QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 22. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

Summarized quarterly financial data for 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended Fiscal 2020
(in thousands, except per share data)	Nov. 30		Feb. 29		May 31		Aug. 31
Net sales(1)	$	1,384,708	$	1,340,963	$	1,341,683	$	1,409,132
Gross profit(1)	238,194		217,867		225,330		263,407
Net earnings from continuing operations(2)	82,755		63,596		64,169		67,782
Net earnings(2)	83,348		63,798		64,734		67,623
Basic EPS from continuing operations	0.70		0.53		0.54		0.57
Diluted EPS from continuing operations	0.69		0.53		0.53		0.56
Basic EPS	0.70		0.54		0.54		0.57
Diluted EPS	0.70		0.53		0.54		0.56

	Three Months Ended Fiscal 2019
(in thousands, except per share data)	Nov. 30		Feb. 28		May 31		Aug. 31
Net sales(1)	$	1,277,342	$	1,402,783	$	1,605,872	$	1,543,005
Gross profit(1)	158,909		150,290		241,630		252,659
Net earnings from continuing operations	19,420		14,928		78,551		85,880
Net earnings	19,742		13,850		78,390		86,111
Basic EPS from continuing operations	0.17		0.13		0.67		0.73
Diluted EPS from continuing operations	0.16		0.13		0.66		0.72
Basic EPS	0.17		0.12		0.66		0.73
Diluted EPS	0.17		0.12		0.66		0.72

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(1) Excludes discontinued operations.