Tomkins Business Report FY2009

Business Highlights

Financial Overview

(in million dollars)
  FY2009 FY2008 Rate of change
(%)
Factors
Consolidated Income Statement (selected)
Revenue 4,143.6 5,301.1 (21.8)

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Profit from operations 262.9 404.8 (35.1)

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Industrial & Automotive (I&A)
Revenue 3,129.1 3,980.6 (21.4) 1)
Profit from operations 226.1 349.4 (35.3) -

Factors
1)
Power Transmission segment
-Sales were $1,763.4 million (2008: $2,125.2 million), a decline of 17.0%. Sales fell $150.6 million due to exchange rate changes. Sales declined by $211.2 million, or 10.7%, on an underlying basis.
-Sales fell principally as a result of lower volumes in most of Power Transmission’s end markets in the regions in which it operates.
-Notable exceptions were China, which performed well in the year, showing double digit percentage growth, and the Gates automotive aftermarket business (38% of Power Transmission’s sales in 2009), which continued to demonstrate its resilience.
-Sales to the industrial OE and replacement markets (23% of Power Transmission’s sales in 2009) declined by 28%.
-Sales to the automotive OE market (39% of Power Transmission’s sales in 2009 were down by around 20%, driven by lower automotive production levels, particularly in North America and Europe.

Sensors & Valves segment
-Sales were $313.6 million (2008: $421.0 million), a decline of 25.5%. Sales fell $42.8 million due to exchange rate changes. Sales declined by $64.6 million, or 17.1%, on an underlying basis.
-Sales fell principally as a result of lower volumes in the automotive OE market (74% of Sensors & Valves’ sales in 2009).
-Schrader International’s industrial and automotive aftermarket business, which accounts for the remainder of Sensors & Valves’ sales, was affected by low customer demand and declined compared with 2008.
-Approximately 60% of Sensor $ Valves’ sales in 2009 were to the North American market.

Contracts

-As for the Power Transmission product area, new contract wins in the automotive OE market totaled $84.9 million, with 62% of these relating to the Asia and European markets.

-Schrader Electronics won new business at Ford for TPMS, accounting for sales of around $20 million, and secured sole supplier status to Mercedes until 2016. Supply of TPMS to Mahindra & Mahindra commenced in the fourth quarter of 2009, and it extended Schrader Electronics’ sales in developing regions.

Investment Activities

Capital Expenditure

(in million dollars)
  FY2009 FY2008 FY2007
I&A 105.7 159.1 194.0
Building Products 17.1 30.6 30.2
Total 122.9 189.9 224.5

Overseas Investment

-In May 2009, the Company will build a new Power Transmission facility in Izmir, Turkey. The plant will manufacture oil pumps and tensioners for the European carmakers. The Company expects the site to be operational early 2010 and plans on a workforce of over 100 associates by 2012. (From a press release on May 28, 2009)