Regal Beloit Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results

BELOIT, Wis., Nov. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE: RBC), a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of high-efficiency electric motors and power transmission products, reported third quarter 2019 diluted earnings per share of $1.19. Third quarter 2019 adjusted diluted earnings per share* were $1.35.

Key financial results for the third quarter 2019 included:

    --  Total net sales of $772.3 million decreased 16.5% from the prior year
        and included a negative 0.7% impact from foreign currency and a negative
        6.2% impact from businesses divested/to be exited. The result was a
        negative organic sales growth rate of 9.6%.
    --  Income from operations was $72.8 million or 9.4% of net sales, up 190
        basis points from prior year. Adjusted income from operations was $81.3
        million or 10.5% of adjusted net sales, down 110 basis points from prior
        year.
    --  Adjusted income from operations delevered at 20.7% from prior year.
    --  Inventories down $39.6 million from the end of the second quarter 2019.
    --  Net cash provided by operating activities was $140.6 million and capital
        expenditures totaled $21.1 million, resulting in free cash flow of
        $119.5 million or 239.5% of adjusted net income.
    --  Purchased 1,282,037 shares for a total of $94.1 million.
    --  The Board of Directors on October 25, 2019 approved a new $250 million
        share purchase authorization replacing the previous authorization.

Third quarter 2019 segment results versus the prior year third quarter:

    --  Commercial and Industrial Systems segment net sales were $358.6 million,
        a decrease of 22.4%. Businesses divested/to be exited had a negative
        8.6% impact, and foreign currency had a negative 1.1% impact. The result
        was a negative organic sales growth rate of 12.7% driven by continued
        inventory de-stocking in the North American pool pump market, weakness
        in China industrial demand, a slowdown in the commercial HVAC market
        combined with account pruning, and continued power generation project
        delays due to end market overcapacity. Operating margin was 4.0%.
        Excluding adjustments of $5.8 million, adjusted operating margin was
        5.6% of adjusted net sales.
    --  Climate Solutions segment net sales were $230.9 million, a decrease of
        9.6%. The businesses divested/to be exited had a negative 4.6% impact,
        and foreign currency had a negative 0.2% impact. The result was a
        negative organic sales growth rate of 4.8% driven by the impact from the
        FER pre-buy in residential HVAC in the first half of the year, OEM
        destocking, and mild weather in the third quarter. Additionally, there
        was weakness in commercial refrigeration and ongoing account pruning
        efforts in the segment, which were partially offset by improving demand
        in both the Asia Pacific and European end markets. Operating margin was
        16.3%. Excluding net adjustments of $1.8 million, adjusted operating
        margin was 17.1% of adjusted net sales.
    --  Power Transmission Solutions segment net sales were $182.8 million, a
        decrease of 12.0%. The businesses divested/to be exited had a negative
        2.1% impact, and foreign currency had a negative 0.6% impact. The result
        was a negative organic sales growth rate of 9.3% driven by a slowdown in
        North American industrial end markets and continued de-stocking of
        inventory in the distribution channel. There was also significant
        weakness in upstream oil & gas, agriculture, and beverage end markets,
        which were partially offset by strong demand in renewable energy.
        Operating margin was 11.4%. Excluding net adjustments of $0.9 million,
        adjusted operating margin was 11.9% of adjusted net sales.

*This earnings release includes non-GAAP financial measures. Descriptions of why we believe these non-GAAP measures are useful and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included with this earnings release.

"While the third quarter top line was challenging for Regal, our ability to quickly accelerate cost-out initiatives illustrates the opportunity to improve the long-term profitability of the business. Our financial results reflected lower than expected demand due to the slowdown in industrial markets, the ongoing global trade uncertainties, and the reduction in customer inventories. Despite these headwinds, Regal delevered at a below normal rate in the quarter and saw free cash flow of 240% of adjusted net income. I am very proud of our teams' efforts," said Regal CEO Louis Pinkham.

2019 Outlook

"We are increasing our free cash flow to adjusted net income guidance to over 115% for the year. For EPS, we are lowering our adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to $5.45 to $5.55, a reduction of 2.7% at the midpoint. We believe this reduction reflects current market conditions. We continue to accelerate cost-out activities focused on three main initiatives; (1) 80/20 simplification efforts, (2) plant consolidations, of which five have been announced, and (3) product rationalization efforts, particularly in our Commercial and Industrial segment. This, along with growth plans that I have recently reviewed with our teams during the strategic planning process, are compelling value creation opportunities we have at Regal," continued Mr. Pinkham.

The Company forecasts 2019 GAAP diluted earnings per share of $5.85 to $5.95. The difference between the GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance and the adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance relates to expected restructuring and related costs of $0.34 per share, gain on businesses divested and assets to be exited of $0.70 per share, net income from businesses to be divested/exited of $0.08 per share, and CEO transition costs of $0.04 per share.

The Company's 2019 guidance excludes the sales and earnings from a number of businesses that have been or are expected to be divested or exited. Please see the table in the appendix for details.

As stated in the second quarter 2019 earnings release, the Company closed on July 2, 2019 the divestiture of a vapor recovery business previously included in the Commercial and Industrial Systems segment. The results from the business were included in the Company's second quarter financial statements but excluded from the Company's full year 2019 guidance. The Company's adjusted results for the nine months ended September 28, 2019 exclude this business, which had adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.06 in 2019, prior to the divestiture.

Conference Call

Regal will hold a conference call to discuss the earnings release at 9:00 AM CST (10:00 AM EST) on Monday, November 4, 2019. To listen to the live audio and view the presentation during the call, please visit Regal's Investors website: https://investors.regalbeloit.com. To listen by phone or to ask the presenters a question, dial 1.888.317.6003 (U.S. callers) or +1.412.317.6061 (international callers) and enter 8512252# when prompted.

A webcast replay will be available at the link above, and a telephone replay will be available at 1.877.344.7529 (U.S. callers) or +1.412.317.0088 (international callers), using a replay access code of 10135317#. Both will be accessible until February 4, 2020.

About the Company

Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE: RBC) is a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of electric motors and controls, power generation products and power transmission serving customers throughout the world. We create a better tomorrow by developing and responsibly producing energy-efficient products and systems.

Our company is comprised of three operating segments: Commercial and Industrial Systems, Climate Solutions and Power Transmission Solutions. Regal is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin and has manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, visit RegalBeloit.com.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

The following is a cautionary statement made under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical facts, the statements contained in this release may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements represent our management's judgment regarding future events. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "forecast," "anticipate," "believe," "should," "project" or "plan" or the negative of these terms or other similar words. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: uncertainties regarding our ability to execute our restructuring plans within expected costs and timing; actions taken by our competitors and our ability to effectively compete in the increasingly competitive global electric motor, drives and controls, power generation and power transmission industries; our ability to develop new products based on technological innovation, such as the Internet of Things, and marketplace acceptance of new and existing products, including products related to technology not yet adopted or utilized in certain geographic locations in which we do business; fluctuations in commodity prices and raw material costs; our dependence on significant customers; risks associated with global manufacturing; issues and costs arising from the integration of acquired companies and businesses and the timing and impact of purchase accounting adjustments; our overall debt levels and our ability to repay principal and interest on our outstanding debt; prolonged declines in one or more markets we serve, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, power generation, oil and gas, unit material handling or water heating; economic changes in global markets where we do business, such as reduced demand for the products we sell, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, interest rates, recession, government policies, including policy changes affecting taxation, trade, tariffs, immigration, customs, border actions and the like, and other external factors that we cannot control; product liability and other litigation, or claims by end users, government agencies or others that our products or our customers' applications failed to perform as anticipated, particularly in high volume applications or where such failures are alleged to be the cause of property or casualty claims; unanticipated liabilities of acquired businesses; unanticipated adverse effects or liabilities from business exits or divestitures; unanticipated costs or expenses we may incur related to product warranty issues; our dependence on key suppliers and the potential effects of supply disruptions; infringement of our intellectual property by third parties, challenges to our intellectual property, and claims of infringement by us of third party technologies; effects on earnings of any significant impairment of goodwill or intangible assets; losses from failures, breaches, attacks or disclosures involving our information technology infrastructure and data; cyclical downturns affecting the global market for capital goods; and other risks and uncertainties including but not limited to those described in "Item 1A-Risk Factors" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2019 and from time to time in other filed reports. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the applicable cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of their respective dates, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

NON-GAAP MEASURES AND OTHER DEFINITIONS
Unaudited
(Dollars in Millions, Except per Share Data)

We prepare financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). We also periodically disclose certain financial measures in our quarterly earnings releases, on investor conference calls, and in investor presentations and similar events that may be considered "non-GAAP" financial measures. This additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our results of operations prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

In this earnings release, we disclose the following non-GAAP financial measures, and we reconcile these measures in the tables below to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures: adjusted diluted earnings per share (both historical and projected), adjusted income from operations, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net sales, net debt, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating leverage, adjusted net income attributable to Regal Beloit Corporation, free cash flow, free cash flow as a percentage of adjusted net income attributable to Regal Beloit Corporation, adjusted income before taxes, adjusted provision for income taxes, adjusted effective tax rate, net sales from ongoing business, adjusted income from operations of ongoing business, ongoing business adjusted operating margin and adjusted diluted earnings per share for ongoing business. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful measures for providing investors with additional information regarding our results of operations and for helping investors understand and compare our operating results across accounting periods and compared to our peers. Our management primarily uses adjusted income from operations, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, and adjusted operating leverage to help us manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions, while adjusted diluted earnings per share, net debt, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net sales, adjusted net income attributable to Regal Beloit Corporation, free cash flow, free cash flow as a percentage of adjusted net income attributable to Regal Beloit Corporation, adjusted income before taxes, adjusted provision for income taxes, adjusted effective tax rate, net sales from ongoing business, adjusted income from operations of ongoing business, ongoing business adjusted operating margin and adjusted diluted earnings per share for ongoing business are primarily used to help us evaluate our business and forecast our future results. Accordingly, we believe disclosing and reconciling each of these measures helps investors evaluate our business in the same manner as management.

In addition to these non-GAAP measures, we also use the term "organic sales" to refer to GAAP sales from existing operations excluding any sales from acquired businesses recorded prior to the first anniversary of the acquisition ("net sales from business acquired") and excluding any sales from business divested/to be exited ("net sales from business divested/to be exited") recorded prior to the first anniversary of the exit and excluding the impact of foreign currency translation. The impact of foreign currency translation is determined by translating the respective period's organic sales using the currency exchange rates that were in effect during the prior year periods. We use the term "organic sales growth" to refer to the increase in our sales between periods that is attributable to organic sales. For further clarification, we may use the term "acquisition growth" to refer to the increase in our sales between periods that is attributable to acquisition sales.



       
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

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       Unaudited



       (Amounts in Millions, Except per Share Data)




                                                                           Three Months Ended                      Nine Months Ended


                                                               Sep 28,                           Sep 29,     Sep 28,                 Sep 29,
                                                                  2019                                        2019
                                                                                                 2018                                 2018




       Net Sales                                                      $
           
              772.3         $
        925.4                         $
        
        2,499.8  $
        2,763.9



       Cost of Sales                                            570.4                             682.8                1,829.3                          2,039.0




       Gross Profit                                             201.9                             242.6                  670.5                            724.9



       Operating Expenses                                       129.1                             155.0                  371.1                            449.5



       Goodwill Impairment                                                                         9.5                                                    9.5



       Asset Impairments                                                                           8.7                   10.0                              8.7




       Total Operating Expenses                                 129.1                             173.2                  381.1                            467.7



       Income from Operations                                    72.8                              69.4                  289.4                            257.2



       Other Expenses, net                                        0.1                               0.4                    0.4                              1.2



       Interest Expense                                          13.5                              13.7                   40.5                             40.9



       Interest Income                                            1.5                               1.0                    4.0                              1.8




       Income before Taxes                                       60.7                              56.3                  252.5                            216.9



       Provision for Income Taxes                                 9.9                               3.6                   47.5                             37.6




       Net Income                                                50.8                              52.7                  205.0                            179.3


        Less: Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling
         Interests                                                 1.1                               1.4                    2.8                              3.7


        Net Income Attributable to Regal Beloit
         Corporation                                                    $
           
              49.7          $
        51.3                           $
        
        202.2    $
        175.6



        Earnings Per Share Attributable to Regal Beloit
         Corporation:



       Basic                                                           $
           
              1.20          $
        1.18                            $
        
        4.78     $
        4.01




       Assuming Dilution                                               $
           
              1.19          $
        1.17                            $
        
        4.75     $
        3.98




       Cash Dividends Declared Per Share                               $
           
              0.30          $
        0.28                            $
        
        0.88     $
        0.82



        Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding:



       Basic                                                     41.5                              43.4                   42.3                             43.8




       Assuming Dilution                                         41.7                              43.8                   42.6                             44.1


                     CONDENSED
                      CONSOLIDATED
                      BALANCE
                      SHEETS

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        Unaudited


        (Dollars in
         Millions)


                                   Sep 28,                   Dec 29,
                                      2019
                                                            2018



        ASSETS


        Current
         Assets:


        Cash and
         Cash
         Equivalents                         $
       
       293.0            $
       248.6


        Trade
         Receivables,
         less
         Allowances
         of $9.4
         Million in
         2019 and
         $13.3
         Million in
         2018                        491.7                    551.9


        Inventories                  725.7                    767.2


        Prepaid
         Expenses
         and Other
         Current
         Assets                      157.5                    250.0



        Total
         Current
         Assets                    1,667.9                  1,817.7




        Net
         Property,
         Plant,
         Equipment
         and
         Noncurrent
         Assets                    2,810.4                  2,806.1


        Total
         Assets                            $
       
       4,478.3          $
       4,623.8





        LIABILITIES
         AND EQUITY


        Current
         Liabilities:


        Accounts
         Payable                             $
       
       362.3            $
       424.8


        Other
         Accrued
         Expenses                    226.3                    258.2


        Current
         Maturities
         of Debt                       0.6                      0.5



        Total
         Current
         Liabilities                 589.2                    683.5




        Long-Term
         Debt                      1,200.3                  1,306.6


        Other
         Noncurrent
         Liabilities                 359.7                    295.2


        Equity:


        Total Regal
         Beloit
         Corporation
         Shareholders'
         Equity                    2,301.3                  2,310.5


         Noncontrolling
         Interests                    27.8                     28.0



        Total
         Equity                    2,329.1                  2,338.5


        Total
         Liabilities
         and Equity                        $
       
       4,478.3          $
       4,623.8



       
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

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       (Dollars in Millions)


                                                                                    Three Months Ended                             Nine Months Ended


                                                                        Sep 28,                          Sep 29,          Sep 28,                     Sep 29,
                                                                     2
                                                                    019                                                       2019
                                                                                                            2018                                          2018



                     CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:



       Net Income                                                               $
        
                50.8                             $
              52.7           $
     
         205.0  $
     179.3


        Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income and
         Changes in Assets and Liabilities (Net of
         Acquisitions and Divestitures) to Net Cash
         Provided by Operating Activities:



       Depreciation and Amortization                                      33.9                                      35.3                                 100.4           106.3



       Loss on Disposal of Assets                                          1.3                                       1.1                                   1.7             3.5


        (Gain) Loss on Businesses Divested and
         Assets to be Exited                                                0.2                                      34.9                                (35.2)           34.9



       Share-Based Compensation Expense                                    2.6                                       3.3                                  10.0            10.5


        Change in Operating Assets and Liabilities                         51.8                                    (21.3)                               (10.7)         (84.2)



        Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities                         140.6                                     106.0                                 271.2           250.3


                     CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:


        Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment                       (21.1)                                   (18.7)                               (77.3)         (59.2)


        Proceeds Received from Sales of Property,
         Plant and Equipment                                                                                         4.0                                   1.7             4.4


        Net Sales of Investment Securities                                                                                                                               0.5


        Business Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired                                                                                                                  (161.5)


        Proceeds Received from Disposal of
         Businesses                                                        21.4                                                                          159.6



        Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing
         Activities                                                         0.3                                    (14.7)                                 84.0         (215.8)


                     CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:


        Net (Repayments) Borrowings Under Revolving
         Credit Facility                                                 (22.7)                                  (168.3)                                (83.1)           25.6


        Net (Repayments) Borrowings of Short-Term
         Borrowings                                                                                                  0.1                                                (0.6)



       Proceeds from Long-Term Debt                                                                               900.0                                                900.2



       Repayments of Long-Term Debt                                                                             (786.2)                                (24.2)        (786.3)



       Dividends Paid to Shareholders                                   (12.6)                                   (12.2)                               (36.6)         (35.1)



       Repurchase of Common Stock                                       (94.2)                                    (7.2)                              (150.1)         (78.3)


        Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest                          (1.5)                                    (1.6)                                (1.8)          (1.6)



       Shares Surrendered for Taxes                                      (0.5)                                    (0.5)                                (8.0)          (3.4)


        Purchase of Subsidiary Shares from
         Noncontrolling Interest                                                                                   (0.8)                                               (0.8)



         Financing Fees Paid                                                                                      (3.5)                                               (3.5)



        Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing
         Activities                                                     (131.5)                                   (80.2)                              (303.8)           16.2


                     EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH
                      EQUIVALENTS                                         (7.7)                                    (2.3)                                (7.0)          (5.9)



        Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents                           1.7                                       8.8                                  44.4            44.8


        Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of
         Period                                                           291.3                                     175.6                                 248.6           139.6



        Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                              $
        
                293.0                            $
              184.4           $
     
         293.0  $
     184.4



       
                SEGMENT INFORMATION



       Unaudited



       (Dollars in Millions)


                                                                                                                                  
           
                Three Months Ended


                                                           Commercial & Industrial                                                   Climate Solutions                                              Power Transmission                         
       
       Total Regal
                                                        Systems                                                                                                                              Solutions


                                           Sep 28,                                 Sep 29,                 Sep 28,                      Sep 29,                              Sep 28,                                   Sep 29,      Sep 28,                        Sep 29,
                                              2019                                     2018                     2019                          2018                                  2019                                       2018          2019
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2018




       Net Sales                                    $
       
                358.6                                           $
       462.3                                                        $
     
                230.9                                    $
     255.4                            $
     
     182.8              $
              207.7   $
       
       772.3   $
       925.4


        Net Sales from Businesses
         Divested/to be Exited                                                                     (46.7)                                 (0.9)                                                       (13.3)                                                                 (4.8)                  (0.9)           (64.8)



        Adjusted Net Sales*                          $
       
                358.6                                           $
       415.6                                                        $
     
                230.0                                    $
     242.1                            $
     
     182.8              $
              202.9   $
       
       771.4   $
       860.6




        GAAP Operating Margin                  4.0                                           7.6
            %                                  16.3                                                           2.3                            11.4
                                         
           %                                                                                                                                                         %                                                                     %               
          %
                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                           %                                   13.5                     9.4     7.5
            %


        Adjusted Operating                     5.6                                           7.7
            %                                  17.1                                                          16.4                            11.9
         Margin*                         
           %                                                                                                                                                         %                                                                     %               
          %                %
                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                           %                                   13.8                    10.5              11.6




        Components of Net Sales:


        Organic Sales Growth*               (12.7)                                          5.1
            %                                 (4.8)                                                          1.5                           (9.3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                           %                                                                     %               
          %
                                                 %                                                                                            %                                                                                           %                                    8.1                   (9.6)    4.7
            %



       Acquisitions                                                %                       9.5
            %                                                                 %                                            %                              %                            %                       % 4.4
            %


        Businesses Divested/to               (8.6)                                                  (0.2)                                 (4.6)                                                        (1.0)                          (2.1)
         be Exited                       
           %                                                      %                                                                                                  %                                                                                     
          %                %
                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                           %                                        %                (6.2)            (0.3)


        Foreign Currency Impact              (1.1)                                                  (1.1)                                 (0.2)                                                        (0.7)                          (0.6)
                                         
           %                                                      %                                                                                                  %                                                                     %               
          %                %
                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                           %                                  (0.4)                  (0.7)            (0.8)





       
                SEGMENT INFORMATION

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       (Dollars in Millions)


                                                                                                                                   
           
                Nine Months Ended


                                                           Commercial & Industrial                                                   Climate Solutions                                              Power Transmission                         
       
       Total Regal
                                                        Systems                                                                                                                              Solutions


                                           Sep 28,                                 Sep 29,                 Sep 28,                      Sep 29,                              Sep 28,                                   Sep 29,      Sep 28,                        Sep 29,
                                              2019                                     2018                     2019                          2018                                  2019                                       2018          2019                          2018




       Net Sales                                  $
       
                1,140.7                                         $
       1,345.3                                                        $
     
                762.1                                    $
     792.6                            $
     
     597.0              $
              626.0 $
       
       2,499.8 $
       2,763.9


        Net Sales from Businesses
         Divested/to be Exited              (25.0)                                                (134.3)                                (22.0)                                                       (50.5)                          (5.6)                                 (14.7)                 (52.6)          (199.5)



        Adjusted Net Sales*                        $
       
                1,115.7                                         $
       1,211.0                                                        $
     
                740.1                                    $
     742.1                            $
     
     591.4              $
              611.3 $
       
       2,447.2 $
       2,564.4




        GAAP Operating Margin                  7.7                                           7.1
            %                                  16.8                                                          10.4                            12.4
                                         
           %                                                                                                                                                         %                                                                     %               
          %
                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                           %                                   12.8                    11.6     9.3
            %


        Adjusted Operating                     5.7                                           7.6
            %                                  16.8                                                          15.3                            13.0
         Margin*                         
           %                                                                                                                                                         %                                                                     %               
          %                %
                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                           %                                   13.1                    10.8              11.1




        Components of Net Sales:


        Organic Sales Growth                 (8.7)                                          4.8
            %                                   0.4                                                           3.4                           (2.2)
                                         
           %                                                                                                                                                         %                                                                     %               
          %
                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                           %                                    9.1                   (4.5)    5.4
            %



       Acquisitions                           2.6                                           6.0
            %                                                                 %                                            %                              %                            %                  1.2
                                         
           %                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
          %    2.8
            %


        Businesses Divested/to               (7.3)                                          0.5
            %                                 (3.5)                                                        (1.1)                          (1.4)
         be Exited                       
           %                                                                                                                                                         %                                                                                     
          %                %
                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                           %                                        %                (5.0)            (0.1)


        Foreign Currency Impact              (1.8)                                          1.2
            %                                 (0.7)                                                          0.1                           (1.0)
                                         
           %                                                                                                                                                         %                                                                     %               
          %
                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                           %                                    1.0                   (1.3)    0.8
            %


                     ADJUSTED DILUTED
                      EARNINGS PER
                      SHARE                      Three Months Ended                             Nine Months Ended

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                                      Sep 28,                         Sep 29,          Sep 28,                     Sep 29,
                                         2019                             2018              2019                         2018



        GAAP Diluted
         Earnings Per
         Share                                $
        
                1.19                             $
              1.17            $
     
         4.75  $
     3.98


        Restructuring and
         Related Costs                   0.14                                     0.03                                  0.24            0.09


        Purchase
         Accounting and
         Transaction Costs                                                       0.01                                                 0.09


        (Gain) Loss on
         Businesses
         Divested and
         Assets to be
         Exited                                                                  0.61                                (0.70)           0.61


        Net (Income) Loss
         from Businesses
         Divested/to be
         Exited                          0.02                                   (0.11)                               (0.08)         (0.29)


        CEO Transition
         Costs                                                                                                        0.03


        Impact of the New
         US Tax
         Legislation                                                           (0.15)                                              (0.15)


        Adjusted Diluted
         Earnings Per
         Share                                $
        
                1.35                             $
              1.56            $
     
         4.24  $
     4.33



       
                2019 ADJUSTED ANNUAL GUIDANCE          Minimum         Maximum

    ---


       2019 Diluted EPS Annual Guidance                            $
     5.85                 $
     5.95



       Restructuring and Related Costs                        0.34                    0.34



       Gain on Businesses Divested and Assets to be Exited  (0.70)                 (0.70)



       Net Income from Businesses Divested/to be Exited     (0.08)                 (0.08)



       CEO Transition Costs                                   0.04                    0.04



       2019 Adjusted Diluted EPS Annual Guidance                   $
     5.45                 $
     5.55



              
                ADJUSTED INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

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                Three Months Ended


                                                            
             
                Commercial &                                Climate Solutions                                     
          
              Power                          
     
          Total Regal
                                                                        Industrial                                                                                                        Transmission
                                                                          Systems                                                                                                          Solutions


                                                              Sep 28,                                Sep 29,          Sep 28,                      
       Sep 29,                         Sep 28,                           Sep 29,          Sep 28,                
     Sep 29,
                                                                 2019                                    2018              2019                              2018                             2019                               2018              2019
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2018



               GAAP Income from Operations                             $
              
                14.3                             $
              35.3                                                   $
            
        37.6                                  $
       6.0                          $
     
     20.9             $
            28.1    $
      
      72.8  $
      69.4


               Restructuring and Related
                Costs                                             5.6                                             1.9                                        0.8                                                     0.3                          0.9                                  0.1                   7.3              2.3


               Purchase Accounting and
                Transaction Costs                                                                                0.2                                                                                                                                                                                                    0.2


               Loss on Businesses Divested
                and Assets to be Exited                           0.1                                                                                       0.1                                                    34.9                                                                                   0.2             34.9


               Operating Loss (Income) from
                Businesses Divested/to be
                Exited                                                                                         (5.2)                                       0.9                                                   (1.5)                                                           (0.3)                  0.9            (7.0)


               CEO Transition Costs                               0.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   0.1


               Adjusted Income from
                Operations                                             $
              
                20.1                             $
              32.2                                                   $
            
        39.4                                 $
       39.7                          $
     
     21.8             $
            27.9    $
      
      81.3  $
      99.8





    GAAP Operating Margin %                                    4.0%                                   7.6%            16.3%                             2.3%                           11.4%                             13.5%             9.4%                     7.5%


    Adjusted Operating Margin %                                5.6%                                   7.7%            17.1%                            16.4%                           11.9%                             13.8%            10.5%                    11.6%





              
                ADJUSTED INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

    ---



                                                                                                                                                  
       
                Nine Months Ended


                                                            
             
                Commercial &                                Climate Solutions                                     
          
              Power                          
     
          Total Regal
                                                                        Industrial                                                                                                        Transmission
                                                                          Systems                                                                                                          Solutions


                                                              Sep 28,                                Sep 29,          Sep 28,                      
       Sep 29,                         Sep 28,                           Sep 29,          Sep 28,                
     Sep 29,
                                                                 2019                                    2018              2019                              2018                             2019                               2018              2019                    2018



               GAAP Income from Operations                             $
              
                87.3                             $
              94.9                                                  $
            
        128.2                                 $
       82.3                          $
     
     73.9             $
            80.0   $
      
      289.4 $
      257.2


               Restructuring and Related
                Costs                                            10.3                                             3.9                                        1.5                                                     1.4                          1.4                                  0.2                  13.2              5.5


               Purchase Accounting and
                Transaction Costs                                 0.1                                             5.3                                                                                                                                                                                    0.1              5.3


               (Gain) Loss on Businesses
                Divested and Assets to be
                Exited                                         (31.7)                                                                                    (4.7)                                                   34.9                          1.2                                                    (35.2)            34.9


               Operating Income from
                Businesses Divested/to be
                Exited                                          (3.3)                                         (12.0)                                     (1.1)                                                  (5.2)                       (0.3)                               (0.2)                (4.7)          (17.4)


               CEO Transition Costs                               0.9                                                                                       0.5                                                                                 0.4                                                       1.8


               Adjusted Income from
                Operations                                             $
              
                63.6                             $
              92.1                                                  $
            
        124.4                                $
       113.4                          $
     
     76.6             $
            80.0   $
      
      264.6 $
      285.5





    GAAP Operating Margin %                                    7.7%                                   7.1%            16.8%                            10.4%                           12.4%                             12.8%            11.6%                     9.3%


    Adjusted Operating Margin %                                5.7%                                   7.6%            16.8%                            15.3%                           13.0%                             13.1%            10.8%                    11.1%



       
                DEBT TO EBITDA                                           Last Twelve Months

    ---

                                                               Sep 28,                              Dec 29,
                                                                  2019                                  2018




       Net Income                                                       $
          
                261.5                     $
         235.8



       Interest Expense                                          54.8                                           55.2



       Interest Income                                          (4.1)                                         (1.9)



       Taxes                                                     66.3                                           56.4



       Depreciation and Amortization                            136.5                                          142.4




       
                EBITDA                                              $
          
                515.0                     $
         487.9



       Restructuring and Related Costs                           15.4                                            7.7



       Purchase Accounting and Transactions Costs                 0.2                                            5.4



       Impairment and Exit Related Costs                         10.0                                           34.9



       CEO Transition Costs                                       5.6                                            3.8



       Operating Income from Businesses Divested/to be Exited  (11.2)                                        (23.9)



       Gain on Sale of Assets                                   (2.2)                                         (2.2)



       Gain on Divestiture of Businesses                       (45.2)



       
                Adjusted EBITDA                                     $
          
                487.6                     $
         513.6






       Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt                               $
          
                0.6                       $
         0.5



       Long-Term Debt                                         1,200.3                                        1,306.6




       
                Total Gross Debt                                  $
          
                1,200.9                   $
         1,307.1



       Cash                                                   (293.0)                                       (248.6)




       
                Net Debt                                            $
          
                907.9                   $
         1,058.5






       Gross Debt/EBITDA                                          2.3                                            2.7



       Gross Debt/Adjusted EBITDA                                 2.5                                            2.5





       Net Debt/EBITDA                                            1.8                                            2.2



       Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA                                   1.9                                            2.1



       
                OPERATING LEVERAGE             
        
           Three Months Ended

    ---

                                        Sep 28,                              Sep 29,  
     Change
                                           2019                                  2018




       GAAP Income from Operations              $
        
        72.8                                $
      69.4     $
         3.4



       Adjusted Income from Operations          $
        
        81.3                                $
      99.8  $
         (18.5)






       Net Sales                               $
        
        772.3                               $
      925.4 $
         (153.1)




       Adjusted Net Sales                      $
        
        771.4                               $
      860.6  $
         (89.2)






       GAAP Operating Leverage                                                          (2.2)
                                                                                             %



       Adjusted Operating Leverage                                                       20.7
                                                                                             %


                     FREE CASH FLOW             Three Months Ended                            Nine Months Ended

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                                    Sep 28,                          Sep 29,         Sep 28,                     Sep 29,
                                       2019                                              2019
                                                                        2018                                         2018



        Net Cash Provided
         by Operating
         Activities                         $
        
                140.6                           $
              106.0           $
     
        271.2  $
     250.3


        Additions to
         Property Plant
         and Equipment               (21.1)                                  (18.7)                               (77.3)        (59.2)



        Free Cash Flow                      $
        
                119.5                            $
              87.3           $
     
        193.9  $
     191.1





        GAAP Net Income
         Attributable to
         Regal Beloit
         Corporation                         $
        
                49.7                            $
              51.3           $
     
        202.2  $
     175.6


        (Gain) Loss on
         Businesses
         Divested and
         Impairments                    0.2                                     18.2                                (35.2)          18.2


        Tax Effect from
         (Gain) Loss on
         Businesses
         Divested and
         Impairments                                                          (4.0)                                  5.5          (4.0)



        Adjusted Net
         Income
         Attributable to
         Regal Beloit
         Corporation(1)                      $
        
                49.9                            $
              65.5           $
     
        172.5  $
     189.8





        Free Cash Flow as
         a Percentage of                                                          %                                                  %
         Adjusted Net                     %                                                                            %
         Income
         Attributable to
         Regal Beloit
         Corporation                  239.5                                    133.3                                 112.4          100.7



                (1) The Net Income Attributable
                 to Regal Beloit Corporation is
                 adjusted for the gains and
                 losses on divested businesses
                 and goodwill and asset
                 impairments related to the
                 business to be exited and used
                 in the Free Cash Flow
                 Calculation.


                     ADJUSTED
                      EFFECTIVE TAX
                      RATE                      Three Months Ended                         Nine Months Ended

    ---

                                    Sep 28,                          Sep 29,      Sep 28,                     Sep 29,
                                       2019                                           2019
                                                                        2018                                      2018



        Income before
         Taxes                              $
         
                60.7                         $
              56.3           $
      
       252.5  $
      216.9


        Provision for
         Income Taxes                   9.9                                   3.6                                  47.5           37.6



        Effective Tax                  16.3                                   6.4                                  18.8
         Rate                                                                  %                                                  %
                                          %                                                                         %          17.3




        Income before
         Taxes                              $
         
                60.7                         $
              56.3           $
      
       252.5  $
      216.9


        (Gain) Loss on
         Businesses
         Divested and
         Assets to be
         Exited                         0.2                                  34.9                                (35.2)          34.9


        Adjusted Income
         before Taxes                       $
         
                60.9                         $
              91.2           $
      
       217.3  $
      251.8





        Provision for
         Income Taxes                        $
         
                9.9                          $
              3.6            $
      
       47.5   $
      37.6


        Tax Effect from
         (Gain) Loss on
         Businesses
         Divested and
         Assets to be
         Exited                                                              8.2                                 (5.5)           8.2


        Impact of the New
         US Tax
         Legislation                                                         6.6                                                 6.6


        Adjusted
         Provision for
         Income Taxes                        $
         
                9.9                         $
              18.4            $
      
       42.0   $
      52.4





        Adjusted                       16.3                                  20.2                                  19.3
         Effective Tax                                                         %                                                  %
         Rate                             %                                                                         %          20.8


                            ORGANIC SALES
                             GROWTH                                             
            
              Three Months Ended

    ---

                                                                                
            
              September 28, 2019


                                                     Commercial &                         Climate                                 Power          Total Regal
                                          Industrial                           Solutions                             Transmission
                                            Systems                                                                   Solutions



               Net Sales Three
                Months Ended
                Sep 28, 2019                                        $
       358.6                                                          $
     230.9               $
          182.8    $
       772.3


               Net Sales from
                Businesses
                Divested/to
                be Exited                                                                           (0.9)                                                            (0.9)


               Impact from
                Foreign
                Currency
                Exchange Rates                                4.4                                      0.6                                                 1.3            6.3


               Organic Sales
                Three Months
                Ended Sep 28,
                2019                                                $
       363.0                                                          $
     230.6               $
          184.1    $
       777.7





               Net Sales Three
                Months Ended
                Sep 29, 2018                                        $
       462.3                                                          $
     255.4               $
          207.7    $
       925.4


               Net Sales from
                Businesses
                Divested/to
                be Exited                                  (46.7)                                  (13.3)                                              (4.8)        (64.8)



               Adjusted Net
                Sales Three
                Months Ended
                Sep 29, 2018                                        $
       415.6                                                          $
     242.1               $
          202.9    $
       860.6





    Three Months
     Ended Sep 28,                                              %                                       %                                                  %             %
     2019 Organic
     Sales Growth %                                      (12.7)                                   (4.8)                                              (9.3)         (9.6)


    Three Months
     Ended Sep 28,                                              %                                       %                                                  %             %
     2019 Net Sales
     Growth %                                            (22.4)                                   (9.6)                                             (12.0)        (16.5)




                            ORGANIC SALES
                             GROWTH                                              
            
              Nine Months Ended

    ---

                                                                                
            
              September 28, 2019


                                                     Commercial &                         Climate                                 Power          Total Regal
                                          Industrial                           Solutions                             Transmission
                                            Systems                                                                   Solutions



               Net Sales Nine
                Months Ended
                Sep 28, 2019                                      $
       1,140.7                                                          $
     762.1               $
          597.0  $
       2,499.8


               Net Sales from
                Business
                Acquired                                   (31.7)                                                                                                   (31.7)


               Net Sales from
                Businesses
                Divested/to
                be Exited                                  (25.0)                                  (22.0)                                              (5.6)        (52.6)


               Impact from
                Foreign
                Currency
                Exchange Rates                               22.0                                      5.3                                                 6.2           33.5


               Organic Sales
                Nine Months
                Ended Sep 28,
                2019                                              $
       1,106.0                                                          $
     745.4               $
          597.6  $
       2,449.0





               Net Sales Nine
                Months Ended
                Sep 29, 2018                                      $
       1,345.3                                                          $
     792.6               $
          626.0  $
       2,763.9


               Net Sales from
                Businesses
                Divested/to
                be Exited                                 (134.3)                                  (50.5)                                             (14.7)       (199.5)



               Adjusted Net
                Sales Nine
                Months Ended
                Sep 29, 2018                                      $
       1,211.0                                                          $
     742.1               $
          611.3  $
       2,564.4





    Nine Months
     Ended Sep 28,                                              %                                       %                                                  %             %
     2019 Organic
     Sales Growth %                                       (8.7)                                     0.4                                               (2.2)         (4.5)


    Nine Months
     Ended Sep 28,                                              %                                       %                                                  %             %
     2019 Net Sales
     Growth %                                            (15.2)                                   (3.8)                                              (4.6)         (9.6)

The following tables outline by quarter and full year the 2018 net sales and income from operations, and the full year adjusted diluted earnings per share, illustrating the impact of businesses divested and to be exited, which can be used to compare to Regal's 2019 guidance and actual performance.


                                                          Commercial &                         Climate                      Power                Total Regal
                                               Industrial                            Solutions                 Transmission
                                                 Systems                                                        Solutions





                            Fiscal 2018 First
                             Quarter Schedule
                             for Ongoing
                             Business


               Net Sales Three
                Months Ended
                March 31, 2018                                           $
        414.0                                                $
         259.9               $
          204.9    $
        878.8


               Net Sales from
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                          (43.9)                                 (18.0)                                          (4.3)        (66.2)



               Net Sales from
                Ongoing Business                                         $
        370.1                                                $
         241.9               $
          200.6    $
        812.6




               GAAP Income from
                Operations Three
                Months Ended
                March 31, 2018                                            $
        29.1                                                 $
         32.3                $
          26.8     $
        88.2


               Restructuring and
                Related Costs                                      1.3                                     0.4                                                           1.7


               (Income) Loss from
                Operations of
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                           (2.8)                                  (1.6)                                            0.4          (4.0)



               Adjusted Income
                from Operations
                of Ongoing
                Business                                                  $
        27.6                                                 $
         31.1                $
          27.2     $
        85.9





    Ongoing Business
     Adjusted                                                                                               %                                              %             %
     Operating Margin
     %                                                  7.5
            %                                   12.9                                            13.6           10.6




                            Fiscal 2018 Second
                             Quarter Schedule
                             for Ongoing
                             Business


               Net Sales Three
                Months Ended June
                30, 2018                                                 $
        469.0                                                $
         277.3               $
          213.4    $
        959.7


               Net Sales from
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                          (43.7)                                 (19.2)                                          (5.6)        (68.5)



               Net Sales from
                Ongoing Business                                         $
        425.3                                                $
         258.1               $
          207.8    $
        891.2




               GAAP Income from
                Operations Three
                Months Ended June
                30, 2018                                                  $
        30.5                                                 $
         44.0                $
          25.1     $
        99.6


               Restructuring and
                Related Costs                                      0.7                                     0.7                                             0.1            1.5


               Purchase
                Accounting and
                Transaction Costs                                  5.1                                                                                                  5.1


               Income from
                Operations of
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                           (4.0)                                  (2.1)                                          (0.3)         (6.4)



               Adjusted Income
                from Operations
                of Ongoing
                Business                                                  $
        32.3                                                 $
         42.6                $
          24.9     $
        99.8





    Ongoing Business
     Adjusted                                                                                               %                                              %             %
     Operating Margin
     %                                                  7.6
            %                                   16.5                                            12.0           11.2






                                                          Commercial &                         Climate                      Power                Total Regal
                                               Industrial                            Solutions                 Transmission
                                                 Systems                                                        Solutions





                            Fiscal 2018 Third
                             Quarter Schedule
                             for Ongoing
                             Business


               Net Sales Three
                Months Ended
                September 29,
                2018                                                     $
        462.3                                                $
         255.4               $
          207.7    $
        925.4


               Net Sales from
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                          (46.7)                                 (13.3)                                          (4.8)        (64.8)



               Net Sales from
                Ongoing Business                                         $
        415.6                                                $
         242.1               $
          202.9    $
        860.6




               GAAP Income from
                Operations Three
                Months Ended
                September 29,
                2018                                                      $
        35.3                                                  $
         6.0                $
          28.1     $
        69.4


               Restructuring and
                Related Costs                                      1.9                                     0.3                                             0.1            2.3


               Purchase
                Accounting and
                Transaction Costs                                  0.2                                                                                                  0.2


               Impairment and
                Exit Related
                Costs                                                                                    34.9                                                          34.9


               Income from
                Operations of
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                           (5.2)                                  (1.5)                                          (0.3)         (7.0)



               Adjusted Income
                from Operations
                of Ongoing
                Business                                                  $
        32.2                                                 $
         39.7                $
          27.9     $
        99.8





    Ongoing Business
     Adjusted                                                                                               %                                              %             %
     Operating Margin
     %                                                  7.7
            %                                   16.4                                            13.8           11.6




                            Fiscal 2018 Fourth
                             Quarter Schedule
                             for Ongoing
                             Business


               Net Sales Three
                Months Ended
                December 29, 2018                                        $
        436.7                                                $
         232.2               $
          212.8    $
        881.7


               Net Sales from
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                          (47.5)                                 (11.2)                                          (5.2)        (63.9)



               Net Sales from
                Ongoing Business                                         $
        389.2                                                $
         221.0               $
          207.6    $
        817.8




               GAAP Income from
                Operations Three
                Months Ended
                December 29, 2018                                         $
        32.1                                                 $
         33.3                $
          24.4     $
        89.8


               Restructuring and
                Related Costs                                      1.7                                     0.4                                             0.1            2.2


               Purchase
                Accounting and
                Transaction Costs                                  0.1                                                                                                  0.1


               Gain on Sale of
                Assets                                           (1.5)                                  (0.7)                                                        (2.2)


               CEO Transition
                Costs                                              1.8                                     1.1                                             0.9            3.8


               Income from
                Operations of
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                           (4.6)                                  (1.6)                                          (0.3)         (6.5)



               Adjusted Income
                from Operations
                of Ongoing
                Business                                                  $
        29.6                                                 $
         32.5                $
          25.1     $
        87.2





    Ongoing Business
     Adjusted                                                                                               %                                              %             %
     Operating Margin
     %                                                  7.6
            %                                   14.7                                            12.1           10.7






                                                          Commercial &                         Climate                      Power                Total Regal
                                               Industrial                            Solutions                 Transmission
                                                 Systems                                                        Solutions





                            Fiscal 2018 Full
                             Year Schedule for
                             Ongoing Business


               Net Sales Twelve
                Months Ended
                December 29, 2018                                      $
        1,782.0                                              $
         1,024.8               $
          838.8  $
        3,645.6


               Net Sales from
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                         (181.8)                                 (61.7)                                         (19.9)       (263.4)



               Net Sales from
                Ongoing Business                                       $
        1,600.2                                                $
         963.1               $
          818.9  $
        3,382.2




               GAAP Income from
                Operations Twelve
                Months Ended
                December 29, 2018                                        $
        127.0                                                $
         115.6               $
          104.4    $
        347.0


               Restructuring and
                Related Costs                                      5.6                                     1.8                                             0.3            7.7


               Purchase
                Accounting and
                Transaction Costs                                  5.4                                                                                                  5.4


               Gain on Sale of
                Assets                                           (1.5)                                  (0.7)                                                        (2.2)


               CEO Transition
                Costs                                              1.8                                     1.1                                             0.9            3.8


               Impairment and
                Exit Related
                Costs                                                                                    34.9                                                          34.9


               Income from
                Operations of
                Businesses
                Divested/to be
                Exited                                          (16.6)                                  (6.8)                                          (0.5)        (23.9)



               Adjusted Income
                from Operations
                of Ongoing
                Business                                                 $
        121.7                                                $
         145.9               $
          105.1    $
        372.7





    Ongoing Business
     Adjusted                                                                                               %                                              %             %
     Operating Margin
     %                                                  7.6
            %                                   15.1                                            12.8           11.0


                     2018 ADJUSTED
                      DILUTED
                      EARNINGS PER
                      SHARE FOR
                      ONGOING
                      BUSINESS                     
     
             Three Months Ended                                        Twelve
                                                                                                                  Months

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                                   Mar 31,            Jun 30,                     Sep 29,                 Dec 29,               Ended Dec
                                      2018                2018                         2018             2
                                                                                                    018                           29, 2018



        Adjusted Diluted
         Earnings Per
         Share                             $
     1.33                                          $
     1.59                                        $
         1.67        $
     1.41 $
     6.00


        Earnings Per
         Share from
         Businesses
         Divested/to be
         Exited                     (0.06)                      (0.09)                                     (0.11)                             (0.10)   (0.36)



        Adjusted Diluted
         Earnings Per
         Share for
         Ongoing
         Business                          $
     1.27                                          $
     1.50                                        $
         1.56        $
     1.31 $
     5.64

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