Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2020

Schedule of unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information

Unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information for the years ended July 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):


	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Fiscal 2020
Net sales	$	672.7	$	662.0	$	629.7	$	617.4
Gross profit	231.3		223.2		209.2		207.9
Net earnings	65.0		64.4		63.4		64.2
Net earnings per share – basic	0.51		0.51		0.50		0.51
Net earnings per share – diluted	0.51		0.50		0.50		0.50
Dividends paid per share	0.21		0.21		0.21		0.21

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