Smiths Group launches 400m dollar bond offering

Smiths Group is to launch a 400m dollar-denominated bond offering, saying that the funds will be used for general corporate funding purposes and to repay certain existing debt.

The notes, with a coupon of 3.625%, mature in October 2022 and the offer is expected to close on October 12th 2012. They will be guaranteed by Smiths Group International Holdings and rank as unsecured debt.

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Consensus estimates for 2013 are for a pre-tax profit of £494.79m on turnover of £3.1bn. This will place the stock on a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 10.8, offering a prospective yield of 3.8%

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