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, 2015
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 engaged 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 original equipment manufacturers (“OEM”) in various on and off-highway 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,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Net Sales by Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
402,464

 
$
413,902

 
$
422,620

Energy
 
411,875

 
462,368

 
363,372

Engineered Solutions
 
434,915

 
523,592

 
493,750

 
 
$
1,249,254

 
$
1,399,862

 
$
1,279,742

Net Sales by Reportable Product Line:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
402,464

 
$
413,902

 
$
422,620

Energy
 
411,875

 
462,368

 
363,372

Vehicle Systems
 
220,889

 
272,201

 
253,073

Other
 
214,026

 
251,391

 
240,677

 
 
$
1,249,254

 
$
1,399,862

 
$
1,279,742

Operating Profit (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
105,652

 
$
120,250

 
$
117,644

Energy
 
(41,351
)
 
56,412

 
63,280

Engineered Solutions
 
19,789

 
55,430

 
40,328

General Corporate
 
(30,536
)
 
(28,984
)
 
(31,107
)
 
 
$
53,554

 
$
203,108

 
$
190,145

Depreciation and Amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
8,257

 
$
7,597

 
$
8,553

Energy
 
26,532

 
33,983

 
18,451

Engineered Solutions
 
16,652

 
17,602

 
16,949

General Corporate
 
1,798

 
1,453

 
2,145

Discontinued Operations
 

 

 
7,804

 
 
$
53,239

 
$
60,635

 
$
53,902

Capital Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
1,249

 
$
3,349

 
$
3,524

Energy
 
11,864

 
26,787

 
9,417

Engineered Solutions
 
8,472

 
8,763

 
7,001

General Corporate
 
931

 
2,956

 
867

Discontinued Operations
 

 
2

 
2,859

 
 
$
22,516

 
$
41,857

 
$
23,668

 
 
 
August 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Industrial
 
$
293,738

 
$
307,058

Energy
 
601,521

 
788,915

Engineered Solutions
 
588,200

 
643,323

General Corporate
 
153,458

 
117,583

 
 
$
1,636,917

 
$
1,856,879


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, impairment charges, 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 sales and long-lived assets (fixed assets, deposits and other long-term assets) by geographic region (in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended August 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Net Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
526,061

 
$
573,590

 
$
549,057

Netherlands
 
139,432

 
151,549

 
159,396

United Kingdom
 
113,743

 
162,508

 
144,131

Australia
 
94,319

 
82,778

 
68,255

China
 
46,702

 
47,844

 
43,302

United Arab Emirates
 
44,211

 
18,101

 
10,429

France
 
43,068

 
53,542

 
52,806

All other
 
241,718

 
279,530

 
252,366

 
 
$
1,249,254

 
$
1,399,862

 
$
1,279,742

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
August 31,
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
Long-lived Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
41,645

 
$
44,971

 
 
Norway
 
20,297

 
29,715

 
 
United Kingdom
 
21,704

 
28,364

 
 
Australia
 
15,227

 
20,431

 
 
China
 
18,199

 
19,166

 
 
All other
 
27,990

 
42,317

 
 
 
 
$
145,062

 
$
184,964

 
 

The Company’s largest customer accounted for less than 2% of sales in each of the last three fiscal years. Export sales from domestic operations were approximately 6.6% of total net sales in each of the periods presented.