Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Thousands of dollars, except share data)

14 Segment Information


Description of types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenues

The company’s reportable segments are business units that target different industry segments. Each reportable segment is managed separately because of the need to specifically address customer needs in these different industries. The company has three reportable segments: Automotive, Industrial and Steel Groups.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2003, the company reorganized two of its reportable segments – the Automotive and Industrial Groups. Timken’s automotive aftermarket business is now part of the Industrial Group, which manages the combined distribution operations. The company’s sales to emerging markets, principally in central and eastern Europe and Asia, previously were reported as part of the Industrial Group. Emerging market sales to automotive original equipment manufacturers are now included in the Automotive Group.

The Automotive Group includes sales of bearings and other products and services (other than steel) to automotive original equipment manufacturers for passenger cars, trucks and trailers. The Industrial Group includes sales of bearings and other products and services (other than steel) to a diverse customer base, including: industrial equipment; off-highway; rail; and aerospace and defense customers. The company’s bearing products are used in a variety of products and applications including passenger cars, trucks, aircraft wheels, locomotive and railroad cars, machine tools, rolling mills and farm and construction equipment, in aircraft, missile guidance systems, computer peripherals and medical instruments.

Steel Group includes sales of intermediate alloy, vacuum processed alloys, tool steel and some carbon grades. These are available in a wide range of solid and tubular sections with a variety of finishes. The company also manufactures custom-made steel products, including precision steel components. A significant portion of the company’s steel is consumed in its bearing operations. In addition, sales are made to other anti-friction bearing companies and to aircraft, automotive, forging, tooling, oil and gas drilling industries and steel service centers. Tool steels are sold through the company’s distribution facilities.

Measurement of segment profit or loss and segment assets

The company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on return on capital and profitable growth. The primary measurement used by management to measure the financial performance of each Group is adjusted EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes excluding special items such as impairment and restructuring, reorganization and integration costs, one-time gains or losses on sales of assets, allocated receipts received or payments made under the CDSOA, acquisition-related currency exchange gains, and other items similar in nature). The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Intersegment sales and transfers are recorded at values based on market prices, which creates intercompany profit on intersegment sales or transfers.

Factors used by management to identify the enterprise’s reportable segments

Geographical entities as defined here are not reflective of how the Automotive, Industrial and Steel Groups are operated by the company. Europe information presented reflects shipments from European locations. The information does not include product manufactured by facilities located outside Europe and shipped directly to customers located in Europe.



Geographic Financial Information United States Europe Other Countries Consolidated

2003
Net sales $ 2,790,359 $ 674,188 $ 323,550 $ 3,788,097
Non-current assets 1,753,221 365,969 193,494 2,312,684

2002
Net sales $ 1,987,499 $ 365,460 $ 197,116 $ 2,550,075
Non-current assets 1,472,680 223,348 84,036 1,780,064

2001
Net sales $ 1,906,823 $ 351,242 $ 189,113 $ 2,447,178
Non-current assets 1,402,780 232,105 69,819 1,704,704


Segment Financial Information 2003 2002 2001
Automotive Group      
Net sales to external customers $ 1,396,104 $ 752,763 $ 642,943
Depreciation and amortization 82,958 33,866 36,381
EBIT (loss), as adjusted 15,685 11,095 (28,795)
Capital expenditures 69,040 34,948 36,427
Assets employed at year-end 1,180,867 663,864 583,891
Industrial Group      
Net sales to external customers $ 1,498,832 $ 971,534 $ 990,365
Intersegment sales 837 - -
Depreciation and amortization 61,018 45,429 48,314
EBIT, as adjusted 128,031 73,040 55,981
Capital expenditures 33,724 32,178 34,646
Assets employed at year-end 1,617,568 1,105,684 1,044,269
Steel      
Net sales to external customers $ 893,161 $ 825,778 $ 813,870
Intersegment sales 133,356 155,500 146,492
Depreciation and amortization 64,875 67,240 67,772
EBIT (loss), as adjusted (6,043) 32,520 12,115
Capital expenditures 24,297 23,547 31,274
Assets employed at year-end 891,354 978,808 904,924
Total      
Net sales to external customers $ 3,788,097 $2,550,075 $2,447,178
Depreciation and amortization 208,851 146,535 152,467
EBIT, as adjusted 137,673 116,655 39,301
Capital expenditures 127,061 90,673 102,347
Assets employed at year-end 3,689,789 2,748,356 2,533,084
Reconciliation to Income Before Income Taxes      
Total EBIT, as adjusted, for reportable segments $ 137,673 $ 116,655 $ 39,301
Impairment and restructuring (19,154) (32,143) (54,689)
Integration/Reorganization expenses (33,913) (18,445) (12,617)
Gain on sale of assets 1,996 - -
CDSOA net receipts, net of expenses 65,559 50,202 29,555
Acquisition-related unrealized currency exchange gains 1,696 - -
Impairment charge for investment in PEL (45,730) - -
Interest expense (48,401) (31,540) (33,401)
Interest income 1,123 1,676 2,109
Intersegment adjustments (47) (887) 2,859
Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $ 60,802 $ 85,518 $ (26,883)


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