1998 Annual Report Consolidated Statements of Earnings

	Year Ended
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	August 29, 1998	August 30, 1997	August 31, 1996
Continuing operations
Revenues
Manufactured products	$ 523,018	$ 436,712	$ 483,398
Dealer financing	2,076	1,420	1,406
Total net revenues	525,094	438,132	484,804
Costs and expenses
Cost of manufactured products	450,934	385,540	417,231
Selling and delivery	21,197	27,131	25,290
General and administrative	19,986	20,313	21,574
Total costs and expenses	492,117	432,984	464,095
Operating income	32,977	5,148	20,709
Financial income	2,950	1,844	354
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	35,927	6,992	21,063
Provision for taxes	11,543	416	6,639
Income from continuing operations	24,384	6,576	14,424
Discontinued operations
Income from operations of discontinued Cycle-Sat subsidiary (net of applicable income tax provision of $261)	---	---	593
Gain on sale of Cycle-Sat subsidiary (net of applicable income tax provision of $13,339)	---	16,472	---
Loss from the disposal of discontinued operations (net of applicable income tax credit of $1,157)	---	---	(2,632)
Net income	$ 24,384	$ 23,048	$ 12,385
Earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations:
Basic	$ 1.01	$ .26	$ .57
Diluted	1.00	.26	.57
Discontinued operations:
Basic	---	.65	(.08)
Diluted	---	.64	(.08)
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$ 1.01	$ .91	$ .49
Diluted	1.00	.90	.49
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic	24,106	25,435	25,349
Diluted	24,314	25,550	25,524