(Amounts in thousands, except for per share data)
  FY 2009
    
    
    FY 2008
    
    
    FY 2007
    
    
    FY 2006
    
    
    FY 2005Net sales
    
    $
    148,274
    
    
    $
    139,639
    
    
    $
    122,963
    
    
    $
    108,413
    
    
    $
    92,965Gross profit
    
    
    92,783
    
    
    
    86,480
    
    
    
    74,940
    
    
    
    64,684
    
    
    
    54,890Operating income
    
    
    48,779
    
    
    
    44,350
    
    
    
    35,030
    
    
    
    26,894
    
    
    
    20,325Net earnings
    
    
    32,759
    
    
    
    30,202
    
    
    
    26,721
    
    
    
    18,333
    
    
    
    12,638Basic earnings per share
    
    $
    0.81
    
    
    $
    0.75
    
    
    $
    0.67
    
    
    $
    0.47
    
    
    $
    0.36Diluted earnings per share
    
    $
    0.80
    
    
    $
    0.74
    
    
    $
    0.66
    
    
    $
    0.46
    
    
    $
    0.35Cash dividends declared per share
    
    $
    0.65
    
    
    $
    0.53
    
    
    $
    0.40
    
    
    $
    0.28
    
    
    $
    0.21Book value per share
    
    $
    3.40
    
    
    $
    3.19
    
    
    $
    2.83
    
    
    $
    2.40
    
    
    $
    2.14
  FY 2009
    
    
    FY 2008
    
    
    FY 2007
    
    
    FY 2006
    
    
    FY 2005Current assets
    
    $
    117,147
    
    
    $
    99,458
    
    
    $
    93,745
    
    
    $
    80,742
    
    
    $
    69,725Current liabilities
    
    
    16,752
    
    
    
    16,061
    
    
    
    17,067
    
    
    
    20,617
    
    
    
    19,791Total assets
    
    
    155,997
    
    
    
    146,431
    
    
    
    132,698
    
    
    
    120,528
    
    
    
    110,134Long-term debt obligations
    
    
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    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    1,803
    
    
    
    2,684Shareholders equity
    
    
    137,905
    
    
    
    128,489
    
    
    
    112,948
    
    
    
    94,350
    
    
    
    83,333




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Corporate Data
 
 
 
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       Years Ended September 30,
    
    2009
    
    
    2008Quarter ended:
    
    High
    
    
    Low
    
    
    High
    
    
    LowDecember 31
    
    
    30.250
    
    
    
    19.430
    
    
    
    34.240
    
    
    
    26.500March 31
    
    
    26.410
    
    
    
    16.500
    
    
    
    36.090
    
    
    
    28.910June 30
    
    
    23.000
    
    
    
    14.790
    
    
    
    37.000
    
    
    
    25.200September 30
    
    
    26.200
    
    
    
    20.750
    
    
    
    30.500
    
    
    
    23.250
 Directors and Officers
 Directors
    
    
    
    Officers and ExecutivesWilliam J. Motto 
Executive Chairman of 
the Board 
John A. Kraeutler 
Chief Executive
Officer 
James A. Buzard,
Ph.D. Retired
Executive 
Vice President, 
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. 
Gary P. Kreider 
Senior Partner, 
Keating Muething &
Klekamp PLL
    
    Robert J. Ready 
Chairman of the Board 
and President, 
LSI Industries Inc.
David C. Phillips 
Co-founder, Cincinnati
Works, Inc. 
James M. Anderson 
President and Chief
Operating Officer,
Cincinnati Childrens
Hospital Medical Center
    
    William J. Motto 
Executive Chairman of 
the Board 
John A. Kraeutler Chief
Executive Officer 
Richard L. Eberly 
Executive Vice President, 
President Meridian Life 
Science 
Lawrence J. Baldini 
Executive Vice President, 
Operations and Information 
Systems 
Melissa A. Lueke Executive
Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and 
Secretary
    
    Antonio A. Interno 
Senior Vice President, 
President and 
Managing Director,
Meridian Bioscience
Europe 
Susan D. Rolih Senior
Vice President, 
Regulatory Affairs
and Quality Assurance 
Todd W. Motto Vice
President, Sales and
Marketing 
Vecheslav A. Elagin 
Vice President,
Research and
Development 
Marviette Dale Vice
President, Human
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