UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	[1]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 249,004,534	$ 226,435,019
Short-term investments	16,758,924	14,356,476
Accounts receivable, net	341,591,131	321,809,868
Inventories	436,537,244	402,473,028
Prepaid expenses and other	28,702,868	32,663,762
Total current assets	1,072,594,701	997,738,153
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NET	664,788,932	652,877,672
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill	340,105,631	340,105,631
Long-term investments	311,028,408	299,080,876
Intangible assets, net	209,809,035	214,005,910
Deferred tax asset	44,741,075	41,113,759
Patents and other assets, net	70,146,788	66,515,551
Total other assets	975,830,937	960,821,727
Total assets	2,713,214,570	2,611,437,552
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	191,736,616	184,398,820
Accrued liabilities	112,674,602	87,210,156
Total current liabilities	304,411,218	271,608,976
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	32,439,563	27,311,507
Total liabilities	336,850,781	298,920,483
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Common stock	13,871,933	13,887,326
Additional paid-in capital	991,053,652	968,245,875
Retained earnings	1,378,904,530	1,336,940,990
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,466,326)	(6,557,122)
Total shareholders’ investment	2,376,363,789	2,312,517,069
Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment	$ 2,713,214,570	$ 2,611,437,552

[1] The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.