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Issuer Ranking: European Capital Goods Companies, Strongest To Weakest Sep 09 Product Image

Issuer Ranking: European Capital Goods Companies, Strongest To Weakest Sep 09

  • Published: September 2009
  • Standard & Poors

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  • ABB Ltd.
  • Ashtead Group PLC
  • Bauer AG
  • Duerr AG
  • Invensys PLC
  • OMZ
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Abstract
Overall performance in the European capital goods sector weakened considerably in the first half of 2009. In our view, this reflects a very sharp drop in demand and under-absorption of costs, despite aggressive cost cutting measures. Aftermarket operations have also been adversely affected in many cases by a significant drop in industrial capacity utilization, despite their traditionally resilient and defensive nature. We believe that the fall in demand includes an element of inventory management and cash flow preservation measures across the various supply chains. Furthermore, we think it likely that customers have delayed investment decisions in view of the uncertain economic outlook and funding constraints. Nevertheless, the drop in capacity utilization and investment activity is significant. In most capital goods...

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- Siemens AG
- Atlas Copco AB
- Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
- SKF AB
- Sandvik AB
- Schneider Electric S.A.
- Invensys PLC
- Metso Corp.
- Smiths Group PLC
- ABB Ltd.
- Ashtead Group PLC
- Alfa Laval AB
- Strabag SE
- Bauer AG
- Nexans S.A.
- Assa Abloy AB
- OMZ
- Heraeus Holding GmbH
- Alstom S.A.
- Baxi Holdings Ltd.
- Duerr AG
- Gildemeister AG
- Peri-Werk Artur Schwoerer GmbH & Co. KG
- SAVCIO Holdings (Proprietary) Ltd.
- VAC Holding GmbH
- Borets International Ltd.

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