| Schedule of Segments |
The following table presents information about our segments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended | | Industrial
Precision
Solutions | | Medical and Fluid Solutions | | Advanced
Technology
Solutions | | Corporate | | Total | | July 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | Net external sales | | $ | 370,561 | | | $ | 166,737 | | | $ | 124,306 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 661,604 | | | Operating profit (loss) | | 118,110 | | | 48,374 | | | 22,945 | | | (22,371) | | | 167,058 | | | July 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | Net external sales | | $ | 338,257 | | | $ | 170,871 | | | $ | 139,549 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 648,677 | | | Operating profit (loss) | | 115,346 | | | 54,019 | | | 27,083 | | | (25,452) | | | 170,996 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nine Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | July 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | Net external sales | | $ | 1,092,099 | | | $ | 495,229 | | | $ | 358,111 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,945,439 | | | Operating profit (loss) | | 344,305 | | | 143,467 | | | 60,767 | | | (53,430) | | | 495,109 | | | July 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | Net external sales | | $ | 985,610 | | | $ | 491,683 | | | $ | 432,026 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,909,319 | | | Operating profit (loss) | | 329,439 | | | 141,326 | | | 70,136 | | | (53,179) | | | 487,722 | |
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| Sales and Long-lived Asset Information by Geographic Regions |
We had significant sales in the following geographic regions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended | | Nine Months Ended | | | | July 31, 2024 | | July 31, 2023 | | July 31, 2024 | | July 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | Americas | | $ | 287,016 | | | $ | 290,515 | | | $ | 855,456 | | | $ | 834,125 | | | Europe | | 179,370 | | | 167,536 | | | 540,750 | | | 498,379 | | | | | | | | | | | | Asia Pacific | | 195,218 | | | 190,626 | | | 549,233 | | | 576,815 | | | Total net external sales | | $ | 661,604 | | | $ | 648,677 | | | $ | 1,945,439 | | | $ | 1,909,319 | |
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