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“Our performance this quarter confirms that we continue to make good progress on our key strategic initiatives of monetizing our real estate and deleveraging the balance sheet. We have successfully extended our asset-based credit facility, prudently managed our working capital, and sold several of our unoccupied facilities which have enabled us to significantly reduce our debt from 2015 third quarter levels. In addition, we continue to focus on our customers through our local market emphasis as we improve our operational efficiencies and bottom line,” said Mitch Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Susan O’Farrell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer added, “We are pleased to announce we have sold four unoccupied properties during the quarter, enabling us to pay down our mortgage by an additional $16.6 million during the quarter. The Company is also actively marketing additional unoccupied facilities for sale and other operating facilities for sale leaseback transactions which we anticipate announcing in the next few months. With the progress we’ve made with our facility monetization and inventory efficiency efforts, we have successfully decreased our debt principal by $87.2 million and our operating working capital by $71.5 million when compared to the same period a year ago.”

BlueLinx generated net sales of $476.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2016, compared to $517.8 million from the prior year quarter. When excluding our strategic operational efficiency initiatives, consisting of facility closures and inventory rationalization efforts where we discontinued certain underperforming products, adjusted net sales were $469.7 million for the fiscal third quarter, an increase of $16.5 million from this time a year ago.

The Company recorded net income of $5.7 million for the nine months ended fiscal 2016, up $11.2 million from this period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure, for the nine month period was $30.7 million, an increase of 49% from the first nine months in 2015. Excluding our strategic operational efficiency initiatives, Adjusted EBITDA was up $13.0 million or 78.2% from the same period in 2015.

The Company’s working capital initiatives drove increased productivity, resulting in a reduction of its cash cycle by seven days, when compared to the same period in 2015. As of October 1, 2016, the Company had $68.9 million of excess availability under its asset-based revolving credit facilities, based on qualifying inventory and receivables. Additionally, on November 3, 2016 the Company obtained an extension of the maturity of the asset based credit facility to July 15, 2018.

BlueLinx will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, accompanied by a supporting slide presentation. Investors can listen to the conference call and view the accompanying slide presentation by going to the BlueLinx website, www.BlueLinxCo.com, and selecting the conference link on the Investor Relations page. Investors will be able to access an archived recording of the conference call for one week following the live call by dialing 404-537-3406, Conference ID# 3043825. The recording will be available two hours after the conference call has concluded. Investors also can access a recording of this call on the BlueLinx website.

BlueLinx reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company also believes that presentation of certain non-GAAP measures may be useful to investors. Any non-GAAP measures used herein are reconciled in the financial tables accompanying this news release. The Company cautions that non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported GAAP results.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as an amount equal to net income (loss) plus interest expense and all interest expense related items (e.g., write-off of debt issuance costs, charges associated with mortgage refinancing), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash items and other adjustments to Consolidated Net Income (Loss). Further, we also exclude, as an additional measure, operational efficiency initiatives such as facility closures and SKU rationalization, for period over period comparability.

We present Adjusted EBITDA (and an exclusion of operational efficiency initiatives) because it is a primary measure used by management to evaluate operating performance and, we believe, helps to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the financial performance and cash flows of our business. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP, and is not intended to present a superior measure of the financial condition from those determined under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA, as used herein, is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is helpful in highlighting operating trends. We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies, many of which present an Adjusted EBITDA measure when reporting their results. We compensate for the limitations of using non-GAAP financial measures by using them to supplement GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than using GAAP results alone.

Adjusted sales and gross profit, non-GAAP measures, are defined as net sales and gross profit at locations excluding the effect of operational efficiency initiatives; specifically, facility closures and the SKU rationalization initiative. We believe adjusted sales and gross profit are helpful in presenting comparability across periods without the effect of our operational efficiency initiatives. We also believe adjusted sales and gross profit can be used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in their evaluation of our Company, to illustrate the effects of these initiatives. We compensate for the limitations of using non-GAAP

Additionally, we believe supplementary GAAP-based information such as operating working capital and debt principal payable are helpful to investors in explaining the impacts of our operating efficiencies. Operating working capital is defined as current assets less current liabilities plus the current portion of long-term debt. Management of operating working capital helps us monitor our progress in meeting our goals to maximize our return on working capital assets. Debt principal is defined as the principal amount of debt payable at the stated period-end date and is used by management to monitor our progress in meeting our goals to reduce the debt on our balance sheet.

BlueLinx Holdings Inc., operating through its wholly owned subsidiary BlueLinx Corporation, is a leading distributor of building and industrial products in the United States. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and operates its distribution business through its network of distribution centers. BlueLinx is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BXC. Additional information about BlueLinx can be found on its website at www.BlueLinxCo.com.

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to our ability to return to profitability, and our guidance regarding anticipated financial results. All of these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management that, although believed by BlueLinx to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of BlueLinx’s control that may cause its business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include, among other things: changes in the prices, supply and/or demand for products that it distributes, general economic and business conditions in the United States; the activities of competitors; changes in significant operating expenses; changes in the availability of capital and interest rates; adverse weather patterns or conditions; acts of cyber intrusion; variations in the performance of the financial markets, including the credit markets; and other factors described in the “Risk Factors” section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2016, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. BlueLinx undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events, and changes in expectation or otherwise, except as required by law.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2016			October 3, 2015			October 1, 2016			October 3, 2015
Net sales	$	476,049		$	517,831		$	1,459,386		$	1,488,435
Cost of sales	415,999			457,007			1,284,354			1,317,433
Gross profit	60,050			60,824			175,032			171,002
Operating expenses (income):
Selling, general, and administrative	49,152			49,907			157,006			150,617
Gains from sales of property	(13,940		)	—			(14,701		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	2,220			2,439			7,091			7,155
Total operating expenses	37,432			52,346			149,396			157,772
Operating income	22,618			8,478			25,636			13,230
Non-operating expenses (income):
Interest expense	6,105			7,115			19,562			20,358
Other (income) expense, net	(17		)	263			(255		)	650
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	16,530			1,100			6,329			(7,778		)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	1,522			539			609			(2,264		)
Net income (loss)	$	15,008		$	561		$	5,720		$	(5,514	)

Basic earnings per share	$	1.69		$	0.06		$	0.64		$	(0.63	)
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.68		$	0.06		$	0.64		$	(0.63	)

Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	15,008		$	561		$	5,720		$	(5,514	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	(29		)	(214		)	277			(530		)
Amortization of unrecognized pension loss, net of tax	340			84			787			342
Pension curtailment, net of tax	—			(1,852		)	(12,185		)	4,414
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	311			(1,982		)	(11,121		)	4,226
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	15,319		$	(1,421	)	$	(5,401	)	$	(1,288	)



	October 1, 2016			January 2, 2016
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash	$	4,704		$	4,808
Receivables, less allowances of $3.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively	163,388			138,545
Inventories, net	207,909			226,660
Other current assets	25,176			32,011
Total current assets	401,177			402,024
Property and equipment:
Land and land improvements	35,873			40,108
Buildings	80,839			89,006
Machinery and equipment	75,240			79,173
Construction in progress	1,539			255
Property and equipment, at cost	193,491			208,542
Accumulated depreciation	(104,052		)	(106,966		)
Property and equipment, net	89,439			101,576
Other non-current assets	9,822			9,542
Total assets	$	500,438		$	513,142
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	93,777		$	88,087
Bank overdrafts	15,554			17,287
Accrued compensation	7,581			4,165
Current maturities of long-term debt	44,909			6,611
Other current liabilities	12,728			14,023
Total current liabilities	174,549			130,173
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	318,245			377,773
Pension benefit obligation	44,608			36,791
Other non-current liabilities	12,769			14,301
Total liabilities	550,171			559,038
Stockholders’ deficit:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized - 20,000,000 shares, Issued - 9,031,263 and 8,943,846 respectively.	90			89
Additional paid-in capital	257,468			255,905
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(45,895		)	(34,774		)
Accumulated stockholders’ deficit	(261,396		)	(267,116		)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(49,733		)	(45,896		)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	500,438		$	513,142



	Nine Months Ended October 1, 2016			Nine Months Ended October 3, 2015
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(170	)	$	(28,253	)

Property and equipment investments	(511		)	(1,482		)
Proceeds from sale of assets	18,900			621
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	18,389			(861		)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on revolving credit facilities	(399,283		)	(293,169		)
Borrowings from revolving credit facilities	401,963			346,028
Principal payments on mortgage	(26,041		)	(8,903		)
Decrease in bank overdrafts	(1,733		)	(9,159		)
Decrease in restricted cash related to the mortgage	9,118			117
Other, net	(2,347		)	(3,418		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(18,323		)	31,496

Increase (decrease) in cash	(104		)	2,382
Cash balance, beginning of period	4,808			4,522
Cash balance, end of period	$	4,704		$	6,904



	Quarter Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2016			October 3, 2015			October 1, 2016			October 3, 2015
Net income (loss)	$	15,008		$	561		$	5,720		$	(5,514	)
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization	2,220			2,439			7,091			7,155
Interest expense	6,105			7,115			19,562			20,358
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	1,522			539			609			(2,264		)
Gain from sales of property	(13,940		)	—			(14,701		)	—
Share-based compensation expense	776			379			1,621			1,514
Restructuring, severance, and legal	(751		)	(530		)	7,321			(595		)
Refinancing-related expenses	135			—			3,518			—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	11,075		$	10,503		$	30,741		$	20,654

Adjusted EBITDA	$	11,075		$	10,503		$	30,741		$	20,654
Less: Operational efficiency initiatives	—			960			1,229			4,091
Adjusted EBITDA less operational efficiency initiatives	$	11,075		$	9,543		$	29,512		$	16,563

We define Adjusted EBITDA as an amount equal to net income (loss) plus interest expense and all interest expense related items (e.g., write-off of debt issuance costs, charges associated with mortgage refinancing), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash items such as gains from sales of property, and other adjustments to Consolidated Net Income (Loss). Further, we also exclude, as an additional measure which we refer to as Adjusted EBITDA less operational efficiency initiatives, the effects of certain initiatives we have undertaken such as facility closures and SKU rationalization, for period over period comparability.



	Quarter Ended						Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2016			October 3, 2015			October 1, 2016			October 3, 2015
Net sales	$	476,049		$	517,831		$	1,459,386		$	1,488,435
Less: Operational efficiency initiatives	(6,349		)	(64,585		)	(105,775		)	(192,566		)
Adjusted net sales	$	469,700		$	453,246		$	1,353,611		$	1,295,869
Adjusted year-over-year percentage increase	3.6		%				4.5		%

Gross profit	$	60,050		$	60,824		$	175,032		$	171,002
Less: Operational efficiency initiatives	(1,923		)	(6,516		)	(4,204		)	(20,128		)
Adjusted gross profit	$	58,127		$	54,308		$	170,828		$	150,874

The adjusted net sales and gross profit schedule, presented above, includes net sales and gross profit at locations excluding the effect of operational efficiency initiatives; specifically, facility closures and the SKU rationalization initiative, for period over period comparability. The above schedule is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP, and is not intended to present a superior measure of the financial condition from those determined under GAAP. Adjusted sales and gross profit, as used herein, are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.



	October 1, 2016		October 3, 2015		YOY Change
Current assets:
Cash	$	4,704	$	6,904	$	(2,200	)
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts	163,388		187,344		(23,956		)
Inventories, net	207,909		255,035		(47,126		)
Other current assets	25,176		33,348		(8,172		)
Total current assets	$	401,177	$	482,631	$	(81,454	)

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	93,777	$	101,540	$	(7,763	)
Bank overdrafts	15,554		18,121		(2,567		)
Accrued compensation	7,581		4,466		3,115
Current maturities of long-term debt	44,909		203,022		(158,113		)
Other current liabilities	12,728		15,474		(2,746		)
Total current liabilities	$	174,549	$	342,623	$	(168,074	)

Operating working capital	$	271,537	$	343,030	$	(71,493	)



BlueLinx Contact Information:
Susan O’Farrell, SVP, CFO & Treasurer		Natalie Poulos, Investor Relations
BlueLinx Holdings Inc.		BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
(770) 953-7000		(770) 953-7522
		investor.relations@bluelinxco.com



	October 1, 2016		October 3, 2015		YOY Change
Revolving credit facilities - principal	$	223,157	$	283,674	$	(60,517	)
Mortgage - principal	142,159		168,820		(26,661		)
Total debt principal payable	$	365,316	$	452,494	$	(87,178	)