Bel Reports Revised Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results

JERSEY CITY, NJ -- (Marketwired) -- 03/10/16 -- Bel Fuse Inc. ("Bel," or, "the Company") (NASDAQ: BELFA) (NASDAQ: BELFB) today announced revised financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015, reflecting greater net earnings and net earnings per share ("EPS") than previously reported when the Company announced preliminary financial results on February 18, 2016.

The Company revised its fourth quarter 2015 net earnings by $0.5 million to $2.9 million from $2.4 million and EPS per Class A shares by $0.04 to $0.23 from previously reported $0.19 and EPS per Class B share to $0.25 from previously reported $0.21. The Company revised its full year 2015 net earnings by $0.5 million to $19.2 million from $18.7 million and EPS per Class A share by $0.04 to $1.53 from previously reported $1.49 and per Class B share by $0.05 to $1.64 from previously reported $1.59.

The Company's previously announced preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015 have been revised to include certain adjustments recorded during the completion of the review of its consolidated financial statements. These adjustments resulted in changes to the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 and the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. These adjustments did not impact any other periods and did not impact the Company's previously reported net sales.

The financial tables included in this press release have been revised to reflect these adjustments. These adjustments will also be included in the consolidated financial statements that will accompany the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 to be timely filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Bel
Bel (www.belfuse.com) designs, manufactures and markets a broad array of products that power, protect and connect electronic circuits. These products are primarily used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, military, aerospace, transportation and broadcasting industries. Bel's product groups include Magnetic Solutions (integrated connector modules, power transformers, power inductors and discrete components), Power Solutions and Protection (front-end, board-mount and industrial power products, module products and circuit protection), and Connectivity Solutions (expanded beam fiber optic, copper-based, RF and RJ connectors and cable assemblies). The Company operates facilities around the world.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The non GAAP measures identified in the supplementary information to this press release are not measures of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). These measures should not be considered a substitute for, and the reader should also consider, income from operations, net earnings, earnings per share and other measures of performance as defined by GAAP as indicators of our performance or profitability. Our non GAAP measures may not be comparable to other similarly-titled captions of other companies due to differences in the method of calculation.

Website Information
We routinely post important information for investors on our website, www.belfuse.com, in the "Investor Relations" section. We use our website as a means of disclosing material, otherwise non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Investor Relations section of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

Bel Fuse Inc.
Supplementary Information(1)(2)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended								Year Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2015 (Revised)				2014				2015 (Revised)				2014
Net sales		$	135,246			$	148,650			$	567,080			$	487,076
Cost of sales			109,203				121,091				458,253				399,721
Gross profit			26,043				27,559				108,827				87,355
As a % of net sales			19.3	%			18.5	%			19.2	%			17.9	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses			20,450				24,576				78,113				72,051
As a % of net sales			15.1	%			16.5	%			13.8	%			14.8	%
Restructuring charges			798				466				2,114				1,832
Income from operations			4,795				2,517				28,600				13,472
As a % of net sales			3.5	%			1.7	%			5.0	%			2.8	%
Interest expense			(1,623	)			(1,854	)			(7,588	)			(3,978	)
Interest income and other, net			22				155				4,720				276
Earnings before provision (benefit) for income taxes			3,194				818				25,732				9,770
Provision (benefit) for income taxes			299				(957	)			6,535				1,167
Effective tax rate			9.4	%			-117.1	%			25.4	%			11.9	%
Net earnings available to common stockholders		$	2,895			$	1,775			$	19,197			$	8,603
As a % of net sales			2.1	%			1.2	%			3.4	%			1.8	%
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Class A common shares - basic and diluted			2,175				2,175				2,175				2,175
Class B common shares - basic and diluted			9,710				9,703				9,698				9,491
Net earnings per common share:
Class A common shares - basic and diluted		$	0.23			$	0.14			$	1.53			$	0.69
Class B common shares - basic and diluted		$	0.25			$	0.15			$	1.64			$	0.75

(1)	The supplementary information included in this press release for 2015 is preliminary and subject to change prior to the filing of our upcoming Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Some prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications, individually and in the aggregate, had no impact on our consolidated statements of operations.
(2)	The 2014 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations have been revised to reflect measurement period adjustments recorded during 2015 for the acquisition of Power Solutions. The measurement period adjustments primarily relate to the finalization of the valuations of property and equipment and intangible assets and deferred taxes and these revisions were not considered material.

Bel Fuse Inc.
Supplementary Information(1)(2)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, unaudited)
				December 31,
				2015			2014
Assets				(Revised)
Current assets
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	85,040		$	77,138
	Accounts receivable, net				86,268			99,605
	Inventories				98,510			113,630
	Other current assets				15,636			20,283
		Total current assets			285,454			310,656
Property, plant and equipment, net					57,611			69,261
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net					209,461			213,871
Other assets					34,485			41,633
Total assets				$	587,011		$	635,421
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
	Accounts payable			$	49,798		$	61,926
	Current portion of long-term debt				24,772			13,438
	Other current liabilities				47,456			46,438
	Total current liabilities				122,026			121,802
Long-term debt					162,416			219,187
Other liabilities					69,447			70,159
	Total liabilities				353,889			411,148
Stockholders' equity					233,122			224,273
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity				$	587,011		$	635,421

(1)	The supplementary information included in this press release for 2015 is preliminary and subject to change prior to the filing of our upcoming Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Some prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications, individually and in the aggregate, had no impact on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2)	The December 31, 2014 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet has been revised to reflect measurement period adjustments recorded during 2015 for the acquisition of Power Solutions. The measurement period adjustments primarily relate to the finalization of the valuations of property and equipment and intangible assets and deferred taxes. These revisions were not considered material to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Bel Fuse Inc.
Supplementary Information(1)
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Net Earnings Available to Common Stockholders to Non U.S. GAAP EBITDA(2)
(in thousands, unaudited)
		Three Months Ended								Year Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2015 (Revised)				2014				2015 (Revised)				2014
U.S. GAAP net earnings available to common stockholders		$	2,895			$	1,775			$	19,197			$	8,603
Interest expense			1,623				1,854				7,588				3,978
Provision (benefit) for income taxes			299				(957	)			6,535				1,167
Depreciation and amortization			5,884				7,380				23,008				20,367
Non U.S. GAAP EBITDA		$	10,701			$	10,052			$	56,328			$	34,115
% of net sales			7.9	%			6.8	%			9.9	%			7.0	%

(1)	The supplementary information included in this press release for 2015 is preliminary and subject to change prior to the filing of our upcoming Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2)	In this supplemental information, we have included non U.S. GAAP financial measures, including Non-U.S. GAAP EPS and EBITDA. We present results adjusted to exclude the effects of certain specified items and their related tax impact that would otherwise be included under U.S GAAP, to aid in comparisons with other periods. We may use non U.S GAAP financial measures to determine performance-based compensation and management believes that this information may be useful to investors.

The following tables reconcile our US GAAP net earnings per common Class A and Class B basic and diluted shares ("US GAAP EPS") to Non US GAAP net earnings per common Class A and Class B basic and diluted shares ("Non US GAAP EPS"). Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unaudited.

	Three Months Ended December 31,												Year Ended December 31,
	2015						2014						2015						2014
	Class A (Revised)			Class B (Revised)			Class A			Class B			Class A (Revised)			Class B (Revised)			Class A			Class B
US GAAP EPS	$	0.23		$	0.25		$	0.14		$	0.15		$	1.53		$	1.64		$	0.69		$	0.75
Reconciling items (a)		0.05			0.05			0.24			0.27			(0.01)			(0.01)			0.86			0.91
Non US GAAP EPS	$	0.28		$	0.30		$	0.38		$	0.42		$	1.52		$	1.63		$	1.55		$	1.66

(a)	The following tables detail the impact that certain unusual or non-recurring items had on the Company's net earnings per common Class A and Class B basic and diluted shares and on the line items these items were included in on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 (Revised)															Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
Reconciling Items	Gross Impact			Tax Effect			Net Earnings Impact			Class A EPS Impact			Class B EPS Impact			Gross Impact			Tax Effect			Net Earnings Impact			Class A EPS Impact			Class B EPS Impact
Restructuring charges	$	798		$	288		$	510		$	0.04		$	0.04		$	466		$	163		$	303		$	0.02		$	0.03
Acquisition related costs included in selling general and administrative expenses		54			21			33			--			--			2,083			813			1,270			0.10			0.11
Information technology migration and rebranding costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses		186			66			120			0.01			0.01			1,017			381			636			0.05			0.05
Acquisition related inventory step-up included in cost of sales		--			--			--			--			--			1,309			419			890			0.07			0.08
Total reconciling items	$	1,038		$	375		$	663		$	0.05		$	0.05		$	4,875		$	1,776		$	3,099		$	0.24		$	0.27

	Year Ended December 31, 2015 (Revised)															Year Ended December 31, 2014
Reconciling Items	Gross Impact			Tax Effect			Net Earnings Impact			Class A EPS Impact			Class B EPS Impact			Gross Impact			Tax Effect			Net Earnings Impact			Class A EPS Impact			Class B EPS Impact
Restructuring charges	$	2,114		$	708		$	1,406		$	0.11		$	0.12		$	1,832		$	648		$	1,184		$	0.10		$	0.10
Acquisition related costs included in selling general and administrative expenses		605			227			378			0.03			0.03			7,463			2,895			4,568			0.38			0.40
Acquisition related settlement payment		(4,233)			(1,609)			(2,624)			(0.21)			(0.22)			--			--			--			--			--
Information technology migration and rebranding costs included in selling, general and administrative expenses		1,124			409			715			0.06			0.06			1,017			381			636			0.05			0.06
Acquisition related inventory step-up included in cost of sales		--			--			--			--			--			5,948			1,885			4,063			0.33			0.35
Total	$	(390)		$	(265)		$	(125)		$	(0.01)		$	(0.01)		$	16,260		$	5,809		$	10,451		$	0.86		$	0.91

Investor Contact:
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Company Contact:
Daniel Bernstein
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Source: Bel Fuse Inc.

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