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The Middleby Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results

  • Revenue of $993 million, a 21.5% increase year over year
  •  

    ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 9, 2022--The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD), a leading worldwide manufacturer of equipment for the commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen industries, today reported net earnings for the third quarter of 2022.

    “We continue to execute on our strategic and operating initiatives, while realizing growth in sales and profitability. We reported record third quarter sales and EBITDA, with margins ahead of pre-covid levels despite significant continued inflationary effects impacting the quarter,” said Tim FitzGerald, CEO of The Middleby Corporation.

    2022 Third Quarter Financial Results

  • Net sales increased 21.5% in the third quarter over the comparative prior year period. Excluding the impacts of acquisitions and foreign exchange rates, sales increased 14.2% in the third quarter over the comparative prior year period, reflecting higher shipments as we realize benefits of investments to increase our production throughput.
    • Organic net sales (a non-GAAP measure) increases were reported for all three segments due to improvements in market conditions and consumer demand in the third quarter of 2022. A reconciliation of reported net sales by segment is as follows:

     

    Commercial

    Foodservice

     

    Residential

    Kitchen

     

    Food

    Processing

     

    Total

    Company

    Reported Net Sales Growth

    21.9 %

     

    14.3 %

     

    31.6 %

     

    21.5 %

    Acquisitions

    7.4 %

     

    17.7 %

     

    14.7 %

     

    10.9 %

    Foreign Exchange Rates

    (2.5)%

     

    (5.7)%

     

    (4.8)%

     

    (3.6)%

    Organic Net Sales Growth (1) (2)

    17.0 %

     

    2.3 %

     

    21.7 %

     

    14.2 %

    (1) Organic net sales growth defined as total sales growth excluding impact of acquisitions and foreign exchange rates

    (2) Totals may be impacted by rounding

    • Foreign exchange losses were approximately $8.6 million in the third quarter, which negatively impacted adjusted earnings per share by $0.12. For the nine months period, foreign exchange losses were approximately $18.2 million, which negatively impacted adjusted earnings per share by $0.25.
    • Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) was $212.3 million, in the third quarter of 2022 due to the impact of higher sales volumes and profitability initiatives. A reconciliation of organic adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) by segment is as follows:

     

    Commercial

    Foodservice

     

    Residential

    Kitchen

     

    Food

    Processing

     

    Total

    Company

    Adjusted EBITDA

    26.7 %

     

    15.8 %

     

    22.2 %

     

    21.4 %

    Acquisitions

    0.1 %

     

    (4.9)%

     

    (1.5)%

     

    (1.1)%

    Foreign Exchange Rates

    — %

     

    (0.1)%

     

    (0.3)%

     

    (0.1)%

    Organic Adjusted EBITDA (1) (2)

    26.5 %

     

    20.6 %

     

    23.9 %

     

    22.6 %

    (1) Organic Adjusted EBITDA defined as Adjusted EBITDA excluding impact of acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.

    (2) Totals may be impacted by rounding

    • Operating cash flows during the third quarter amounted to $84.0 million in comparison to $173.7 million in the prior year period. The total leverage ratio per our credit agreements was 3.1x. The trailing twelve month bank agreement pro-forma EBITDA was $871.7 million.
    • Cash balances at the end of the quarter were $144.9 million. Net debt, defined as debt excluding the unamortized discount associated with the Convertible Notes less cash, at the end of the 2022 fiscal third quarter amounted to $2.7 billion as compared to $2.3 billion at the end of fiscal 2021. Debt increased $130 million related to recent business acquisitions. Additionally, our borrowing availability at quarter end was approximately $2.1 billion.

    “The demand outlook for our products at both our commercial foodservice and food processing segments remains strong. We are engaged with customers on our latest innovations offering solutions to address labor, energy, food costs and speed. We have made significant investments in technology and automation throughout the pandemic positioning us better than ever to support the challenges facing our customers today.”

    “The residential housing market has become significantly more challenged with the impact of interest rate hikes and inflationary effects that has slowed consumer spend on residential kitchen equipment. While there is significant uncertainty as we move into the next year, our order backlog remains ahead of pre-covid levels. We are confident in our ability to maintain industry-leading profitability levels even in challenging market conditions. We expect investments made over the past several years in our award-winning showrooms, industry-leading culinary teams, and our newly developed designer services programs will increase market penetration of our exciting portfolio of industry leading brands and products,” concluded Mr. FitzGerald.

    Conference Call

    The company has scheduled a conference call to discuss the third quarter results at 11 a.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Central Time on November 9th. The conference call is accessible through the Investor Relations section of the company website at www.middleby.com. If website access is not available, attendees can join the conference by dialing (833) 630-1956 or (412) 317-1837 and ask to join the Middleby conference call. The conference call will be available for replay from the company’s website.

    Statements in this press release or otherwise attributable to the company regarding the company's business which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company cautions investors that such statements are estimates of future performance and are highly dependent upon a variety of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. Such factors include variability in financing costs; quarterly variations in operating results; dependence on key customers; international exposure; foreign exchange and political risks affecting international sales; changing market conditions; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the timely development and market acceptance of the company's products; the availability and cost of raw materials; and other risks detailed herein and from time-to-time in the company's SEC filings. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date hereof, and the company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

    The Middleby Corporation is a global leader in the foodservice industry. The company develops and manufactures a broad line of solutions used in commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchens. Supporting the company’s pursuit of the most sophisticated innovation, the state-of-the-art Middleby Innovation Kitchens showcases and demonstrates the most advanced Middleby solutions. In 2022 Middleby was named a World’s Best Employer by Forbes and is a proud philanthropic partner to organizations addressing food insecurity.


    THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

    (Amounts in 000’s, Except Per Share Information)

    (Unaudited)

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Nine Months Ended

     

    3rd Qtr,

    2022

     

    3rd Qtr,

    2021

     

    3rd Qtr,

    2022

     

    3rd Qtr,

    2021

    Net sales

    $

    992,871

     

     

    $

    817,545

     

     

    $

    3,001,148

     

     

    $

    2,384,376

     

    Cost of sales

     

    627,639

     

     

     

    517,918

     

     

     

    1,944,664

     

     

     

    1,505,149

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Gross profit

     

    365,232

     

     

     

    299,627

     

     

     

    1,056,484

     

     

     

    879,227

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Selling, general and administrative expenses

     

    201,200

     

     

     

    175,354

     

     

     

    596,757

     

     

     

    496,022

     

    Restructuring expenses

     

    2,327

     

     

     

    791

     

     

     

    8,231

     

     

     

    2,596

     

    Merger termination fee

     

     

     

     

    (110,000

    )

     

     

     

     

     

    (110,000

    )

    Gain on sale of plant

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (763

    )

    Income from operations

     

    161,705

     

     

     

    233,482

     

     

     

    451,496

     

     

     

    491,372

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense and deferred financing amortization, net

     

    24,067

     

     

     

    13,192

     

     

     

    62,563

     

     

     

    43,481

     

    Net periodic pension benefit (other than service costs & curtailment)

     

    (9,944

    )

     

     

    (11,363

    )

     

     

    (32,244

    )

     

     

    (34,268

    )

    Other expense (income), net

     

    8,529

     

     

     

    794

     

     

     

    18,478

     

     

     

    (1,366

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Earnings before income taxes

     

    139,053

     

     

     

    230,859

     

     

     

    402,699

     

     

     

    483,525

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Provision for income taxes

     

    34,684

     

     

     

    54,893

     

     

     

    99,327

     

     

     

    97,711

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net earnings

    $

    104,369

     

     

    $

    175,966

     

     

    $

    303,372

     

     

    $

    385,814

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net earnings per share:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

    $

    1.94

     

     

    $

    3.19

     

     

    $

    5.60

     

     

    $

    6.99

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Diluted

    $

    1.92

     

     

    $

    3.09

     

     

    $

    5.50

     

     

    $

    6.83

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Weighted average number of shares

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

    53,867

     

     

     

    55,232

     

     

     

    54,190

     

     

     

    55,225

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Diluted

     

    54,384

     

     

     

    56,939

     

     

     

    55,134

     

     

     

    56,526

     


    THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    (Amounts in 000’s)

    (Unaudited)

     

    Oct 1, 2022

     

    Jan 1, 2022

    ASSETS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    144,918

     

    $

    180,362

    Accounts receivable, net

     

    593,514

     

     

    577,142

    Inventories, net

     

    1,062,634

     

     

    837,418

    Prepaid expenses and other

     

    121,271

     

     

    92,269

    Prepaid taxes

     

    28,201

     

     

    19,894

    Total current assets

     

    1,950,538

     

     

    1,707,085

     

     

     

     

    Property, plant and equipment, net

     

    423,947

     

     

    380,980

    Goodwill

     

    2,287,420

     

     

    2,243,469

    Other intangibles, net

     

    1,781,801

     

     

    1,875,377

    Long-term deferred tax assets

     

    22,340

     

     

    33,194

    Other assets

     

    205,815

     

     

    143,493

     

     

     

     

    Total assets

    $

    6,671,861

     

    $

    6,383,598

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Current maturities of long-term debt

    $

    44,664

     

    $

    27,293

    Accounts payable

     

    261,169

     

     

    304,740

    Accrued expenses

     

    631,945

     

     

    582,855

    Total current liabilities

     

    937,778

     

     

    914,888

     

     

     

     

    Long-term debt

     

    2,693,325

     

     

    2,387,001

    Long-term deferred tax liability

     

    220,400

     

     

    186,935

    Accrued pension benefits

     

    154,256

     

     

    219,680

    Other non-current liabilities

     

    167,559

     

     

    180,818

     

     

     

     

    Stockholders' equity

     

    2,498,543

     

     

    2,494,276

     

     

     

     

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

    $

    6,671,861

     

    $

    6,383,598


    THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

    NON-GAAP SEGMENT INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in 000’s, Except Percentages)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Commercial

    Foodservice

     

    Residential

    Kitchen

     

    Food

    Processing

     

    Total

    Company (1)

    Three Months Ended October 1, 2022

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net sales

    $

    623,662

     

     

    $

    220,965

     

     

    $

    148,244

     

     

    $

    992,871

     

    Segment Operating Income

    $

    143,678

     

     

    $

    29,788

     

     

    $

    26,982

     

     

    $

    161,705

     

    Operating Income % of net sales

     

    23.0

    %

     

     

    13.5

    %

     

     

    18.2

    %

     

     

    16.3

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation

     

    5,855

     

     

     

    1,861

     

     

     

    1,558

     

     

     

    9,479

     

    Amortization

     

    14,283

     

     

     

    1,289

     

     

     

    4,311

     

     

     

    19,883

     

    Restructuring expenses

     

    663

     

     

     

    1,894

     

     

     

    (230

    )

     

     

    2,327

     

    Acquisition related adjustments

     

    1,836

     

     

     

     

     

     

    303

     

     

     

    3,189

     

    Stock compensation

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    15,761

     

    Segment adjusted EBITDA

    $

    166,315

     

     

    $

    34,832

     

     

    $

    32,924

     

     

    $

    212,344

     

    Adjusted EBITDA % of net sales

     

    26.7

    %

     

     

    15.8

    %

     

     

    22.2

    %

     

     

    21.4

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended October 2, 2021

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net sales

    $

    511,480

     

     

    $

    193,395

     

     

    $

    112,670

     

     

    $

    817,545

     

    Segment Operating Income

    $

    105,529

     

     

    $

    31,322

     

     

    $

    21,425

     

     

    $

    233,482

     

    Operating Income % of net sales

     

    20.6

    %

     

     

    16.2

    %

     

     

    19.0

    %

     

     

    28.6

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation

     

    5,793

     

     

     

    3,608

     

     

     

    1,353

     

     

     

    10,876

     

    Amortization

     

    12,822

     

     

     

    3,589

     

     

     

    1,773

     

     

     

    18,184

     

    Restructuring expenses

     

    473

     

     

     

    278

     

     

     

    40

     

     

     

    791

     

    Acquisition related adjustments

     

    66

     

     

     

    1,676

     

     

     

     

     

     

    1,742

     

    Acquisition deal costs

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (103,106

    )

    Stock compensation

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10,197

     

    Segment adjusted EBITDA

    $

    124,683

     

     

    $

    40,473

     

     

    $

    24,591

     

     

    $

    172,166

     

    Adjusted EBITDA % of net sales

     

    24.4

    %

     

     

    20.9

    %

     

     

    21.8

    %

     

     

    21.1

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (1) Includes corporate and other general company expenses, which impact Segment Adjusted EBITDA, and amounted to $21.7 million and $17.6 million for the three months ended October 1, 2022 and October 2, 2021, respectively.

     

     


    THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

    NON-GAAP SEGMENT INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in 000’s, Except Percentages)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Commercial

    Foodservice

     

    Residential

    Kitchen

     

    Food

    Processing

     

    Total

    Company (1)

    Nine Months Ended October 1, 2022

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net sales

    $

    1,776,994

     

     

    $

    832,054

     

     

    $

    392,100

     

     

    $

    3,001,148

     

    Segment Operating Income

    $

    390,740

     

     

    $

    100,811

     

     

    $

    65,642

     

     

    $

    451,496

     

    Operating Income % of net sales

     

    22.0

    %

     

     

    12.1

    %

     

     

    16.7

    %

     

     

    15.0

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation

     

    17,577

     

     

     

    9,271

     

     

     

    4,182

     

     

     

    31,608

     

    Amortization

     

    41,644

     

     

     

    20,448

     

     

     

    7,844

     

     

     

    69,936

     

    Restructuring expenses

     

    2,934

     

     

     

    2,892

     

     

     

    2,405

     

     

     

    8,231

     

    Acquisition related adjustments

     

    (1,256

    )

     

     

    15,062

     

     

     

    303

     

     

     

    15,159

     

    Charitable support to Ukraine

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    798

     

    Stock compensation

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    42,641

     

    Segment adjusted EBITDA

    $

    451,639

     

     

    $

    148,484

     

     

    $

    80,376

     

     

    $

    619,869

     

    Adjusted EBITDA % of net sales

     

    25.4

    %

     

     

    17.8

    %

     

     

    20.5

    %

     

     

    20.7

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Nine Months Ended October 2, 2021

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net sales

    $

    1,501,413

     

     

    $

    527,791

     

     

    $

    355,172

     

     

    $

    2,384,376

     

    Segment Operating Income

    $

    311,789

     

     

    $

    95,088

     

     

    $

    68,048

     

     

    $

    491,372

     

    Operating Income % of net sales

     

    20.8

    %

     

     

    18.0

    %

     

     

    19.2

    %

     

     

    20.6

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation

     

    17,579

     

     

     

    9,120

     

     

     

    4,005

     

     

     

    31,180

     

    Amortization

     

    42,272

     

     

     

    7,145

     

     

     

    5,450

     

     

     

    54,867

     

    Restructuring expenses

     

    1,386

     

     

     

    834

     

     

     

    376

     

     

     

    2,596

     

    Facility consolidation related expenses

     

    993

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    993

     

    Acquisition related adjustments

     

    803

     

     

     

    1,676

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2,479

     

    Stock compensation

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    27,135

     

    Gain on sale of plant

     

    (678

    )

     

     

    (85

    )

     

     

     

     

    (763

    )

    Acquisition deal costs

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (90,285

    )

    Segment adjusted EBITDA

    $

    374,144

     

     

    $

    113,778

     

     

    $

    77,879

     

     

    $

    519,574

     

    Adjusted EBITDA % of net sales

     

    24.9

    %

     

     

    21.6

    %

     

     

    21.9

    %

     

     

    21.8

    %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (1) Includes corporate and other general company expenses, which impact Segment Adjusted EBITDA, and amounted to $60.6 million and $46.2 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2022 and October 2, 2021, respectively.


    THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

    NON-GAAP INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in 000’s, Except Percentages)

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    3rd Qtr, 2022

     

    3rd Qtr, 2021

     

    $

     

    Diluted per

    share

     

    $

     

    Diluted per

    share

    Net earnings

    $

    104,369

     

     

    $

    1.92

     

     

    $

    175,966

     

     

    $

    3.09

     

    Amortization (1)

     

    21,661

     

     

     

    0.40

     

     

     

    19,754

     

     

     

    0.35

     

    Restructuring expenses

     

    2,327

     

     

     

    0.04

     

     

     

    791

     

     

     

    0.01

     

    Acquisition related costs

     

    3,189

     

     

     

    0.06

     

     

     

    1,742

     

     

     

    0.03

     

    Net periodic pension benefit (other than service costs & curtailment)

     

    (9,944

    )

     

     

    (0.18

    )

     

     

    (11,363

    )

     

     

    (0.20

    )

    Acquisition deal costs

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (103,106

    )

     

     

    (1.81

    )

    Income tax effect of pre-tax adjustments

     

    (4,291

    )

     

     

    (0.08

    )

     

     

    22,584

     

     

     

    0.40

     

    Adjustment for shares excluded due to anti-dilution effect on GAAP net earnings (2)

     

     

     

     

    0.02

     

     

     

     

     

     

    0.05

     

    Adjusted net earnings

    $

    117,311

     

     

    $

    2.18

     

     

    $

    106,368

     

     

    $

    1.92

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Diluted weighted average number of shares

     

    54,384

     

     

     

     

     

    56,939

     

     

     

    Adjustment for shares excluded due to anti-dilution effect on GAAP net earnings (2)

     

    (494

    )

     

     

     

     

    (1,679

    )

     

     

    Adjusted diluted weighted average number of shares

     

    53,890

     

     

     

     

     

    55,260

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Nine Months Ended

     

    3rd Qtr, 2022

     

    3rd Qtr, 2021

     

    $

     

    Diluted per

    share

     

    $

     

    Diluted per

    share

    Net earnings

    $

    303,372

     

     

    $

    5.50

     

     

    $

    385,814

     

     

    $

    6.83

     

    Amortization (1)

     

    75,309

     

     

     

    1.37

     

     

     

    59,492

     

     

     

    1.05

     

    Restructuring expenses

     

    8,231

     

     

     

    0.15

     

     

     

    2,596

     

     

     

    0.05

     

    Acquisition related costs

     

    15,159

     

     

     

    0.27

     

     

     

    2,479

     

     

     

    0.04

     

    Acquisition deal costs

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (90,285

    )

     

     

    (1.60

    )

    Facility consolidation related expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    993

     

     

     

    0.02

     

    Net periodic pension benefit (other than service costs & curtailment)

     

    (32,244

    )

     

     

    (0.58

    )

     

     

    (34,268

    )

     

     

    (0.61

    )

    Gain on sale of plant

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (763

    )

     

     

    (0.01

    )

    Charitable support to Ukraine

     

    798

     

     

     

    0.01

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Discrete tax adjustments

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (18,900

    )

     

     

    (0.33

    )

    Income tax effect of pre-tax adjustments

     

    (16,611

    )

     

     

    (0.30

    )

     

     

    14,640

     

     

     

    0.26

     

    Adjustment for shares excluded due to anti-dilution effect on GAAP net earnings (2)

     

     

     

     

    0.11

     

     

     

     

     

     

    0.13

     

    Adjusted net earnings

    $

    354,014

     

     

    $

    6.53

     

     

    $

    321,798

     

     

    $

    5.83

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Diluted weighted average number of shares

     

    55,134

     

     

     

     

     

    56,526

     

     

     

    Adjustment for shares excluded due to anti-dilution effect on GAAP net earnings (2)

     

    (932

    )

     

     

     

     

    (1,284

    )

     

     

    Adjusted diluted weighted average number of shares

     

    54,202

     

     

     

     

     

    55,242

     

     

     

     

    (1) Includes amortization of deferred financing costs and convertible notes issuance costs.

    (2) Adjusted diluted weighted average number of shares was calculated based on excluding the dilutive effect of shares to be issued upon conversion of the notes to satisfy the amount in excess of the principal since the company's capped call offsets the dilutive impact of the shares underlying the convertible notes. The calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share excludes the principal portion of the convertible notes as this will always be settled in cash.


     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Nine Months Ended

     

    3rd Qtr, 2022

     

    3rd Qtr, 2021

     

    3rd Qtr, 2022

     

    3rd Qtr, 2021

    Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In):

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating activities

    $

    83,991

     

     

    $

    173,659

     

     

    $

    173,449

     

     

    $

    346,040

     

    Investing activities

     

    (150,609

    )

     

     

    (388,457

    )

     

     

    (257,868

    )

     

     

    (412,679

    )

    Financing activities

     

    54,856

     

     

     

    73,092

     

     

     

    72,594

     

     

     

    54,361

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Free Cash Flow

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash flow from operating activities

    $

    83,991

     

     

    $

    173,659

     

     

    $

    173,449

     

     

    $

    346,040

     

    Less: Capital expenditures, net of sale proceeds

     

    (18,781

    )

     

     

    (10,307

    )

     

     

    (50,914

    )

     

     

    (23,670

    )

    Free cash flow

    $

    65,210

     

     

    $

    163,352

     

     

    $

    122,535

     

     

    $

    322,370

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

    The company supplements its consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis with this non-GAAP financial information to provide investors with greater insight, increase transparency and allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release do not have standard meanings and may vary from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

    The company believes that organic net sales growth, non-GAAP adjusted segment EBITDA, adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted per share measures are useful as supplements to its GAAP results of operations to evaluate certain aspects of its operations and financial performance, and its management team primarily focuses on non-GAAP items in evaluating performance for business planning purposes. The company also believes that these measures assist it with comparing its performance between various reporting periods on a consistent basis, as these measures remove from operating results the impact of items that, in its opinion, do not reflect its core operating performance including, for example, intangibles amortization expense, impairment charges, restructuring expenses, and other charges which management considers to be outside core operating results.

    The company believes that free cash flow is an important measure of operating performance because it provides management and investors a measure of cash generated from operations that is available for mandatory payment obligations and investment opportunities, such as funding acquisitions, repaying debt and repurchasing our common stock.

    The company believes that its presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful because it provides investors and securities analysts with the same information that Middleby uses internally for purposes of assessing its core operating performance.

    Contacts

    Darcy Bretz, Investor and Public Relations, (847) 429-7756
    Bryan Mittelman, Chief Financial Officer, (847) 429-7715