Donaldson Reports 18th Straight Record Year

Donaldson (DCI) just reported a great fiscal fourth quarter. Earnings came in at 53 cents a share, five cents more than estimates. This is the company’s 18th straight record year. Donaldson expects a 19th straight record year with EPS between $1.92 and $2.01.
Here’s the streak:
Year………….Sales……………..EPS
1990…………$422.9……………$0.19
1991…………$457.7……………$0.21
1992…………$482.1……………$0.23
1993…………$533.3……………$0.26
1994…………$593.5……………$0.30
1995…………$704.0……………$0.37
1996…………$758.6……………$0.42
1997…………$833.3……………$0.50
1998…………$940.4……………$0.57
1999…………$944.1……………$0.66
2000…………$1,092.3…………$0.76
2001…………$1,137.0…………$0.83
2002…………$1,126.0…………$0.95
2003…………$1,218.3…………$1.05
2004…………$1,415.0…………$1.18
2005…………$1,595.7…………$1.27
2006…………$1,694.3…………$1.55
2007…………$1,918.8…………$1.83
2008…………$2,100.0…………$1.92 to $2.01 (est)

Posted by on September 4th, 2007 at 4:44 pm


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