 In 1936 , the company shares traded at $ 2 @.@ 01 per share . The value of the stock continued to grow steadily and by 1996 , shares were trading at $ 2 @,@ 300 per share ; and hitting as high as $ 3 @,@ 600 a share in 2003 . Though not required to provide U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) filings , the company does distribute similar @-@ style reports to its shareholders annually , and in the 1930s and 40s , its annual earnings were reported in the Christian Science Monitor . In 1936 , the company reported an net income of $ 195 @,@ 077 , up nearly $ 10 @,@ 000 from its 1935 earnings of $ 185 @,@ 320 . As the company grew , so did its earnings . In 2001 , the company reported sales of $ 91 @.@ 4 million , giving it a net profit of $ 4 @.@ 6 million . Sales began declining , and by 2007 , they were down to $ 44 @,@ 800 @,@ 000 . 
