consolidated five year comparison1 directors and officers years ended october 31 1974 in thoi 1972 1971 1970 re amounts and number of stockholders income gross revenues from operations costs and expenses gross profit from operations equity in earnings of affiliates interest other net gross profit and other income 501 227 320,722 180,505 19,170 7,941 8,522 expenses general and administrative etc $ 9,413 interest minority interest in earnings of subsidiaries $ 32,077 income from continuing operations before income taxes 167,017 provision for income taxes 70,076 income from continuing operations discontinued operations income from net of income taxes gain on disposition net of income taxes . net income earnings per common share3 earnings per common share assuming full dilution2 . cash dividends on common stock total paid per share2 common stock shares outstanding2 number of stockholders3 total assets long-term liabilities . stockholders equity total equity per common share2 . 332,359 234,304 $ 98,055 10,533 7,233 2,052 226,534 159,588 $ 66,946 14,360 118,391 81,019 $ 37,372 17,868 2,803 1,769 199,094 113,76 1 86,877 31,441 $ 21,261 $ 9,769 $ 64,949 20,923 $ 50,043 13,731 101,829 69,039 $ 32,790 12,938 5,892 2,131 $ 86,210 $ 59,812 $ 53,751 $ 44,245 13,806 ! 96,941 $ 55,436 $ 44,026 $ 36,312 $ 30,439 \ board of directors \ transfer agents bankers trust company new york new york crocker national bank san francisco california first security bank of utah n.a salt lake city utah 1 appropriately restated to reflect the mergers consummated during 1974 and accounted for i 2 adjusted for the two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend in 1973 550 california street san francisco california 94104