Financial Highlights
(in millions, except per share amounts)

  2007 2008 % Change
Sales $6,000.5 $6,718.2 12.0
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes 1,370.1 1,580.2 15.3
Income taxes 383.4 432.4 12.8
Net earnings from continuing operations 986.7 1,147.8 16.3
Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations1 999.4 1,169.5 17.0
       
Diluted net earnings from continuing operations
per share of common stock:
     
Reported $     2.37 $     2.78 17.3
Adjusted1 $     2.40 $     2.83 17.9
       
Dividends declared – per share 0.33 0.40 21.2
Cash and marketable securities 2,410.8 2,195.6 (8.9)

1 Adjusted to exclude restructuring charges recorded in 2008 and an intangible asset impairment charge recorded in 2007.

Net Sales from Continuing Operations
$ Millions

Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations

 

Adjusted Diluted EPS
from Continuing Operations*

Dividend History

* Adjusted to exclude certain charges, including restructuring,
intangible asset impairment, in-process research and
development, income taxes on repatriation of foreign earnings
and acquisition-related items.