The Group has 178 locations across the world serving a range of market sectors with various thermal processing services. The range and type of services offered is common to all market sectors.
In accordance with IFRS 8 'Operating Segments', the segmentation of Group activity reflects the way the Group is managed by the chief operating decision maker, being the Group Chief Executive, who on a monthly basis reviews the operating performance of six operating segments, split between the Aerospace, Defence & Energy (ADE) and Automotive & General Industrial (AGI) business areas, as follows:
- ADE – Western Europe;
- ADE – North America;
- ADE – Emerging markets;
- AGI – Western Europe;
- AGI – North America; and
- AGI – Emerging markets.
The split of operating segments by geography reflects the divisional reporting structure of the Group.
In accordance with the aggregation criteria of IFRS 8, the operating segments are aggregated into the Group's two key business areas, ADE and AGI, the split being driven by customer behaviour and requirements. Customers in the ADE segment tend to operate and purchase more globally and have long supply chains, whilst customers in the AGI segment tend to purchase more locally and have shorter supply chains.
Bodycote plants do not exclusively supply services to customers of a given market sector. Allocations of plants between ADE and AGI is therefore derived by reference to the preponderance of markets served.
| Group | ADE
2015
£m | AGI
2015
£m | Central
costs and
eliminations
2015
£m | Consolidated
2015
£m |
|---|
| Revenue | | | | |
| Total revenue | 243.5 | 323.7 | – | 567.2 |
| Result | | | | |
| Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments and unallocated central costs | 59.1 | 53.7 | – | 112.8 |
| Share-based payments (including social charges) | 0.1 | (0.3) | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Unallocated central costs | – | – | (11.3) | (11.3) |
| Headline operating profit / (loss) | 59.2 | 53.4 | (10.5) | 102.1 |
| Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets | (1.4) | (2.8) | – | (4.2) |
| Operating profit / (loss) prior to exceptional items | 57.8 | 50.6 | (10.5) | 97.9 |
| Reorganisation costs | (5.1) | (14.9) | – | (20.0) |
| Segment result | 52.7 | 35.7 | (10.5) | 77.9 |
| Investment revenue | | | | 0.1 |
| Finance costs | | | | (3.0) |
| Profit before taxation | | | | 75.0 |
| Taxation | | | | (18.8) |
| Profit for the year | | | | 56.2 |
Inter-segment sales are not material in either year.
The Group does not rely on any individual major customers.
| Aerospace, Defence & Energy | Western
Europe
2015
£m | North
America
2015
£m | Emerging
markets
2015
£m | Total
ADE
2015
£m |
|---|
| Revenue | | | | |
| Total revenue | 111.2 | 130.3 | 2.0 | 243.5 |
| Result | | | | |
| Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments | 23.4 | 35.6 | 0.1 | 59.1 |
| Share-based payments (including social charges) | (0.1) | 0.2 | – | 0.1 |
| Headline operating profit | 23.3 | 35.8 | 0.1 | 59.2 |
| Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets | (0.3) | (1.1) | – | (1.4) |
| Operating profit prior to exceptional items | 23.0 | 34.7 | 0.1 | 57.8 |
| Reorganisation costs | (3.3) | (1.8) | – | (5.1) |
| Segment result | 19.7 | 32.9 | 0.1 | 52.7 |
| Automotive & General Industrial | Western
Europe
2015
£m | North
America
2015
£m | Emerging
markets
2015
£m | Total
AGI
2015
£m |
|---|
| Revenue | | | | |
| Total revenue | 195.9 | 89.3 | 38.5 | 323.7 |
| Result | | | | |
| Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments | 34.1 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 53.7 |
| Share-based payments (including social charges) | (0.3) | 0.1 | (0.1) | (0.3) |
| Headline operating profit | 33.8 | 16.4 | 3.2 | 53.4 |
| Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets | (0.2) | (2.4) | (0.2) | (2.8) |
| Operating profit prior to exceptional items | 33.6 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 50.6 |
| Reorganisation costs | (8.0) | (1.6) | (5.3) | (14.9) |
| Segment result | 25.6 | 12.4 | (2.3) | 35.7 |
| Group | ADE
2014
£m | AGI
2014
£m | Central
costs and
eliminations
2014
£m | Consolidated
2014
£m |
|---|
| Revenue | | | | |
| Total revenue | 263.0 | 346.1 | – | 609.1 |
| Result | | | | |
| Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments and unallocated central costs | 70.7 | 55.1 | – | 125.8 |
| Share-based payments (including social charges) | (0.1) | (1.0) | (1.1) | (2.2) |
| Unallocated central costs | – | – | (12.5) | (12.5) |
| Headline operating profit / (loss) | 70.6 | 54.1 | (13.6) | 111.1 |
| Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets | (1.3) | (2.6) | – | (3.9) |
| Operating profit / (loss) prior to exceptional items | 69.3 | 51.5 | (13.6) | 107.2 |
| Acquisition costs | – | (0.2) | – | (0.2) |
| Segment result | 69.3 | 51.3 | (13.6) | 107.0 |
| Investment revenue | | | | 0.1 |
| Finance costs | | | | (3.4) |
| Profit before taxation | | | | 103.7 |
| Taxation | | | | (24.4) |
| Profit for the year | | | | 79.3 |
| Aerospace, Defence & Energy | Western
Europe
2014
£m | North
America
2014
£m | Emerging
markets
2014
£m | Total
ADE
2014
£m |
|---|
| Revenue | | | | |
| Total revenue | 129.7 | 130.8 | 2.5 | 263.0 |
| Result | | | | |
| Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments | 30.4 | 39.8 | 0.5 | 70.7 |
| Share-based payments (including social charges) | (0.1) | – | – | (0.1) |
| Headline operating profit | 30.3 | 39.8 | 0.5 | 70.6 |
| Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets | (0.3) | (1.0) | – | (1.3) |
| Segment result | 30.0 | 38.8 | 0.5 | 69.3 |
| Automotive & General Industrial | Western
Europe
2014
£m | North
America
2014
£m | Emerging
markets
2014
£m | Total
AGI
2014
£m |
|---|
| Revenue | | | | |
| Total revenue | 220.1 | 84.6 | 41.4 | 346.1 |
| Result | | | | |
| Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments | 37.6 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 55.1 |
| Share-based payments (including social charges) | (1.0) | – | – | (1.0) |
| Headline operating profit | 36.6 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 54.1 |
| Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets | (0.2) | (2.2) | (0.2) | (2.6) |
| Operating profit prior to exceptional items | 36.4 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 51.5 |
| Acquisition costs | (0.2) | – | – | (0.2) |
| Segment result | 36.2 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 51.3 |
Other information
Group | ADE
2015
£m | AGI
2015
£m | Central
costs and
eliminations
2015
£m | Consolidated
2015
£m |
|---|
| Gross capital additions | 17.9 | 43.3 | 5.5 | 66.7 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 20.3 | 32.7 | 0.8 | 53.8 |
| Balance sheet | | | | |
| Assets: | | | | |
| Segment assets | 309.2 | 421.5 | 74.8 | 805.5 |
| Liabilities: | | | | |
| Segment liabilities | (69.0) | (111.1) | (75.8) | (255.9) |
| 240.2 | 310.4 | (1.0) | 549.6 |
| Allocation of head office net assets | (0.4) | (0.6) | 1.0 | – |
| Adjusted segment net assets | 239.8 | 309.8 | – | 549.6 |
| Aerospace, Defence & Energy | Western
Europe
2015
£m | North
America
2015
£m | Emerging
markets
2015
£m | Total
ADE
2015
£m |
|---|
| Gross capital additions | 8.7 | 9.2 | – | 17.9 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 9.0 | 11.0 | 0.3 | 20.3 |
| Balance sheet | | | | |
| Assets: | | | | |
| Segment assets | 136.2 | 170.6 | 2.4 | 309.2 |
| Liabilities: | | | | |
| Segment liabilities | (35.8) | (32.1) | (1.1) | (69.0) |
| Segment net assets | 100.4 | 138.5 | 1.3 | 240.2 |
| Automotive & General Industrial | Western
Europe
2015
£m | North
America
2015
£m | Emerging
markets
2015
£m | Total
AGI
2015
£m |
|---|
| Gross capital additions | 18.5 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 43.3 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 19.6 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 32.7 |
| Balance sheet | | | | |
| Assets: | | | | |
| Segment assets | 232.7 | 127.6 | 61.2 | 421.5 |
| Liabilities: | | | | |
| Segment liabilities | (83.4) | (18.4) | (9.3) | (111.1) |
| Segment net assets | 149.3 | 109.2 | 51.9 | 310.4 |
| Group | ADE
2014
£m | AGI
2014
£m | Central
costs and
eliminations
2014
£m | Consolidated
2014
£m |
|---|
| Gross capital additions | 18.9 | 36.2 | 4.3 | 59.4 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 20.1 | 34.0 | 1.0 | 55.1 |
| Balance sheet | | | | |
| Assets: | | | | |
| Segment assets | 308.1 | 434.7 | 82.3 | 825.1 |
| Liabilities: | | | | |
| Segment liabilities | (68.2) | (122.8) | (63.2) | (254.2) |
| 239.9 | 311.9 | 19.1 | 570.9 |
| Allocation of head office net liabilities | 8.3 | 10.8 | (19.1) | – |
| Adjusted segment net assets | 248.2 | 322.7 | – | 570.9 |
| Aerospace, Defence & Energy | Western
Europe
2014
£m | North
America
2014
£m | Emerging
markets
2014
£m | Total
ADE
2014
£m |
|---|
| Gross capital additions | 9.2 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 18.9 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 9.5 | 10.3 | 0.3 | 20.1 |
| Balance sheet | | | | |
| Assets: | | | | |
| Segment assets | 140.3 | 164.7 | 3.1 | 308.1 |
| Liabilities: | | | | |
| Segment liabilities | (35.5) | (31.0) | (1.7) | (68.2) |
| Segment net assets | 104.8 | 133.7 | 1.4 | 239.9 |
| Automotive & General Industrial | Western
Europe
2014
£m | North
America
2014
£m | Emerging
markets
2014
£m | Total
AGI
2014
£m |
|---|
| Gross capital additions | 18.8 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 36.2 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 21.6 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 34.0 |
| Balance sheet | | | | |
| Assets: | | | | |
| Segment assets | 248.2 | 118.9 | 67.6 | 434.7 |
| Liabilities: | | | | |
| Segment liabilities | (93.1) | (15.6) | (14.1) | (122.8) |
| Segment net assets | 155.1 | 103.3 | 53.5 | 311.9 |
Geographical information
The Group's revenue from external customers and information about its segment assets (non-current assets excluding financial instruments, deferred tax assets and other financial assets) by country are detailed below:
| Revenue from
external customers | Non-current assets |
|---|
| 2015
£m | 2014
£m | 2015
£m | 2014
£m |
|---|
| USA | 211.5 | 206.7 | 257.3 | 244.9 |
| France | 82.2 | 91.4 | 60.4 | 63.1 |
| UK | 50.9 | 59.5 | 74.6 | 71.2 |
| Germany | 59.8 | 65.5 | 58.5 | 59.9 |
| Sweden | 41.9 | 51.4 | 35.8 | 37.6 |
| Netherlands | 23.2 | 26.1 | 20.9 | 22.9 |
| Others | 97.7 | 108.5 | 97.5 | 107.1 |
| 567.2 | 609.1 | 605.0 | 606.7 |