The Middleby Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results

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The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD) reported a strong third quarter with revenue of $993 million, marking a 21.5% year-over-year increase. The diluted EPS rose to $1.92 and adjusted EPS reached $2.18, up 13.5% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA also improved by 23.3% to $212 million, resulting in an organic adjusted EBITDA margin of 22.6%. Recent acquisitions of CP Packaging and Colussi Ermes enhance the company's offerings. Despite facing inflationary pressures and foreign exchange losses of $8.6 million, the outlook remains positive with a strong demand across segments.

Positive

• Revenue increased 21.5% year-over-year to $993 million.
• Diluted EPS was $1.92; adjusted EPS rose to $2.18, a 13.5% increase.
• Adjusted EBITDA grew by 23.3% to $212 million, indicating strong profitability.
• Acquisition of CP Packaging enhances packaging innovation.
• Acquisition of Colussi Ermes boosts automated washing and food safety solutions.

Negative

• Foreign exchange losses negatively impacted adjusted EPS by $0.12, totaling $8.6 million in Q3.
• Operating cash flows decreased to $84 million from $173.7 million year-over-year.
• Net debt increased to $2.7 billion due to recent acquisitions.

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

• Diluted Earnings per share of $1.92 and adjusted net earnings per share of $2.18, an increase of 13.5% year over year

• Adjusted EBITDA of $212 million, a 23.3% increase year over year

• Profitability grew to an organic adjusted EBITDA margin of 22.6%

• Completed the acquisition of CP Packaging, expanding Middleby’s offerings in packaging innovation

• Completed the acquisition of Colussi Ermes, enhancing Middleby’s automated washing & food safety solutions

 

ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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.

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Darcy Bretz, Investor and Public Relations, (847) 429-7756

Bryan Mittelman, Chief Financial Officer, (847) 429-7715

Source: The Middleby Corporation

FAQ

What were Middleby Corporation's third quarter earnings for 2022?

Middleby Corporation reported third quarter earnings of $993 million, with diluted EPS of $1.92 and adjusted EPS of $2.18.

How much did adjusted EBITDA increase for Middleby in Q3 2022?

Adjusted EBITDA for Middleby increased by 23.3% to $212 million in Q3 2022.

What impact did foreign exchange losses have on Middleby's earnings?

Foreign exchange losses of $8.6 million negatively impacted Middleby's adjusted earnings per share by $0.12.

What is the future outlook for Middleby Corporation's products?

The demand outlook for Middleby’s products remains strong, particularly in commercial foodservice and food processing segments.

What acquisitions did Middleby Corporation complete recently?

Middleby Corporation completed the acquisition of CP Packaging and Colussi Ermes to enhance its product offerings.