Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2024

Summarized Financial Information Concerning the Company's Reportable Segments

The following tables present summarized financial information concerning the company's reportable business segments and Other activities (dollars in millions):


Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2024	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	3,556.9	$	998.3	$	28.6	$	4,583.8
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	49.2		0.4		(49.6)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	638.9		78.4		(204.5)		512.8
Total assets	2,673.6		521.2		388.0		3,582.8
Capital expenditures	60.0		14.7		28.8		103.5
Depreciation and amortization	$	94.6	$	18.0	$	15.6	$	128.2


Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2023	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	3,674.6	$	854.2	$	24.4	$	4,553.2
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	45.8		0.2		(46.0)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes1	509.1		68.9		(177.5)		400.5
Total assets	2,679.6		565.1		399.6		3,644.3
Capital expenditures	79.9		45.6		24.0		149.5
Depreciation and amortization	$	89.3	$	14.9	$	15.0	$	119.2


Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2022	Professional		Residential		Other		Total
Net sales	$	3,429.6	$	1,068.6	$	16.5	$	4,514.7
Intersegment gross sales (eliminations)	33.5		0.1		(33.6)		—
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	584.0		112.7		(144.2)		552.5
Total assets	2,702.8		501.6		351.6		3,556.0
Capital expenditures	94.3		31.0		18.2		143.5
Depreciation and amortization	$	82.7	$	13.0	$	13.1	$	108.8

1 The Professional reportable segment earnings (loss) before income taxes includes $151.3 million of non-cash impairment charges recorded during the preparation of the financial statements for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 related to Intimidator. For additional information regarding the impairment charges, refer to Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Related Data.

Summary of the Components of the Loss before Income Taxes included in "Other"

The following table presents the details of operating loss before income taxes for the company's Other activities (dollars in millions):


Fiscal Years Ended October 31	2024		2023		2022
Corporate expenses	$	(170.3)	$	(151.8)	$	(126.3)
Interest expense	(61.9)		(58.7)		(35.7)
Earnings from the company's wholly-owned domestic distribution company and other income, net	27.7		33.0		17.8
Total operating loss	$	(204.5)	$	(177.5)	$	(144.2)

Schedule of Geographic Area Data

The following geographic area data includes net sales based on product shipment destination and long-lived assets, which consist of property, plant and equipment, net, and is based on physical location in addition to allocated capital tooling from U.S. plant facilities (dollars in millions):


Fiscal Years Ended October 31	United States		International Countries		Total
2024
Net sales	$	3,660.8	$	923.0	$	4,583.8
Long-lived assets	$	534.8	$	110.0	$	644.8
2023
Net sales	$	3,605.5	$	947.7	$	4,553.2
Long-lived assets	$	540.4	$	101.3	$	641.7
2022
Net sales	$	3,635.5	$	879.2	$	4,514.7
Long-lived assets	$	505.9	$	65.8	$	571.7