Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information

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Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2012
Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information

Note 16.    Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information

The Company is a global manufacturer of a broad range of industrial products and systems and is organized into four reportable segments: Industrial, Energy, Electrical and Engineered Solutions. The Industrial segment is primarily involved in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded hydraulic and mechanical tools to the maintenance, industrial, infrastructure and production automation markets. The Energy segment provides joint integrity products and services, as well as rope and cable solutions to the global oil & gas, power generation and energy markets. The Electrical segment designs, manufactures and distributes a broad range of electrical products to the retail DIY, wholesale, OEM, utility, marine and other harsh environment markets. The Engineered Solutions segment provides highly engineered position and motion control systems to OEMs in various vehicle markets, as well as a variety of other products to the industrial and agricultural markets.

 

The following tables summarize financial information for continuing operations by reportable segment and product line (in thousands):

     Year Ended August 31,  
     2012     2011     2010  

Net Sales by Segment:

      

Industrial

   $ 419,295      $ 393,013      $ 299,983   

Energy

     349,163        293,060        235,723   

Electrical

     328,821        286,013        233,702   

Engineered Solutions

     508,063        473,237        391,100   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,605,342      $ 1,445,323      $ 1,160,508   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Sales by Reportable Product Line:

      

Industrial

   $ 419,295      $ 393,013      $ 299,983   

Energy

     349,163        293,060        235,723   

Electrical

     328,821        286,013        233,702   

Vehicle Systems

     279,549        328,763        284,633   

Other

     228,514        144,474        106,467   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,605,342      $ 1,445,323      $ 1,160,508   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Profit (Loss):

      

Industrial

   $ 114,777      $ 98,415      $ 66,344   

Energy

     62,205        49,345        30,702   

Electrical

     (34,572     20,683        19,853   

Engineered Solutions

     60,851        63,612        31,681   

General Corporate

     (33,319     (38,485     (26,808
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 169,942      $ 193,570      $ 121,772   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization:

      

Industrial

   $ 8,358      $ 8,655      $ 6,571   

Energy

     18,115        18,152        17,276   

Electrical

     10,667        9,694        10,470   

Engineered Solutions

     15,093        13,916        14,898   

General Corporate

     2,030        2,579        2,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 54,263      $ 52,996      $ 51,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures:

      

Industrial

   $ 5,333      $ 3,590      $ 779   

Energy

     8,962        8,978        7,212   

Electrical

     3,077        1,953        5,662   

Engineered Solutions

     3,463        5,966        4,517   

General Corporate

     1,905        1,902        1,796   

Discontinued Operations

     —          707        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 22,740      $ 23,096      $ 19,966   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     August 31,       
     2012      2011       

Assets:

        

Industrial

   $ 268,735       $ 263,680      

Energy

     540,409         517,428      

Electrical

     437,914         547,556      

Engineered Solutions

     667,550         632,242      

General Corporate

     92,511         102,311      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
   $ 2,007,119       $ 2,063,217      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

In addition to the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the comparability of segment and product line information is impacted by acquisition/divestiture activities, restructuring costs and related benefits and the non-cash $62.5 million asset impairment charge in fiscal 2012 in the Electrical segment. Corporate assets, which are not allocated, principally represent cash and cash equivalents capitalized debt issuance costs and deferred income taxes.

The following tables summarize financial information from continuing operations by geographic region (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended August 31,  
     2012      2011      2010  

Net Sales:

        

United States

   $ 841,498       $ 702,459       $ 602,546   

Netherlands

     220,608         258,412         164,822   

United Kingdom

     157,948         122,046         98,027   

France

     57,496         57,595         34,853   

Australia

     55,516         37,635         31,532   

Germany

     52,236         56,981         42,882   

All other

     220,040         210,195         185,846   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,605,342       $ 1,445,323       $ 1,160,508   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     August 31,         
     2012      2011         

Long-Lived Assets:

        

United States

   $ 50,950       $ 57,413      

China

     20,166         21,022      

United Kingdom

     17,672         20,079      

Netherlands

     12,166         14,880      

All other

     18,666         19,699      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
   $ 119,620       $ 133,093      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

The Company’s largest customer accounted for less than 3.0% of sales in each of the last three fiscal years. Export sales from domestic operations were less than 8.0% of total net sales in each of the periods presented.