2. Business and geographical segments

The Group has in excess of 190 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.

GroupADE
2013
£m
AGI
2013
£m
Head Office
and eliminations
2013
£m
Consolidated
2013
£m
Revenue
Total revenue261.8357.8619.6
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments and unallocated corporate expenses71.954.2126.1
Share-based payments(1.2)(1.5)(1.7)(4.4)
Unallocated corporate expenses(14.3)(14.3)
Headline operating profit / (loss)70.752.7(16.0)107.4
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(1.3)(3.2)(4.5)
Operating profit / (loss) prior to exceptional items69.449.5(16.0)102.9
Reorganisation costs(0.8)(0.8)
Segment result69.449.5(16.8)102.1
Investment revenue0.1
Finance costs(3.8)
Profit before taxation98.4
Taxation(25.3)
Profit for the year73.1

Inter-segment sales are not material in either year.

The Group does not rely on any individual major customers.

Aerospace, Defence & EnergyWestern Europe
2013
£m
North
America
2013
£m
Emerging markets
2013
£m
Total
ADE
2013
£m
Revenue
Total revenue121.0137.92.9261.8
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments32.139.60.271.9
Share-based payments(0.3)(0.9)(1.2)
Headline operating profit31.838.70.270.7
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(0.3)(1.0)(1.3)
Segment result31.537.70.269.4
Automotive & General IndustrialWestern Europe
2013
£m
North
America
2013
£m
Emerging markets
2013
£m
Total
AGI
2013
£m
Revenue
Total revenue226.985.945.0357.8
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments36.115.62.554.2
Share-based payments(1.0)(0.5)(1.5)
Headline operating profit35.115.12.552.7
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(0.2)(2.8)(0.2)(3.2)
Segment result34.912.32.349.5
Restated*
GroupADE
2012
£m
AGI
2012
£m
Head Office
and eliminations
2012
£m
Consolidated
2012
£m
Revenue
Total revenue258.0329.8587.8
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments and unallocated corporate expenses70.945.6116.5
Share-based payments(1.8)(1.5)(2.1)(5.4)
Unallocated corporate expenses(13.6)(13.6)
Headline operating profit / (loss)69.144.1(15.7)97.5
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(1.1)(0.9)(2.0)
Operating profit / (loss) prior to exceptional items68.043.2(15.7)95.5
Profit on disposal of investments2.42.4
Acquisition costs(0.8)(1.7)(2.5)
Reorganisation costs(2.4)(2.4)
Segment result67.241.5(15.7)93.0
Investment revenue0.2
Finance costs(3.2)
Profit before taxation90.0
Taxation(22.8)
Profit for the year67.2
Restated*
Aerospace, Defence & EnergyWestern
Europe
2012
£m
North
America
2012
£m
Emerging markets
2012
£m
Total
ADE
2012
£m
Revenue
Total revenue115.9140.41.7258.0
Result
Headline operating profit / (loss) prior to share-based payments27.443.7(0.2)70.9
Share-based payments(0.5)(1.3)(1.8)
Headline operating profit / (loss)26.942.4(0.2)69.1
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(0.3)(0.8)(1.1)
Operating profit / (loss) prior to exceptional items26.641.6(0.2)68.0
Acquisition costs(0.8)(0.8)
Segment result26.640.8(0.2)67.2
Restated*
Automotive & General IndustrialWestern
Europe
2012
£m
North
America
2012
£m
Emerging markets
2012
£m
Total
AGI
2012
£m
Revenue
Total revenue221.661.846.4329.8
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments30.813.11.745.6
Share-based payments(1.0)(0.5)(1.5)
Headline operating profit29.812.61.744.1
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(0.2)(0.5)(0.2)(0.9)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items29.612.11.543.2
Acquisition costs(1.7)(1.7)
Segment result29.610.41.541.5

Other information

GroupADE
2013
£m
AGI
2013
£m
Head Office
and eliminations
2013
£m
Consolidated
2013
£m
Capital additions21.135.42.759.2
Depreciation and amortisation20.636.10.757.4
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets312.5440.254.2806.9
Other investments1.71.7
Consolidated total assets312.5440.255.9808.6
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(63.6)(130.2)(67.4)(261.2)
248.9310.0(11.5)547.4
Allocation of head office net liabilities(5.1)(6.4)11.5
Adjusted segment net assets243.8303.6547.4
Aerospace, Defence & EnergyWestern Europe
2013
£m
North America
2013
£m
Emerging markets
2013
£m
Total
ADE
2013
£m
Capital additions7.413.40.321.1
Depreciation and amortisation10.010.30.320.6
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets148.5161.22.8312.5
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(34.7)(27.2)(1.7)(63.6)
Segment net assets113.8134.01.1248.9
Automotive & General IndustrialWestern
Europe
2013
£m
North
America
2013
£m
Emerging markets
2013
£m
Total
AGI
2013
£m
Capital additions17.39.98.235.4
Depreciation and amortisation22.88.15.236.1
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets263.2114.162.9440.2
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(99.1)(18.6)(12.5)(130.2)
Segment net assets164.195.550.4310.0
Restated*
GroupADE
2012
£m
AGI
2012
£m
Head Office
and eliminations
2012
£m
Consolidated
2012
£m
Capital additions22.825.93.752.4
Depreciation and amortisation19.331.71.952.9
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets310.2453.028.0791.2
Other investments1.61.6
Consolidated total assets310.2453.029.6792.8
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(68.4)(127.7)(92.6)(288.7)
241.8325.3(63.0)504.1
Allocation of head office net liabilities(26.9)(36.1)63.0
Adjusted segment net assets214.9289.2504.1
Restated*
Aerospace, Defence & EnergyWestern
Europe
2012
£m
North
America
2012
£m
Emerging markets
2012
£m
Total
ADE
2012
£m
Capital additions6.416.422.8
Depreciation and amortisation9.79.40.219.3
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets147.0160.52.7310.2
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(35.8)(31.4)(1.2)(68.4)
Segment net assets111.2129.11.5241.8
Restated*
Automotive & General IndustrialWestern
Europe
2012
£m
North
America
2012
£m
Emerging markets
2012
£m
Total
AGI
2012
£m
Capital additions16.94.94.125.9
Depreciation and amortisation22.64.05.131.7
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets276.4112.164.5453.0
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(97.5)(17.3)(12.9)(127.7)
Segment net assets178.994.851.6325.3

* Restated for the adoption of IAS 19 (revised) 'Employee Benefits' and the reclassification of one facility from ADE to AGI following a reassessment of its customers.

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
2013
£m
2012
£m
2013
£m
2012
£m
USA216.1194.2237.4233.3
France93.890.168.570.1
UK64.263.971.572.7
Germany63.960.565.164.7
Sweden42.042.143.844.3
Netherlands26.724.120.220.8
Others112.9112.9107.7111.2
619.6587.8614.2617.1