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PROSPECT SWETENHAMS BUSINESS RATIO : The Aerospace Industry-2005
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This Business Ratio report brings you detailed financial profiles, analysis and comparison of the leading 138 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 138 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.

For each company, a full 3-year financial profile is provided, including details of its performance on 25 key ratios. The volume also ranks companies against each other on these performance factors, and league table rankings are provided for each. With these you can quickly and easily see how companies compare on performance in the base year.

The figures for all companies in the report are aggregated and analysed to bring you industry average profiles. These show clearly just how the upper part of the sector is performing, and indicate towards trends that may influence all players in the industry.

In addition, an industry overview reviews the findings of the report, highlighting major changes and drawing your attention to the best and worst performers.

The following companies are profiled by the report:

AEROSPACE CONTRACTORS AEROSPACE CONTRACTORS
Aero Inventory PLC Houlder Ltd
Aeromet International PLC J & S Marine Ltd
Aerospace Machining Technology Ltd Langham Industries Ltd
Aerospace Systems & Technologies 2000 Ltd Perry Slingsby Systems Ltd
Aerostructures Hamble Ltd Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd
Aerosystems International Ltd Thales Naval Ltd
Aim Group PLC Vt Group PLC
Aircontrol Technologies Ltd  
Aircraft Equipment International Ltd ARMY CONTRACTORS
Airscrew Ltd Alvis PLC
Bae Systems PLC Horstman Defence Systems Ltd
Bae Systems (Operations) Ltd Jankel Armouring Ltd
Barden Corporation (U.K.) Ltd (The) Marshall Specialist Vehicles Ltd
Bba Group PLC Mbda UK Ltd
Bombardier Aerospace Europe Ltd Np Aerospace Ltd
Brama Brown & Root & Marshall Aerospace Ltd Penman Engineering Ltd
Cobham PLC Royal Ordnance PLC
Darron Tool & Engineering (Sheffield) Ltd Vinters Engineering PLC
Doncasters Aerospace Ltd Wfel Ltd
Dps Composites (Aerospace) Ltd  
Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group Ltd DEFENCE ELECTRONICS
Dynamic Equilibrium Ltd Albacom Ltd
Facet Industrial U.K. Ltd Ams Ltd
Flight Refuelling Ltd Bae Systems Avionics Ltd
Fls Aerospace (UK) Ltd Bae Systems (Defence Systems) Ltd
Freeman & Proctor Ltd Edo Mbm Technology Ltd
Fr-Hitemp Ltd Ew Simulation Technology Ltd
Gardner Group Ltd Filtronic Components Ltd
Gardner Aerospace - Basildon Ltd General Dynamics UK Ltd
Gardner Aerospace - Burnley Ltd Hima-Sella Ltd
Gardner Aerospace - Ilkeston Ltd Insys Ltd
Gardner Aerospace - Nuneaton Ltd Intelek PLC
Gardner Aerospace - Wales Ltd Joyce-Loebl Ltd
Gkn Aerospace Services Ltd Kenure Developments Ltd
Gkn Aerospace Transparency Systems (Luton) Ltd Leafield Engineering Ltd
Hampson Aerospace Machining Ltd Lockheed Martin UK Ltd
Hawker Pacific Aerospace Ltd Micromill Electronics Ltd
Hs Marston Aerospace Ltd Nautronix (Holdings) PLC
Hyde Group Holdings Ltd Oxley Developments Co. Ltd
Hymatic Engineering Co., Ltd (The) Radamec Defence Systems Ltd
Inbis Ltd Raytheon UK Ltd
Ipeco Holdings Ltd Rockwell - Collins (U.K.) Ltd
Kemfast Aerospace Ltd Rosemount Aerospace Ltd
Loades PLC Smiths Detection-Watford Ltd
Marshall Of Cambridge Aerospace Ltd Thales Avionics Ltd
Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd Thales Defence Ltd
Mb Aerospace Ltd Thales Mesl Ltd
Mcbraida PLC Thales Optronics (Bury St. Edmunds) Ltd
Mckechnie Aerospace Holdings Ltd Thales Optronics (Taunton) Ltd
Meggitt PLC Thales Security Systems UK Ltd
Mettis Aerospace Ltd Tyco Electronics UK Ltd
Military Aircraft Spares Ltd Ultra Electronics Ltd
Muirhead Aerospace Ltd  
Portsmouth Aviation Ltd MAJOR GROUPS WITH INTERESTS IN DEFENCE EQUIPMENT
Repaircraft PLC Avon Polymer Products Ltd
Scott Aerospace Ltd Awe Management Ltd
Sigma Aerospace (Holdings) Ltd Babcock International Group PLC
Slingsby Aviation Ltd Bolton Copper Ltd
Smith's (Harlow) Ltd T.T.Boughton & Sons Ltd
Startrite Designs Ltd Bywell Holdings Ltd
Supercraft Ltd Chemring Group PLC
Tecalemit Aerospace Ltd Deutsch Ltd.
V W Co. Ltd J. & S. Franklin (Holdings & Management Services) Ltd
Westland Helicopters Ltd Graphic PLC
Weston Aero 2003 Lucas Industries Ltd
  Mowlem PLC
NAVAL CONTRACTORS Qinetiq Ltd
Allam Marine Ltd Quadnetics Group PLC
Avon Inflatables Ltd Rolls-Royce PLC
Babcock Support Services Ltd Serco Group PLC
British Maritime Technology Ltd Smiths Group PLC
Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd Spirent PLC
Fleet Support Ltd Weston Eu 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 138 companies operating in the defence industry. 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 analyses company and industry performance over the three years up to 7th January 2004. During this period, the average Report company has increased sales by an overall 3.8 percent, from an average of £114.2 million in 2001/02 to £119.9 million in 2002/03 and stands at 118.6 million in 2003/04. Pre-tax profits declined, however, from £7.7 million in the first year of the Report to £6.9 million in the second year of the review, before increasing marginally to £7.1 million in 2003/04. This represents an overall decrease in pre-tax profits of 7.7 percent for the average Report company.

Profitability

Employee Performance

Top Ten Companies by Turnover

    Profit Margin     Asset Utilisation     Total Debt/Net Worth     Sales
Company Name and   (%)           (%)     Growth
Third Year Sales £ million   03/04 02/03 01/02 03/04 02/03 01/02 03/04 02/03 01/02 %
Report Averages   6 5.8 6.8 1.03 1.02 0.97 304.2 290.4 354.2 2
BAE Systems PLC 8387 2.8 -7.6 0.8 0.55 0.52 0.53 ^ ^ ^ -4
BBA Gp. PLC 1330.6 4.2 4.5 2.6 0.77 0.78 0.72 169.3 153.4 180.8 -1
Westland Helicopters 990 9 7.7 7.4 1.8 2.1 1.74 15.4 127.3 177.2 0
Cobham PLC 832.6 6.6 13.6 12.2 0.76 0.84 0.87 254.1 601.3 389.1 7
MBDA UK 652.2 1.2 -11.2 -6.9 0.7 0.4 0.58 ^ ^ ^ 40
AMS 491.6 7.3 2.6 12.3 0.86 0.89 0.94 58.4 12.1 27 8
VT Gp. PLC 481 2.5 7.7 10.5 0.97 0.85 1.07 ^ ^ 36.5 22
Dunlop Stndrd Aerspc Gp 456.6 5.8 4.9 7.6 0.64 0.6 0.59 ^ ^ ^ 1
Bmbrdr Aerospc Europe 454.9 4 8.3 14.6 1.03 0.83 0.95 77.3 57.6 57.4 -8
Meggitt PLC 402.4 10.5 9.8 13.1 0.68 0.7 0.76 ^ ^ ^ -4

Text © 2005 Prospect Swetenhams

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