Esco Technologies Inc. · NYSE:ESE

Esco Technologies — Investor Presentation (June 2002)

34 slides from Esco Technologies's investor presentation, Jun 5, 2002

  1. Slide 1: ESCO Technologies

    TECHNOLOGIES NYSE Symbol: ESE JUNE 2002

  2. Slide 2: ESCO Heritage

    ESCO Heritage Spun-off in 1990 from Emerson Primarily Defense (90%) 7 Acquisitions; 2 Divestitures Sold Last Major Defense Property in September of 1999 NEW ESCO

  3. Slide 3: Today, ESCO is...

    Today, ESCO is... A Leading Provider of Engineered Filtration Products to the Process, Health Care and Transportation Markets Worldwide The Industry Leader in RF Shielding and EMC Test Products A Proven Supplier of Special Purpose Communications Systems based on Patented Proprietary Technology

  4. Slide 4: ESCO Products & Applications

    ESCO Products & Applications Filtration Test Communications

  5. Slide 5: ESCO Business Profile - FY '00 vs '01

    ESCO Business Profile - FY '00 vs '01 RF Shielding & Test $63.0M 21% Filtration $181.7M 61% Other $12.8 4% Communications $42.7M 14% Fiscal 2000 Sales = $300.2M RF Shielding & Test $85.5M 25% Filtration $188.2M 55% Other $12.1 3% Communications $59.1M 17% Fiscal 2001 Sales = $344.9M

  6. Slide 6: ESCO Served Markets - FY 2001

    ESCO Served Markets - FY 2001 Consumer & Appliance 7% Automotive Products 14% Commercial Aerospace 9% Defense Aerospace 12% Electronics 13% Healthcare 18% Commercial 16% Industrial 11%

  7. Slide 7: ESCO will sustain its Momentum

    ESCO will sustain its Momentum through Continued Investment in New Products Ongoing Performance Improvement Actions Selective Acquisitions Supported by A Strong Balance Sheet -- AND - A Dedicated Management Team whose Interests are Strongly Aligned with the Shareholders ESCO Strategy

  8. Slide 8: Financial Goals

    Financial Goals New ESCO 5 Year View Sales Growth > 10% CAGR EBIT Margin > or equal to 13% EPS Growth > 15% CAGR

  9. Slide 9: Momentum: Revenue Growth

    MOMENTUM Revenue Growth CAGR = 20% 1999 238.4 2000 300.2 2001 344.9 Acquisition Related Growth $25.7M (11%) $28.6M (10%) (1) Excludes Divested Defense Unit.

  10. Slide 10: Income Statement (In Millions)

    Income Statement (In Millions) FY 2001 FY 2000 Operations Operations % Change Net Sales $344.9 $300.2 14.9% Gross Profit 108.4 91.9 18.0% % Sales 31.4% 30.6% EBIT (1) 30.9 24.7 25.1% % Sales 9.0% 8.2% Net Earnings 19.6 16.0 22.5% % Sales 5.7% 5.3% EPS - Diluted (4) (2)$1.53 (3)$1.26 21.4% EBITDA 42.

  11. Slide 11: ESCO Segment Performance

    Net Sales EBIT EBIT Margin Segment 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 Filtration 188.2 181.7 13.5 14.3 7.2% 7.9% Test 85.5 63.0 8.9 5.4 10.4% 8.6% Comm 59.1 42.7 11.9 8.2 20.1% 19.2% Other 12.1 12.8 (3.4) (3.2) -28.1% -25.0% Totals 344.9 300.2 30.9 24.7 9.0% 8.2% ESCO Segment Performance Years ended Sept

  12. Slide 12: New Product Sales Outlook

    New Product Sales Outlook 49% Increase ESCO Patents Over 150 Issued Over 100 Pending $47.1 15.7% Sales FY’00 $70.1 20.3% Sales FY’01 Includes Products Introduced During Prior 3 Years

  13. Slide 13: Engineering Investment

    Engineering Investment Filtration 50% RF Shielding & Test 17% Communications 27% Other 6% FY ’01 Engineering Expenditures = $25.4M (7.4% Sales) Engineering Force Count ~ 260

  14. Slide 14: ESCO Performance Improvement Actions

    ESCO Performance Improvement Actions FY ’01 Selected Data Sales up 14.9% over prior year Force count reduced 2.2% compared to prior year 3 Facilities Closed; Sq. Ft. Reduced 6.5% Operating Margin improvement of 0.7% Ongoing Test Consolidation in Austin — Will be complete Q2, FY’02 European Work Tran

  15. Slide 15: ESCO Acquisitions: FY '00 - '02

    ESCO Acquisitions: FY '00 - '02 Acquisitions Company APRIL, 2000: PURCHASED THE SPACE PRODUCTS BUSINESS OF EATON, LOCATED IN EL SEGUNDO, CA. THE COMPANY MANUFACTURERS SPECIALTY VALVES AND OTHER FLUID FLOW COMPONENTS FOR SATELLITE LAUNCH VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS (PART OF PTI). ANNUAL SALES

  16. Slide 16: Balance Sheet (In Millions)

    Balance Sheet (In Millions) &nbs p; 9/30/01 Cash & Equivalents $14.5 Accounts Receivable 61.4 Inventory 54.8 Other Current Assets 5.5 —Includes Tax Total Current Assets $136.2 Effected NOL of Property, Plant & Equip, Net 65.0 $45.5M, retained Other Assets 174.4 ; —from former defence Total Assets $3

  17. Slide 17: Dedicated Management

    Dedicated Management Executive Equity Ownership Program Outright Ownership of 3X & 5X Total Cash Compensation Board of Directors Ownership Program 5X Retainer Broad Stock Option Incentive Program (Approx. 200 Management Participants) Economic Profit Improvement is an Incentive Compensation Component

  18. Slide 18: ESCO Strategy

    ESCO Strategy ESCO will sustain its Momentum through Continued Investment in New Products Ongoing Performance Improvement Actions Selective Acquisitions Supported by A Strong Balance Sheet -- AND - A Dedicated Management Team whose Interests are Strongly Aligned with the Shareholders

  19. Slide 19: Segment Profiles

    ESCO TECHNOLOGIES SEGMENT PROFILES

  20. Slide 20: Filtration Segment

    Filtration Segment Picture Collage

  21. Slide 21: Filtration Segment

    Filtration Segment ESCO Addressable Market ~$5B Served Markets Industrial Process (20%) Transportation Health Care (19%) Auto (20%) Consumer & Appl. (13%) Aero (28%) Broad Blue Chip Customer Base: 2001 CONTRIBUTION Sales $188.2M 55% EBIT $13.5M 44%

  22. Slide 22: Filtration Growth Drivers

    Filtration Growth Drivers Leadership Position in Certain Niches Driven by Technology Advancements and Customer Support Membrane Development Advanced Pleating Geometries Process Improvement in Insert Injection Molding Separations and Concentrations Technology Served Market Growth: 5%-10+% CAGR New Pr

  23. Slide 23: RF Shielding & Test Segment

    RF Shielding & Test Segment

  24. Slide 24: RF Shielding & Test

    RF Shielding & Test Market Profile ESCO Addressable Market ~$400M Served Markets Electronics (46%) Transportation Health Care (31%) Auto (12%) Other (2%) Aero (9%) Broad Blue Chip Customer Base: 2001 CONTRIBUTION Sales $85.5M 25% EBIT $8.9M 29%

  25. Slide 25: RF Shielding & Test

    RF Shielding & Test ESCO is the global leader of radio frequency (RF) shielding and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test products. Growth Drivers MRI Proliferation of Electronic Devices International Calibration Services

  26. Slide 26: Communications Segment

    Communications Segment TWACS(r) System

  27. Slide 27: Communications

    Communications Market Profile ESCO Addressable Market North American Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) ~ $6B 97 Million Meters 70% Investor Owned 15% Municipal 15% Co-op Plus Developing Demand Side Management International Served Markets Industrial (93%) - Electronics (7%) Customer Base: 2001 CONTRIBUTI

  28. Slide 28: Two-way Automatic Communications System TWACS

    Two-way Automatic Communications System TWACS(r) Power Line Based Fixed Network System Most Capable Proven System Available 40 North American Utilities, 3.5M End Points Can be Deployed System-wide Versatility / Value-Added Features Two-way Load Control Time of Use Outage Mapping Clearly the Best Sol

  29. Slide 29: Communications Growth Drivers

    Communications Growth Drivers Market Deregulation Driving More Attention to Efficiency and Customer Care $ - Meter Reading Cost - Theft - Call Center Cost Customer - Billing Accuracy - Call Center Responsiveness - Outage Restoration ESCO Existing Product Attributes Investment in New Product Features

  30. Slide 30: YTD Performance

    ESCO TECHNOLOGIES YTD PERFORMANCE

  31. Slide 31: Income Statement (In Millions)

    Income Statement (In Millions) &nbs p; 6 Mo's YTD 6 Mo's YTD &nbs p; FY 2002 FY 2001 &nbs p; Operations Operations % Change Net Sales $172.6 $169.8 1.6% Gross Profit 56.0 52.5 6.7% % Sales 32.4% 30.9% EBIT 16.2 (1) 15.3 5.9% % Sales 9.4% 9.0% Net Earnings 10.0% 9.3 7.5% % Sales 5.8% 5.5% EPS - Dilut

  32. Slide 32: ESCO Segment Performance

    ESCO Segment Performance Net Sales EBIT EBIT Margin Segment YTD 2002 YTD 2001 YTD 2002 YTD 2001 2002 2001 Filtation 92.4 91.1 5.4 5.4 5.8% 5.9% Test 34.5 44.0 2.3 4.4 6.7% 10.0% Comm 39.8 29.0 9.2 6.9 23.1% 23.8% Other 5.9 5.7 (0.7) (1.4) -11.9% -24.6% Totals 172.6 169.8 16.2 15.3 9.4% 9.0% Six Mont

  33. Slide 33: Balance Sheet (In Millions)

    Balance Sheet (In Millions) 3/31/02 Cash & Equivalents $12.6 Accounts Receivable 68.0 Inventory 50.0 Other Current Assets 21.4 --Includes Tax Total Current Assets $152.0 Effected NOL of Property, Plant & Equip, Net 66.0 $41.4M, retained Other Assets 165.4 --from former defense Total Assets $383.4 su

  34. Slide 34: ESCO Technologies

    TECHNOLOGIES JUNE 2002

Esco Technologies — Investor Presentation (June 2002) on 6ix