DOV Dover Dashboard

Management Discussion

• Engineered Products segment revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased $166.3 million, or 9.8% compared to the prior year, comprised of a broad-based organic revenue decline of 10.3%, partially offset by acquisition-related growth of 0.3% and a favorable foreign currency translation of 0.2%. Acquisition-related growth was driven by the acquisition of Soft-Pak. Customer pricing favorably impacted revenue by approximately 0.3% in 2020.
• The organic revenue decline was primarily driven by the global economic downturn precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic beginning late in the first quarter of 2020. The impact was broad-based across the segment, with the most significant impacts in the year experienced in our waste handling, industrial winch and hoist, industrial automation and fluid dispensing businesses. In waste handling, we experienced headwinds in new order activity as waste haulers and municipalities reduced capital budgets to preserve cash flow, and orders for compaction and recycling solutions remained below prior year levels. Demand for vehicle aftermarket equipment was also subdued due to reduced driving mileage and vehicle service demand. Headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic were more significant in the first half of the year and persisted, to a lesser extent, into the second half of the year across our businesses. Despite theses headwinds, activity improved sequentially from the second quarter into the second half of the year in a number of businesses, most notably in our vehicle service, industrial automation, and fluid dispensing businesses, as government mandated restrictions eased and customer demand accelerated. Our aerospace & defense business demonstrated resilience despite the challenges of COVID-19, posting year over year revenue growth on the back of stable demand from long-term defense programs.
• of 2020. We also remain confident that the fundamental long-term demand drivers across our end-markets remain constructive, and thus continue to believe in the long-term growth trajectory of the segment.