The Group has 189 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
2016
£m
AGI
2016
£m
Central costs and eliminations
2016
£m
Consolidated
2016
£m
Revenue
Total revenue250.9349.7600.6
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments and unallocated central costs56.357.9114.2
Share-based payments (including social charges)(0.7)0.6(0.6)(0.7)
Unallocated central costs(13.9)(13.9)
Headline operating profit/(loss)55.658.5(14.5)99.6
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(1.5)(3.0)(4.5)
Operating profit/(loss) prior to exceptional items54.155.5(14.5)95.1
Acquisition costs(0.6)(0.6)
Segment result54.154.9(14.5)94.5
Finance costs(2.6)
Profit before taxation91.9
Taxation(24.9)
Profit for the year67.0

Inter-segment sales are not material in either year.

The Group does not rely on any individual major customers.

Aerospace, Defence & EnergyWestern Europe
2016
£m
North America
2016
£m
Emerging markets
2016
£m
Total
ADE
2016
£m
Revenue
Total revenue115.1134.71.1250.9
Result
Headline operating profit/(loss) prior to share-based payments24.032.7(0.4)56.3
Share-based payments (including social charges)(0.2)(0.5)(0.7)
Headline operating profit/(loss)23.832.2(0.4)55.6
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(0.3)(1.2)(1.5)
Segment result23.531.0(0.4)54.1
Automotive & General IndustrialWestern Europe
2016
£m
North America
2016
£m
Emerging markets
2016
£m
Total
AGI
2016
£m
Revenue
Total revenue214.994.340.5349.7
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments36.810.710.457.9
Share-based payments (including social charges)0.40.10.10.6
Headline operating profit37.210.810.558.5
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(0.4)(2.6)(3.0)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items36.88.210.555.5
Acquisition costs(0.4)(0.2)(0.6)
Segment result36.48.010.554.9
GroupADE
2015
£m
AGI
2015
£m
Central costs and eliminations
2015
£m
Consolidated
2015
£m
Revenue
Total revenue243.5323.7567.2
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments and unallocated central costs59.153.7112.8
Share-based payments (including social charges)0.1(0.3)0.80.6
Unallocated central costs(11.3)(11.3)
Headline operating profit/(loss)59.253.4(10.5)102.1
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(1.4)(2.8)(4.2)
Operating profit/(loss) prior to exceptional items57.850.6(10.5)97.9
Reorganisation costs(5.1)(14.9)(20.0)
Segment result52.735.7(10.5)77.9
Investment revenue0.1
Finance costs(3.0)
Profit before taxation75.0
Taxation(18.8)
Profit for the year56.2
Aerospace, Defence & EnergyWestern Europe
2015
£m
North America
2015
£m
Emerging markets
2015
£m
Total
ADE
2015
£m
Revenue
Total revenue111.2130.32.0243.5
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments23.435.60.159.1
Share-based payments (including social charges)(0.1)0.20.1
Headline operating profit23.335.80.159.2
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(0.3)(1.1)(1.4)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items23.034.70.157.8
Reorganisation costs(3.3)(1.8)(5.1)
Segment result19.732.90.152.7
Automotive & General IndustrialWestern Europe
2015
£m
North America
2015
£m
Emerging markets
2015
£m
Total
AGI
2015
£m
Revenue
Total revenue195.989.338.5323.7
Result
Headline operating profit prior to share-based payments34.116.33.353.7
Share-based payments (including social charges)(0.3)0.1(0.1)(0.3)
Headline operating profit33.816.43.253.4
Amortisation of acquired intangible fixed assets(0.2)(2.4)(0.2)(2.8)
Operating profit prior to exceptional items33.614.03.050.6
Reorganisation costs(8.0)(1.6)(5.3)(14.9)
Segment result25.612.4(2.3)35.7
Other information
Group
ADE
2016
£m
AGI
2016
£m
Central costs and eliminations
2016
£m
Consolidated
2016
£m
Gross capital additions25.839.05.970.7
Depreciation and amortisation22.236.51.059.7
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets343.1514.866.5924.4
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(67.8)(122.4)(105.9)(296.1)
275.3392.4(39.4)628.3
Allocation of head office net liabilities(16.2)(23.2)39.4
Adjusted segment net assets259.1369.2628.3
Aerospace, Defence & EnergyWestern Europe
2016
£m
North America
2016
£m
Emerging markets
2016
£m
Total
ADE
2016
£m
Gross capital additions10.513.02.325.8
Depreciation and amortisation9.312.70.222.2
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets142.7196.93.5343.1
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(29.7)(36.3)(1.8)(67.8)
Segment net assets113.0160.61.7275.3
Automotive & General IndustrialWestern Europe
2016
£m
North America
2016
£m
Emerging markets
2016
£m
Total
AGI
2016
£m
Gross capital additions20.210.68.239.0
Depreciation and amortisation21.710.54.336.5
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets279.8163.371.7514.8
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(91.8)(21.0)(9.6)(122.4)
Segment net assets188.0142.362.1392.4
GroupADE
2015
£m
AGI
2015
£m
Central costs and eliminations
2015
£m
Consolidated
2015
£m
Gross capital additions17.943.35.566.7
Depreciation and amortisation20.332.70.853.8
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets309.2421.574.8805.5
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(69.0)(111.1)(75.8)(255.9)
240.2310.4(1.0)549.6
Allocation of head office net liabilities(0.4)(0.6)1.0
Adjusted segment net assets239.8309.8549.6
Aerospace, Defence & EnergyWestern Europe
2015
£m
North America
2015
£m
Emerging markets
2015
£m
Total
ADE
2015
£m
Gross capital additions8.79.217.9
Depreciation and amortisation9.011.00.320.3
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets136.2170.62.4309.2
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(35.8)(32.1)(1.1)(69.0)
Segment net assets100.4138.51.3240.2
Automotive & General IndustrialWestern Europe
2015
£m
North America
2015
£m
Emerging markets
2015
£m
Total
AGI
2015
£m
Gross capital additions18.513.411.443.3
Depreciation and amortisation19.68.74.432.7
Balance sheet
Assets:
Segment assets232.7127.661.2421.5
Liabilities:
Segment liabilities(83.4)(18.4)(9.3)(111.1)
Segment net assets149.3109.251.9310.4

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
2016
£m
2015
£m
2016
£m
2015
£m
USA219.0211.5298.9257.3
France97.682.273.860.4
Germany69.959.885.458.5
UK48.550.976.474.6
Sweden36.141.937.535.8
Netherlands25.323.222.620.9
Others104.297.7121.197.5
600.6567.2715.7605.0