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, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information
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 three reportable segments: Industrial, Energy 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, customized offshore vessel mooring solutions, as well as rope and cable solutions to the global oil & gas, power generation and energy 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 by reportable segment and product line (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended August 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Net Sales by Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
413,902

 
$
422,620

 
$
419,295

Energy
 
462,368

 
363,372

 
349,163

Engineered Solutions
 
523,592

 
493,750

 
508,063

 
 
$
1,399,862

 
$
1,279,742

 
$
1,276,521

Net Sales by Reportable Product Line:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
413,902

 
$
422,620

 
$
419,295

Energy
 
462,368

 
363,372

 
349,163

Vehicle Systems
 
272,201

 
253,073

 
279,549

Other
 
251,391

 
240,677

 
228,514

 
 
$
1,399,862

 
$
1,279,742

 
$
1,276,521

Operating Profit (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
120,250

 
$
117,644

 
$
114,777

Energy
 
56,412

 
63,280

 
62,205

Engineered Solutions
 
55,430

 
40,328

 
60,851

General Corporate
 
(28,984
)
 
(31,107
)
 
(33,319
)
 
 
$
203,108

 
$
190,145

 
$
204,514

Depreciation and Amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
7,597

 
$
8,553

 
$
8,358

Energy
 
33,983

 
18,451

 
18,115

Engineered Solutions
 
17,602

 
16,949

 
15,093

General Corporate
 
1,453

 
2,145

 
2,030

Discontinued Operations
 
—

 
7,804

 
10,667

 
 
$
60,635

 
$
53,902

 
$
54,263

Capital Expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
3,349

 
$
3,524

 
$
5,333

Energy
 
26,787

 
9,417

 
8,962

Engineered Solutions
 
8,763

 
7,001

 
3,463

General Corporate
 
2,956

 
867

 
1,905

Discontinued Operations
 
2

 
2,859

 
3,077

 
 
$
41,857

 
$
23,668

 
$
22,740

 
 
 
August 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
307,058

 
$
280,110

Energy
 
788,915

 
817,547

Engineered Solutions
 
643,323

 
652,581

General Corporate
 
117,583

 
96,488

Assets of Discontinued Operations
 
—

 
272,606

 
 
$
1,856,879

 
$
2,119,332


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. 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,
 
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
Net Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
573,590

 
$
549,057

 
$
599,831

 
 
United Kingdom
 
162,508

 
144,131

 
141,037

 
 
Netherlands
 
151,549

 
159,396

 
185,112

 
 
Australia
 
82,778

 
68,255

 
47,472

 
 
France
 
53,542

 
52,806

 
48,681

 
 
All other
 
375,895

 
306,097

 
254,388

 
 
 
 
$
1,399,862

 
$
1,279,742

 
$
1,276,521

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
August 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
Long-lived Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
44,971

 
$
41,161

 
 
 
 
Norway
 
29,715

 
59,557

 
 
 
 
United Kingdom
 
28,364

 
54,136

 
 
 
 
Australia
 
20,431

 
5,104

 
 
 
 
China
 
19,166

 
19,551

 
 
 
 
All other
 
42,317

 
25,673

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
184,964

 
$
205,182

 
 
 

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 approximately 8.3% of total net sales in each of the periods presented.