Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Schedule of unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information

Unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information for the years ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):



	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Fiscal 2017
Net sales	$	553.0	$	550.6	$	608.2	$	660.1
Gross profit	194.2		187.9		211.5		229.5
Net earnings	58.0		46.5		60.1		68.2
Net earnings per share – basic	0.43		0.35		0.45		0.52
Net earnings per share – diluted	0.43		0.35		0.45		0.51
Dividends declared per share	0.175		0.175		0.175		0.180
Dividends paid per share	0.175		0.175		0.175		0.175

Fiscal 2016
Net sales	$	538.0	$	517.2	$	571.3	$	593.8
Gross profit	178.1		170.8		196.6		209.3
Net earnings	38.5		38.0		54.8		59.5
Net earnings per share – basic	0.29		0.28		0.41		0.44
Net earnings per share – diluted	0.29		0.28		0.41		0.44
Dividends declared per share	0.170		0.170		0.175		0.175
Dividends paid per share	0.170		0.170		0.170		0.175