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SEGMENT INFORMATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
SEGMENT INFORMATION  
SEGMENT INFORMATION

NOTE 6 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s primary business is the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment. The Company also has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys.

The Company’s products include arc welding, brazing and soldering filler metals (consumables), arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, specialty gas regulators, and education solutions; as well as a comprehensive portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing.

The Company has aligned its organizational and leadership structure into three operating segments to support growth strategies and enhance the utilization of the Company’s worldwide resources and global sourcing initiatives. The operating segments consist of Americas Welding, International Welding and The Harris Products Group. The Americas Welding segment includes welding operations in North and South America. The International Welding segment includes welding operations in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The Harris Products Group includes the Company’s global cutting, soldering and brazing businesses, specialty gas equipment, as well as its retail business in the United States.

Segment performance is measured and resources are allocated based on a number of factors, the primary measure being the adjusted earnings before interest and income taxes ("Adjusted EBIT") profit measure. EBIT is defined as Operating income plus Equity earnings in affiliates and Other income. Segment EBIT is adjusted for special items as determined by management such as the impact of rationalization activities, certain asset impairment charges and gains or losses on disposals of assets. The accounting principles applied at the operating segment level are generally the same as those applied at the consolidated financial statement level with the exception of LIFO. Segment assets include inventories measured on a FIFO basis while consolidated inventories include inventories reported on a LIFO basis. Segment and consolidated income before interest and income taxes include the effect of inventories reported on a LIFO basis. At December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 approximately 38%, 36% and 35%, respectively, of total inventories were valued using the LIFO method. LIFO is used for a substantial portion of U.S. inventories included in Americas Welding. Inter-segment sales are recorded at agreed upon prices that approximate arm’s length prices and are eliminated in consolidation. Corporate-level expenses are allocated to the operating segments.

Financial information for the reportable segments follows:

The Harris

Americas

International

Products

Corporate /

Welding (1)

    

Welding (2)

  

Group (3)

    

Eliminations (4)

    

Consolidated

For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Net sales

$  

2,288,934

$  

954,281

$  

517,996

$

$

3,761,211

Inter-segment sales

 

122,019

 

31,503

 

11,040

 

(164,562)

Total

$

2,410,953

$

985,784

$

529,036

$

(164,562)

$

3,761,211

Adjusted EBIT

$

462,819

$

120,157

$

64,008

$

(10,033)

$

636,951

Special items charge (gain)

 

(3,060)

 

11,681

 

 

6,003

14,624

EBIT

$

465,879

$

108,476

$

64,008

$

(16,036)

$

622,327

Interest income

 

 

 

 

1,607

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

(31,107)

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

$

592,827

Total assets

$

2,122,729

$

994,905

$

361,989

$

(299,077)

$

3,180,546

Equity investments in affiliates

 

5,101

 

 

 

5,101

Capital expenditures

 

43,003

 

17,955

 

10,925

 

71,883

Depreciation and amortization

 

47,291

 

20,949

 

9,819

 

78,059

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Net sales

$

1,824,481

$

948,125

$

461,574

$

$

3,234,180

Inter-segment sales

 

140,650

 

26,331

 

8,096

 

(175,077)

Total

$

1,965,131

$

974,456

$

469,670

$

(175,077)

$

3,234,180

Adjusted EBIT

$

329,016

$

106,208

$

68,447

$

(12,403)

$

491,268

Special items charge (gain)

 

123,114

 

15,234

 

3,785

 

1,923

144,056

EBIT

$

205,902

$

90,974

$

64,662

$

(14,326)

$

347,212

Interest income

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

1,567

Interest expense

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(23,781)

Income before income taxes

 

  

 

  

 

  

$

324,998

Total assets

$

1,521,083

$

938,061

$

330,678

$

(197,515)

$

2,592,307

Equity investments in affiliates

 

5,181

 

 

 

5,181

Capital expenditures

 

37,717

 

16,916

 

7,898

 

62,531

Depreciation and amortization

49,510

 

24,998

 

6,795

 

(157)

81,146

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

  

Net sales

$

1,509,870

$

786,809

$

358,721

$

$

2,655,400

Inter-segment sales

 

109,378

 

18,494

 

7,034

 

(134,906)

Total

$

1,619,248

$

805,303

$

365,755

$

(134,906)

$

2,655,400

Adjusted EBIT

$

245,728

$

44,979

$

55,154

$

(5,455)

$

340,406

Special items charge

 

34,989

 

19,404

 

 

54,393

EBIT

$

210,739

$

25,575

$

55,154

$

(5,455)

$

286,013

Interest income

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

1,986

Interest expense

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(23,959)

Income before income taxes

 

  

 

  

 

  

$

264,040

Total assets

$

1,423,393

$

807,407

$

225,959

$

(142,306)

$

2,314,453

Equity investments in affiliates

 

4,682

 

 

 

4,682

Capital expenditures

 

30,811

 

21,819

 

6,571

 

59,201

Depreciation and amortization

 

51,744

 

23,859

 

4,982

 

(93)

80,492

(1)2022 special items reflect Rationalization and asset impairment gains of $431, final settlement gains related to the termination of a pension plan of $3,735 and amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $1,106.

2021 special items reflect pension settlement charges of $123,091.

2020 special items reflect Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $26,870 and pension settlement charges of $8,119

(2)2022 special items reflect Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $11,681.

2021 special items reflect Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $9,804, pension settlement charges of $446 and amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $4,984.

2020 special items reflect Rationalization and asset impairment charges of $18,598 and amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $806.

(3)2021 special items reflect pension settlement charges of $2,965 and amortization of step up in value of acquired inventories of $820.
(4)2022 special items reflect acquisition transaction and integration costs of $6,003 related acquisitions as discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

2021 special items reflect acquisition transaction and integration costs of $1,923 related acquisitions as discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

Export sales (excluding inter-company sales) from the United States were $173,033 in 2022, $149,110 in 2021 and $132,637 in 2020. No individual customer comprised more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues for any of the three years ended December 31, 2022.

The geographic split of the Company’s Net sales, based on the location of the customer, and property, plant and equipment were as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Net sales:

 

  

 

  

 

  

United States

$

2,128,457

$

1,726,498

$

1,431,859

Foreign countries

 

1,632,754

 

1,507,682

 

1,223,541

Total

$

3,761,211

$

3,234,180

$

2,655,400

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

Property, plant and equipment, net:

 

  

 

  

 

  

United States

$

267,654

$

262,247

$

247,931

Foreign countries

 

277,217

 

249,497

 

274,214

Eliminations

 

 

 

(53)

Total

$

544,871

$

511,744

$

522,092