The Middleby Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter Results

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 second quarter of 2023.

“We delivered solid results with top line growth and margin expansion at our Commercial Foodservice and Food Processing segments. We continue to execute toward our long-term growth and profitability targets at our Residential business, while managing the near-term headwinds from challenging housing market conditions. Inventory de-stocking affected the quarter at both our Commercial and Residential businesses and is expected to continue into the second half, with a lessening impact in the later part of the year. We continue to see strong underlying demand and a robust pipeline of new opportunities with our Commercial Foodservice and Food Processing customers adopting our latest innovations. Early signs of improvement in certain Residential categories are emerging as market conditions begin to stabilize and we are well-positioned for growth with the many exciting new products across our brand portfolio as the market returns,” said Tim FitzGerald, CEO of The Middleby Corporation.

2023 Second Quarter Financial Results

• Net sales increased 2.6% in the second quarter over the comparative prior year period. Excluding the impacts of acquisitions and foreign exchange rates, sales decreased 2.3% in the second quarter over the comparative prior year period.
• Organic net sales (a non-GAAP measure) increases were reported for the Commercial Foodservice and Food Processing segments in the second quarter of 2023. A reconciliation of reported net sales by segment is as follows:

• Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) was $228.7 million in the second quarter compared to $210.2 million in the prior year.

A reconciliation of organic adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) by segment is as follows:

• Foreign exchange losses were approximately $1.3 million in the second quarter, which negatively impacted adjusted earnings per share by $0.02.
• Operating cash flows for the first half of the year amounted to $154.0 million in comparison to $89.5 million in the prior year period. Capital Expenditures for the first six months amount to $48.3 million supporting critical strategic investments driving operating efficiencies, new product launches and growth initiatives.
• Net debt, defined as debt excluding the unamortized discount associated with the Convertible Notes less cash, at the end of the 2023 fiscal second quarter and at the end of fiscal 2022 amounted to $2.6 billion. Our borrowing availability at the end of the second quarter was approximately $2.3 billion.
• The total leverage ratio per our credit agreements was 2.9x. The trailing twelve month bank agreement pro-forma EBITDA was $911.3 million.

"We are excited to have recently completed the acquisitions of Blue Sparq, Filtration Automation and Trade-Wind, further extending complementary product offerings and innovations across our three foodservice segments,” said Mr. FitzGerald. “Blue Sparq significantly enhances our software development capabilities and provides us with controls manufacturing as we accelerate our digital product strategy. We are excited with the many customer opportunities across our brand portfolio that Blue Sparq has immediately engaged, accelerating our pace of innovation and launch to market. The Filtration Automation patented oil filtration systems provide for significant reduction in operating costs and improved food quality. This oil filtration system complements our existing frying equipment offering and enables us to bring to market an industry leading integrated customer solution.” Mr. FitzGerald continued, “We are pleased to have also completed the acquisition of Trade-Wind, a leader in the design of custom ventilation for the residential market. We have been partnered with Trade-Wind in developing complementary customer offerings with many of our cooking brands over the past year. This addition allows us to seamlessly work together as we launch exciting new designs into the marketplace,” concluded Mr. FitzGerald.

Conference Call

The company has scheduled a conference call to discuss the second quarter results at 11 a.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Central Time on August 3rd. 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, state-of-the-art Middleby Innovation Kitchens and Residential Showrooms showcase 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.