Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Schedule of unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information

Unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information for the years ended July 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):



	First Quarter		Second Quarter			Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Fiscal 2018
Net sales	$	644.8	$	664.7		$	700.0	$	724.7
Gross profit	224.3		218.9			239.6		252.7
Net earnings (loss)	60.9		(52.9		)	69.9		102.4
Net earnings (loss) per share – basic	0.47		(0.40		)	0.54		0.79
Net earnings (loss) per share – diluted	0.46		(0.40		)	0.53		0.78
Dividends paid per share	0.180		0.180			0.180		0.190

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 paid per share	0.175		0.175			0.175		0.175