Standex Financial Highlights

Year Ending June 30	1997	1996	1995
Operations:
Net Sales	$564,623,458	$562,678,620	$569,292,824
Net Income	26,918,588	30,713,794	34,976,944*
Return on Sales	4.8%	5.5%	6.1%
Return on Equity	19.1%	22.8%	26.4%
Depreciation	12,777,339	12,497,148	12,355,863
Interest Expense	8,497,425	9,047,701	8,367,075
Per Share Data*
Net Sales	$41.85	$40.40	$39.15
Earnings	2.00	2.21	2.41*
Book Value	10.75	10.01	9.45
Dividends	.75	.71	.63
Average Shares Outstanding	13,490,810	13,927,223	14,540,476