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Largest Diversified Industrials Public Companies in the UK
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Halma, Smiths Group, Brookfield Business Partners, Goodwin and MS International.
 | Halma consists of 45 operating businesses managed in a decentralized manner. The company, through its products, focuses on trying to make the world safer, cleaner and healthier. The group operates across three segments: safety, environmental and analysis, and medical equipment. Halma’s products include smoke detectors, healthcare equipment, door sensors, and water treatment. Most of the group’s products are niche with limited competition. Over 75% of sales are generated in the United States, Europe and United Kingdom. Halma is listed on the London Stock Exchange. | $64 | +49% | $24B | $25B | 8.2x | 33.5x | ||
| Smiths Group is a UK-based industrial technology company focused on engineered solutions for fluid and energy management, following the planned divestments of its detection and interconnect divisions. Its two core businesses—John Crane and Flex-Tek—generate over 75% of group EBIT and serve critical infrastructure, energy, aerospace, HVAC, and industrial markets. John Crane supplies mechanical seals, filtration systems, and condition-monitoring technologies used in rotating equipment, with a high-margin, recurring aftermarket business. Flex-Tek provides specialized tubing, heating components, and ducting systems primarily for US HVAC and aerospace OEMs. | $33 | +9% | $10B | $11B | 2.4x | 13.0x | ||
| Brookfield Business Partners LP is a business services and industrials company. It focused on operating businesses that are either low-cost producers and benefit from high barriers to entry. The company's operating segment includes Business services; Infrastructure services; Industrials and Corporate and other. It generates maximum revenue from the Business Services segment. Geographically operates in USA, Europe, Australia, Brazil, Canada, UK, Mexico and Other, majority of revenue is from UK. | $33 | -- | $3B | $30B | - | - | ||
| Goodwin PLC is a mechanical component manufacturing company. Its operating segments are the Mechanical Engineering segment which includes casting, valve, antenna, and pump manufacturer and general engineering, and the Refractory Engineering segment which consists of powder manufacture and mineral processing. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Mechanical Engineering segment. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United Kingdom and also has its presence in Europe, the United States of America, Pacific Basin, and the rest of the world. | $195 | +90% | $1B | $1B | 5.1x | 23.8x | ||
| MS International PLC is engaged in the design and manufacturing of specialist engineering products and the provision of related services. The company's operating segment include Defence and Security, Forgings, Petrol Station Superstructures, and Corporate Branding. Defence and Security segment designs, manufactures, and services defence equipment. The Petrol Station Branding division is engaged in the design and installation of the complete appearance of petrol stations. It generates maximum revenue from the Defence segment. | $22 | +34% | $354M | $310M | 2.0x | 10.1x | ||
| Median | $33 | +42% | $3B | $11B | 3.7x | 18.4x |
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