,914 |
| Earnings
from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes |
|
49,103 |
|
|
77,504 |
|
|
99,430 |
| Loss
on Disposal, Net of Taxes |
|
(25,000) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
| Net
Earnings |
$ |
123,949 |
|
$ |
104,187 |
|
$ |
235,344 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Basic
Earnings Per Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| --Continuing
operations |
$ |
1.33 |
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
$ |
1.73 |
| --Discontinued
operations |
|
0.32 |
|
|
1.03 |
|
|
1.26 |
|
| --Net
earnings |
$ |
1.65 |
|
$ |
1.38 |
|
$ |
2.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Diluted
Earnings Per Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| --Continuing
operations |
$ |
1.31 |
|
$ |
0.35 |
|
$ |
1.72 |
| --Discontinued
operations |
|
0.31 |
|
|
1.02 |
|
|
1.25 |
|
| --Net
earnings |
$ |
1.62 |
|
$ |
1.37 |
|
$ |
2.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Shares
Used to Calculate Earnings Per Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| --Basic |
|
76,256 |
|
|
75,228 |
|
|
78,801 |
| --Diluted |
|
76,365 |
|
|
75,929 |
|
|
79,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| See
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| |
|
|
|
|
