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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Belden Earnings up 38% on Strong Revenue Growth in Third Quarter 2011

St. Louis, Missouri—October 27, 2011—Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC), a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, today reported fiscal third quarter 2011 results for the period ended October 2, 2011.

Third Quarter Highlights

 

   

Increased income from continuing operations per diluted share to $0.65, up 38% over $0.47 per diluted share in the third quarter 2010;

 

   

Grew revenue 31% year-over-year to $519.7 million, and 18%, excluding acquisitions and currency effects;

 

   

Generated $61.4 million in free cash flow, increasing cash and cash equivalents to $348.2 million at quarter-end;

 

   

Purchased 867,000 shares of Belden common stock for $25 million under the previously announced share repurchase program; and

 

   

Narrowed the range of full-year guidance for fiscal 2011 to revenues of $2.01 – $2.02 billion and income from continuing operations per diluted share of $2.33 – $2.38.

Third Quarter Results

Revenue for the quarter totaled $519.7 million, up $122.8 million or 31% compared to $396.9 million in the third quarter 2010. Income from continuing operations per diluted share for the quarter totaled $0.65, compared to $0.47 per diluted share in the third quarter 2010.

John Stroup, President and CEO of Belden Inc., commented, “I am extremely pleased with our third quarter results. Our ability to achieve 18% organic growth and 38% earnings growth in today’s economic environment is a testament to the improvements we have made to our business system and portfolio. In addition, our cash flow generation was exceptional. This is due, in part, to the traction made with our lean initiatives in our recently acquired companies.”

Outlook

“Despite a strong third quarter, our September order rates appeared to reflect increased caution among many of our customers and channel partners. Volatility in commodity prices and concerns regarding the economic state of most developed countries could translate into lower growth rates and reduced customer inventory levels. Therefore, we expect our fourth quarter 2011 revenues to be $490 – $500 million and income from continuing operations per diluted share to be $0.50—$0.55,” said Mr. Stroup.


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For the full year 2011, the Company expects revenues to be $2.01—$2.02 billion and income from continuing operations per diluted share to be $2.33—$2.38.

Earnings Conference Call

Management will host a conference call today at 10:30 a.m. Eastern to discuss results of the quarter. The listen-only audio of the conference call will be broadcast live via the Internet at http://investor.belden.com. The dial-in number for participants in the U.S. is 866-304-1238; the dial-in number for participants outside the U.S. is 913-312-6650. A replay of this conference call will remain accessible in the investor relations section of the Company’s Web site for a limited time.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Non-GAAP measures reflect certain adjustments the Company makes to provide insight into operating results. All GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations accompany the consolidated financial statements included in this release and have been published to the investor relations section of the Company’s Web site at http://investor.belden.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this release other than historical facts are “forward looking statements” made in reliance upon the safe harbor of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements include any statements regarding future revenues, costs and expenses, operating income, earnings per share, margins, cash flows, dividends, and capital expenditures. These forward looking statements are based on forecasts and projections about the markets and industries served by the Company and about general economic conditions. They reflect management’s beliefs and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance and they involve risk and uncertainty. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from these expectations. Changes in the global economy may impact the Company’s results. Turbulence in financial markets may increase the Company’s borrowing costs. Additional factors that may cause actual results to differ from the Company’s expectations include: the Company’s reliance on key distributors in marketing products; the Company’s ability to execute and realize the expected benefits from strategic initiatives (including revenue growth, cost control, and productivity improvement programs); changes in the level of economic activity in the Company’s major geographic markets; difficulties in realigning manufacturing capacity and capabilities among the Company’s global manufacturing facilities; the competitiveness of the global cable, connectivity and networking industries; variability in the Company’s quarterly and annual effective tax rates; changes in accounting rules and interpretation of these rules which may affect the Company’s reported earnings; changes in currency exchange rates and political and economic uncertainties in the countries where the Company conducts business; demand for the Company’s products; the cost and availability of materials including copper, plastic compounds derived from fossil fuels, electronic components, and other materials; energy costs; the Company’s ability to achieve acquisition performance expectations and to integrate acquired businesses successfully; the ability of the Company to develop and introduce new products; the Company having to recognize charges that would reduce income as a result of impairing goodwill and other intangible assets; security risks and the potential for business interruption from operating in volatile countries; disruptions or failures of the Company’s (or the Company’s suppliers or customers) systems or operations in the event of a major earthquake, weather event, cyber-attack,

 


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terrorist attack, or other catastrophic event that could cause delays in completing sales, providing services, or performing other mission-critical functions; and other factors. For a more complete discussion of risk factors, please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2011. Belden disclaims any duty to update any forward looking statements as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

About Belden

St. Louis-based Belden Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets cable, connectivity, and networking products in markets including industrial automation, enterprise, transportation, infrastructure, and consumer electronics. It has approximately 6,800 employees, and provides value for industrial automation, enterprise, education, healthcare, entertainment and broadcast, sound and security, transportation, infrastructure, consumer electronics and other industries. Belden has manufacturing capabilities in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and a market presence in nearly every region of the world. Belden was founded in 1902, and today is a leader with some of the strongest brands in the signal transmission industry. For more information, visit www.belden.com.

Contact:

Belden Investor Relations

314-854-8054

Investor.Relations@Belden.com

 


BELDEN INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     October 2, 2011     October 3, 2010     October 2, 2011     October 3, 2010  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Revenues

   $ 519,713      $ 396,927      $ 1,517,592      $ 1,191,914   

Cost of sales

     (366,962     (278,743     (1,077,772     (846,016
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     152,751        118,184        439,820        345,898   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (85,355     (66,164     (244,671     (203,306

Research and development

     (13,641     (10,887     (41,800     (31,106

Amortization of intangibles

     (3,371     (2,600     (10,397     (7,900

Income from equity method investment

     1,479        3,053        9,196        8,905   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     51,863        41,586        152,148        112,491   

Interest expense

     (11,690     (11,778     (36,246     (38,910

Interest income

     211        80        526        398   

Other income

     —          —          —          1,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before taxes

     40,384        29,888        116,428        75,444   

Income tax expense

     (9,019     (7,244     (28,164     (16,885
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     31,365        22,644        88,264        58,559   

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (162     (2,039     (446     (6,535
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 31,203      $ 20,605      $ 87,818      $ 52,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares and equivalents:

        

Basic

     47,344        46,813        47,317        46,762   

Diluted

     48,244        47,721        48,329        47,665   

Basic income (loss) per share:

        

Continuing operations

   $ 0.66      $ 0.48      $ 1.87      $ 1.25   

Discontinued operations

     —          (0.04     (0.01     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 0.66      $ 0.44      $ 1.86      $ 1.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted income (loss) per share:

        

Continuing operations

   $ 0.65      $ 0.47      $ 1.83      $ 1.23   

Discontinued operations

     —          (0.04     (0.01     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 0.65      $ 0.43      $ 1.82      $ 1.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share

   $ 0.05      $ 0.05      $ 0.15      $ 0.15   


BELDEN INC.

OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 

      Americas      EMEA      Asia Pacific      Total
Segments
     Eliminations     Total  
     (In thousands)  

Three Months Ended October 2, 2011

                

External customer revenues

   $ 325,248       $ 103,713       $ 90,752       $ 519,713       $ —        $ 519,713   

Affiliate revenues

     9,919         30,795         159         40,873         (40,873     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 335,167       $ 134,508       $ 90,911       $ 560,586       $ (40,873   $ 519,713   

Operating income

   $ 39,636       $ 22,767       $ 6,980       $ 69,383       $ (17,520   $ 51,863   

Three Months Ended October 3, 2010

                

External customer revenues

   $ 232,133       $ 90,397       $ 74,397       $ 396,927       $ —        $ 396,927   

Affiliate revenues

     11,735         20,707         —           32,442         (32,442     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 243,868       $ 111,104       $ 74,397       $ 429,369       $ (32,442   $ 396,927   

Operating income

   $ 30,474       $ 14,850       $ 8,629       $ 53,953       $ (12,367   $ 41,586   

Nine Months Ended October 2, 2011

                

External customer revenues

   $ 927,978       $ 322,901       $ 266,713       $ 1,517,592       $ —        $ 1,517,592   

Affiliate revenues

     33,462         80,943         658         115,063         (115,063     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 961,440       $ 403,844       $ 267,371       $ 1,632,655       $ (115,063   $ 1,517,592   

Operating income

   $ 111,587       $ 63,334       $ 22,581       $ 197,502       $ (45,354   $ 152,148   

Nine Months Ended October 3, 2010

                

External customer revenues

   $ 686,985       $ 273,140       $ 231,789       $ 1,191,914       $ —        $ 1,191,914   

Affiliate revenues

     36,605         53,330         62         89,997         (89,997     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 723,590       $ 326,470       $ 231,851       $ 1,281,911       $ (89,997   $ 1,191,914   

Operating income

   $ 81,315       $ 41,152       $ 22,172       $ 144,639       $ (32,148   $ 112,491   


BELDEN INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCT GROUP INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

 

      Americas      EMEA      Asia Pacific      Total  
     (In thousands)  

Three Months Ended October 2, 2011

           

Cable products

   $ 253,855       $ 39,547       $ 72,565       $ 365,967   

Networking products

     26,813         38,445         14,104         79,362   

Connectivity products

     44,580         25,721         4,083         74,384   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 325,248       $ 103,713       $ 90,752       $ 519,713   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Three Months Ended October 3, 2010

           

Cable products

   $ 198,042       $ 36,584       $ 61,786       $ 296,412   

Networking products

     16,283         29,139         8,288         53,710   

Connectivity products

     17,808         24,674         4,323         46,805   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 232,133       $ 90,397       $ 74,397       $ 396,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended October 2, 2011

           

Cable products

   $ 719,787       $ 129,386       $ 214,419       $ 1,063,592   

Networking products

     81,290         111,118         39,743         232,151   

Connectivity products

     126,901         82,397         12,551         221,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 927,978       $ 322,901       $ 266,713       $ 1,517,592   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended October 3, 2010

           

Cable products

   $ 590,441       $ 114,430       $ 195,298       $ 900,169   

Networking products

     44,731         87,463         24,736         156,930   

Connectivity products

     51,813         71,247         11,755         134,815   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 686,985       $ 273,140       $ 231,789       $ 1,191,914   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


BELDEN INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     October 2, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     (Unaudited)        
     (In thousands)  

ASSETS

  

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 348,190      $ 358,653   

Receivables, net

     349,247        298,266   

Inventories, net

     197,100        175,659   

Deferred income taxes

     9,659        9,473   

Other current assets

     21,847        18,804   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     926,043        860,855   

Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation

     283,992        278,866   

Goodwill

     352,847        322,556   

Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization

     156,396        143,820   

Deferred income taxes

     20,997        27,565   

Other long-lived assets

     70,377        62,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,810,652      $ 1,696,484   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 233,989      $ 212,084   

Accrued liabilities

     166,529        145,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     400,518        357,924   

Long-term debt

     550,955        551,155   

Postretirement benefits

     116,926        112,426   

Other long-term liabilities

     32,539        36,464   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     503        503   

Additional paid-in capital

     599,014        595,519   

Retained earnings

     252,185        171,568   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (5,629     (8,919

Treasury stock

     (136,359     (120,156
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     709,714        638,515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,810,652      $ 1,696,484   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


BELDEN INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     October 2, 2011     October 3, 2010  
     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 87,818      $ 52,024   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     37,676        41,525   

Share-based compensation

     8,380        9,539   

Pension funding less than (greater than) pension expense

     2,782        (5,753

Provision for inventory obsolescence

     1,285        2,924   

Non-cash loss on derivatives and hedging instruments

     —          2,893   

Tax deficiency (benefit) related to share-based compensation

     (1,802     239   

Income from equity method investment

     (9,196     (8,905

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of currency exchange rate changes and acquired businesses:

    

Receivables

     (42,184     (51,874

Inventories

     (16,953     (20,898

Accounts payable

     15,141        34,288   

Accrued liabilities

     6,301        (4,519

Accrued taxes

     17,850        (1,295

Other assets

     (87     16,234   

Other liabilities

     (7,549     (11,011
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     99,462        55,411   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Cash used to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired

     (59,708     —     

Capital expenditures

     (21,760     (19,198

Proceeds from disposal of tangible assets

     1,206        2,332   

Cash provided by other investing activities

     —          163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for investing activities

     (80,262     (16,703

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Payments under share repurchase program

     (25,000     —     

Cash dividends paid

     (7,090     (7,052

Debt issuance costs

     (3,296     —     

Tax benefit (deficiency) related to share-based compensation

     1,802        (239

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     4,554        720   

Cash received upon termination of derivative instruments

     —          4,217   

Payments under borrowing arrangements

     —          (46,268
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

     (29,030     (48,622

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (633     (2,884
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (10,463     (12,798

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     358,653        308,879   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 348,190      $ 296,081   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


BELDEN INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

(Unaudited)

We define free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, net of proceeds from the disposal of tangible assets. We believe free cash flow provides useful information to investors regarding our ability to generate cash from business operations that is available for acquisitions and other investments, service of debt principal, dividends and share repurchases. We use free cash flow, as defined, as one financial measure to monitor and evaluate performance and liquidity. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only in conjunction with financial measures reported according to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Our definition of free cash flow may differ from definitions used by other companies.

 

     Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     October 2, 2011     October 3, 2010     October 2, 2011     October 3, 2010  
     (In thousands)  

GAAP net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 68,312      $ 49,898      $ 99,462      $ 55,411   

Capital expenditures, net of proceeds from the disposal of tangible assets

     (6,893     (6,493     (20,554     (16,866
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP free cash flow

   $ 61,419      $ 43,405      $ 78,908      $ 38,545