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PROSPECT SWETENHAMS BUSINESS RATIO : INDUSTRIAL FASTENER MANUFACTURERS - FEBRUARY 2005
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This Business Ratio report brings you detailed financial profiles, analysis and comparison of the leading 46 limited companies actively trading in this industry sector in Great Britain.

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COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

This Business Ratio report analyses, compares and contrasts the most recent financial details covering three or four years for the leading 46 companies in the industry. For comparison purposes, the base year is the most recent year for which the vast majority of companies have filed details. However, if firms have published more recent details, these are also included as a fourth year of accounts.

This summary brings you a sample of key details from this invaluable report. The report itself includes many further analyses of the performance of individual companies and the industry as a whole. The report provides in-depth financial analysis on these companies in these 4 clear sections:
INDUSTRIAL FASTENER MANUFACTURERS INDUSTRIAL FASTENER MANUFACTURERS
   
Alcoa Fastening Systems Ltd Pandrol Ltd
Alfran Fasteners Ltd Phoenix Fasteners Ltd
Andaray (Engineering) Ltd Pilgrim International Ltd.
Ariel Fasteners Ltd P.R.D. Fasteners Ltd
Armstrong Fastenings Ltd Precision Aerospace Component Engineering Ltd
BAS Components Ltd Satair Hardware UK Ltd
Blanc Aero Industries UK Ltd SEAC Ltd
Caparo Group Ltd SFS ntec Ltd
Carn Fasteners Ltd Socket & Allied Screws Ltd
Ceandess Ltd Southco UK (Holdings) Ltd
Cintec International Ltd Spirol Industries Ltd
Cooper & Turner Ltd Springfast Ltd
Eurofast Petrochemical Sppls Ltd SPS Technologies Ltd
Flexible Steel Lacing Co. Ltd Stainless Steel Fasteners Ltd
GKS - Centrepiece Ltd Steadfast Engineering Co. Ltd
Hampton Steel Sections Ltd Stone Fasteners Ltd
Howard S. Cooke & Co (Hldgs) Ltd Thomas Walker P.L.C.
Infast Philidas Ltd Thomas William Lench Ltd
Linread Ltd Tower Manufacturing Ltd
Mckechnie Aerospace Holdings Ltd Trifast PLC
Mckechnie Holdings (UK) Ltd Tucker Fasteners Ltd
Merlin Accessories Ltd Unimark Plastics Ltd
Midsteel Pipeline Ltd YKK (UK) Ltd

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Company Selection
1.1 Industry Definition
1.2 Company Selection
1.3 Changes of Name
1.4 New additions to the report
1.5 Treatment of Holding Companies & Subsidiaries
1.6 Large Changes in Accounts
1.7 Exceptionally Large Companies
Industry Overview
An expert review of the conclusions that can be drawn from the report, putting business developments into the context of recent industry developments and focusing on the performance of the industry as a whole and the leading players in it.
Company Profiles
Company data is presented alphabetically, with each company having a detailed profile over two pages showing address, activities, directors, subsidiaries and other company details plus Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Ratio Analysis and comparative performance.
Performance League Tables
These list companies in order of their performance compared to each other on key performance factors:
SIZE
Sales
Pre-tax profit
Total Assets
Number of Employees
PROFITABILITY
Return on Capital
Return on Net Assets
Pre-tax Profit Margin
Return on Investment
Profit per £ of Pay
EFFICIENCY
Asset Utilisation
Sales / Fixed Assets
Stocks / Sales
Debtor Days Outstanding
LIQUIDITY
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)
GEARING
Total Debt / Net Worth
Equity Gearing
Income Gearing (Interest Cover)
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
Pay per Employee
Sales per Employee
Capital Employed per Employee
Pay / Sales
OTHER
Exports / Sales
GROWTH
Sales growth
Pre-tax Profit Growth
Total Assets Growth
Number of Employees Growth
Exports Growth
Industrial Profile
This provides a Balance Sheet and a quick Profit and Loss account for the industry as a whole. Where the industry has been subdivided into 'subsectors', a profile for each of these is given, as well as a profile for the industry as a whole.
Analysis Notes
Definitions
Company Index

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Business Ratio report focuses on the leading 46 companies operating as industrial fastener manufacturers. The report analyses company and industry performance over the three years up to 7th March 2004. During this period, the average company witnessed a 5.9 percent fall in sales from £6.5 million in 2001/02 to £6.1 million in 2003/04. Pre-tax profits also declined, reducing from £235,000 in 2001/02 to £233,000 in 2003/04, a fall of 0.9 percent.

Profitability

Employee Performance

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