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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

JOY GLOBAL INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

8.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012
(Title of Class)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $1 Par Value
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  [ X ]   No  [    ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   [ X ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2) Yes [ X ] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.   Yes  [ X ]   No  [    ]

The aggregate market value of Registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates, as of May 1, 2004 the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based on a closing price of $26.25 per share, was approximately $1,340.8 million.

The number of shares outstanding of Registrant’s Common Stock, as of December 10, 2004, was 52,029,810.

Documents incorporated by reference: the information required by Part III, Items 10, 11, 12 and 13, is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2005 annual meeting.

Joy Global Inc.

INDEX TO
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
For The Year Ended October 30, 2004

PART I

        This document contains forward-looking statements. When used in this document, terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “indicate,” “may be,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “will be,” and the like are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ for a variety of reasons, many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements are based upon our expectations at the time they are made. Although we believe that our expectations are reasonable, we can give no assurance that our expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such expectations (“Cautionary Statements”) are described generally below and disclosed elsewhere in this document. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

        Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated include:

        Factors affecting our customers’ purchases of new equipment, rebuilds, parts and services such as: production capacity, stockpiles and production and consumption rates of coal, copper, iron ore, gold, oil and other ores and minerals; the cash flows and capital expenditures of our customers; the cost and availability of financing to our customers and their ability to obtain regulatory approval for investments in mining projects; consolidations among customers; changes in environmental regulations; work stoppages at customers or providers of transportation; and the timing, severity and duration of customer buying cycles.

        Factors affecting our ability to capture available sales opportunities, including: our customers’ perceptions of the quality and value of our products and services as compared to our competitors’ products and services; whether we have successful reference installations to display to customers; customers’ perceptions of our financial health and stability as compared to our competitors; our ability to assist customers with competitive financing programs; the availability of steel and other materials; and the availability of manufacturing capacity at our factories.

        Factors affecting general business levels, such as: political and economic turmoil in major markets such as the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, China, Russia, Indonesia, India, Brazil and Chile, Peru, Columbia and Venezuela; environmental and trade regulations; commodity prices; and the stability and ease of exchange of currencies.

        Factors affecting our ability to successfully manage sales we obtain, such as: the accuracy of our cost and time estimates for major projects; the adequacy of our systems to manage major projects and our success in completing projects on time and within budget; our success in recruiting and retaining managers and key employees; wage stability and cooperative labor relations; plant capacity and utilization; and whether acquisitions are assimilated and divestitures completed without notable surprises or unexpected difficulties.

        Factors affecting our general business or financial position, such as: unforeseen patent, tax, product (including asbestos-related and silicosis liability), environmental, employee health and benefits, or contractual liabilities; changes in pension and post-retirement benefit costs; nonrecurring restructuring and other special charges; changes in accounting or tax rules or regulations; reassessments of asset valuations for such assets as receivables, inventories, fixed assets and intangible assets; and leverage and debt service.

Item 1. Business

General

        Joy Global Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer and servicer of high productivity mining equipment for the extraction of coal and other minerals and ores. Our equipment is used in major mining centers throughout the world to mine coal, copper, iron ore, oil sands and other minerals. We operate in two business segments: underground mining machinery (Joy Mining Machinery or “Joy”) and surface mining equipment (P&H Mining Equipment or “P&H”). Joy is a major manufacturer of underground mining equipment for the extraction of coal and other bedded minerals and offers comprehensive service locations near major mining regions worldwide. P&H is a major producer of surface mining equipment for the extraction of ores and minerals and provides extensive operational support for many types of equipment used in surface mining.

        We are the direct successor to a business begun 120 years ago and were known as Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. (the “Predecessor Company”) prior to our emergence from protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on July 12, 2001.

Underground Mining Machinery

        Joy is the world’s largest producer of high productivity underground mining machinery for the extraction of coal and other bedded materials. It has significant facilities in Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States as well as sales and service offices in China, India, Poland and Russia. Joy products include: continuous miners; longwall shearers; roof supports; armored face conveyors; shuttle cars; flexible conveyor trains; continuous haulage systems; complete longwall mining systems (consisting of roof supports, an armored face conveyor and a longwall shearer); and roof bolters. Joy also maintains an extensive network of service and replacement parts distribution centers to rebuild and service equipment and to sell replacement parts in support of its installed base. This network includes five service centers in the United States and ten outside of the United States, all of which are strategically located in major underground mining regions.

Products and Services:

        Continuous miners – Electric, self-propelled continuous miners cut coal using carbide-tipped bits on a horizontal rotating drum. Once cut, the coal is gathered onto an internal conveyor and loaded into a haulage vehicle or continuous haulage system for transportation to the main mine belt.

        Longwall shearers – A longwall shearer moves back and forth on a conveyor parallel to the coal face. Using carbide-tipped bits on cutting drums at each end, the shearer cuts a meter or more of coal on each pass and simultaneously loads the coal onto an armored face conveyor for transport to the main mine belt. A longwall face may range up to 300 meters in length.

        Roof supports – Roof supports support the mine roof during longwall mining. The supports advance with the longwall shearer, resulting in controlled roof falls behind the supports.

        Armored face conveyors – Armored face conveyors are used in longwall mining to transport coal cut by the shearer to the main mine belt.

        Shuttle cars – Shuttle cars, a type of haulage vehicle, are electric, rubber-tired vehicles used to transport coal from continuous miners to the main mine belt where self-contained chain conveyors in the shuttle cars unload the coal onto the belt. Some models of Joy shuttle cars can carry up to 20 metric tons of coal.

        Flexible conveyor trains (FCT) – FCT’s are electric-powered, self-propelled conveyor systems that provide continuous haulage of coal from a continuous miner to the main mine belt. The FCT’s coal conveyor belt operates independently from the track chain propulsion system, allowing the FCT to move and convey coal simultaneously. Available in lengths of up to 420 feet, the FCT is able to negotiate multiple 90-degree turns in an underground mine infrastructure.

        Continuous haulage systems – A continuous haulage system transports coal from the continuous miner to the main mine belt on a continuous basis versus the batch process used by shuttle cars and battery haulers. It is made up of a series of connected bridge structures that use chain conveyors to transport coal from one bridge structure to the next bridge structure and ultimately to the main mine belt.

        Roof bolters – Roof bolters are roof drills used to bore holes in the mine roof and to insert long metal bolts into the holes to reinforce the mine roof.

        Joy’s aftermarket infrastructure quickly and efficiently provides customers with high-quality parts, exchange components, repairs, rebuilds, whole machine exchanges and services. Joy’s cost-per-ton programs allow its customers to pay fixed prices for each ton of material mined in order to match equipment costs with revenues, to reduce capital requirements, and to ensure quality aftermarket parts and services for the life of the contract. Joy sells its products and services directly to its customers through a global network of sales and marketing personnel.

        The Joy business has demonstrated cyclicality over the years. This cyclicality is driven primarily by product life cycles, new product introductions, competitive pressures and other economic factors affecting the mining industry, such as commodity prices (particularly coal prices) and industry consolidation.

Surface Mining Equipment

        P&H is the world’s largest producer of electric mining shovels and walking draglines and a leading producer of rotary blasthole drills for open-pit mining operations. P&H has facilities in Australia, Brazil, Botswana, Canada, Chile, South Africa, the United States, and Venezuela, as well as sales offices in China, India, Mexico, Peru, Russia, and the United Kingdom. P&H products are used in mining copper, coal, iron ore, oil sands, gold, diamonds, phosphate, and other minerals and ores. P&H also provides a wide range of parts and services to mines through its P&H MinePro Services distribution group. Through life cycle management contracts, MinePro reduces customer operating risk and guarantees productivity levels. The P&H MinePro Services distribution organization also represents 30 other leading providers of equipment and services to the surface and underground hardrock mining industry. In some markets, used electric shovels, electric motor rebuilds and other selected products and services are provided to the industrial segment. P&H also sells used electric mining shovels in some markets.

Products and Services:

        Electric mining shovels – Mining shovels are primarily used to load copper ore, coal, iron ore, other mineral-bearing materials and overburden into trucks or other conveyances. There are two basic types of mining loaders — electric shovels and hydraulic excavators. Electric mining shovels feature larger buckets, allowing them to load greater volumes of material, while hydraulic shovels are smaller and more maneuverable. The electric mining shovel offers the lowest cost per ton of mineral mined. Its use is determined by the size of the mining operation and the availability of electricity. P&H manufactures only electric mining shovels. Dippers can range in size from 12 to 82 cubic yards.

        Walking draglines – Draglines are primarily used to remove overburden to uncover a coal or mineral deposit and then to replace the overburden during reclamation activities. P&H’s draglines weigh from 500 to 7,500 tons, with bucket sizes ranging from 30 to 160 cubic yards.

        Blasthole drills – Most surface mines require breakage or blasting of rock, overburden, or ore using explosives. A pattern of holes is created by a blasthole drill to contain the explosives. Drills are usually described in terms of the diameter of the hole they bore. Blasthole drills manufactured by P&H bore holes ranging in size from 8 5/8 to 22 inches in diameter.

        P&H MinePro Services provides life cycle management support, including equipment erections, relocations, inspections, service, repairs, rebuilds, upgrades, used equipment, new and used parts, enhancement kits and training. P&H MinePro Services personnel and MinePro distribution centers are strategically located close to customers in major mining centers around the world, supporting P&H and other brands. P&H sells its products and services directly to its customers through a global network of sales and marketing personnel.

        P&H’s businesses are subject to cyclical movements in the markets. Sales of original equipment are driven to a large extent by commodity prices. Rising commodity prices typically lead to the expansion of existing mines, opening of new mines or re-opening of less efficient mines. Although the aftermarket segment is much less cyclical, severe reductions in commodity prices can result in the removal of machines from mining production, and thus dampen demand for parts and services. Conversely, significant increases in commodity prices can result in higher use of equipment and generate requirements for more parts and services.

        Both of our business segments are subject to moderate seasonality, with the first quarter of the fiscal year generally experiencing lower sales due to a decrease in production hours caused by the holidays.

Financial Information

        Financial information about our business segments and geographic areas of operation is contained in Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data and Item 15 – Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

Employees

        As of October 30, 2004, we employed approximately 7,700 people with approximately 3,800 employed in the United States. Local unions represent approximately 44% of our U.S. employees under collective bargaining agreements. We believe that we maintain generally good relationships with our employees.

Customers

        Joy and P&H sell their products primarily to large regional and global mining companies. No customer or affiliated group of customers accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated sales for Fiscal 2004.

Competitive Conditions

        Joy and P&H conduct their domestic and foreign operations under highly competitive market conditions, requiring that their products and services be competitive in price, quality, service and delivery. The customers for these products are generally large international mining companies with substantial purchasing power.

        Joy’s continuous miners, longwall shearers, continuous haulage systems, roof supports and armored face conveyors compete with similar products made by a number of worldwide manufacturers of such equipment. Joy’s rebuild services compete with a large number of local repair shops. Joy competes with various regional suppliers in the sale of replacement parts for Joy equipment.

        P&H’s shovels and draglines compete with similar products and with hydraulic excavators, large rubber-tired front-end loaders and bucket wheel excavators made by several international manufacturers. P&H’s large rotary blasthole drills compete with several worldwide drill manufacturers. Manufacturer location is not a significant advantage or disadvantage in this industry. P&H MinePro Services competes with a large number of primarily regional suppliers in the sale of parts.

        Both Joy and P&H compete on the basis of providing superior productivity, reliability and service and lower overall cost of production to their customers. Both Joy and P&H compete with local and regional service providers in the provision of maintenance, rebuild and other services to mining equipment users.

Backlog

        Backlog represents unfilled customer orders for our products and services. The customer orders that are included in the backlog represent commitments to purchase specific products or services from us by customers who have satisfied our credit review procedures. The following table provides backlog by business segment as of the fiscal year end. These backlog amounts exclude customer arrangements under long-term equipment life cycle management programs. Such programs extend for up to fourteen years and totaled approximately $547 million as of October 30, 2004. Sales already recognized by fiscal year-end under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting are also excluded from the amounts shown.

        The change in backlog for Underground Mining Machinery from November 1, 2003 to October 30, 2004 substantially reflects more orders than shipments for continuous miners and shearers. The increase in backlog for Surface Mining Equipment over the same period primarily reflects more orders than sales for new machines, parts and service. We estimate that approximately $44.9 million of the $722.1 million backlog will be recorded as sales in fiscal 2006.

        The change in backlog for Underground Mining Machinery from November 2, 2002 to November 1, 2003 reflects more orders than shipments for continuous miners and shearers. The decrease in backlog for Surface Mining Equipment over the same period primarily reflects more sales than orders for new machines and service partially offset by more orders than sales in parts.

Raw Materials

        Joy purchases electric motors, gears, hydraulic parts, electronic components, forgings, steel, clutches and other components and raw material from outside suppliers. Although Joy purchases certain components and raw material from a single source, alternative suppliers are available for all such items.

        P&H purchases raw and semi-processed steel, castings, forgings, copper and other materials from a number of suppliers. In addition, component parts such as engines, bearings, controls, hydraulic components and a wide variety of mechanical and electrical items are purchased from a group of pre-qualified suppliers.

        During Fiscal 2004, worldwide steel prices spiked upwards in response to higher demand caused by a recovering end-market and higher consumption in emerging market countries, such as China. This has resulted in steel surcharges being added both directly and indirectly from suppliers of casting, forgings and other products. The availability of steel has also been problematic on occasion during Fiscal 2004. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” for a discussion of the impact of rapidly rising steel and component costs on Fiscal 2004 results and on our Fiscal 2005 outlook.

        In Fiscal 2002 and Fiscal 2003, we combined our purchases of certain significant categories of raw materials and components at Joy and P&H and established strategic partnerships with selected suppliers. After a comprehensive evaluation, approximately 80 suppliers were awarded Strategic Alliance relationships. These relationships were established to leverage the combined purchases of Joy and P&H, raise standards for supplier performance, and enhance our ability to pursue additional process improvement and cost reduction opportunities.

Patents and Licenses

        We own numerous patents and trademarks and have patent licenses from others relating to our products and manufacturing methods. Also, we have granted patent and trademark licenses to other manufacturers and receive royalties under most of these licenses. While we do not consider any particular patent or license or group of patents or licenses to be essential to either of our business segments, we consider our patents and licenses significant to the conduct of our business in certain product areas.

Research and Development

        We are strongly committed to pursuing technological development through the engineering of new products and systems, the improvement and enhancement of licensed technology, and synergistic acquisitions of technology. Research and development expenses were $8.3 million, $6.6 million and $6.5 million for Fiscal 2004, Fiscal 2003, and Fiscal 2002, respectively, not including application engineering.

Environmental, Health and Safety Matters

        Our domestic activities are regulated by federal, state and local statutes, regulations and ordinances relating to both environmental protection and worker health and safety. These laws govern current operations, require remediation of environmental impacts associated with past or current operations, and under certain circumstances provide for civil and criminal penalties and fines as well as injunctive and remedial relief. Our foreign operations are subject to similar requirements as established by their respective countries.

        We believe that we have substantially satisfied these diverse requirements. Because these requirements are complex and, in many areas, rapidly evolving, there can be no guarantee against the possibility of sizeable additional costs for compliance in the future. However, these laws have not had, and are not presently expected to have, a material adverse effect on us.

        Our operations or facilities have been and may become the subject of formal or informal enforcement actions or proceedings for alleged noncompliance with either environmental or worker health and safety laws or regulations. Such matters have typically been resolved through direct negotiations with the regulatory agency and have typically resulted in corrective actions or abatement programs. However, in some cases, fines or other penalties have been paid.

International Operations

In Fiscal 2004, approximately 53% of our sales was derived from sales outside the United States. Risks faced by our international operations include:

Available Information

        Our internet address is: www.joyglobal.com. We make our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

        Our Code of Ethics for CEO and Senior Financial Officers is also available on our website. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding any amendment to, or waiver from, a provison of this code of ethics by posting such information on our website.

Item 2. Properties

        As of October 30, 2004, the following principal properties of our operations were owned, except as indicated. Our worldwide corporate headquarters are currently housed in 10,000 square feet of leased space in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All of these properties are generally suitable for the operations currently conducted at them.

Underground Mining Machinery Locations

Surface Mining Equipment Locations

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(1)Under a month to month lease.
(2) Under a lease expiring in 2007.
(3) Under a lease expiring in 2010.
(4) Under a lease expiring in 2018.
(5) Under a lease expiring in 2005.

* Property includes a warehouse.

        Joy also operates warehouses in Meadowlands, Pennsylvania, Green River, Wyoming; Pineville, West Virginia; Brookwood, Alabama; Carlsbad, New Mexico; Norton, Virginia; Lovely and Henderson, Kentucky; Emerald, Kurri Kurri, Moranbah and Lithgow, Australia; Hendrina and Secunda, South Africa; Siberia, Russia; and Chirimiri, India. All warehouses are owned except for the warehouses in Lovely and Henderson, Kentucky, and Secunda, South Africa, which are leased.

        P&H also operates warehouses in Cleveland, Ohio; Hibbing and Virginia, Minnesota; Charleston, West Virginia; Negaunee, Michigan; Hinton, Sparwood, Labrador City, Fort McMurray, Sept. Iles and Baie-Comeau, Canada; Iquique and Calama, Chile; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. The warehouses in Hibbing, Fort McMurray, Johannesburg and Calama are owned; the others are leased. In addition, P&H leases sales offices throughout the United States and in principal surface mining locations in other countries.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

        John G. Kling, purportedly on his own behalf and “in a representative capacity for the Harnischfeger Industries Employees’ Savings Plan,” filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on November 9, 2001, against certain of our present and former employees, officers and directors. We and the Plan were added as defendants in this case in early 2004. This action seeks damages in an unspecified amount based on, among other things, allegations that the members of our Pension Investment Committee, the Pension Committee of the Board of Directors, and Fidelity Management Trust Company failed to properly discharge their fiduciary obligations under ERISA with respect to the “Harnischfeger Common Stock Fund” in the Harnischfeger Industries Employees’ Savings Plan. On May 24, 2004, the court granted our motion to dismiss the Plan and the Board committee and denied our motion to dismiss us and our former directors from this action.

        The General Organization for Industrial and Mining Projects (“IMC”), an agency of the government of Egypt commenced legal proceedings in Egypt in late 2002 against Joy Mining Machinery Limited (“Joy MM”), one of our subsidiaries located in the United Kingdom, to resolve certain disputes arising under an agreement entered into in 1998 between Joy MM and IMC relating to underground mining equipment for the Abu Tartur project in Egypt. IMC may also seek wrongfully to draw on approximately $9.7 million pounds sterling in bank guarantees established for the benefit of IMC in connection with the agreement. On August 6, 2004, The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes declined to accept jurisdiction of arbitration proceedings initiated by Joy MM against IMC. IMC has now commenced proceedings against Joy MM in the Cairo Arbitration Centre to recover unspecified damages for the alleged breach of contract and delay.

        By notice dated May 16, 2003, Sokolovskaya Investment Company (“SIC”), a mining company in Russia, filed a request for arbitration with the ICC International Court of Arbitration against Joy MM to recover damages alleged to have arisen out of contracts entered into by Joy MM and SIC in 1995 and 1996 for the supply of underground mining equipment and related services. SIC seeks damages for loss of profit, delay, repairs, loss of use and other consequential damages of between $65 million and $82 million. An arbitration panel has been selected and a hearing before it has recently commenced.

        We and our subsidiaries are involved in various unresolved legal matters that arise in the normal course of operations, the most prevalent of which relate to product liability (including asbestos-related and silicosis liability), employment and commercial matters. Also, as a normal part of their operations, our subsidiaries undertake contractual obligations, warranties and guarantees in connection with the sale of products or services. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty and favorable or unfavorable resolutions may affect the results of operations on a quarter-to-quarter basis, we believe that the outcome of such legal and other matters will not have a materially adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

        From time to time we and our subsidiaries become involved in proceedings relating to environmental matters. We believe that the resolution of such environmental matters will not have a materially adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2004.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

        The following table shows certain information for each of our executive officers, including position with the corporation and business experience. Our executive officers are elected each year at the organizational meeting of our Board of Directors, which follows the annual meeting of shareholders, and at other meetings as appropriate.

        On January 15, 2002, Fansteel Inc., a company of which Mr. Roof was a director, announced that it filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

        Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “JOYG.” As of October 30, 2004, there were 5,230 shareholders of record. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices and dividend payments for our common stock for the periods indicated.

We made no purchases of equity securities in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2004.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

        The following table sets forth certain selected historical financial data on a consolidated basis. The selected consolidated financial data was derived from our Consolidated Financial Statements. As a result of the application of fresh start accounting, our financial statements are not comparable to those of the Predecessor Company. Accordingly, data for Fiscal 2001 is presented separately for the Predecessor Company’s fiscal period from November 1, 2000 to June 23, 2001 (“2001 Eight Months”) and our period from June 24, 2001 to October 31, 2001 (“2001 Four Months”). During the first quarter of Fiscal 2002, we amended our by-laws to adopt a 52- or 53-week fiscal year and changed our fiscal year-end date from October 31 to the Saturday nearest October 31. Beginning with the first quarter of Fiscal 2002, each of our fiscal quarters consists of 13 weeks, except for any fiscal years consisting of 53 weeks that will add one week to the first quarter. This change did not have a material effect on our revenue or results of operations for Fiscal 2002. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data and Item 15 – Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes. References made to years are for fiscal year periods. Dollar amounts are in thousands, except share and per-share data and as indicated.

        The purpose of this discussion and analysis is to enhance the understanding and evaluation of the results of operations, financial position, cash flows, indebtedness, and other key financial information of Joy Global Inc. and its subsidiaries for Fiscal 2004, Fiscal 2003, and Fiscal 2002. For a more complete understanding of this discussion, please read the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

Overview

        We are the direct successor to businesses that have been manufacturing mining equipment for over 120 years. We operate in two business segments: Underground Mining Machinery, comprised of our Joy Mining Machinery business (“Joy”), and Surface Mining Equipment, comprised of our P&H Mining Equipment business (“P&H”). Joy is the world’s largest producer of high productivity electric-powered underground mining equipment used primarily for the extraction of coal. P&H is the world’s largest producer of high productivity electric mining shovels and a leading producer of walking draglines and large rotary blasthole drills, used primarily for surface mining copper, coal, iron ore, oil sands and other minerals.

        Over 87% of our sales are to the coal and copper mining industries. In addition to selling new equipment, we provide parts, components, repairs, rebuilds, diagnostic analysis, fabrication, training and other aftermarket services for our installed base of machines. In the case of Surface Mining Equipment, we also provide aftermarket services for equipment manufactured by other companies, including over 15 manufacturers with which we have ongoing relationships and which we refer to as “Alliance Partners.” We emphasize our aftermarket products and services as an integral part of lowering our customers’ cost per unit of production and are focused on continuing to grow this part of our business.

        Demand for new equipment is cyclical in nature, being driven by commodity prices and other factors. Our new equipment sales over the last five years have ranged from a high of $458.6 million in Fiscal 2004 to a low of $339.5 million in Fiscal 2001. In contrast, our aftermarket business has shown consistent growth over the past five years despite commodity production restrictions and price volatility, and helps moderate the effects of changes in new equipment demand on our financial performance. Our aftermarket sales over the last five years have grown from $741.1 million in Fiscal 2000 to $973.6 million in Fiscal 2004.

        Approximately 88% of our sales in Fiscal 2004 were recorded at the time of shipment of the product or delivery of the service. The remaining 12% of sales was recorded using percentage of completion accounting, a practice we follow in recognizing revenue on the sale of long lead-time equipment such as electric mining shovels, walking draglines and roof supports. Under percentage of completion accounting, revenue is recognized on firm orders from customers as the product is manufactured based on the ratio of actual costs incurred to estimated total costs to be incurred. We generally receive progress payments on long lead-time equipment.

        The major components of our cost of sales are manufacturing overhead, labor and raw materials such as steel. We have taken significant steps to reduce manufacturing overhead. In recent years, we have been adversely affected by increases in the cost of raw materials, specifically steel. The mix of original equipment and aftermarket sales affects our operating profit. Our aftermarket products and services generally carry higher margins than our original equipment and increases in our aftermarket sales have a favorable impact on our profitability. Although steel prices increased, our gross profit margin in Fiscal 2004 increase to 26.7% from 24.1% in Fiscal 2003.

        In Fiscal 2004, approximately 47% of our sales were made to customers from the United States. With the exception of South Africa, our domestic and international sales are largely denominated in U.S. dollars or pounds sterling. From time to time, we hedge specifically identified committed cash flows using foreign currency sale or purchase contracts.

        On June 7, 1999, the Predecessor Company and substantially all of its domestic operating subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Our Plan of Reorganization (the “POR”) was confirmed on May 29, 2001. We formally emerged from bankruptcy on the July 12, 2001 (the “Effective Date”).

        As part of our emergence, we adopted fresh start accounting pursuant to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s Statement of Position 90-7, “Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code” (“SOP 90-7”). In accordance with fresh start accounting principles, our assets and liabilities were adjusted to their fair value as of the Effective Date and the excess of our enterprise value over the fair value of our tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities was reported as excess reorganization value in our consolidated balance sheet. The net effect of fresh start accounting adjustments was a gain of $45.1 million which was recorded in the income statement for the Predecessor Company during Fiscal 2001. As a result of the application of fresh start accounting, our financial statements are not comparable to those of the Predecessor Company.

Results of Operations

2004 Compared with 2003

Sales

        The following table sets forth Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003 net sales as derived from our Consolidated Statement of Income:

        Total net sales for Fiscal 2004 increased by $216.2 million, or 17.8%, over Fiscal 2003 net sales. Net sales in the United States increased by $90.2 million, or 15.5%, and net sales in the rest of the world rose by $126.0, or 19.9%. Reflecting the cyclical upturn in commodities, original equipment revenues increased by 34.9% to $458.6 million in Fiscal 2004, accounting for 32.0% of total revenues for the year. We anticipate this percentage to increase further in Fiscal 2005. Aftermarket sales, which include sales of parts and services, increased 11.1% to $973.6 million for Fiscal 2004.

        The increase in Underground Mining Machinery net sales in Fiscal 2004 was the result of an increase in original equipment product shipments and, to a lesser extent, aftermarket sales. New machine sales booked through the United Kingdom increased due to a large roof support order and an increase in armored face conveyor shipments to both the United Kingdom and China. South Africa recovered from depressed levels of prior year new machine sales with increased shipments of continuous miners in Fiscal 2004. New machine sales increased in Australia primarily due to an increase in shipments of roof supports, longwall shearers and armored face conveyors, which were partially offset by a decline in sales of continuous miners. United States new machine sales were down slightly due to decreases in shipments of roof supports and armored face conveyors partially offset by increased shipments of continuous miners and shuttle cars. Aftermarket sales showed significant improvement in the United States while revenues from South Africa benefited from the weakness of the U.S. dollar and the favorable impact of translating South African Rand sales into U.S. dollars. Those increases in aftermarket sales were partially offset by a decrease in complete machine rebuilds in Australia primarily due to unusually high levels of sales in Fiscal 2003. Throughout the markets we serve both our new machine and aftermarket sales have benefited from the prices our customers receive for their coal. Activity levels in the emerging markets, including China, continued the high level of activity we began to see in Fiscal 2003.

        The increase in Surface Mining Equipment net sales in Fiscal 2004 was a result of increases in new and used equipment shipments, as well as aftermarket parts and service sales. The increase in new equipment was due to higher sales of electric mining shovels in both Russia and the United States and U.S. sales of loading equipment manufactured by our Alliance Partners. The increase in U.S. new equipment sales was driven by stronger demand in the coal and iron ore markets. The Russian shovel sale, which was the first new electric mining shovel sold in Russia, was attributable to increased activity in the coal market. An increase in sales of used electric mining shovels was attributable to shipments to both Russia and Zambia. In the aftermarket, sales of replacement parts increased primarily in South America and the Southwestern United States. Service sales were strong in Brazil, Chile, South Africa and the United States, partially offset by lower service sales in Canada.

Operating Income

        The following table sets forth Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003 operating income as derived from our Consolidated Statement of Income:

        Operating income for Underground Mining Machinery increased by approximately $47.8 million in Fiscal 2004 as compared to Fiscal 2003. During Fiscal 2004, charges for the depreciation and amortization of the fresh start accounting items decreased by approximately $3.0 million. Excluding the impact of the charges for fresh start, the increase in operating income for Fiscal 2004 was $44.8 million. The high volume of sales favorably impacted operating income in Fiscal 2004. Increased sales activity allowed for higher levels of manufacturing overhead absorption that exceeded the increase in the variable overhead spending in the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. These favorable impacts were partially offset by increases in our variable selling expenses, engineering expenses associated with new product development, compensation expenses associated with performance-based incentive programs and the cost of steel used to manufacture our products. Expenses in the United States and United Kingdom in Fiscal 2004 were positively affected by the restructuring activity that took place in Fiscal 2003.

        Operating income for Surface Mining Equipment increased by approximately $25.6 million in Fiscal 2004 as compared to Fiscal 2003. During Fiscal 2004, charges for the depreciation and amortization of the fresh start accounting items decreased by approximately $3.4 million. Excluding the impact of the charges for fresh start, the increase in operating income for Fiscal 2004 was $22.2 million. The increase in operating income for Surface Mining Equipment was the result of an increase in net sales in Fiscal 2004 and a significant increase in manufacturing absorption associated with the higher volume of production of new machines and parts in this segment’s manufacturing facilities. These favorable impacts on margins were partially offset by compensation expenses associated with performance-based incentive programs, higher prices for steel and components, foreign currency exchange rates, severance payments and higher pension costs.

        The increase in the corporate expense was primarily attributable to compensation expense associated with performance-based incentive programs.

Product Development, Selling and Administrative Expense

        Product development, selling and administrative expense for Fiscal 2004 was $277.4 million, after fresh start charges of $2.8 million, as compared to $241.5 million, after fresh start charges of $9.0 million, for Fiscal 2003. The increase in product development, selling and administrative expense was due primarily to increases in pension expense, compensation expense associated with performance-based incentive programs and the impact associated with the translation of non-U.S. expenses into U.S. dollars due to exchange rate fluctuations. These increases were partially offset by cost reductions associated with our strategic sourcing initiative. Product development, selling and administrative expense as a percentage of sales for Fiscal 2004 decreased to 19.4% as compared to 19.9% in Fiscal 2003.

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

        Pension expense for Fiscal 2004 was $22.0 million compared to pension expense of $14.2 million in Fiscal 2003. The increase in pension expense is primarily the result of a reduction in the discount rate for the pension plans in the United States from 7.0% to 6.25%. These plans represented approximately 56% of our total pension plan assets as of the end of Fiscal 2004.

Interest Expense

        Interest expense for Fiscal 2004 decreased to $24.3 million as compared to $27.0 million for Fiscal 2003. This decrease was principally due to our repayment of two industrial revenue bonds in late Fiscal 2003. There were no direct borrowings under our revolving credit agreement in Fiscal 2004. Cash interest paid in Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003 was $22.0 million and $23.1 million, respectively.

Provision for Income Taxes

        Our consolidated effective income tax rates for Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003 were approximately 41.5% and 33.6%, respectively. Consolidated income tax expense increased to $39.2 million in Fiscal 2004 as compared to an expense of $9.4 million in Fiscal 2003. The increase in income tax expense is primarily attributable to increases in global profitability and the provision for deferred tax valuation reserves in certain jurisdictions where we operate based upon concerns relating to the future realizability of certain deferred tax assets.

2003 Compared with 2002

Sales

        The following table sets forth Fiscal 2003 and Fiscal 2002 net sales as derived from our Consolidated Statement of Income:

        The decrease in Underground Mining Machinery net sales in Fiscal 2003 was a result of lower new machine shipments and replacement parts sales partially offset by an increase in component repairs and complete machine rebuilds. The decrease in new machine sales was due to lower sales of continuous miners, shuttle cars and roof supports in the United States, lower sales of shuttle cars in South Africa, and lower sales of roof supports in the United Kingdom. New machine shipments increased in Australia due to roof support shipments and the shipment of several continuous miners specifically designed for the Australian market. Aftermarket shipments for repair parts in the United States, United Kingdom and the emerging markets served out of the United Kingdom were softer in Fiscal 2003 as compared to Fiscal 2002. Although aftermarket sales in the emerging markets served out of the United Kingdom in Fiscal 2003 did not match the record levels of Fiscal 2002, aftermarket parts shipments into these markets remained strong, despite a temporary interruption of orders due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in China. Aftermarket product shipments in South Africa were strong, principally due to maintenance and life cycle programs to support current equipment and the favorable impact of translating South African Rand sales into U.S. dollars. Mild summer and winter weather during Fiscal 2003 and the delay of the economic recovery in the United States adversely affected Joy’s new machine and aftermarket businesses.

        The increase in Surface Mining Equipment net sales in Fiscal 2003 was a result of an increase in new equipment shipments, aftermarket parts and service sales. The increase in new equipment was due to higher sales of electric mining shovels in both South America and Canada. The increase in South American shovel sales was provided by a stronger demand in the copper market. The increase in Canadian shovel sales was attributed to activity in the oil sands. In the aftermarket, sales of replacement parts increased in North and South America, Southern Africa, China and India. Service sales were strong in Australia, which included erection of a dragline, and in South America.

Operating Income

        The following table sets forth Fiscal 2003 and Fiscal 2002 operating income as derived from our Consolidated Statement of Income:

        Operating income for Underground Mining Machinery increased by approximately $24.1 million in Fiscal 2003 as compared to Fiscal 2002. Charges for the depreciation and amortization of the fresh start accounting items decreased by approximately $37.8 million. Excluding the impact of the charges for fresh start, the decrease in operating income for Fiscal 2003 was $13.8 million. This decrease included a $5.1 million charge associated with manufacturing capacity rationalization in the United States and restructuring in the United Kingdom and Australia. Operating income was negatively impacted by unfavorable manufacturing absorption associated with the decrease in production of new machines and an increase in both compensation expense associated with performance-based incentive programs and pension expense in the United States and the United Kingdom. Operating income was positively affected by the elimination of unfavorable manufacturing variances associated with the manufacture of roof supports in Fiscal 2002, the favorable impact of our strategic sourcing initiative, and warranty expense improvements through our quality initiative.

        Operating income for Surface Mining Equipment increased by approximately $45.7 million in Fiscal 2003 as compared to Fiscal 2002. During Fiscal 2003, charges for the depreciation and amortization of the fresh start accounting items decreased by approximately $21.8 million. Excluding the impact of the charges for fresh start, the increase in operating income for Fiscal 2003 was $23.9 million. The increase in operating income for Surface Mining Equipment was the result of an increase in net sales in Fiscal 2003 and a significant increase in manufacturing absorption associated with the higher volume of production of new machines in this segment’s manufacturing facilities. Lower production volumes in Fiscal 2002 resulted in workforce reduction that increased severance and medical benefit costs at our Milwaukee manufacturing facility that was not repeated during Fiscal 2003. These favorable impacts on margins were partially offset by the sales mix, which included a sale of a dragline in Australia, and by compensation expenses associated with performance-based incentive programs.

        The increase in the corporate expense was primarily attributable to compensation expense associated with performance-based incentive programs.

Product Development, Selling and Administrative Expense

        Product development, selling and administrative expense for Fiscal 2003 was $241.5 million, after fresh start charges of $9.0 million, as compared to $212.8 million, after fresh start charges of $14.0 million, for Fiscal 2002. The increase in product development, selling and administrative expense was due primarily to increases in pension expense, medical costs, general insurance costs, compensation expense associated with performance-based incentive programs and the impact associated with the translation of non-U.S. expenses into U.S. dollars due to exchange rate fluctuations. These increases were partially offset by cost reductions associated with our strategic sourcing initiative. Product development, selling and administrative expense as a percentage of sales for Fiscal 2003 increased to 19.9% as compared to 18.5% in Fiscal 2002.

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

        Pension expense for Fiscal 2003 was $14.2 million compared to pension expense of $2.7 million in Fiscal 2002. The increase in pension expense is the result of a reduction in the expected rate of return on plan assets assumption and a decrease in market value of plan assets from the beginning of the year. For Fiscal 2003 we reduced the return on asset assumption for the pension plans in the United States and the United Kingdom from 9.5% to 9.0% and 9.5% to 7.5%, respectively. These plans represented in excess of 98% of our total pension plan assets as of the end of Fiscal 2003. These rate of return on assets assumptions are based primarily on the targeted investment asset mix and the expected rates of return on the individual components of the investment mix.

Interest Expense

        Interest expense for Fiscal 2003 decreased to $27.0 million as compared to $31.0 for Fiscal 2002. This decrease was principally due to our repayment of a term loan in Fiscal 2002 and reduced borrowings under our revolving credit agreement. There were no direct borrowings under our revolving credit agreement in Fiscal 2003. Cash interest paid in Fiscal 2003 and Fiscal 2002 was $23.1 million and $27.7 million, respectively.

Provision for Income Taxes

        The consolidated effective income tax rates for Fiscal 2003 and Fiscal 2002 are approximately 34% and 40%, respectively. Consolidated income tax expense increased to $9.4 million in Fiscal 2003 as compared to a benefit of $17.5 million in Fiscal 2002. The increase in income tax expense is primarily attributed to the income earned in Fiscal 2003 as compared to the loss incurred in Fiscal 2002. The principal driver differentiating the tax rate between the two years is the change in the global mix of earnings in jurisdictions whose effective tax rates are lower than the U.S. statutory rate, partially offset in Fiscal 2003 by the provision of taxes against certain accumulated earnings of our South African subsidiary.

Reorganization Items

        Reorganization items include income, expenses and losses that were realized or incurred as a result of the decision to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

        Net reorganization items for Fiscal 2004, Fiscal 2003 and Fiscal 2002 consisted of the following:

Restructuring and Other Special Charges

        Costs associated with restructuring activities other than those activities covered by SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” or that involve an entity newly acquired in a business combination, are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” Costs associated with such activities are recorded as restructuring costs in the consolidated statements of income when the liability is incurred.

        During Fiscal 2003, we began implementing a manufacturing capacity rationalization at our P&H Mining Equipment Milwaukee location that reduced factory space by 350,000 square feet and resulted in a facility that is more efficient. The Fiscal 2003 rationalization plan at P&H was completed in Fiscal 2004 at a cost of $2.0 million.

        During Fiscal 2003, Joy Mining Machinery began implementing a manufacturing capacity rationalization plan for North America. Total costs for the Joy North American manufacturing capacity rationalization were $3.7 million. Included in this amount is $1.5 million for one-time termination benefits for 132 employees, $0.8 million for abandoned assets, and $1.4 million for other associated costs. Also during Fiscal 2003, Joy Mining Machinery began implementing a manufacturing capacity rationalization plan for the United Kingdom and Australia. The total costs for the United Kingdom manufacturing capacity rationalization were $1.6 million for one-time termination benefits for 26 employees. The total costs for the Australian manufacturing capacity rationalization were $0.2 million for one-time termination benefits for 27 employees. The Fiscal 2003 rationalization plan at Joy was completed in Fiscal 2004.

        Below is a summary of the activity related to restructuring costs recorded pursuant to SFAS No. 144 and SFAS No.146.

Critical Accounting Policies

        Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We continually evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to bad debts, excess inventory, warranty, intangible assets, income taxes and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

        We believe the accounting policies described below are the ones that most frequently require us to make estimates and judgments, and therefore are critical to the understanding of our results of operations:

Revenue Recognition

        We generally recognize revenue at the time of shipment and passage of title for sales of products and at the time of performance for sales of services. We recognize revenue on long-term contracts, such as the manufacture of mining shovels, drills, draglines and roof support systems, using either the percentage-of-completion or completed contract methods. When using the percentage-of-completion method, sales and gross profit are recognized as work is performed based on the relationship between actual costs incurred and total estimated costs at completion. Sales and gross profit are adjusted prospectively for revisions in estimated total contract costs and contract values. Estimated losses are recognized in full when identified.

        We have life cycle management contracts with customers to supply parts and service for terms of 1 to 13 years. These contracts are set up based on the projected costs and revenues of servicing the respective machines over the specified contract terms. Customers are generally billed monthly and the respective deferred revenues are recorded when billed. Revenue is recognized in the period in which parts are supplied or services provided.

        Revenue recognition involves judgments, assessments of expected returns, the likelihood of nonpayment, and estimates of expected costs and profits on long-term contracts. We analyze various factors, including a review of specific transactions, historical experience, credit-worthiness of customers and current market and economic conditions, in determining when to recognize revenue. Changes in judgments on these factors could impact the timing and amount of revenue recognized with a resulting impact on the timing and amount of associated income.

Inventories

        Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market using the first-in, first-out method of accounting. We evaluate all inventory, including raw material, work-in-process, finished goods and spare parts, for realizability on a regular basis. Inherent in our estimates of net realizable value are estimates related to our future manufacturing schedules, customer demand, possible alternative uses and ultimate realizable value of potentially excess inventory. We fully reserve for inventory identified as obsolete inventory.

Intangible Assets

        Intangible assets include software, drawings, patents, trademarks, unpatented technology and other specifically identifiable intangible assets. We review the carrying value of our intangible assets on an annual basis or more frequently as circumstances warrant. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are reviewed in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” and valued on a relief from royalty basis using future revenues discounted over the timeframe of economic benefit. Intangible assets with finite lives are reviewed in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” using undiscounted cash flows. While we believe that our estimates of future revenues and cash flows are reasonable, different assumptions regarding revenues and cash flows could materially affect our evaluations.

Accrued Warranties

        We record accruals for potential warranty claims based on prior claim experience. Warranty costs are accrued at the time revenue is recognized. These warranty costs are based upon management’s assessment of past claims and current experience. However, actual claims could be higher or lower than amounts estimated, as the amount and value of warranty claims are subject to variation as a result of many factors that cannot be predicted with certainty.

Pension and Postretirement Benefits and Costs

        We have pension benefits and expenses which are developed from actuarial valuations. These valuations are based on assumptions including, among other things, discount rates, expected returns on plan assets, retirement ages, years of service, and future salary increases. Future changes affecting the assumptions will change the related pension benefit or expense.

Income Taxes

        Deferred taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using statutory tax rates. Deferred income tax provisions are based on changes in the deferred tax assets and liabilities from period to period, adjusted for certain reclassifications under fresh start accounting.

        In addition, we analyze our ability to recognize currently the net deferred tax assets created in each jurisdiction in which we operate to determine if valuation allowances are necessary because realizability of the tax assets is deemed to not be more likely than not. Prior to Fiscal 2002, we determined that we did not meet the requirements that would allow us to record the future benefits of any net operating losses, tax credits or net deferred tax assets for financial reporting purposes due to our emergence from bankruptcy in Fiscal 2001. As a result, we recorded valuation reserves as necessary to reduce the book value of our net deferred tax asset to zero. After Fiscal 2001, we have annually assessed on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis the need for either the recording of or release of valuation reserves. During Fiscal 2002, we reviewed this position and, based upon past, current and future operating performance, expectations and available tax strategies, did not provide full valuation allowances for new net deferred tax assets as of November 2, 2002. Additionally, in Fiscal 2002 we released all non-U.S. deferred tax valuation reserves recorded at the end of Fiscal 2001 (except for those of certain Australian business segments as we concluded that the utilization of these assets is not more likely than not) and a portion of the reserves recorded against the net U.S. asset based upon projected future net operating loss utilization. For Fiscal 2003, we performed a similar realization analysis for all deferred tax assets and again did not provide full valuation allowances for new net deferred tax assets created as of November 1, 2003. Additional amounts of valuation reserves related to U.S. and Australian net operating loss carryforwards were released based upon a tax restructuring in Australia and projected future net operating loss utilization. In Fiscal 2004, we have reassessed our gross deferred tax assets as they relate to our Australian operations and our U.S. State tax loss carryforwards. Based upon the results of this analysis, valuation reserves were provided against those amounts not already reserved due to potential issues as to ultimate utilization of these amounts.

        As required under the application of fresh start accounting, the release of pre-emergence tax valuation reserves was not recorded in the income statement but instead was treated first as a reduction of excess reorganization value until exhausted, then intangibles until exhausted, and thereafter reported as additional paid in capital. Consequently, a net tax charge will be incurred in future years when these tax assets are utilized. We will continue to monitor the appropriateness of the existing valuation allowances and determine annually the amount of valuation allowances that are required to be maintained.

        We estimate the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year during the course of the year on an interim basis. The estimated effective tax rate contemplates the expected jurisdiction where income is earned (e.g. United States compared to non-United States) as well as tax planning strategies. If the actual results are different from these estimates, adjustments to the effective tax rate may be required in the period such determination is made. Additionally, discreet items are treated separately from the effective rate analysis and are recorded separately as an income tax provision or benefit at the time they are recognized. To the extent recognized, these items will impact the effective tax rate in aggregate but will not adjust the amount used for future periods within the same fiscal year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Working capital and cash flow are two financial measurements which provide an indication of our ability to meet our financial obligations. We currently use cash generated by operations to fund continuing operations.

        The following table summarizes the major elements of our working capital at the end of Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003:

        Our businesses are working capital intensive and require funding for purchases of production and replacement parts inventories. In addition, cash is required for capital expenditures for the repair, replacement and upgrading of existing facilities. We have debt service requirements, including semi-annual interest payments on our senior subordinated notes as well as commitment and letter of credit fees under our revolving credit facility. We believe that cash generated from operations, together with borrowings available under our credit facility, provides us with adequate liquidity to meet our operating and debt service requirements and planned capital expenditures.

        Cash provided by operations for Fiscal 2004 was $62.3 million as compared to $105.6 million provided by operations for Fiscal 2003. The primary change in our cash from operations was attributable to the increase in net income offset by the contributions to our pension plans and the usage of working capital. Approximately $30.9 million was provided from working capital in Fiscal 2004 while approximately $87.5 million was provided from working capital in Fiscal 2003. The most significant working capital changes affecting the usage of cash from Fiscal 2003 to Fiscal 2004 related to inventories and accounts receivable. Inventories were increased to provide for the increase in orders while the timing of year-end sales resulted in a significant increase in outstanding accounts receivable. The most significant working capital changes providing an increase of cash from Fiscal 2003 to Fiscal 2004 related to advance payments and trade accounts payable. The timing of cash received from customers and payments to outside vendors contributed to increased advance payments and trade accounts payable balances at the end of Fiscal 2004.

        During Fiscal 2004, we contributed $95.4 million to our worldwide pension plans compared to $53.8 million during Fiscal 2003. As a result of the additional contributions in Fiscal 2004, we do not expect that additional contributions for U.S. plans will be required in fiscal 2005. However, we currently believe we will make voluntary contributions for our U.S. plans in the range of $20 million to $40 million in Fiscal 2005. Beyond Fiscal 2005, the investment performance of the plans’ assets and the actual results of the other actuarial assumptions will determine the funding requirements of the pension plans.

        Cash used by investment activities for Fiscal 2004 was $11.1 million as compared to $30.5 million used by investment activities for Fiscal 2003. Approximately $21.1 million and $27.5 million were used for capital expenditures in Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2003, respectively. For Fiscal 2005, we anticipate capital expenditures between $30 million and $40 million, primarily for maintenance of existing facilities, completion of SAP implementation, and other projects. In addition, approximately $12.3 million was used in Fiscal 2003 to acquire the 25% interest in our Australian surface mining equipment subsidiary held by Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Limited.

        Cash provided by financing activities for Fiscal 2004 was $27.6 million as compared to $10.0 million used by financing activities for Fiscal 2003. The increase in Fiscal 2004 primarily resulted from the exercise of stock options generating $44.7 million partially offset by the dividends paid of $14.0 million. In Fiscal 2003, approximately $12.5 million was used to retire industrial revenue bonds.

Credit Facilities

        On January 23, 2004, we entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) relating to a $200 million revolving credit facility maturing on October 15, 2008. Substantially all of our assets and our domestic subsidiaries’ assets, other than real estate, are pledged as collateral under the Credit Agreement. Outstanding borrowings bear interest equal to either LIBOR plus the applicable margin (3.25% to 2.00%) or the Base Rate (defined as the higher of the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50%) plus the applicable margin (2.25% to 1.00%) at our option depending on certain of our financial ratios. We pay a commitment fee ranging from 0.50% to 0.75% on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. In 2002, we issued $200 million in 8.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due March 15, 2012. In December 2004 we repurchased $14.5 million of these notes.

        Both the Credit Agreement and Senior Subordinated Note Indenture contain restrictions and financial covenants relating to, among other things, minimum financial performance and limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, liens, asset sales, and capital expenditures. The covenants in the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture are generally less restrictive than the covenants in the Credit Agreement. Interest coverage, leverage and fixed charge coverage covenants in the Credit Agreement generally become more restrictive over the term of the Agreement. At October 30, 2004, we were in compliance with all financial covenants in the Credit Agreement and the Indenture.

        At October 30, 2004, there were no outstanding direct borrowings under the Credit Agreement. Outstanding letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement, which count toward the $200 million credit limit, totaled $79.8 million. The amount available for borrowings under the Credit Agreement is also limited by a borrowing base calculation. At October 30, 2004, there was $120.2 million available for borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        We lease various assets under operating leases. The aggregate payments under operating leases as of October 30, 2004 are disclosed in the table of Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments below. No significant changes to lease commitments have occurred since October 30, 2004. We have no other off-balance sheet arrangements.

Disclosures about Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

The following table sets forth our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of October 30, 2004:

Market Conditions and Outlook

        Market conditions in most of the commodity markets served by our customers remain robust. Coal markets in the United States continue to strengthen in both pricing and demand. Higher spot coal prices are expected over time to be reflected in higher prices in supply contracts. Demand for coal is being positively affected by continued high natural gas prices, reduced imports of coal into the United States from South America, and increases in exports of metallurgical coal from the United States. Coal producers in the United States are increasing their production levels and capital spending plans. The increase in production levels is primarily occurring in existing mine operations, which we believe is leading to the increasing demand for replacement equipment as operators drive for more production from the same reserves.

        The international coal markets continue to be strong with rising prices for both thermal and metallurgical coal. Capacity levels in port facilities have resulted in shipping constraints in both South Africa and Australia. China continues to take steps in the long-term to convert its underground coal industry to high productivity mining methods. Efforts by the Chinese banking regulators to reduce investment in areas such as steel and real estate while encouraging investments in power plants, railroads, and coal should reduce the risk of capital availability and be a positive contributor to this conversion. We continue to believe we will experience solid, long-term, double-digit growth in China, both for our underground mining machinery and our aftermarket parts and service activities.

        Markets served by P&H in surface mining are strong across the board. Copper, the largest of these markets, continues to enjoy strong pricing. Copper producers are increasing production at a number of mines and developing plans and ordering equipment for new mines. Although new original equipment orders were limited in the third and fourth quarters, interest remains high, particularly in copper and the oil sands markets. As with Joy on the underground side of our business, order books are filling well into 2005.

        Several factors temper our outlook. We believe that the current increases in purchases for mining equipment and services will be affected by our customers’ efforts to constrain their production and capital spending. As we increase our production to meet the increased demand for mining equipment, our challenge is to manage our working capital and the other aspects of our business so that we meet the needs of our customers while maximizing returns to shareholders. We will need to continue to control pension and health care costs. Our ability to grow revenues is constrained by the capacity of our plants, our ability to supplement that capacity with outside sources, and our success in securing critical supplies such as steel and copper. The positive effects we are seeing on our business as a result of higher customer production and capital spending levels could be offset by customer restraints on production and capital spending, capacity limitations at our facilities, and continuing tight steel supplies.

New Accounting Pronouncements

        On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) replaces FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” The FASB has concluded that companies could adopt the new standard in one of two ways: the modified prospective transition method and the modified retrospective transition method. Using the modified prospective transition method, a company would recognize share-based employee compensation cost from the beginning of the fiscal period in which the recognition provisions are first applied as if the fair-value-based accounting method had been used to account for all employee awards granted, modified, or settled after the effective date and to any awards that were not fully vested as of the effective date. Using the modified retrospective method, a company would recognize employee compensation cost for periods presented prior to the adoption of the proposed standard in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123; that is, an entity would recognize employee compensation cost in the amounts reported in the pro forma disclosures provided in accordance with SFAS No. 123. A company would not be permitted to make any changes to those amounts upon adoption of the proposed standard unless those changes represent a correction of an error (and are disclosed accordingly). For periods after the date of adoption of the proposed standard, the modified prospective transition method described above would be applied. We will adopt SFAS No. 123(R) and will continue to evaluate the impact the adoption of this standard will have on our results of operations.

        On May 19, 2004, FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) 106-2, “Accounting and Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003.” This statement applies to the sponsor of a single-employer defined benefit postretirement health care plan for which (a) the employer has concluded that prescription drug benefits available under the plan to some or all participants for some or all future years are “actuarially equivalent” to Medicare Part D and thus qualify for the subsidy under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003; and (b) the expected subsidy will offset or reduce the employer’s share of the cost of the underlying postretirement prescription drug coverage on which the subsidy is based. FSP No. 106-2 became effective for us on September 1, 2004 and did not have a material effect on us.

Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

        Volatility in interest rates and foreign exchange rates can impact our earnings, equity and cash flow. From time to time we undertake transactions to hedge this impact. Under governing accounting guidelines, a hedge instrument is considered effective if it offsets partially or completely the impact on earnings, equity and cash flow due to fluctuations in interest and foreign exchange rates. In accordance with our policy, we do not execute derivatives that are speculative or that increase our risk from interest rate or foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

Interest Rate Risk

        We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates on long-term debt obligations. We manage this risk through the use of a combination of fixed and variable rate debt (See Note 4 – Borrowings and Credit Facilities). At October 30, 2004 we were not party to any interest rate derivative contracts.

Foreign Currency Risk

        Most of our foreign subsidiaries use local currencies as their functional currency. For consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities are translated at month-end exchange rates. Items of income and expense are translated at average exchange rates. Translation gains and losses are not included in determining net income (loss) but are accumulated as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Gains (losses) arising from foreign currency transactions are included in determining net income (loss). During Fiscal 2004, we incurred a loss of $570,000 arising from foreign currency transactions. Foreign exchange derivatives at October 30, 2004 were in the form of forward exchange contracts executed over the counter. There is a concentration of these contracts held with LaSalle Bank, N.A. as agent for ABN Amro Bank, N.V. which maintains an investment grade rating.

        We have adopted a Foreign Exchange Risk Management Policy. It is a risk-averse policy under which significant exposures that impact earnings and cash flow are fully hedged. Exposures that impact only equity or do not have a cash flow impact are generally not hedged with derivatives. There are two categories of foreign exchange exposures that are hedged: assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency, which include net investment in a foreign subsidiary, and future committed receipts or payments denominated in a foreign currency. These exposures normally arise from imports and exports of goods and from intercompany trade and lending activity.

        The fair value of our forward exchange contracts at October 30, 2004 is analyzed in the following table of dollar equivalent terms:

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

        The following table sets forth certain unaudited operating data for our four quarters ended October 30, 2004, and November 1, 2003.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

      None

Item 9a.Controls and Procedures

        Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of October 30, 2004. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act.

        Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Beginning with our annual report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2005, we will be subject to the provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that require an annual management assessment of our internal control over financial reporting and related attestation by our independent accounting firm.

        In the course of conducting its audit of our financial statements for Fiscal 2004, our independent accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”), informed members of our senior management and the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors that, in E&Y’s judgment, our procedures for assessing the need for a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets in Australia involved a deficiency in internal controls. In E&Y’s view, this deficiency constituted a material weakness due to the amounts involved. Accounting for deferred tax assets is a critical accounting policy that requires management to make various judgments, and our management believes that its controls in this area were sufficient. Nevertheless, we have enhanced the procedures we will follow in this area in future periods. Starting in Fiscal 2005, we plan to engage an independent tax consulting firm to assist with our evaluation of the judgmental issues concerning tax accounting and tax reserves. These enhanced procedures have been reviewed by our Audit Committee. In addition, we anticipate that we will continue to make additional improvements to our internal controls in connection with our annual management assessments of internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For a further discussion of our valuation allowances against net deferred tax assets, please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies—Income Taxes” under Item 7.

Item 9b. Other Information

      None

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

        We incorporate by reference herein the section entitled “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS,” “AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT” and “OTHER INFORMATION — Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our Proxy Statement to be mailed to stockholders in connection with our 2005 annual meeting.

        Information regarding executive officers is included in Part I of this Form 10-K as permitted by General Instruction G(3) and information regarding our Code of Ethics for CEO and Senior Financial Officers is included in “Item 1. Business – Available Information” of this Form 10-K, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

        We incorporate by reference herein the section entitled “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” in our Proxy Statement to be mailed to stockholders in connection with our 2005 annual meeting.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

        We incorporate by reference herein the section entitled “SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS” and “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION – Equity Compensation Plan Information” in our Proxy Statement to be mailed to stockholders in connection with our 2005 annual meeting.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

        We incorporate by reference herein the section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION — Certain Business Relationships” in our Proxy Statement to be mailed to stockholders in connection with our 2005 annual meeting.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

        We incorporate by reference herein the section entitled “AUDITORS, AUDIT FEES AND AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE” in our Proxy Statement to be mailed to stockholders in connection with our 2005 annual meeting.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)     The following documents are filed as part of this report:

(1)     Financial Statements:

        The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted in a separate section of this report. See the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules of Joy Global Inc. attached hereto and listed on the index to this report.

(2)     Financial Statement Schedules:

        The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted in a separate section of this report. See the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules of Joy Global Inc. attached hereto and listed on the index to this report.

Exhibits

Joy Global Inc.
Form 10-K Item 8 and Items 15(a)(1) and 15(a)(2)
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
And Financial Statement Schedule

        The following Consolidated Financial Statements of Joy Global Inc. and the related Report of Independent Accountants are included in Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data and Item 15 – Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules:

        The following Consolidated Financial Statement schedule of Joy Global Inc. is included in Item 15(a)(2):

        All other schedules are omitted because they are either not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Joy Global Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Joy Global Inc. as of October 30, 2004 and November 1, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 30, 2004. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Joy Global Inc. at October 30, 2004 and November 1, 2003, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 30, 2004, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement and schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 15, 2004

Joy Global Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Income
(In thousands, except for per share data)

Joy Global Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(In thousands)