Smiths Group PLC operates within the Power transmission equipment sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Smiths Group PLC with three other power transmission equipment manufacturers in Europe: Renold PLC (2017 sales of £183.40 million [US$246.84 million] of which 80% was Chain), Koncar-Elektroindustrija d.d. of Croatia (2.82 billion Croatian Kuna [US$449.94 million] ), and AQ Group AB which is based in Sweden (4.02 billion Swedish Kronor [US$459.26 million] of which 78% was Components).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended July of 2017, sales at Smiths Group PLC were £3.28 billion (US$4.41 billion). This is an increase of 11.2% versus 2016, when the company's sales were £2.95 billion. The sales level in 2017 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2012, Smiths Group PLC had sales of £3.03 billion. Sales of Smiths Detection saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 30.6% in 2017, from £526.00 million to £687.00 million. Smiths Group PLC also saw significant increases in sales in Flex-Tek (up 19.0% to £338.00 million) . Not all segments of Smiths Group PLC experienced an increase in sales in 2017: sales of Smiths Interconnect fell 3.7% to £419.00 million.