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Financial Benchmark: Methodology and Excerpt

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Financial Benchmark: Methodology and Excerpt


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Author:Philip M. Parker, Professor, INSEAD
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Methodology/Excerpt

INTRODUCTION & METHODOLOGY

WHAT DOES THIS REPORT COVER?

With the globalization of markets, greater foreign competition, and the reduction of entry barriers, it becomes all the more important to benchmark a company’s financial indicators against other firms on a worldwide basis. This report reflects to two inescapable trends: (1) a return to fundamentals, and (2) globalization. World stock markets have recently witnessed a return to fundamental financial analysis. Sound management as opposed to “hype” will in the long run generate shareholder value. This philosophy has lead to a greater emphasis on financial fundamentals and benchmarking. Not benchmarking in a traditional sense, but benchmarking at the global level as markets become all the more international and firms create transnational and global strategies. How does a firm's asset structure vary compared to global benchmarks? Does it hold more cash and other short term assets, or does it concentrate its assets in physical plant and equipment? On the liability side, does a company have a higher percent of payables compared to the benchmarks, or does it hold a higher concentration of long-term debt? The structure of the income statement is more telling. Does the firm have a relatively higher costs of goods sold, operating costs, or income taxes compared to its global benchmarks? Are their returns on equity higher? Are profit margins greater? Are inventories held longer?

While these are the classic questions raised in most graduate MBA courses on managerial finance, in a globalizing economy the method to answer these questions may not be simple. If we consider that an industry spans multiple countries, continents and currencies, how can one perform benchmarking? This report does so by going beyond traditional analyses by considering companies competing in the same or similar industrial classification at a global level. Doing so, however, is not an obvious task. First, one needs to find firms competing in the same sector, but not necessarily competing directly with the company in local markets. These firms should not be perceived, therefore, to be direct competitors to the company in question, but simply those that have been classified by various sources (e.g. EDGAR or similar foreign filings), as competing to serve customers in the same link of the value chain, or broad industrial classification, as identified by SIC, NAICS or similar codes. Second, given the international nature of the task, one needs to control for exchange rate volatility. Finally, one needs use reasonably comparable financial line items or standards.

The goal of this report is to save the reader time. It is designed to assist consultants, financial managers, strategic planners, and corporate officers in gauging indicators of a company’s financial structure compared to firms competing or participating in the same economic sector, at the global level. METISA, Metalurgica Timboense S.A., is it financially competitive? There is no absolute answer to this question. This report is not about whether a particular company or industry has performed well or poorly in the past or will do so in the future. Such conclusions are left to the reader. METISA, Metalurgica Timboense S.A. neither sponsored nor endorsed the analysis that follows.

METHODOLOGY

This report analyzes deviations between METISA, Metalurgica Timboense S.A. (INDUSTRIAL - TIMBO, Brazil) and international industrial benchmarks. Based on the methodology described below, the following chapters report a common-size statement or vertical analysis of METISA, Metalurgica Timboense S.A. vis-à-vis global benchmarks. In contrast to this report, most vertical analyses focus on benchmarking against domestic ratios, often published by government agencies or commercial sources (e.g. Value Line, Dun and Bradstreet, and Standard & Poor’s). This type of analysis is commonly conducted by creditors, prospective investors, chief financial officers, lenders, and a corporation’s strategic management team. For those unfamiliar with this type of analysis, frequently taught in graduate schools of business, the reader is recommended Jae K. Shim and Joel G. Siegel’s recent book titled Financial Management. In their discussion of financial statement analysis and ratios, Skim and Siegel (p. 42-43), describe common-size statement (vertical analysis) as follows:

A common-size statement is one that shows each item in percentage terms. Preparation of common-size statements is known as vertical analysis, in which a material financial statement item is used as a base value and all other accounts on the financial statement are compared to it. In the balance sheet, for example, total assets equal 100 percent, and each individual asset is stated as a percentage of total assets. Similarly, total liabilities and stockholders’ equity are assigned a value of 100 percent and each liability or equity account is then stated as a percentage of total liabilities and stockholders’ equity, respectively. … For the income statement, a value of 100 percent is assigned to net sales, and all other revenues and expense accounts are related to it. It is possible to see at a glance how each dollar of sales is distributed among various costs, expenses, and profits.

The authors suggest that vertical analyses involve industry-based comparisons. Such a comparison “allows you to answer the question, ‘How does a business fare in the industry?’ You must compare the company’s ratios to… industry norms.” (p. 43-44)

In this report, I calculate an industry norm by looking at firms at the global level, as opposed to a local level. In what follows, I will describe the seven-stage methodology used in performing this analysis. Each stage should be seen as a working assumption behind the numbers presented in later chapters.

Stage 1. Industry Classification. This stage begins by classifying the company into an industry. For this, I have relied on a combination of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS pronounced “Nakes”), a relatively new system for classifying business establishments, and the older Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.  Adopted in 1997, NAICS codes are the new industry classification codes used by statistical agencies of the United States. NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide comparability in statistics about business activity across North America. After 60 years of service, the outdated SIC system was retired on October 1, 2000, leaving only the NAICS codes for official use. The NAICS classification system adds some 350 new industries and represents a revision to over 60% of the previous SIC industries. Despite its official retirement, the SIC system is still commonly used (and often reported in firm’s financial statements).

For most companies in the world, classification within either the new NAICS or older SIC systems is a rather straight forward exercise. For some, however, it can be problematic. This is true for several reasons. The first being that the SIC or NAICS classification systems are rather broad for many product and industry categories (a firm’s products or services may be only a minor aspect of the classification’s definition). The second is that some firms’ activities span multiple codes. Finally, it is possible that a firm is classified by one source using its SIC code, and by another using its NAICS code, and by a third using both. Furthermore, some sources do not report either code, but instead use qualitative statements of the firm’s activities. Nevertheless, if one wishes to pursue a vertical analysis, some classification needs to take place which selects a peer group. In making this classification, one can rely on a number of sources. In some countries, firms must “self” classify in official periodic reports (e.g. annular reports, 10Ks, etc.) to public authorities (such as the Securities and Exchange Commission). These reports are then open for public scrutiny (e.g. EDGAR filings). In other cases, commercial data vendors or private research firms provide SIC/NAICS codes for specific companies. These include:

  • Bloomberg - www.bloomberg.com

  • Datastream (Thomson Financial) - www.datastream.com

  • Dun & Bradstreet - www.dnb.com

  • Hoovers - www.hoovers.com

  • InfoUSA - www.infousa.com

  • Investext (Thomson Financial) - www.investext.com

  • Kompass International Neuenschwander SA. – www.kompass.com

  • Primark (Thomson Financial) - www.primark.com

  • Profound (The Dialog Corporation – A Thomson Company) - www.profound.com

  • Reuters - www.reuters.com

  • Standard & Poor's - www.standardandpoors.com

It is interesting to note that commercial vendors often report different qualitative descriptions and industrial classifications from one to another. These descriptions and classifications may also be different from those reported by the firm itself. Anyone hoping to perform a benchmarking study, therefore, has to make a judgment call across these various sources in order to determine a reasonable classification. In this report, I have decided a meta-analytic process, by combining various sources (including linking a classification’s keywords to qualitative descriptions of the firm’s product line). In cases of inconsistency, the most recent or globally comparable available is chosen. Again, the overall goal is to classify firms, which either produce similar products, offer similar services, or are in the same stage of the value chain for a particular industrial classification. In the case of this report, the SIC code selected is: 35 which is defined as “Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment”. This classification should be seen as a working assumption. In order to obtain a more detailed discussion of this classification, the reader is referred to the web sites developed by the U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html. Basic definitions and descriptions are provided at: http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/drnaics.htm#q1. A full correspondence table between SIC and NAICS codes, and detailed definitions are given at http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm.

Stage 2. Firm-level Data Collection. A global search is conducted across over 20,000 companies in over 40 major economies for those that (1) may be included in the classification from Stage 1, and (2) report financials (balance sheet and income statements). It should be noted that the public-domain financials can be either historic or projections. It should also be noted that even historic figures can be modified in the future and often represent “estimates” of performance.

Stage 3. Standardization. Once collected, public domain financial figures of firms identified in Stage 2 are standardize into comparable categories (assets, liabilities, and income). From there, we eliminate all currency effects by standardizing within each category (creating ratios). In order to maintain comparability over time and across companies and countries, vertical analysis is used. In the case of a firm’s assets, I treat the total assets as equaling 100, irrespective of the value of the local currency. All other assets are then calculated as a percent of total assets. In this way, the structure of the firm’s assets can be easily interpreted and compared with international benchmarks. For liabilities, total liabilities and equity are indexed to equal to 100. For the income statement, total revenue is indexed to equal 100, and all other figures are calculated as a percent of these figures.

Stage 4. Filtering. Not all the firms selected in Stage 2 or the ratios calculated in Stage 3 are used for the global benchmarks, as a number of companies are purposely dropped from the analysis, even though they may fall within the classification. This is justified by the “outlier” phenomenon that plagues such analysis. The problem lies in that any given company in the benchmarking pool may be facing some exceptional event or may be organized in an exceptional way so as to make its ratios vastly different from others in the same classification. By including such firms, the global benchmarks can be overly skewed. In many countries, firms are organized into holding groups. These groups nominally have very few employees (e.g. 4 to 25 employees), but have extremely large assets, liabilities, or revenues. As such, the inclusion or exclusion of firms having this form of management can affect the ratios and benchmarks reported. Likewise, some firms have no net sales, no assets, no liabilities, or ratios. Others have ratios that appear implausible for a normal or viable company. In order to not allow these firms to affect the global benchmarks, I have attempted to choose only those firms with reasonable financials. Finally, in some countries, detailed financials are not available or are not comparable to either the company in question or the global norm (e.g. various forms of depreciation). In this case, only those which exist and are comparable are reported. The details, therefore, that comprise a given ratio or set of ratios may not be reported. This may lead to the addition of several ratios, not summing to the whole.

Stage 5. Calculation of Global Norms. Once the filtering process has eliminated outliers, a final list of companies included in the global averages is compiled. In this report, the following companies are included (country of headquarters in parentheses, exchanges, and ticker symbols); again this list should be seen as a working assumption:

Company (Country)

Exchange

Ticker

A. Friedr. Flender AG (Germany)

FFL

AAON, Inc. (USA)

NAS

AAON

Acer Sertek Inc. (Taiwan)

TAI

Adaptec Inc. (USA)

NAS

ADPT

Adi Corp (Taiwan)

OTH

T2304

Adval Tech Holding AG (Switzerland)

ZHR

ADVN

Ag-Chem Equipment Co., Inc. (USA)

NAS

AGCH

AGIE Charmilles Holding AG (Switzerland)

GVA, OTH, ZHR

AGIN

Aichi Corporation (Japan)

TYO, OTH

6345

Aida Engineering Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6118

Airflow Streamlines P.L.C. (United Kingdom)

LON

ARFL

Akasaka Diesels Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6022

Aktiebolaget SKF (Sweden)

GVA, LON, PAR, STO,

SKF-B

Alamo Group Inc. (USA)

NYSE

ALG

Allweiler AG (Germany)

FRA, OTH

AWP3

Alstom (France)

PAR

ALS

Amada Co Ltd (Japan)

NAS, OSA, TYO

6113

Amano Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6436

Amatsuji Steel Ball Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6475

American Standard Companies Inc. (USA)

NYSE

ASD

Ametek Inc (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW,

AME

Anest Iwata Corp. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6381

Apic Yamada Corporation (Japan)

TYO, OTH

6300

Apple Computer Inc. (USA)

NAS

AAPL

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6140

ASM International N.V. (Netherlands)

VIE

ASMIF

ASM Lithography Holding NV(ASML). ASM Lithography (Netherlands)

AMS, OTH

ASML

Astec Industries Incorporated (USA)

NAS

ASTE

Asyst Technologies Inc. (USA)

NAS

ASYT

Atlas Copco AB (publ) (Sweden)

DUS, FRA, STO, OTH

ATCO-A

Atle AB (Sweden)

ATLE

ATMI Inc (USA)

NAS

ATMI

Austria Haustechnik AG (Austria)

VIE

AHT

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (USA)

NAS

ACLS

Axsys Technologies, Inc. (USA)

NAS

AXYS

Axxicon Group n.v. (Netherlands)

AXXIC

Babcock-BSH AG (Germany)

DUS

BTT

Baker Hughes Inc (USA)

NYSE, BSE

BHI

Barmag AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA

BRG

BDAG Balcke-Duerr AG (BDAG) (Germany)

DWR

Bearing Man Limited (South Africa)

JNB

BRM

Beiren Printing Machinery (China)

HKG

Belimo Holding AG (Switzerland)

ZHR

BEAN

BHA Group (USA)

NAS

BHAG

Black & Decker Corporation (The) (USA)

NYSE, BSE, CIN, MSE,

BDK

Bobst S.A. (Switzerland)

GVA, OTH, ZHR

BOB

BOWE SYSTEC AG (Germany)

FRA, OTH

BSY

Briggs & Stratton Corp. (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW

BGG

Brooke Industrial Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

LON

BIH

Brooks Automation, Inc. (USA)

NAS

BRKS

Brother Industries Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6448

Brunswick Corporation (USA)

NYSE, BSE, CIN, MSE,

BC

BT Industries AB (Sweden)

BTI

BWT AG (Austria)

VIE

BWT

Cal-Comp Electronics (Thailand) (Thailand)

BAN

Cannon N.T.C. Inc. (Japan)

TYO

6431

Canon Electronics Inc. (Japan)

TYO

7739

Canon Inc. (Japan)

NAS, FRA, OSA, TYO, OTH

7751

Cascade Corporation (USA)

NYSE

CAE

Caterpillar Inc. (USA)

NYSE, BSE, CIN, MSE,

CAT

Century Corp. (South Korea)

SEO

06750

Changchai Co. Ltd. (China)

SZN

CH2570

Charter PLC (United Kingdom)

LON

CHTR

Citra Tubindo Tbk. P.T. (Indonesia)

JAK

CTBN

Clarcor Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

CLC

CNIM - Constructions Industrielles de la Mediterranee (France)

PAR

COM

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (USA)

NAS

CMCO

Compagnie de Fives-Lille SA (France)

PAR

BK

Compal Electronics Inc. (Taiwan)

TAI

T2324

Compaq Computer Corporation (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PCS

CPQ

Conzzeta Holding AG (Switzerland)

HEL, ZHR

CZH

Cooper Cameron Corpn (USA)

NYSE

CAM

Cummins Engine Co. Inc. (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PCS

CUM

CUNO Incorporated (USA)

NAS

CUNO

Daedong Industrial Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

SEO

00490

Daido Metal Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OTH

7245

Daifuku Co Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6383

Daihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA

6023

Daikin Industries Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6367

Daiwa Industries Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6459

Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. (Italy)

ISE

DAN

De Dietrich & Cie (France)

DI

Deere & Co (USA)

NYSE, BSE, CIN, MSE,

DE

Dell Computer Corporation (USA)

NAS

DELL

Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited (Thailand)

BAN

DELTA

Deutz Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)

BRU, DUS, FRA, PAR, OTH

DEZ

Diebold Inc (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PCS

DBD

Dijet Industrial Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6138

Disco Corporation (Japan)

OTH

6146

D-Link Corporation (Taiwan)

TAI

T2332

DMW Corporation (Japan)

TYO

6365

Domino Printing Sciences plc (United Kingdom)

LON

DNO

Domnick Hunter Group plc (United Kingdom)

LON

DKH

Donaldson Co, Incorporated (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE

DCI

Dong Yang Elevator Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

SEO

04510

Dongfang Electrical Machinery Company Limited (China)

HKG

Dril-Quip Inc (USA)

NYSE

DRQ

Duerr AG (Germany)

FRA, OTH

DUE

Durkopp Adler AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

DKA

Dynamics Research Corporation (USA)

BSE, NAS

DRCO

Ebara Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6361

Electronic For Imaging Incorporated (USA)

NAS

EFII

Emak SPA (Italy)

ISE

EM

EMC Corporation (USA)

NYSE

EMC

Empresa Brasileira de Compressores SA - Embraco (Brazil)

RIO, SOP

EO4

Enerflex Systems Ltd (Canada)

TOR, OTH

EFX

ENERGIEKONTOR AG (Germany)

DUS

Ergodata SA (Greece)

ATH

ERGO

European Semiconductor Equipment Center Holdings A.G. (Switzerland)

OTH, ZHR

ESE

EX-CELL-O Holding A.G. (Germany)

FRA

EXC

Exel Industries (France)

PAR

EXE

Extreme Networks, Inc. (USA)

NAS

EXTR

FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schafer Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)

FRA

FAG

Fansteel Inc. (USA)

NYSE, MSE

FNL

Fanuc Limited (Japan)

TYO

6954

Fedders Corporation (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW,

FJC

Feintool International Holding (Switzerland)

OTH

FTON

Fenner PLC (United Kingdom)

LON

FENR

Fibermark, Inc. (USA)

NYSE

FMK

First International Computer Inc. (Taiwan)

TAI

T2319

Flanders Corporation (USA)

NAS

FLDR

Flow International Corporation (USA)

NAS

FLOW

Flowserve Corporation (USA)

NYSE

FLS

Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OTH

6134

Fuji Oozx Inc. (Japan)

TYO

7299

Fuji Seiko Limited (Japan)

OTH

6142

Fujimak Corporation (Japan)

TYO

5965

Fujitsu Kiden Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6945

Fujitsu Limited (Japan)

FRA, GVA, LON, OSA,

6702

Fukusima Industries Corp. (Japan)

OSA

6420

Furukawa Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

5715

Gardner Denver Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

GDI

Gateway Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

GTW

GEA AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

GEA3

Gehl Co (USA)

NAS

GEHL

Gencor Industries, Inc. (USA)

ASE

GCRX

General Binding Corporation (USA)

NAS

GBND

Genicom Corporation (USA)

OTC

GECM

GESCO Industrieholding AG (GESCO) (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

GSC

Gildemeister Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)

DUS, FRA

GIL

Glory Ltd. (Japan)

OSA

6457

Gorman-Rupp Co (USA)

ASE

GRC

Grant Prideco, Inc. (USA)

NYSE

GRP

Greiffenberger AG (Germany)

OTH

GRF

Grupo Duro-Felguera, S.A. (Spain)

MAD

MDF

GVC Corporation (Taiwan)

TAI

T2322

Hans Einhell AG (Germany)

FRA, OTH

EIN3

Hardinge Inc (USA)

NAS

HDNG

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

HDD

Hewlett-Packard Company (USA)

NYSE, BSE, CIN, MSE,

HWP

Hilti AG (Switzerland)

ZHR

HILP

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6305

Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd. (Japan)

OSA

6354

Hitachi Seiki Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6106

Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

5963

Hitachi Zosen Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

7004

Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan)

NYSE, NAS, AMS, FRA,

6501

Hosokawa Micron Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6277

Howa Machinery, Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6203

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. (Canada)

TOR

HKY

Hydril Company (USA)

NAS

HYDL

Idex Corporation (USA)

NYSE, MSE, PBW

IEX

Illinois Tool Works Incorporated (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE

ITW

IMI plc (United Kingdom)

LON

IMI

Indus Holding AG (Germany)

DUS

INH

Industria Macchine Automatiche Spa (Italy)

ISE

IMA

INGENICO - Compagnie Industrielle et Financiere D'Ingenieri (France)

PAR

ING

Ingersoll-Rand (India) Limited (India)

BOM

Ingersoll-Rand Company (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW,

IR

Interland, Inc. (USA)

NAS

INLD

International Business Machines Corporation (USA)

NYSE, BSE, CIN, MSE,

IBM

Interroll Holding AG (Switzerland)

OTH

INRN

Invensys PLC (United Kingdom)

LON

ISYS

Investment A.B. Latour (publ) (Sweden)

STO

LATO-B

I-O Data Device, Inc. (Japan)

TYO

6916

Iomega Corporation (USA)

NYSE

IOM

Ionics, Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

ION

Iro AB (Sweden)

IRO

Iseki & Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6310

Ishikawajima Transport Machinery Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6321

ITT Industries Incorporated (USA)

NYSE, BSE, CIN, MSE,

ITT

Japan Digital Laboratory Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6935

Jenoptik AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

JEN

Jidosha Buhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

7233

Jingwei Textile Machinery Company Limited (China)

HKG

JLG Industries, Inc. (USA)

NYSE

JLG

JOH. Friedrich Behrens AG (Germany)

OTH

JFB

Johnson Electric Holdings Limited (Hong Kong)

HKG

179

Joseph Voegele AG (Germany)

FRA

JVO

JOT Automation group (Finland)

HEL

JOT1V

Juki Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6440

Jungheinrich AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

JUN3

Kadant, Inc. (USA)

ASE

KAI

Kalmar Industries AB (Sweden)

KIND

Kanefusa Corporation (Japan)

OTH

5984

Karolin Machine Tool AB (Sweden)

STO

KMT

Kaydon Corporation (USA)

NYSE

KDN

Keihin Corporation (Japan)

TYO

7251

Kennametal Hertel AG (Germany)

FRA, OTH

HEF3

Kennametal Incorporated (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE

KMT

Key Technology, Inc. (USA)

NAS

KTEC

Key Tronic Corporation (USA)

NAS

KTCC

Keyang Electric Machinery Co. Ltd. (South Korea)

SEO

12200

KHS Maschinen und Anlagenbau AG (Germany)

KHS

Kinpo Electronics, Inc. (Taiwan)

TAI

T2312

Kioritz Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6313

Koenig & Bauer AG (Germany)

DUS

SKB

Komatsu Forklift Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO, OTH

7225

Komatsu Ltd. (Japan)

NAS, FRA, OSA, TYO, OTH

6301

Komatsu Zenoah Co. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

7204

Komax Holding AG (Switzerland)

OTH

Komori Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6349

Kontron embedded computers AG (Germany)

DUS

KBC

Koyo Seiko Co Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6473

Krones Aktiengesellschaft Hermann Kronseder Maschinenfabrik (Germany)

FRA, OTH

KRN3

KSB Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

KSB

Kueppersbusch AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

KBU

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Incorporated (USA)

NAS

KLIC

Kurita Water Industries Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6370

Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

7726

Kverneland ASA (Norway)

OSL

KVE

Kyro Oyj Abp (Finland)

HEL

KYR1V

Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6782

L.S. Starrett Company (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE

SCX

Lafe Technologies Ltd (Singapore)

SIN, OTH

Lancer Corporation (USA)

ASE

LAN

Larsen & Toubro Limited (India)

OTH

LATO

Legris Industries Societe Anonyme (France)

PAR

LEG

Lennox International Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

LII

Lexmark International, Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

LXK

Linde Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)

DUS, FRA, GVA, OTH, ZHR

LIN

Lindsay Manufacturing Co. (USA)

NYSE

LNN

Lintec Computer AG (Germany)

DUS, OTH

LIC

Lufkin Industries Inc. (USA)

NAS

LUFK

Maezawa Industries, Inc. (Japan)

TYO

6489

Makino Milling Machine Co Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6135

Makita Corporation (Japan)

AMS, OSA, TYO, OTH

6586

Man Roland Druckmaschinen AG (Germany)

FRA

ROL

Manitou BF S.A. (France)

PAR

MTU

Manufacturers' Services Limited (USA)

NYSE

MSV

Maruyama Manufacturing Company Incorporated (Japan)

TYO

6316

Matsushita Seiko Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6587

Max Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6454

Maxdata AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

MXA

McClain Industries, Inc. (USA)

NAS

MCCL

McDATA Corporation (USA)

NAS

MCDT

McLeod Russel Holdings Plc (United Kingdom)

LON

MCR

Messer igm AG (Austria)

VIE

IRS

Mestek Inc (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW

MCC

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. (USA)

NAS

MTLG

Metso Corporation (Finland)

HEL

MEO1V

Mezogep Autoipari es Gepgyarto Rt (Hungary)

BUD

MFRI, Inc. (USA)

NAS

MFRI

Michael Weinig A.G. (Germany)

FRA, OTH

WNG

Micros Systems, Inc. (USA)

NAS

MCRS

Micro-Star International Co (Taiwan)

TAI

Microtek International Inc. (Taiwan)

TAI

T2305

MicroTouch Systems, Inc. (USA)

NAS

Mikron Holding AG Biel (Switzerland)

OTH, ZHR

MIKN

Milacron Incorporated (USA)

NYSE, BSE, CIN, MSE, PCS

MZ

Minolta Company Limited (Japan)

DUS, FRA, OSA, TYO, OTH

7753

Mitac International Corporation (Taiwan)

TAI

T2315

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

7011

Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6331

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company Limited (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

7003

Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)

FRA, OSA, TYO

6767

Moenus Textilmaschinen AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA

MOE9

Molins PLC (United Kingdom)

LON

MLIN

Mori Seiki Co., Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6141

Muehlbauer Holding AG & Co. KGAA (Germany)

DUS, OTH

MUB

Muller-Weingarten A.G. (Germany)

OTH

MWE

Nacco Industries Incorporated (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW

NC

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6474

Nakano Refrigerators Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OTH

6411

Natco Group Inc. (USA)

NYSE

NTG

National Instruments Corporation (USA)

NAS

NATI

National-Oilwell Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

NOI

NCR Japan, Ltd. (Japan)

6953

NEC Corporation (Japan)

AMS, FRA, GVA, LON,

6701

Network Appliance Inc. (USA)

NAS

NTAP

Nidec-Shimpo Corporation (Japan)

OSA

6398

Nikko Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6306

Nippei Toyama Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6130

Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6480

Nippon Yusoki Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

7105

Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

7210

Nissei Corp (Japan)

OTH

6271

Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OTH

6293

Nittan Valve Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6493

NN, Inc. (USA)

NAS

NNBR

Nordson Corporation (USA)

NAS

NDSN

Norelco Centreline Holdings Ltd. (Singapore)

SIN

NSC Groupe Societe Anonyme (France)

OTH

6452

NSK Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6471

O&K - Orenstein & Koppel A.G. (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

OKO

O.Y.L. Industries Berhad (Malaysia)

KUL

Oiles Corporation (Japan)

TYO

6282

Oki Electric Industry Company, Limited (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6703

OKK Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6205

Okuma & Howa Machinery Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6214

Onex Corpn (Canada)

MON, TOR

OCX

OPTIMUS SA (Poland)

WAR

OPTIMUSB

Organo Corporation (Japan)

TYO

6368

Osaka Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OTH

6126

OSG Corporation (Japan)

TYO, OTH

6136

Osmonics, Inc. (USA)

NYSE

OSM

Palfinger Aktiengesellschaft (Austria)

VIE

PAL

Pall Corporation (USA)

NYSE, BSE, PCS

PLL

Partek AB (Finland)

HEL

PAR1S

Paul Mueller Company (USA)

NAS

MUEL

Pentair, Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

PNR

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG (Germany)

DUS

PFV

Picanol NV (Belgium)

BRU

PIC

Pinguely Haulotte (France)

PAR

PIG

Pitney Bowes Inc. (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW,

PBI

Powell Duffryn Plc (United Kingdom)

PDUF

Precia (France)

OTH

6083

Printronix, Inc. (USA)

NAS

PTNX

Psion Plc (United Kingdom)

LON

PON

Qingling Motors Co., Ltd. (China)

HKG, OTH

Quanta Computer, Inc. (Taiwan)

TAI

T2382

Quantum Corporation (USA)

NYSE

DSS

R. STAHL AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

RSL1

Rational AG (Germany)

FRA

RAA

Raute Oyj (Finland)

HEL

RUTAV

Regal-Beloit Corporation (USA)

MSE, ASE

RBC

Renold Plc (United Kingdom)

LON

RNO

Rheinmetall AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA

RHM3

Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6272

Rieter Holding AG (Switzerland)

GVA, ZHR

RIEN

Rieter Ingolstadt Spinnereimaschinenbau A.G. (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

RIS

Robbins & Myers, Inc. (USA)

NYSE

RBN

Rohwedder AG (Germany)

DUS

RWD

Rolls-Royce plc (United Kingdom)

TOR, LON

RR

RSA Security Incorporated (USA)

NAS

RSAS

Ryobi Limited (Japan)

FRA, OSA, TYO, OTH

5851

Sam Wha Electronics (South Korea)

SEO

11230

Sanden Corporation (Japan)

FRA, TYO

6444

Sandvik AB (publ) (Sweden)

LON, STO

SAND-B

Sartorius AG (Germany)

FRA, OTH

SRT

Sauer-Danfoss Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

SHS

Saurer Limited (Switzerland)

OTH

SAUN

Schindler Aufzuge & Fahrtreppen (Austria)

VIE

SCH

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland)

OTH, ZHR

SCHN

Schlatter Holding A.G. (Switzerland)

GVA, ZHR

STRN

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equip. AG (Austria)

FRA, OTH

Schuler AG (Germany)

FRA

SCU3

Schumag AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

SCM

Scintilla AG (Switzerland)

GVA

SCI

Scjweiter Technologies A.G. (Switzerland)

ZHR

SWTQ

Scribona AB (Sweden)

STO

SCRI-B

Seco Tools AB (Sweden)

STO

SECO-B

Seibu Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA

6144

Seirei Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6311

Semitool Inc. (USA)

NAS

SMTL

Senior PLC (United Kingdom)

LON

SNR

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited (China)

HKG

Shanghai Diesel Engine Company Limited (China)

SHG

900920

Shanghai Highly Group Co., Ltd. (China)

SHG

900910

Shanghai Light Industry Machinery Co., Ltd. (China)

SHG

Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation (Japan)

TYO

6590

Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO, OTH

6340

Shin Nippon Machinery Co., Ltd (Japan)

TYO

6350

Shin-Daiwa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, OTH

6320

Shinko Pantec Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA

6299

ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

7224

Sidel SA (France)

PAR

SID

Siltek Limited (South Africa)

JNB

STK

Sindo Ricoh Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

SEO

29530

Sintokogio, Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6339

Skanditek Industrifoervaltnings AB (Sweden)

STO

STEK

SKF Bearings India Limited (India)

OTH

SKF

SMC Corporation (Japan)

TYO

6273

Smith International, Inc. (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW,

SII

Societe des Forges Stephanoises (France)

OTH

6135

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc (United Kingdom)

LON

SPX

Standex International Corporation (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW

SXI

Star Micronics Co Ltd (Japan)

OTH

7718

Starrag-Heckert-Holding AG (Switzerland)

OTH

STGN

Storage Technology Corporation (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW

STK

Suess MicroTec AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

SMH

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (Japan)

FRA, OSA, TYO, OTH

6302

Sun Microsystems Incorporated (USA)

MSE, NAS

SUNW

Svedala Industri AB (publ) (Sweden)

STO

SVDA

Swisslog Holding AG (Switzerland)

GVA, OTH, ZHR

SLOG

Syltone Plc (United Kingdom)

LON

SYLT

Symbol Technologies, Inc (USA)

NYSE, MSE, PBW

SBL

Synnex Technology Internationsl Corporation (Taiwan)

TAI

T2347

TA Triumph-Adler AG (Germany)

OTH

TWN

Tadano, Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6395

Tadiran Appliances Ltd (Israel)

TADI

Taian Electric Co Ltd (Taiwan)

TAI

T1510

Takuma Co Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6013

TB Wood's Corporation (USA)

NAS

TBWC

TCM Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6374

Teac Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6803

technotrans AG (Germany)

DUS

TTR

Techtronic Industries Company Limited (Hong Kong)

HKG

669

Tecumseh Products Co (USA)

NAS

TECUB

Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6212

Teikoku Piston Ring Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6463

Teleflex Lionel Dupont SA (France)

PAR

TLD

Tennant Company (USA)

NYSE

TNC

Terex Corpn (USA)

NYSE

TEX

The 600 Group Public Ltd. Co. (United Kingdom)

LON

SIXH

The Alumasc Group Plc (United Kingdom)

LON

ALU

The Japan Steel Works Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

5631

The Laird Group Public Limited Company (United Kingdom)

LON

LARD

The Manitowoc Company Inc. (USA)

NYSE

MTW

The Middleby Corporation (USA)

NAS

MIDD

The Oilgear Company manufactures (USA)

NAS

OLGR

The Timken Co (USA)

NYSE, BSE, MSE, PBW

TKR

The Weir Group PLC (United Kingdom)

LON

WEIR

THK Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6481

Thomas Industries Inc (USA)

NYSE, MSE

TII

TI Group Plc (United Kingdom)

LON

TI

Tibbett & Britten Group plc (United Kingdom)

LON

TBG

Tokyo Electron Limited (Japan)

TYO

8035

Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6335

Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

7729

Tomra Systems AS (Norway)

OSL

TOM

Toolex International NV (Netherlands)

AMS

TLXI

Torishima Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6363

Toro Co (USA)

NYSE, MSE, PBW

TTC

Toshiba Corporation (Japan)

AMS, DUS, FRA, GVA,

6502

Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6104

Toshiba TEC corporation (Japan)

FRA, TYO

6588

Toshiba Tungaloy Co., Ltd. (Japan)

TYO

6139

Trigem Computer, Inc. (South Korea)

SEO

14900

Trinity Industrial Corporation (Japan)

TYO

6382

Trio-Tech International (USA)

ASE

TRT

Tsubaki Nakashima Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6477

Tsubakimoto Chain Company (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6371

Tsudakoma Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6217

Tsugami Corporation (Japan)

OSA, TYO, OTH

6101

Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd. (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6332

Tsurumi Manufacturing Co., Ltd (Japan)

OSA, TYO

6351

Turbon AG (Germany)

DUS

TUR

Turnit Ab (Sweden)

OSL

TURN-B

Twin Disc, Incorporated (USA)

NYSE, MSE

TDI

Umeco Plc (United Kingdom)

LON

UMC

Union Tool Co. (Japan)

TYO, OTH

6278

United Dominion Industries Limited (Canada)

NYSE, MON, TOR

UDI

Unitor ASA (Norway)

LON, OSL, OTH

UTO

Unova Inc (USA)

NYSE

UNA

Varco International Incorporated (USA)

NYSE

VRC

Vestas Wind Systems AS (Denmark)

CPH

VWS

Voith Paper A.G. (Austria)

OTH

VOS

Voltas Limited (India)

BOM

Wabash National Corporation (USA)

NYSE

WNC

Walter AG (Germany)

FRA, OTH

WAT

Wanderer-Werke AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

WAN

Wartsila NSD India Ltd. (India)

OTH, BOM

Wartsila Oyj (Finland)

HEL, LON, OTH

METBS

WashTec AG (Germany)

DUS, FRA, OTH

WSU