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($ in millions, except per share data) 2007 2006 % Change
Net sales $ 19,408 $ 18,080 7.3%
Earnings from continuing operations $ 647 $ 486 33.1%
Per share on a diluted basis $ 8.10 $ 6.35 27.6%
Stockholders’ equity $ 3,911 $ 3,283 19.1%
Total assets $ 14,009 $ 13,759 1.8%
Return on equity 18.1% 15.7% 15.3%
Book value per share $ 48.96 $ 42.93 14.0%
Dividends per share $ 1.72 $ 1.72 0.0%
Share price
High $ 118.00 $ 96.00 22.9%
Low $ 72.10 $ 74.07 -2.7%
Close $ 81.63 $ 83.02 -1.7%
Shares outstanding at December 31 (in 000s) 75,835 78,484 -3.4%
Number of employees 73,682 73,416 0.4%
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS P.7
REVENUE
($ in billions)
03 04 05 06 07 03 04 05 06 07 03 04 05 06 07 03 04 05 06 07
DILUTED EARNINGS
PER SHARE FROM
CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
CASH FLOW
PROVIDED BY
CONTINUING
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
($ in millions)
DEBT/TOTAL
CAPITAL
$12.2
$13.2
$14.3
$18.1
$19.4
$5.91
$5.90
$6.19
$6.35
$8.10
$744
$794
$884
$880
$927
50.9%
45.7%
40.4%
41.2%
34.5%