Smiths Group Share Price (SMIN)

SMIN - Smiths Group Investor Summary

Smiths Group PLC was established over 150 years ago and is now one of the leading companies in its field. The Group has five distinct divisions – Smiths Detection, Smiths Medical, Smiths Interconnect, John Crane and Flex-Tek – each of which specialises in a specific area of advanced technologies. The main areas of focus for the group are contraband and threat detection, novel medical devices, communications, energy related projects and engineered components. At present the Smiths Group is developing and marketing a wide range of products for the above mentioned markets in over 50 countries worldwide.

In 2008 the Smiths Group underwent a major period of expansion, acquiring four world leading companies within a four month window. These companies included Indufil BV and Fiber Composite Company Inc. All four companies have helped to push the development of new products through at an increased rate whilst also keeping the share price of the Smith Group steady during an unsettled period. 2009 is already looking positive for the company with the John Crane division winning a multimillion pound maintenance contract with Talisman Energy (UK) Limited. The 2008 end of year figures for the Smiths Group as a company saw a statutory pre-tax profit of around £320 million and global sales figures of more than £2300 million. With the increased awareness of terrorism, the Smiths Detection division is continuing to grow at a steady rate which means the figures for 2009 are also predicted to be promising.