| 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 | | April 30, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | Net external sales | | $ | 318,847 | | | $ | 202,809 | | | $ | 161,282 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 682,938 | | | Operating profit (loss) | | 95,722 | | | 56,805 | | | 31,558 | | | (15,335) | | | 168,750 | | | April 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | Net external sales | | $ | 344,978 | | | $ | 168,966 | | | $ | 136,698 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 650,642 | | | Operating profit (loss) | | 115,922 | | | 48,993 | | | 20,693 | | | (16,992) | | | 168,616 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | | April 30, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | Net external sales | | $ | 619,295 | | | $ | 396,418 | | | $ | 282,645 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,298,358 | | | Operating profit (loss) | | 191,434 | | | 97,741 | | | 49,681 | | | (29,159) | | | 309,697 | | | April 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | Net external sales | | $ | 682,720 | | | $ | 328,492 | | | $ | 272,623 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,283,835 | | | Operating profit (loss) | | 225,020 | | | 95,093 | | | 38,997 | | | (31,059) | | | 328,051 | |
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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 | | Six Months Ended | | | | April 30, 2025 | | April 30, 2024 | | April 30, 2025 | | April 30, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | Americas | | $ | 292,463 | | | $ | 294,428 | | | $ | 560,300 | | | $ | 568,440 | | | Europe | | 172,496 | | | 182,070 | | | 340,259 | | | 361,380 | | | | | | | | | | | | Asia Pacific | | 217,979 | | | 174,144 | | | 397,799 | | | 354,015 | | | Total net external sales | | $ | 682,938 | | | $ | 650,642 | | | $ | 1,298,358 | | | $ | 1,283,835 | |
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