secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD)
CIK:        0000769520
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000769520-24-000037
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Middleby Q3 net sales $943M, down 4.1% organic; EPS $2.11 adj $2.33; CEO cites challenging macro
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- Net sales of $943M, down 3.9% reported and 4.1% organic YoY; diluted GAAP EPS $2.11, adjusted EPS $2.33.
- Operating income $173.4M (18.4% sales); adjusted EBITDA $213M (22.6% organic margin); operating cash flow $157M.
- Commercial Foodservice segment sales down 5.3% organic; Residential down 4.5%; Food Processing up 0.7%.
- Net leverage reduced to 2.2x; net debt $1.8B vs $2.2B end FY2023; borrowing availability $2.8B.
- Completed acquisition of Emery Thompson; CEO expects macro improvement in 2025 driving multi-year recovery.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000076952024000037/0000769520-24-000037-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000076952024000037/midd-20241031.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000769520-24-000037

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