UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	[1]
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 179,639,743	$ 226,435,019
Short-term investments	20,462,581	14,356,476
Accounts receivable, net	356,338,008	321,809,868
Inventories, net	449,311,020	402,473,028
Prepaid expenses and other	39,932,866	32,663,762
Total current assets	1,045,684,218	997,738,153
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—NET	703,583,489	652,877,672
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill	340,105,631	340,105,631
Long-term investments	325,561,578	299,080,876
Intangible assets, net	201,604,035	214,005,910
Deferred tax asset	50,192,359	41,113,759
Patents and other assets, net	68,565,533	66,515,551
Total other assets	986,029,136	960,821,727
Total assets	2,735,296,843	2,611,437,552
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	182,606,296	184,398,820
Accrued liabilities	100,558,357	87,210,156
Total current liabilities	283,164,653	271,608,976
OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	34,504,848	27,311,507
Total liabilities	317,669,501	298,920,483
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Common stock	13,646,597	13,887,326
Additional paid-in capital	1,000,948,512	968,245,875
Retained earnings	1,405,918,157	1,336,940,990
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,885,924)	(6,557,122)
Total shareholders’ investment	2,417,627,342	2,312,517,069
Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment	$ 2,735,296,843	$ 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.