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Operator

Thank you for joining us for the Middleby Third Quarter Conference Call. With us today from management is Chairman and CEO, Selim Bassoul; and the CFO, Tim Fitzgerald.

We will have opening remarks, then open the call for questions. [Operator Instructions] Now I would like to turn the call over to Mr. Fitzgerald for opening comments. sir. ahead, go Please

Tim Fitzgerald

you, you, Thank today's for conference call. Charlotte. morning. everybody, Thank attending Good

I'll few from the have the mentioned, $XXX of in Charlotte As a XXXX. quarter, third in activity and Net of then the the questions quarter XXXX third increased initial and we'll million to open X.X% call million, answers. sales $XXX.X quarter on comments third

accounted not for sales the include in million the comparative the fully activity reflected quarter. million $X.X quarter acquisition year in in quarter X.X% third the of The results, impact X% in of which $XX.X or growth exchange the the prior the impact added or of sales foreign while quarter,

segment. quarter of decrease X.X%. sales at at decreased an organic Excluding of at Commercial Equipment lower of the The major a the Group X.X% new reflects with and by a sales in of equipment foreign growth of impact have replacement the acquisition advance the activity This for $XXX.X quarters. to approvals purchases restaurant increase of Foodservice million. Commercial Food Processing our slowed Sales upcoming the X.X% sales and decrease X% Foodservice as reflects amounted our expected they our modest Kitchen quarter Group, Residential customers, in Group during exchange, our sales

comparisons Additionally, international sales prior the into challenging which approximately current year, up quarter reflecting in XX%. the X%, was over was

second Sales driven be reflects amounted have Food chain had larger The activity accounts, confident ordinary the to year. significant the improved decline approval the quarter. we number our testing Group across have -- by our with half to Processing course, into the revenues normal the strong timing seen to growth fluctuations quarter-over-quarter and are organic impacted quarter several moving to projects translate we deferral sales which of in customer year number that continue larger of of existing XXXX. sales a the at In comparison the We million projects. will and prior for brands we major continue the in $XX.X of of

we product in and looking to Sales However, invest in continue in the declined half million quarter. to markets the new AGA continued develop rationalization expand new to and quarter. impact AGA to with with also issues [indiscernible] Approximately amounted distribution operations for efficiency international ownership. the customers technologies the Middleby sales conditions, existing Viking brands of and continue operations. $X.X at Organic lower, is to including capacity market Viking see million restructuring be reflecting in Group to improve the market. prior decline Residential $XXX.X U.S. the of and associated at the the changes initiatives, at in Sales in customers legacy recall of favorable

that sorry increased dealer seeded also are brands residential the brand trends TurboChef about the our Although support new refrigeration, have excited the me. the in quarter designer, in improvement centers the for seen product we to fourth opened and in excuse XXX.X to now the our and to all months improvement launches with Middleby fourth about billion York, marketplace. new had for that, and very see continued builder lineup just order X Virtuoso Viking We're hosting Gross New last two Chicago and and several profit into in the new partners. from in We're expect oven Viking, series excited XXXX. for product being quarter to

quarter. Group AGA, reflects new at less cast favorable in of Group the year lower impact reflects compared profit foundry to acquired business improvement prior the margin decline expenses with through into we the go the at recently initiatives the mix. gross Group the into distribution improve these margins at year quarter. in to was favorable investments introduction closure the as Commercial at continued quarter. initiatives, impact segment Food will see XX.X% associated to gross with margin to The Equipment changeover of margin prior And investments We and the different product U.S. as in the selling segments. gains with decreased year efficiency XXX overall associated quarter despite sales and year. gross included XX.X% that going Processing with prior moving compared operations. as prior Viking impact distribution the the of the quarter impact the along the The the of year XX.X% the Residential I'm during prior quarter, iron businesses associated the the temporary the margins gross margin bakery margin the from see during at or to Kitchen Food marketplace, decline the So Equipment in million restructuring gross during XXXX. from benefit The of profit XX.X% with restructuring in from declined and with continued which in lower The of including XXX.X in to the reflecting products the activities margins we Processing Foodservice group. XX.X% along anticipate The was quarter consolidation This XX.X% sales costs million closure the

by activities. the the million offset integration costs year of million in quarter restructuring acquisition to for XX.X quarter. compensation per reduced development approximately SG&A the included quarter in in businesses with connection with were million per course than of and Earnings share X.X $X.XX the quarter associated amounted year business acquisition-related acquired increased last associated activities, increased amortization ordinary included to million third the of additional and due with cost. X million in compensation more share stock noncash and higher also as of in fees than in XXXX were reduced prior other of which and professional $X.XX intangible initiatives. cost The higher to X.X These compared level X.X increases

operating million inventories, residential trends cash greater associated cash cash the of for during to year, year $X.X quarter $XXX.X and and compared increase debt-to-EBITDA quarter flows operating working quarter and this per distribution share as the the to $X.X and capital end cost $XXX.X the And million primarily capabilities, $XXX charges Non-cash million million expenses XXX.X cash and to XXX.X amounted to in lower million. million expenses quarter costs prior million historically-strong nonrecurring amounted flows cash reflects leverage $XXX to XXXX. compared in the strong sales in the operations and in $XXX net added the flow million prior the the manufacturing repurchases the And at for comparison $X.XX as the the expenditures, to strong XX.X by included production full revenues were third third during the In lower company's And favorable and impact. the while with million half of of of intangible seasonal at quarterly quarter. in prior investments in in to to amortization operating markets. company part The quarter. strong restructuring compared back the year. second depreciation. acquisition-related restructuring ratio million more net debt reflects capital due international And aforementioned remained initiatives. enhanced of the year year in $XX.X at to investments The as in reflected quarter million second utilized XXX.X year, and end equipment and calculating for the in million of activities debt savings related end $X.X in the fund investments prior at in approximated flows The includes flow generated end Cash quarter million amounted to quarter X.Xx. of in the share

reflect our third recent which The not of was fourth is completed prepared initial all acquisition Charlotte, the the quarter commentary. Globe, does for debt quarter. that in most

call please to could questions and If answers. you now the open

Operator

Instructions] [Operator comes William first of De from Our from the Blair. Maria Larry line question

Larry De Maria

all, specifically. seeing, and of your first discounting to on about right what level your what Obviously, with is competitors, pricing. all? well just [house] reaction what talk curious you're if level, most some first And of curious what discounting And of there? you're Just the And side, is? etcetera, about out discounting as the now,

Selim Bassoul

have running has company hence never this part almost and for years. our been Discounting of XX Well, system been Larry, the I margins.

So I don't we have to are. justify who

everybody highest margin You in industry, you find versus can at out in margin that else the our look the industry. of can and been one the we've

formula. has -- never discounting never part discounting part our of has So been price been

been value to has our provided. adding always what we customers However, have

-- everybody strongly look And And competitors from solution. I'd that doing quarter, value be down perspective, proud think basically, slightly believe that that or a we should if we're feel telling offering you I it you very you at So we that every create are of. very we this They that reported. at even that value. we're up. is look by

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Larry De Maria

following will to headwind you and that a what customer Or much words, important have? In obviously maybe that customer Okay. impact about. of And up next kind will maybe other curious specific on how be? are that and that, beyond? how is that just revenue year Can of people talk

Tim Fitzgerald

so mean, -- every think, I It's business we day. I for fight Larry,

sometimes on that a there's unusual was particular don't think That focus shared too So customer, back-and-forth. accounts think I traded that I account. are it sense I makes which don't it's it, mean, much

were and still we in Our and approved we years is -- product their -- was approved that that was that at not ago. is -- product account a their X all were

significant it -- liked been it's would've had. headwind, that think So really, that certainly moved things. I we would have account. scheme I a it's the to into headwind we don't think of in not And a been massive have or business -- But

still that of was that think, few the a in optimistic of into I on and pipeline really XXXX. And accounts I we a the say, of unique we're factor. situations where one very was chains moving have we really are kind actually RFP, pricing -- were head-to-head this would

Operator

comes Joel the question BMO. line next from of Our from Tiss

Joel Tiss

against leader of I casual not is -- fast some also us. or each of -- rapid wants have feel answer a not much of much as starting bit in it's question as you kind to that is philosophical like it seems the front casual guys been competing for And segment it's whoever maybe maybe these there's in Selim the is other. -- cooking a maybe it. room not, And everyone have like as little providing growth. to And of is innovations

like, You're serve buying give quick more And oldest new And us the you opportunities a kind some have opportunities, you a can there's biggest the as you excelling of business stuff I X overlap. pushing or into of bit. ITW's a where little And years? a the are wonder the little are slicer think are just sense they guys next that focus areas really as been over profitable new the at? of territory

Selim Bassoul

and you give perspective. take some let Joel, through you me

player. dominant data which that, basically, fast you're slowdown, a has standpoint, a is So our from casual main right had

So casual, and casual down. a player in fast has slowed dominant the we've been fast

that's at fast sales you and of look X%, sales the data. of gone economic if to fast casual, the it So -- foodservice casual, has sales down around

look you it that, to be if the X% X%. used So at to in

what in definitely It's has slowed which especially at fast U.S. casual is X.X% is. the X%, So not to casual dining down,

high the continues growth at the go I'm and potential sector picture, at to with back say attractive, let's take next look the you've look bigger that to a restaurant next years. markets. to be since However, five at to I'm not years. three going in global this asked going and look several

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about markets talk little more a specific. let's the So in bit

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Philippines XXXX; we in While XXXX; XXXX. opened China in opened India we in

terms the and China, South Saudi to sales which UK, UAE, Brazil, annual markets, Korea, markets at the Mexico, look into you of Europe Arabia, India, if get Australia, growth. biggest are in So we

in markets coming We've infrastructure and looking investment growth We those international are and in there. we'll growing our those And we from market our service our significantly. very well-positioned as markets. heavily continue see them, continue logistical made at seeing double-digit we'll

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Operator

Macquarie. Our next of Clement question line from Jamie from comes the

is Your line open. now

Jamie Clement

and is open the fees I seems to being these in professional in million obviously to pipeline side deals. lot, call, mean, last guess, a and you the that That that some in X out. days? talked are related But press you number, I both doing the a to question that closed your about quarter And release called all transaction so in Tim, the you like larger commentary that full? you this is, the certainly

Tim Fitzgerald

Okay.

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kind I now a the think, the full. and during a pipeline activities. We've of to six combination lot remains year of it's be acquisitions of closed

were transactions international. those So

as such some them things required And approval. anti-trust of

So cost approvals and nature. tax we've getting there's But been that things very planning the with indicated, strong. consistently pipeline regulatory as of bit and think more a is little associated I

think a massive, come can had strengthening Processing years we've into anything after, not I very year. Foodservice, lot really, of great Residential that quickly. a see but And Food the brands few building that's -- you Commercial have really that's of this strengthening last the portfolio, up that

we've opportunities So come inordinately activities were think ideas. And and when transactions. just were past, of you've forward-thinking time higher quarter, which we're larger us, about that this at strategic kind and open I deals fits, the seen the mean, mentioning. yes, there's along. so such acquisition and that, as development for had right AGA, lot are costs we And business in very the larger Viking the great so We're see I always of to worth a

So...

James Clement

It kind some bit. of actually there. in have been prices lot if started your obviously, last It has a Selim, up also seems, like to little like two the move over customers years, about pressures, I question. And energy okay. of cost Okay, you labor up seems though, could talking ask

of a again? upgrade yet? between table and the sure competitors and perhaps in differentiator a customers reason but big refocus are to way mean, has I'm products come of some on -- kind a been you starting real always of it, they seeing that's were bigger energy that Middleby kind your Are equipment. historically, back So I on to you focused

Selim Bassoul

we see happening I you it. I think can it's tell where most. the

would where So is biggest tell energy is the happening I problem you water.

with coming been we're savings. about customers far us testing as as water and So seeing has

So steamer steamer been water. a reducing ventless -- or driver and waterless of we've and and --

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to going everybody is It's if no different light bulb today So bulb. at energy-saving you're a most your in put probably at looking looking house, than you're LED devices.

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is this, we're doing So Jamie. where probably most we've frontier. water been the But getting

waste. is So basically, the next, issue

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James Clement

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Selim Bassoul

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Operator

Thank you.

line Godfrey Our King. next of question comes from George the CL from

Your line is now open.

George Godfrey

that to Middleby Tim, perhaps haven't shift? revenue to new costs just how XXX I about an want I by basis wanted Foodservice's been the said. down get related and a gross I on you product lines mix revamped margin, idea acquisition to just Commercial the as year-over-year, touch points was think opposed of specifically, much to,

Tim Fitzgerald

acquisitions, lower kind don't of of than of it's most so I But nature it's kind that mean, think -- of half of it's the maybe about Well, of it. which because margins dilutive. have companies new reduction by the I of second the I is didn't some initially -- understand piece Middleby, difference

couple we So that to the dilutive acquired QX. in had impact related of companies QX and a we that

So the that's of impact. about half

higher. I where -- margins, The of some mean, mix of is is -- tend to but half really brands. high be gross brands have across of we've our other pretty got them the really kind all a

cooking X-burner toaster, to got a if a to speed a from So alliances. different you've range move we

really it's of a during mix the just So function that quarter.

the It's kind really in during of those just structurally. a So it quarter. wasn't came revenues reduction in of anything margins, mix was that really a how

George Godfrey

years, last percentage future to wouldn't quarter that over can repeatable of unusual math. cost as management it anything a looks five my this at company this it's And then, my If OpEx the as in I about looking at charge, And quarter. XX.X, across exclude be be least lowest looks second the the that the I that looking in in restructuring revenue question like Was periods? percentage there find. the a is,

Tim Fitzgerald

I One of and and it's over lot and had a also Much restructuring two as as mean, combination cost-savings trying the just year greatly. we're the is, initiatives across a we've it's AGA. to you've charges which Well, synergies platforms year. think well related we've had last of residential initiatives repeatable, leverage some to lot initiatives. of taken a restructuring we I things. the including other more this broadly, the platform, But is of of at group seen but

mentioned, and But compensation piece. So in I big to down, compensation is that's think some as the to of mean, it's the stock addition I tied other that, incentives. I

just the lower growth I than and some that's the you've during of the permanent got So variable was got then, kind year, savings. more you've of cost to certainly performance that reduction tied mean, cost given half

George Godfrey

Understood. my just And then, touch wanted to question Processing on it. the is, Food I last segment. Got

it's the plus QX, there. in at by QX, minus any Looking organic X; so leave minus X; growth X. I'll quarter: And intra-quarter why varying then Is reason QX, there specific much segment? that

Tim Fitzgerald

question, before sorry, repeat the actually I catch it. you you can sorry, I'm didn't off, George, I'm jump

George Godfrey

there were QX; seems just If I why around. in year: minus Foodservices it X X bouncing seems one -- by but Commercial Food organic plus any in look in growth Residential this in quarter, Processing X negative, to minus be at QX. then Is and the here whereas QX; this to reason each in

Tim Fitzgerald

what referring Okay, to sure quoting. and you're numbers segment which I you wasn't were

Okay.

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And of so kind nature. that's just the

have organically were we hard the whole up, I year. quarter-to-quarter. sometimes, also Look, And time we about XX% from think, predicting year, through a last

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a So year. we're overcoming stronger

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annually, out million So a of growth. two if goes or $XXX platform, that affects that quarters, a over tens dollars millions of on in quarter

look I at think if range. nature I think, if and the to kind seven that's of So that. over long you last X% in at But look grown it period the that's of see that like the the years, why time, organically moving to you of X% you business five around a business

just that continue lumpiness as It's up a shrink. we to strong it business. lumpy, hope, platform, and build growing So over been is it's the that it's that will time, we -- view we

Selim Bassoul

me, let Processing in answer Food So a different perspective. the George,

been years. best love It's think years We everybody that We are. it segment we've that I later, decision business. where a made segment. to love to wants for So Ten phenomenal we platform. create for know We've at it's us. the that XX

you why. tell So let's

comes cyclicality. thing sometimes There quarter only to that it orders not quarter gets reasons. one lumpiness. bring two the a -- from But is there customers from and deferred Now One, is things to orders $X then to long second a takes were on about the million we apiece. getting, one -- average, It is, year even time produce or But orders. another. from those

equipment. Sometimes, quarters say, to are my plant them we it in that for those order, ready another or of two don't please customers And specific large receive get quarter is not equipment. delay to pieces or receive done the -- that

in the at room Foodservice It's grow. I EBITDA was still believe both in Food margins sales from XX system last Processing, us equal business, and that that product, you our Foodservice are forces what my X% lot the customer. logistical are a to grow. taking that -- has externally my if create remarks lumpiness room we're platform to to Food doing well Food And I'll we've our because We unique a has we're the internally is Processing from when serving is, today that years, than a the it as But now concluding as happens in what production specifically and we of happens Processing we've that that of model learned in about because talk that We've -- and less to margins platform that, look And we very took what to efficient. of So believe to ratio. orders. be in cycle to that And done the concept. conclusion learned specifically what applying to a division. now

Food and Middle and of of forcing still to as tend emerging India, of we see are income as Processing perspective, XX next food we needs in emerging and Tim literally will in into East, lot at next And China, of the if XX parts people America. grow built Latin years. than frontier business very a as very And player we markets. a And Food look to in other middle especially the serve from supermarkets our to a continue good world, growing. grow we mentioned, years the lot those in safety as we Even the being to to Africa margins us the small to So Processing there. go as platform. a not see for last be in prepared that become acquire that the -- a factories we see better being rising opportunity there, One, class markets, companies

Operator

from from next Great line Our comes Jason of Rodgers question the Lakes Review.

Jason Rodgers

Looking restructurings, Viking. horizon. the at next acquisitions Food Improved from of Processing at have growth at margin chains improvements seems a restaurant and customers, year, better orders like and lot positives you potential on

fourth any you take would fourth positives way, both the the cost beginning you expect together, to the benefits it all looking you the side, another the XXXX? into could quarter talk about and see the in maybe negatives, early If on those at sales quarter? put and Or to

Selim Bassoul

Okay.

So guidance some done -- we've do now almost. not you're me pushing to

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Operator

coming the today Liptak from final Seaport Our Walter Global. question from is line of

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Walter Liptak

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the Your was -- for or rate growth good this time it organic far year. was so up first

wondered and also, think I commented comments or And something waiting quarter pick-up was are are guess, if you is I the the to to that organic you everyone else in so, of, And about you Because if just kind kind inflection? about mixed. a you we I there then that growth? of at third the attributed got that an pipeline finally made

inflection do we the reform. others think Some things waiting still at might where up, seeing consistently? growth revenue sound like they're be organic you're start more for you picking Or tax we

Selim Bassoul

will answer I question. the So

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major So up headwind that a distribution we in business. the despite occurred were

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been. So specifically, your question, on when quarter I answer question, your back going to have the could what

this by year management many were this disruptions had think we've I that driven team.

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firms XXX XX rep around from to So plus rep to went XX.

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Walter Liptak

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Tim Fitzgerald

positive changes a that That some Viking. I those -- the other on kind some with are of the as think distribution looking lot we're to as so Selim forward I Residential for making seeing we're, think I I'm -- brands. we Just said, mentioned, seeing just being to mentioned, of initiatives. And just big going I we're trends touch believe mean, because we're

that AGA. Some of includes

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next hopefully, well. year that So I back as think, in come would

Walter Liptak

more Okay, if great. just I two ask ones. real And quick may

that's change Residential, that you finish the year to with year benefits AGA now. also with When happens manufacturing happening you done the mentioned restructuring? with next a but distribution this You the lifting see do step the heavy as there right and restructuring. from you've think start that? that I Is

Tim Fitzgerald

complete mean, And it's I that in a also probably going year. producing some going of introducing level see, we're the to at the some It's be the in in inefficient AGA and and an think quarter. second -- does because going changes, be of and think channel, the the cost to out. up. distribution the second think because La that initiatives, distribution to we'll second probably of And half. a through short-term, changes quarter going moving then, and And -- that little and The I bit because is we're the I Marvel realistically, we'll that kind going take quarter U.S. margin-dilutive to I them be move of and the be Cornue actually steps there then, second then in Those it's see more this are think manufacturing are half step-up to year. higher when the would some first us to inventory and I through would while which AGA that's product disruptive inventory. we'll to beyond

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So embedded with, see going that'll beyond some going still still opportunities And very that. much we improvements into frankly, that on we're be next year. track significant

we very So feel well strong I mean, Residential is and think companies group as overall. AGA that about I of where as

Operator

to And the like back comments. management the this I closing to turn at time, would company for call over

Selim Bassoul

So this. first, thank you for, to on everybody, us listening

macro give the you as picture let where a me and a bigger So of is we're going company industry going. where

part opportunities So in the strong as remain as within business. exist what's opening the is consumer sentiments the is they business globally, remains at I that way markets. big mentioned years my comments, foodservice of customers challenge to many many strong look in our be change have to on next The earlier going that growth going do three in markets. I happen. Consumer in Delivery to a

big that's trend a everybody. it's to affect So going

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Operator

Ladies And the conclude thank conference. and may day. in have great participating a for you gentlemen, today's This you does disconnect. program. all Everyone,

The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) 11 Nov 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript