10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 2, 2005

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 01-07284

Baldor Electric Company

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter

Missouri	43-0168840
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation	IRS Employer Identification No

5711 R. S. Boreham Jr, St Fort Smith, Arkansas	72901
Address of principal executive offices	Zip Code

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 479-646-4711

N/A

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    x  Yes    ¨  No

At July 30, 2005, there were 33,194,151 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

Baldor Electric Company and Affiliates

Index

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
		Condensed consolidated balance sheets - July 2, 2005 and January 1, 2005	3
		Condensed consolidated statements of earnings - Three and six months ended July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004	4
		Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows - Six months ended July 2, 2005 and July 3, 2004	5
		Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements - July 2, 2005	6
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	10
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	13
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	14
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	15
	Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	16
	Item 6.	Exhibits	16

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Baldor Electric Company and Affiliates

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)			Jul 2, 2005			Jan 1, 2005
			(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	13,170		$	12,054
Marketable securities				30,045			32,392
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,210 and $3,308, respectively				110,870			101,088
Inventories:
Finished products				85,148			81,078
Work in process				12,093			12,239
Raw materials				59,268			59,732
				156,509			153,049
LIFO valuation adjustment				(33,615	)		(31,544	)
				122,894			121,505
Prepaid expenses				3,523			3,920
Other current assets and deferred income taxes				23,176			26,786
Total Current Assets				303,678			297,745
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Land and improvements				5,877			6,126
Buildings and improvements				59,619			60,179
Machinery and equipment				311,307			303,281
Accumulated depreciation and amortization				(238,731	)		(232,376	)
Net Property, Plant and Equipment				138,072			137,210
Other Assets:
Goodwill				62,785			62,785
Other				4,587			3,820
Total Assets			$	509,122		$	501,560
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable			$	40,603		$	39,075
Employee compensation				9,884			7,825
Profit sharing				3,969			6,885
Accrued warranty costs				6,030			6,335
Accrued insurance obligations				10,699			11,613
Dividends payable				0			4,959
Other accrued expenses				5,148			6,037
Income taxes payable				8,524			1,871
Total Current Liabilities				84,857			84,600
Long-Term Obligations				104,025			104,025
Deferred Income Taxes				28,785			29,320
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $.10 par value
Authorized shares:	5,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares:	None
Common stock, $.10 par value
Authorized shares:	150,000,000
Issued shares:	July 2, 2005 40,568,624	January 1, 2005 40,423,054		4,057			4,042
Outstanding shares:	July 2, 2005 33,195,854	January 1, 2005 33,109,762
Additional capital				63,870			61,117
Retained earnings				363,475			354,696
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income				(1,088	)		1,050
Treasury stock, at cost:	July 2, 2005 7,372,770	January 1, 2005 7,313,292		(138,859	)		(137,290	)
Total Shareholders’ Equity				291,455			283,615
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity			$	509,122		$	501,560

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Baldor Electric Company and Affiliates

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	Jul 2, 2005		Jul 3, 2004		Jul 2, 2005		Jul 3, 2004
Net sales	$	178,292	$	163,695	$	348,888	$	316,518
Cost of goods sold		129,631		119,079		253,817		229,714
Gross Profit		48,661		44,616		95,071		86,804
Selling and administrative		30,605		29,142		60,279		57,697
Operating Profit		18,056		15,474		34,792		29,107
Other income		405		443		783		947
Profit sharing expense		2,058		1,756		3,970		3,316
Interest expense		981		710		1,864		1,482
Earnings before income taxes		15,422		13,451		29,741		25,256
Income taxes		5,710		4,979		11,007		9,345
Net Earnings	$	9,712	$	8,472	$	18,734	$	15,911
Net earnings per share-basic	$	0.29	$	0.26	$	0.56	$	0.48
Net earnings per share-diluted	$	0.29	$	0.25	$	0.55	$	0.48
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic		33,184		32,933		33,177		32,917
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted		33,739		33,427		33,769		33,432
Dividends declared and paid per common share	$	0.15	$	0.14	$	0.30	$	0.28

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Baldor Electric Company and Affiliates

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	Jul 2, 2005			Jul 3, 2004
Operating activities:
Net earnings	$	18,734		$	15,911
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Losses on sales of marketable securities		32			2
Depreciation		8,113			8,698
Amortization		1,006			863
Deferred income taxes		(1,718	)		(2,015	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in receivables		(9,782	)		(20,981	)
Increase in inventories		(1,389	)		(6,108	)
Decrease in other current assets		4,501			6,919
Increase in other assets, net		(3,172	)		(189	)
Increase in accounts payable		1,528			12,764
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities		(7,924	)		(4,947	)
Increase in income taxes payable		6,653			5,693
Net cash provided by operating activities		16,582			16,610
Investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(8,770	)		(6,109	)
Marketable securities purchased		(4,055	)		(13,918	)
Marketable securities sold		6,115			8,765
Net cash used in investing activities		(6,710	)		(11,262	)
Financing activities:
Reduction of long-term obligations		0			(765	)
Dividends paid		(9,955	)		(9,221	)
Unexpended debt proceeds		0			396
Common stock repurchased		(851	)		0
Stock option plans		2,050			1,533
Net cash used in financing activities		(8,756	)		(8,057	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		1,116			(2,709	)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		12,054			10,635
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	13,170		$	7,926

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Baldor Electric Company and Affiliates

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

July 2, 2005

NOTE A - Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements, and therefore should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2005. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the three and six months ended July 2, 2005, may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.

Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday nearest to December 31, which results in a 52-week or 53-week year. Fiscal year 2005 will contain 52 weeks. Fiscal year 2004 contained 52 weeks.

Financial Derivatives

The Company recognizes all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges are adjusted to fair value through earnings. If the derivative is a cash flow hedge, changes in the fair value are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. If a hedge transaction is terminated, any unrealized gain (loss) at the date of termination is carried in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized as earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value is recognized in earnings in the period of change.

The Company uses derivatives to moderate the commodity market risks of its business operations. Derivative products, such as futures and option contracts, are considered to be a hedge against changes in the amount of future cash flows related to commodities procurement. Net reductions recognized in cost of sales, related to cash flow hedges, in the second quarter 2005 and 2004 amounted to approximately $0.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and for the first six months of 2005 and 2004 amounted to $2.1 million and $3.7 million, respectively.

At July 2, 2005, and January 1, 2005, the Company had derivative related balances with a fair value of approximately $1.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively, recorded in other current assets. The Company had corresponding net after-tax gains of approximately $0.9 million and $1.6 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income at July 2, 2005, and January 1, 2005, respectively. The Company expects that the net after-tax gains, related to cash flow hedges, will be recognized in cost of sales within the next twelve months. The Company generally does not hedge anticipated transactions beyond 18 months.

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Comprehensive Income

Total comprehensive income was approximately $8.7 million and $6.6 million for the second quarter of 2005 and 2004, respectively, and was approximately $16.6 million and $13.8 million for the first six months of 2005 and 2004, respectively. The components of comprehensive income are illustrated in the table below:

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	Jul 2, 2005			Jul 3, 2004
Net earnings	$	9,712		$	8,472
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Unrealized (losses) gains on securities:
Unrealized holding losses arising during period		(201	)		(221	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income		344			1
Net change in current period hedging transactions		(281	)		(1,107	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(938	)		(181	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(1,076	)		(1,897	)
Total comprehensive income	$	8,636		$	6,575
	Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	Jul 2, 2005			Jul 3, 2004
Net earnings	$	18,734		$	15,911
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Unrealized (losses) gains on securities:
Unrealized holding losses arising during period		(181	)		(412	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income		20			1
Net change in current period hedging transactions		(677	)		(1,403	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(1,300	)		(319	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(2,138	)		(2,133	)
Total comprehensive income	$	16,596		$	13,778

Product Warranties

The Company accrues for product warranty claims based on historical experience and the expected costs to provide warranty service. The changes in the carrying amount of product warranty reserves during the six months ended July 2, 2005, is as follows:

(in thousands)	Balance at Jan 1, 2005		Charges to Costs and Expenses		Deductions			Balance at Jul 2, 2005
	$	6,335	$	2,638	$	(2,943	)	$	6,030

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Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has certain stock-based employee compensation plans. In accounting for these plans, the Company applies the intrinsic value method permitted under SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and related Interpretations.

SFAS No. 123 requires pro forma disclosure of the effects on net income and earnings per share when applying the fair value method of valuing stock-based compensation. The following table sets forth the pro forma disclosure of net income and earnings per share using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For purposes of this disclosure, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized over the applicable compensatory periods.

					Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)					Jul 2, 2005			Jul 3, 2004
Net earnings, as reported					$	9,712		$	8,472
Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax effects, including options issued at a discount						230			47
Less: Stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value method, net of related tax effects						(456	)		(193	)
Pro forma net earnings					$	9,486		$	8,326
	Basic		Diluted		Basic			Diluted
Earnings per share:
Reported	$	0.29	$	0.29	$	0.26		$	0.25
Pro forma	$	0.29	$	0.28	$	0.25		$	0.25
					Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)					Jul 2, 2005			Jul 3, 2004
Net earnings, as reported					$	18,734		$	15,911
Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of tax effects, including options issued at a discount						361			66
Less: Stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value method, net of related tax effects						(815	)		(309	)
Pro forma net earnings					$	18,280		$	15,668
	Basic		Diluted		Basic			Diluted
Earnings per share:
Reported	$	0.56	$	0.55	$	0.48		$	0.48
Pro forma	$	0.55	$	0.54	$	0.48		$	0.47

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Segment Reporting

The Company has only one reportable segment; therefore, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect segment information.

Self-Insurance Liabilities

The Company’s self-insurance programs include primarily product liability, workers’ compensation and health. The Company self-insures from the first dollar of loss up to specified retention levels. Eligible losses in excess of self-insurance retention levels and up to stated limits of liability are covered by policies purchased from third-party insurers. The aggregate self-insurance liability is estimated using the Company’s claims experience and risk exposure levels for the periods being valued. During the second quarter of 2005, the Company reduced its estimated health claims liability by approximately $1.4 million to reflect current estimated exposure based on the most recent information available. Further adjustments to the self-insured liabilities may be required to reflect emerging claims experience and other factors.

NOTE B - Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS):

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	Jul 2, 2005		Jul 3, 2004
Numerator Reconciliation:
Net earnings	$	9,712	$	8,472
Denominator Reconciliation:
Weighted average shares – basic		33,184		32,933
Effect of dilutive securities – stock options		555		494
Weighted average shares – diluted		33,739		33,427
Basic earnings per share	$	0.29	$	0.26
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.29	$	0.25
	Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	Jul 2, 2005		Jul 3, 2004
Numerator Reconciliation:
Net earnings	$	18,734	$	15,911
Denominator Reconciliation:
Weighted average shares – basic		33,177		32,917
Effect of dilutive securities – stock options		592		515
Weighted average shares – diluted		33,769		33,432
Basic earnings per share	$	0.56	$	0.48
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.55	$	0.48

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NOTE C - Credit Facilities

The Company has a loan agreement (“the facility”) with a bank, which provides the Company up to $60 million of borrowing capacity, which was renewed March 5, 2004. The facility is secured with the Company’s trade accounts receivable and matures February 1, 2007. The Company utilizes a wholly-owned special purpose entity (SPE) to securitize the receivables. The SPE has no other purpose other than the securitization and is consolidated in the Company’s financial statements. Interest is calculated at a relevant commercial paper rate plus applicable margin. At July 2, 2005, the Company had outstanding borrowings on the facility amounting to $47.3 million at an interest rate of 3.14%.

NOTE D - Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is subject to a number of legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management expects that the ultimate resolution of these actions will not materially affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. During the second quarter of 2005, certain contingent liabilities were adjusted by approximately $1.4 million to reflect current exposures, resulting in a reduction in cost of sales.

NOTE E - Subsequent Event

On July 21, 2005, the Company entered into a five-year operating lease agreement on a new facility in Columbus, Mississippi. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company will have annual operating lease commitments of approximately $900,000 related to lease. The new facility will replace the Company’s existing facility in Columbus, Mississippi. Commitments under the operating lease are not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations

Net earnings for the second quarter of 2005 increased to $9.7 million or $0.29 per diluted share from $8.5 million or $0.25 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2004. Operating margin for second quarter 2005 improved to 10.1% compared to 9.5% for second quarter 2004.

Net earnings for the first six months of 2005 increased to $18.7 million or $0.55 per diluted share from $15.9 million or $0.48 per diluted share for the first six months of 2004. Operating margin for the first six months of 2005 improved to 10.0% compared to 9.2% for first six months of 2004.

Second Quarter 2005 versus Second Quarter 2004

Net sales for second quarter 2005 were $178.3 million, growing 8.9% from second quarter 2004 net sales of $163.7 million. Sales of electric motor products in second quarter 2005 were up 12.8% from second quarter 2004 and comprised 79.0% of total product sales in 2005 compared to 76.2% in 2004. Sales of drives products decreased 1.3% for the quarter when compared to second quarter 2004. Drives products accounted for 15.3% of total product sales in second quarter 2005, compared to 16.9% in second quarter 2004. Sales of generator products decreased 9.5% from second quarter 2004 and comprised 5.7% of total product sales this quarter compared to 6.8% in second quarter 2004.

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Cost of sales amounted to 72.7% of sales for second quarter 2005 and 2004. Manufacturing costs, benefiting from better productivity and increased sales volume, decreased as a percent of sales. In addition, certain accrued insurance obligations were adjusted by approximately $1.2 million during the second quarter of 2005 to reflect current exposures, reducing manufacturing expense by 0.8% of sales. Lower manufacturing costs, product improvements, and price increases implemented by the Company during the second half of 2004 combined to mitigate the effects of higher material prices in 2005.

Selling and administrative expenses amounted to 17.2% of sales for second quarter 2005, decreasing from 17.8% for the same period last year. Administrative expenses were slightly lower for second quarter 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. The Company continues to improve the operating margin by increasing sales without adding significant selling and administrative expenses.

Six Months Ended July 2, 2005 versus Six Months Ended July 3, 2004

Net sales for the first six months of 2005 were $348.9 million, increasing 10.2% from net sales of $316.5 million for the first six months of 2004. Sales of electric motor products in the first six months of 2005 were up 13.6% from the same period in 2004 and comprised 78.7% of total product sales in 2005 compared to 76.5% in 2004. Sales of drives products grew 1.5% for the first half of 2005 when compared to the same period of 2004. Drives products accounted for 15.9% of total product sales in the first six months of 2005, versus 17.3% in the comparable period of 2004. Sales of generator products were down 4.8% from the first half of 2004 and comprised 5.4% of total product sales for the first six months compared to 6.2% in same period of 2004.

Cost of sales increased to 72.8% of sales for the first half of 2005 from 72.6% during the same period of 2004. Improvements in manufacturing costs resulting from increased productivity and higher sales volume, along with product improvements and price increases mitigated but did not completely overcome the effects of increased materials prices. During the first six months of 2005, certain contingent liabilities were adjusted by approximately $1.9 million, reducing manufacturing costs by 0.5% of sales.

Selling and administrative expenses amounted to 17.3% of sales in the six months ended July 2, 2005, improving from 18.2% for the six months ended July 3, 2004. Freight and warranty costs as a percentage of sales were slightly lower in 2005 compared to 2004. Administrative expenses were approximately $200,000 lower for first half of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. The remainder of improvement resulted from the Company’s ability to support increased sales volume with little additional overhead.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net cash flows from operations amounted to approximately $16.6 million for the six-month periods ended July 2, 2005, and July 3, 2004. Customer accounts receivables increased $9.8 million during the first six months of 2005 compared to an increase of $21.0 million in the first six months of 2004. Inventories increased $1.4 million in 2005 compared to $6.1 million in 2004. Accounts payable increased $1.5 million in 2005 compared to an increase of $12.8 million in 2004. While sales growth during the first half of 2005 required less investment in accounts receivable and inventories than the first half of 2004, timing of accounts payable and accrued expenses utilized more operating cash in 2005 than in 2004. There were no other significant fluctuations in the components of net cash flows that were inconsistent with normal balance sheet fluctuations and results of operations. The Company utilized cash flows from operations and a portion of accumulated cash balances to fund property, plant and equipment additions of approximately $8.8 million during the first half of 2005 and $6.1 million in the first half of 2004.

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Dividends were paid to shareholders amounting to $10.0 million and $9.2 million during the first six months of 2005 and 2004, respectively. During the first half of 2005, the Company repurchased 33,000 shares of common stock for approximately $851,000.

Total long-term debt was $104.0 million at July 2, 2005, and January 1, 2005. The Company’s credit agreements contain various covenants. The Company was in compliance with these covenants during all of the periods presented in this report. The Company’s principal source of liquidity is operating cash flows. Accordingly, the Company is dependent primarily on continued demand for its products and collectibility of receivables from its customers. The Company’s broad base of customers and industries served, as well as its position in the marketplace, ensure that fluctuations in a particular customer’s or industry’s business will not have a material effect on the Company’s sales or collectibility of receivables. As a result, the Company expects that its foreseeable cash needs for operations and capital expenditures will continue to be met through operating cash flows and existing credit facilities.

Critical Accounting Policies

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company believes the following are the critical accounting policies, which could have the most significant effect on the Company’s reported results and require subjective or complex judgments by management.

Revenue Recognition: The Company sells products to its customers FOB shipping point. Title passes to the customer when the product is shipped. Accordingly, revenue is recognized when the product is shipped. The Company has no further obligations associated with the product sale that would impact revenue recognition after the product is shipped.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: The Company records allowances for doubtful accounts based on customer-specific analysis, general matters such as current assessments of past due balances and economic conditions, and historical losses. Additional allowances for doubtful accounts may be required if there is deterioration in past due balances, if economic conditions are less favorable than the Company had anticipated or for customer-specific circumstances, such as financial difficulty.

Inventories: Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined principally by the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method, except for non-U.S. inventories, which are determined by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The valuation of LIFO inventories is made at the end of each year based on inventory levels and costs at that time. The Company reviews the net realizable value of inventory on an on-going basis, with consideration given to deterioration, obsolescence and other factors. If actual market conditions differ from those projected by management, adjustments to inventory values may be required.

Self-Insurance Liabilities: The Company’s self-insurance programs include primarily product liability, workers’ compensation and health. The Company self-insures from the first dollar of loss up to specified retention levels. Eligible losses in excess of self-insurance retention levels and up to stated limits of liability are covered by policies purchased from third-party insurers. The aggregate self-insurance liability is estimated using the Company’s claims experience and risk exposure levels for the periods being valued. During the second quarter of 2005, the Company reduced its estimated health claims liability by approximately $1.4 million to reflect current estimated exposure based on the most recent information available. Further

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adjustments to the self-insured liabilities may be required to reflect emerging claims experience and other factors.

Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill: The Company evaluates the recoverability of the carrying amount of long-lived assets whenever events indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. The Company evaluates the recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives annually or more frequently if events indicate that an asset may be impaired. The Company uses judgment when applying the impairment rules to determine when an impairment test is necessary. The Company is required to make estimates of its future cash flows related to the asset subject to review. These estimates require assumptions about demand for the Company’s products, future market conditions, technological developments, and future discount rates and growth rates.

Forward-looking Statements

This document contains statements that are forward-looking, i.e., not historical facts. The forward-looking statements (generally identified by words or phrases indicating a projection or future expectation such as “ensure”, “will”, “expects”, “estimates”, “could”, “believes”, “would”, “may”, “estimated”, “future”) are based on the Company’s current expectations and some of them are subject to risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, you are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The factors that might cause such differences include, among others, the following: (i) changes in economic conditions, (ii) developments of new initiatives by our competitors in the markets in which we compete, (iii) fluctuations in the costs of select raw materials, (iv) the success in increasing sales and maintaining or improving the operating margins of the Company, and (v) other factors including those identified in the Company’s press releases and other filings made from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s most recent annual report (as well as the Company’s Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) containing a discussion of the Company’s business and of various factors that may affect it.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risks relating to the Company’s operations result primarily from changes in commodity prices, interest rates, and foreign exchange rates. To maintain stable pricing for its customers, the Company enters into various hedging transactions as described below.

As a purchaser of certain commodities, primarily copper, aluminum, and steel, the Company periodically utilizes commodity futures and options for hedging purposes to reduce the effect of changing commodity prices and as a mechanism to procure materials. Generally, contract terms of a hedge instrument closely mirror those of the hedged item providing a high degree of risk reduction and correlation. Contracts meeting this risk reduction and correlation criteria are recorded using hedge accounting, as described in Note A to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s interest rate risk is related to its available-for-sale securities and long-term debt. Due to the short-term nature of the Company’s securities portfolio, anticipated interest rate risk is not considered material. The Company’s debt obligations include certain notes payable to banks bearing interest at a quarterly variable rate. The Company manages its interest rate risk exposure by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rates for debt. A 1.0% increase in variable

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borrowing rates would not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, results of operations, or cash flows.

Although the Company has risk related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, foreign affiliates comprise less than 5% of the Company’s total assets. The Company does not anticipate the use of derivatives for managing foreign currency risk, but continues to monitor the effects of foreign currency exchange rates.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be disclosed, is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely manner. Management is also responsible for maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed is gathered, analyzed and disclosed in its reports filed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their most recent evaluation under the supervision and with participation of the Company’s management, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation or in other factors that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, these controls.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On November 11, 2003, the Company publicly announced the approval of a share repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to three million shares between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2008. During the three months ended July 2, 2005, the Company repurchased shares of the Company’s common stock in open-market transactions as summarized in the table below.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period	(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased (1)	(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)		(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
Month #4 Apr 3, 2005 – Apr 30, 2005	12,744	$	25.48	12,000	2,973,000
Month #5 May 1, 2005 – May 28, 2005	0		N/A	0	2,973,000
Month #6 May 29, 2005 – Jul 2, 2005	10,154	$	25.40	6,000	2,967,000
Total	22,898	$	25.45	18,000	2,967,000

(1) Includes shares repurchased through open-market transactions pursuant to Baldor’s share repurchase program and shares received from trades for payment of the exercise price or tax liability on stock option exercises.

During the second quarter of 2005, certain District Managers exercised non-qualified stock options previously granted to them under the Baldor Electric Company 1990 Stock Option Plan for District Managers (the “DM Plan”). The exercise price paid by the District Manager equaled the market value of the stock on the date of the grant. The Company intends to use the proceeds from these option exercises for general corporate purposes. The total amount of shares granted under the DM Plan is approximately 1.4% of the outstanding shares of Baldor common stock. None of the transactions were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), in reliance upon the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Act. The Company deems this exemption to be appropriate given that there are a limited number of participants in the DM Plan and all parties are knowledgeable about the Company.

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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its annual meeting on April 16, 2005, at which shareholders voted on one proposal. Proposal 1 was the election of three Directors to the Company’s Board of Directors for terms expiring in 2008. The following is a list of the Board slate of nominees (who were the only nominees) each of whom were elected and the results of shareholder voting on Proposal 1:

Proposal 1	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Abstentions and Broker Non-votes
Jefferson W. Asher, Jr.	29,509,565	480,073	0
Richard E. Jaudes	27,907,582	2,082,056	0
Robert J. Messey	28,456,794	1,532,844	0

The remaining board members are listed below and each is expected to serve out his respective term:

Merlin J. Augustine, Jr.	John A. McFarland	Robert L. Qualls
Roland S. Boreham, Jr.	Robert L. Proost	Barry K. Rogstad

Item 6. Exhibits

a.	Exhibit Number	Description
	31.1	Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31.2	Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32	Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY
	(Registrant)
Date: August 9, 2005	By:	/s/ Ronald E. Tucker
		Ronald E. Tucker
		Chief Financial Officer
		(on behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, John A. McFarland, certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Baldor Electric Company;

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period for which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 9, 2005	By:	/s/ John A. McFarland
		John A. McFarland
		Chief Executive Officer of Baldor Electric Company

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Ronald E. Tucker, certify that:

(1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Baldor Electric Company;

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period for which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 9, 2005	By:	/s/ Ronald E. Tucker
		Ronald E. Tucker
		Chief Financial Officer of Baldor Electric Company

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EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Baldor Electric Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 2, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John A. McFarland, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 9, 2005	By:	/s/ John A. McFarland
		John A. McFarland
		Chief Executive Officer of Baldor Electric Company

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Baldor Electric Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 2, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Ronald E. Tucker, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: August 9, 2005	By:	/s/ Ronald E. Tucker
		Ronald E. Tucker
		Chief Financial Officer of Baldor Electric Company