Crane Co. Gabelli Asset Management 12th Annual Aircraft Supplier Conference September 7, 2006 J. Robert Vipond Vice President & CFO Crane Co. 1 Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer This presentation includes forward-looking statements that are by their very nature uncertain. There can be no guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be fulfilled. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in or additions to the factors affecting such forward-looking statements. Reference is made to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for additional information involving known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Please also refer to the full forward-looking statements disclaimer contained in the Company’s Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 2 Overview Diversified manufacturer of highly engineered products - Focused niche markets which we dominate - Businesses high returns and cash flow - Acquisitions to strengthen existing businesses Above all conduct business with integrity and honest dealings Transitioning from Holding Co. to Operating Co. to accelerate EVA Growth Our Goal is to build shareholder wealth 3 Strategy for Profitable Growth Grow Profits from Existing Operations Materially Improving Operations • Leveraging Intellectual Capital • Improving Customer Focus • Executing Operational Excellence Strategic Linkages Integrated Operating Company • Portfolio Trimming • Internal Mergers Redeploy Free Cash Flow for Acquisitions Synergistic Acquisitions • • • • • • 2001 - $197 Million – 6 transactions 2002 - $82 Million – 7 transactions 2003 - $169 Million – 4 transactions 2004 - $51 Million – 2 transactions 2005 - $9 Million – 2 transactions 2006 - $162 Million – 3 transactions Noble Composites pending Hart-Scott- Rodino Strengthen Existing Business Units 4 Gating Chart Profitable Engineered Sales Materials Growth Controls Merch Systems Aerospace Customer Metrics Electronics Fluid Handling Financial Consistency 3Q2005 0 100 200 300 400 50 5 Better Portfolio Balance Business Segments Operating Profit 2005 2001 ($214 Million) ($197 million) Merchandising Systems Engineered Materials Controls 17% Fluid Handling 13% Merchandising Systems 6% Engineered Materials 1% 3%Controls 25% 35% 19% Aerospace & Electronics 31% 50% Aerospace & Electronics Fluid Handling Note: Pie charts show relative business unit contribution before corporate expenses. 6 Crane Co. ($ in millions) Operating Profit Sales $2,300 $2,200 $2,100 $2,000 $1,900 $1,800 $1,700 $1,600 $1,500 $1,400 $1,300 $1,200 $1,100 $1,000 2,150 238 * 214 2,061 $200 186 1,890 169 155 $150 1,636 1,516 $100 $50 $0 '02 • * $250 '03 '04 '05 '06* '02 '03 '04 '05 '06* Operating profit before the 2004 net non-cash charges for asbestos and environmental and for 2002 before asbestos charge. * Dec. ‘05 Guidance 7 2006 Guidance Sales Operating Profit % to Sales Tax Rate EPS / EPS Guidance 2004* 2005 2006E $ % $1,890 186 9.9% 31% $2,061 214 10.4% 31% $2,150 238 11.0% 31 - 32% 89 24 4% 11% $1.98 $2.25 $2.60-2.70 Crane Co. estimates for sales, operating profit and margin % provided in Dec. ’05 Crane Co. estimates for tax rate and EPS updated in July ’06. •Operating profit before asbestos and environmental charge and Victaulic gain. For further details see nonGAAP reconciliation that accompanied our March 7, 2006 investor presentation on Crane Co. website at www.craneco.com. 8 1H’06 Results ($ Millions) Sales Operating Profit % to Sales Tax rate EPS 1H'05 1H'06 $1,033 97 9.4% 30.9% $1.01 $1,108 123 11.1% 31.5% $1.32 '06 vs. '05 $ % $75 $26 7% 27% 9 2006 Guidance Free Cash Flow Cash Flow from Operations before Asbestos $ 2006 E* 2005 2004 ($ Millions) 149 $ 217 $ 260 Asbestos Related Payments (1) Cash Flow from Operations (38) 111 (36) 181 (45) 215 Capital Expenditures (23) (27) (30) Free Cash Flow (2) $ 88 $ 154 $ 185 (1) Net of insurance reimbursement. Furthermore, 2004 asbestos related payments includes $18M of payments relative to the Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) and in 2005 includes a net receipt of funds of $5M relative to the termination of the MSA. (2) Free cash flow guidance was raised from $165 to $185 million in April '06 * Crane Co. estimate April ‘06 10 Capitalization ($ in millions) Debt Shareholder Equity Total Capital Total Debt % of Total Cap FY'03 396 786 $ 1,182 34% FY'04 297 664 $ 961 31% FY'05 294 753 $ 1,047 28% 06/30/06 $ 294 $ 862 $ 1,156 25% •12/31/05 Cash $180 million •6/30/06 Cash $100 million 11 2006 Capital Deployment Redeploy Capital to Accelerate Growth $100 M of Cash at 6/30/06 $185 M ’06 Free Cash Flow Asbestos Liability Crane Co. - Recent trends more stable Rating Agencies $294 M of Debt - 25% of Capital at 6/30/06 - Stable BBB Baa-2 Shareholders - Dividends - Acquisitions - Stock Repurchases •Quarterly dividend increased 20% in July 2006 •2006 acquisitions $162 million •In 1H’06, repurchased 636,300 shares for $25 million 12 2006 Summary Profit Growth From Existing Operations Strengthened Management Teams Strategic Acquisitions for Core Business Operational Excellence Traction Late Economic Cycle Exposure Expect To Surpass 2005 Record EPS Redeploy Capital to Accelerate Growth $100M of Cash at 6/30/06 $185 M ’06 Free Cash Flow $294 M of Debt: 25% of Capital at 6/30/06 13 Gabelli Aircraft Supplier Conference Crane Co. (CR) Crane Aerospace September 7, 2006 Gregory A. Ward President Crane Aerospace Group, Inc. 14 Crane Aerospace Group ELDEC - Hydro-Aire - Lear Romec – P.L. Porter Our 4 Brands: Elyria, OH Lyon, France Lynnwood, WA Burbank, CA North America $ M's OEM A/M M&U Planned M&U Wichita, KS Totals Two plant consolidations completed 2005 Divested 2010 ResistoflexResource Resource $M's 2006 4 2 2 3 6 2005 Sales No. of Employees Mfg Space Global Business $339M 1,450 478,800 sq ft 30+ countries 15 Products and Solutions Solutions Current Products Value Proposition AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER • • • • • Battery Systems Ground Fault Interrupters (SafeTripTM) Inverters Power Management & Distribution Systems Automatic Transformer Rectifier Units Applications engineering excellence (system knowledge), lightest weight, highest value, highest power quality AC-DC power conversion CABIN • • • • Seat Actuation Lumbar Support Integrated Control Power Conversion Rapid development, on time delivery and use of emerging technology. Customers will pay premiums for passenger comfort and extended passenger services FLUID MANAGEMENT • • • • Lube and Scavenge Pumps Coolant Pumps and Package Systems Fuel Boost, Transfer and Jettison Pumps Fuel Flowmeters / Fuel Gauging Systems Applications engineering excellence, superior product performance and packaging, fast development times and outstanding product support LANDING SYSTEMS • • • • Brake Control Components and Systems Hydraulic Equipment Gear Extension & Retraction Systems Brake temperature monitoring Applications engineering excellence, superior performance and flexible business models. Industry knowledge and expertise. Extending the life of braking components SENSING/ UTILITY SYSTEMS • • • • Proximity Switches, Sensors, & Systems Silicon On Sapphire Pressure Sensors Weight & Balance Systems Wireless Sensors (incl. SmartStem pressure) Highest reliability, most accurate, and highest value position indication of critical systems such as landing gear, doors, and control surfaces (prox only) 16 OEM Sales Mix OEM Sales Commercial 35% Total Civil Vs. Military Military Sales Military/Defense 17% 17% Regional Jets 12% Civil 83% Other 4% BFE 16% Business Jets 16% * 2006E OEM Sales * 2006E Total Sales *Civil: Commercial, Regional, Business, BFE *BFE:Buyer Furnished Equipment Strong Niche Shares Landing: Brake Control Sensing/Utility: Proximity Sensing Fluid: Pumps Cabin: Seat Actuation Aircraft Electrical Power 64% 63% 42% 41% 30% Key Takeaway: Niche products and systems 17 Three Business Models Classic OEM - Aftermarket Model All Solutions except Cabin Driven by new platforms Long development cycles Long payback periods New Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE) Model Cabin Solution only Serves both new and fielded fleets Replacement cycle every 5 and 13 years Short development and payback periods Modernization & Upgrade (M&U) Model Focused on Operators Cost of Operations Market based on fielded fleet Shorter development cycles Shorter payback periods 2006E Sales Mix OEM (61%) /Aftermarket (39%) AFTERMARKET 34% OEM 52% M&U 5% BFE 9% 18 OEM Forecast For The Industry Market Large Commercial Transports Regional Jets Business Jets Military Aircraft and Rotorcraft 2006 Build Rate 800+ 300+ 700+ 500+ 2007 to 2008 CAGR 4 - 5% (3 - 4%) Key Industry Trends World passenger traffic increasing 3-5% annually and driving demand. 50 seat market saturation. Focus is on 70- 100 seat platform for operating efficiencies. 2 - 3% Global economy sustaining modest demand. New VLJ segment. 3 - 4% CAGR driven by high mix of rotorcraft & fixed wing fighters. Uncertainty of new platforms like JSF in the out years. 19 Strong Civil OEM Growth: 4 - 5% CAGR Commercial OEM Summary 2,500 Crane civil OEM sales growth consistent with build rates 1,500 Build Rates 2,000 Revenue 1,000 500 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Landing Commercial OEM Sensing Commercial OEM Cabin Commercial OEM AEP Commercial OEM Other Commercial OEM Commercial OEM Build Rate 2007 0 2008 Fluid Commercial OEM 20 Military OEM Growth: 3 - 4% CAGR 425 Crane military OEM sales growth consistent with build rates 375 325 225 175 Build Rates Revenue 275 125 75 25 -25 2002 2003 Fluid Military OEM 2004 Landing Military OEM 2005 Sensing Military OEM 2006 AEP Military OEM 2007 2008 Military OEM Build Rate Build Rate Excludes Helicopters 21 Aftermarket Industry Forecast Active Fleet Analysis* Key Industry Trends: 25,000 18 Robust Commercial Spares and 20,000 14 Avg. Aircraft Age 12 15,000 Age 10 A/C R&O due to aircraft coming out of warranty & Increasing active fleet • 15,000+ aircraft today • 3 – 5 % CAGR projected Growing installed base for Modernization & Upgrade opportunities More Commercial Initial Provisioning 16 # A/C Out of Warranty 8 10,000 6 4 5,000 # A/C In Warranty 2 # A/C Parked 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Commercial Aftermarket projected at 3 - 5% CAGR for the Industry 2007 2008 2009 * ACAS data 0 2010 Market Issues: Financial stability of the operators Fuel prices / terrorism / air traffic control Increased use of third-party R&O and logistics 22 Operators Need To Modernize and Upgrade Large fielded fleet • • 2006E M&U Mix 15,000+ Civil Aircraft 30,000+ Military Aircraft (fixed & rotorcraft) Military M&U 35% New aircraft • • Technology making the A/C more efficient Difficult for legacy carriers to compete with newer fleets Commercial M&U 65% Crane focus on adding value to the older aircraft • • Mandated safety items Systems and components that reduce operating costs 2007 – 09E M&U Mix Operators will pay for added value • M&U tends to equate to better margins Focused on balancing our Civil / Military mix • • Military 43% Commercial 57% Adding sales force Investing in Military technology 23 New M&U Products Weight and Balance System • AirWeighs under development Reduces operator costs New pax & baggage weights driving need Government funded flight demonstration program pending contract finalization • • C-130 Technology Demo completed Competing for 777 Freighter Wireless Tire Pressure System Control Unit Senso rs & Actua tors Interf ace Flight Mgmt System Senso rs & Actua tors Interf ace • • Actua tor Existing Hydraulic Pump Strut Manifol d Existing Reservoir Strut Gas Isola tor Return Pressure Airplane Hydraulic Pressure Strut Oil “SmartStem” flying now In-service evaluation on 777 Reduces operator costs Handheld version • Contract with Cessna On Board System • • Boeing contract 777 Smiths contract 787 24 Crane Aftermarket Growth: 15 – 20% CAGR M&U accelerating our Aftermarket growth 2002 2003 2004 2005 Core Aftermarket 2006 2007 2008 M&U 25 Aerospace Market Summary Operators Major U.S. Airlines making a modest profit Global airlines continue growth Impact of Oil prices & terror threat still in question LCC model driving industry changes Steady Aftermarket Sales growth New opportunities due to large fleets • Modernization & Upgrades Military business hard to forecast • • JSF, Tanker Funded upgrades OEMs Increasing OEM Build Rates • Thru 2010 OEM Price Concessions • YOY with Aftermarket pricing limits Major military platforms in the out years • JSF / UCAV Many OEM program opportunities • • • • • Replace incumbent systems Airbus A350 XWB Narrow body replacements LJs and VLJs UCAVs Many M&U opportunities • • Military Civil Key Takeaway: 3-5% CAGR is expected in this changing aerospace market 26 So What’s Our Strategy? Business Factors • Airline financial health • Increasing build rates • Fuel costs & terror threats Maintain Margins Strategic Issues • High program investments • Intense price pressures • Technical resource shortages Protect & Maintain All Solutions Increase Organic CAGR Intellectual Capital and Operational Excellence Everyone, Everywhere Commercial Commercial Military Commercial Military Military Prioritization of Investments Balanced Long & Short term EVA Growth 27 Protect and Maintain the Franchises Satisfy our customers • Voice of the Customer • Dedicated team and process • Monthly review and actions • Train the entire workforce Flawless customer metrics • Responsiveness • On Time Delivery • Quality Satisfied Customers give us: • Follow on core business • New growth opportunities 28 Giving our customers more value Lean is our way of life • Enterprise-wide Operational Excellence • Structured daily process • Visual controls • All functions • Centralization of functions and processes • Leverage automation, standard work • Organized by value streams • Streamlined Organization Structure • Easy to do business with • Right people in the right roles • Increased productivity • Low cost sourcing • Facilities Consolidation 29 Reducing Costs & Improving Service Legacy Business 1 Business Unit (w/ P&L) 1 Leadership team One bonus system 4 Business Units w/ P&L 4 Leadership teams Separate Functional Organizations Multiple internal & external customer interfaces Varying strategies & industry knowledge Organization Transformation One Company Change Centralized several functional organizations 2002 Sales & Marketing single face to the customer Began common ERP system implementation 2005 Streamlined organization Right People, Right Roles Centralized processes Engineering Quality Program Mgmt Infrastructure Simplified customer interfaces Order entry Common strategic agenda Enterprise-wide OpEx SDP, Kaizen Value Streams Standard work 2004 Sales = $309M* 2005 Sales = 9.7% growth 2002 Sales = $257M Employees = 1,433* Employees = 10% less SG&A Employees = 1,299 Mfg space = 584,000* Mfg space = 27% less 2006 Mfg space = 494,000 Annual Savings = $7M 2004 Annual Savings = $5M 2006 Unique processes and procedures Group processes and procedures (Acquisition of PL Porter) (Sold Resistoflex 5/06) 30 Investing more in Organic Growth Maintain margins while increasing R&D investments • Growing the Core Solutions • Expanding Solutions with new M&U opportunities Must Increase engineering capacity • To take advantage of growth opportunities • Retention of key contributors • Re-recruit the Keepers • Utilize remote engineering locations • Greater mix of low cost capacity Self funded R&D • 2005 - $36M • 2006F - $43M 10% of sales 12% of sales 31 Organic Growth Long-Term Segment OEM Short-Term Aftermarket Modernization & Upgrades (M&U) Shorter Development Cycle Condensed Delivery Cycle Issue/Need Strategy Price Reductions Relentless competition Many new platforms Win new platforms with flexible business models Modular and reusable technologies Niche products, systems Airline financial health Global support More efficient aircraft Improve TAT times Increase support network Reliability of legacy products Airlines need lower operating costs Airlines ROI = <1yr Can retrofit fleets quickly New M&U products and services Focus on aircraft systems and cabins 32 Summary: Stay the Course Our focus remains on • High value niche products • High margins • High growth All five niche Solutions are in high demand • Grow the Solutions by satisfying our customers • Expand the Solutions with products and systems • That lower operating costs Accelerate our M&U strategy Aerospace Group Strategy Delivers: • Franchise protection • High margins • High annual growth 33 Thank You. 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