Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Schedule of unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information

Unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information for the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):



	First Quarter		Second Quarter			Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Fiscal 2019
Net sales	$	701.4	$	703.7		$	712.8	$	726.9
Gross profit	238.4		225.4			240.7		243.8
Net earnings	73.8		60.1			75.2		58.0
Net earnings per share – basic	0.57		0.47			0.59		0.45
Net earnings per share – diluted	0.56		0.46			0.58		0.45
Dividends paid per share	0.19		0.19			0.19		0.21

Fiscal 2018
Net sales	$	644.8	$	664.7		$	700.0	$	724.7
Gross profit	224.3		218.9			239.8		252.8
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	0.18		0.18			0.18		0.19