AVNET INC

1. Basis of presentation and newaccountingpronouncements

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly Avnet, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries’ (collectively, the “Company” or “Avnet”) financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, and cash flows. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain reclassifications have been made to fiscal 2023 balances to correspond to the fiscal 2024 consolidated financial statement presentation.

Preparing financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions.

Interim results of operations do not necessarily indicate the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023.

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities (subtopic 405-50): Supplier Finance Programs (“ASU No. 2022-04”) to enhance the transparency of certain supplier finance programs to assist financial statement users in understanding the effect of such programs on a company’s working capital, liquidity, and cash flows. The new guidance requires qualitative and quantitative disclosure sufficient to enable users of the financial statements to understand the nature, activity during the period, changes from period to period, and potential magnitude of such programs. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, except for the amendment on roll-forward information, which is effective for the Company in fiscal 2025. The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2022-04 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07,Segment reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU No. 2023-07”)* *which improves segment disclosure requirements, primarily through increased disclosures about significant segment expenses. ASU No. 2023-07 will be effective for the Company in fiscal year 2025, and interim periods beginning in fiscal year 2026 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU No. 2023-07 on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09,* Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Tax Disclosures*(“ASU No. 2023-09”), which updates income tax disclosures related to the effective income tax rate reconciliation and requires disclosure of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. ASU No. 2023-09 also provides further disclosure comparability. ASU No. 2023-09 will be effective for the Company in fiscal year 2026 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU No. 2023-09 on its consolidated financial statements.

2. Working capital

Receivables

The Company’s receivables and allowance for credit losses were as follows:

The Company had the following activity in the allowance for credit losses during the first six months of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023:

Inventories

The Company’s inventories are primarily comprised of electronic components purchased from the Company’s suppliers, which are available for sale to customers in the normal course of the Company’s electronic component distribution business. Classified within inventories are electronic components held for supply chain service engagements where the Company is acting as an agent on behalf of an Original Equipment Manufacturer or in some cases the component supplier. Components held for supply chain services where the Company is acting as an agent represented approximately 10% of inventories as of December 30, 2023, and approximately 8% of inventories as of July 1, 2023.

3. Goodwill

The following table presents the change in goodwill by reportable segment for the first six months ended December 30, 2023.

4. Debt

Short-term debt consists of the following (carrying balances in thousands):

The Company has a trade accounts receivable securitization program (the “Securitization Program”) in the United States with a group of financial institutions. The Securitization Program allows the Company to transfer, on an ongoing revolving basis, an undivided interest in a designated pool of trade accounts receivable, to provide security or collateral for borrowings of up to $700 million. The Securitization Program does not qualify for off balance sheet accounting treatment and any borrowings under the Securitization Program are recorded as debt in the consolidated balance sheets. Under the Securitization Program, the Company legally sells and isolates certain U.S. trade accounts receivable into a wholly owned and consolidated bankruptcy remote special purpose entity. Such receivables, which are recorded within “Receivables” in the consolidated balance sheets, totaled $1.16 billion and $1.27 billion at December 30, 2023, and July 1, 2023, respectively. The Securitization Program contains certain covenants relating to the quality of the receivables sold.

Other short-term debt consists of various committed and uncommitted lines of credit and other forms of bank debt with financial institutions utilized primarily to support the ongoing working capital requirements of the Company, including its foreign operations.

Long-term debt consists of the following (carrying balances in thousands):

The Company has afive-year $1.50 billion revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of banks, which expires in August 2027. It consists of revolving credit facilities and the issuance of up to $200.0 million of letters of credit and up to $300.0 million of loans in certain approved currencies. As of December 30, 2023, and July 1, 2023, there were $0.9 million in letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility. Under the Credit Facility, the Company may select from various interest rate options, currencies, and maturities. The Credit Facility contains certain covenants, including various limitations on debt incurrence, share repurchases, dividends, investments, and capital expenditures. The Credit Facility also includes a financial covenant requiring the Company to maintain a leverage ratio not to exceed a certain threshold, which the Company was in compliance with as of December 30, 2023, and July 1, 2023.

As of December 30, 2023, the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s total debt was $3.45 billion and $3.42 billion, respectively. At July 1, 2023, the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s total debt was $3.06 billion and $2.98 billion, respectively. Fair value for public notes was estimated based on quoted market prices (Level 1) and, for other forms of debt, fair value approximates carrying value due to the market based variable nature of the interest rates on those debt facilities (Level 2).

5. Leases

Substantially all the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases and are predominately related to real property for distribution centers, office space, and integration facilities with a lease term of up to 14 years. The Company’s equipment leases are primarily for automobiles and distribution center equipment and are not material to the consolidated financial statements.

The components of lease cost related to the Company’s operating leases were as follows (in thousands):

Future minimum operating lease payments as of December 30, 2023, are as follows (in thousands):

Other information pertaining to operating leases consists of the following:

6. Derivative financial instruments

Many of the Company’s subsidiaries purchase and sell products in currencies other than their functional currencies, which subjects the Company to the risks associated with fluctuations in currency exchange rates. This foreign currency exposure relates primarily to international transactions where the currency collected from customers can be different from the currency used to purchase from suppliers. The Company’s foreign operations transactions are denominated primarily in the following currencies: U.S. Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan, Taiwan Dollar, Canadian Dollar, and Mexican Peso. The Company also, to a lesser extent, has foreign operations transactions in other EMEA and Asian foreign currencies.

The Company uses economic hedges to reduce this risk utilizing natural hedging (i.e., offsetting receivables and payables in the same foreign currency) and creating offsetting positions using derivative financial instruments (primarily forward foreign exchange contracts typically with maturities of less than 60 days, but no longer thanone year). The Company continues to have exposure to foreign currency risks to the extent they are not economically hedged. The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts is based on Level 2 criteria under the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy. The Company’s master netting and other similar arrangements with various financial institutions related to derivative financial instruments allow for the right of offset. The Company’s policy is to present derivative financial instruments with the same counterparty as either a net asset or liability when the right of offset exists. Under the Company’s economic hedging policies, gains and losses on the derivative financial instruments are classified within the same line item in the consolidated statements of operations as the remeasurement of the underlying assets or liabilities being economically hedged.

In fiscal 2023, the Company entered into a fixed-to-fixed rate cross currency swap (the “cross-currency swap”) with a notional amount of $500.0 million, or €472.6 million, that is set to mature in March 2028. The Company designated this derivative contract as a net investment hedge of its European operations and elected the spot method for measuring hedge effectiveness. Changes in fair value of the cross-currency swap is presented in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” in the consolidated balance sheets. Amounts related to the cross-currency swap recognized directly in net income represent net periodic interest settlements and accruals, which are recognized in “Interest and other financing expenses, net,” on the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the cross-currency swaps is based on Level 2 criteria under the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy.

The Company uses these derivative financial instruments to manage risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company does not enter derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes and monitors the financial stability and credit standing of its counterparties.

The locations and fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

The locations of derivative financial instruments on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations are as follows:

7. Commitments and contingencies

From time to time, the Company may become a party to, or be otherwise involved in, various lawsuits, claims, investigations, and other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of conducting its business. While litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, management does not anticipate that any such matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations.

The Company is also currently subject to various pending and potential legal matters and investigations relating to compliance with governmental laws and regulations. For certain of these matters, it is not possible to determine the ultimate outcome, and the Company cannot reasonably estimate the maximum potential exposure or the range of possible loss, particularly regarding matters in early stages. The Company currently believes that the resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or liquidity, but could possibly be material to its results of operations in any single reporting period.

As of December 30, 2023, and July 1, 2023, the Company had aggregate estimated liabilities of $22.7 million classified within accrued expenses and other for such compliance-related matters that were reasonably estimable as of such dates.

Gain on Legal Settlements and Other

During the first six months of fiscal 2024 and the first six months of fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a gain on legal settlements and other of $86.5 million and $61.7 million, respectively, in connection with the settlement of claims filed against certain manufacturers of capacitors.

8**. Income taxes**

The below discussion of the effective tax rate for the periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations is in comparison to the 21% U.S. statutory federal income tax rate.

The Company’s effective tax rate on its income before taxes was 23.2% in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company’s effective tax rate was unfavorably impacted primarily by (i) increases to unrecognized tax benefit reserves, (ii) U.S. state taxes, partially offset by (iii) the mix of income in lower tax foreign jurisdictions.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company’s effective tax rate on its income before taxes was 19.5%. During the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company’s effective tax rate was favorably impacted primarily by (i) decreases to unrecognized tax benefit reserves, partially offset by (ii) the mix of income in higher tax foreign jurisdictions.

For the first six months of fiscal 2024, the Company’s effective tax rate on its income before taxes was 23.7%. The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2024 was unfavorably impacted primarily by (i) increases to unrecognized tax benefit reserves, (ii) U.S. state taxes, and (iii) the mix of income in higher tax foreign jurisdictions.

During the first six months of fiscal 2023, the Company’s effective tax rate on its income before taxes was 22.0%. The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2023 was unfavorably impacted primarily by (i) the mix of income in higher tax foreign jurisdictions, partially offset by (ii) decreases to unrecognized tax benefit reserves.

9. Pension plan

The Company has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan that covers substantially all current or former U.S. employees (the “Plan”). Components of net periodic pension cost for the Plan was as follows:

The Company made $4.0 million of contributions during the first six months of fiscal 2024 and expects to make additional contributions to the Plan of $4.0 million in the remainder of fiscal 2024.

10. Shareholders’ equity

Share repurchase program

During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company repurchased 1.3 million shares under existing programs for a total cost of $59.9 million. As of December 30, 2023, the Company had $232.5 million remaining under its share repurchase authorization.

Common stock dividend

In November 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.31 per common share and dividend payments of $27.8 million were made in December 2023.

11. Earnings per share

12. Additional cash flow information

Non-cash investing and financing activities and supplemental cash flow information were as follows:

Included in cash and cash equivalents as of December 30, 2023, and July 1, 2023, was $16.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively, of cash equivalents, which was primarily comprised of investment grade money market funds and overnight time deposits.

13. Segment information

Electronic Components (“EC”) and Farnell (“Farnell”) are the Company’s reportable segments (“operating groups”).

14. Restructuring expenses

During fiscal 2023, the Company incurred restructuring expenses primarily related to the planned closure of a Farnell distribution center intended to reduce future operating expenses. The following table presents the activity during the first six months of fiscal 2024 related to the restructuring liabilities established during fiscal 2024 and the remaining restructuring liabilities established during fiscal 2023:

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, and business of the Company. Many of these statements can be found by looking for words like “continue,” “believes,” “projected,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “estimates,” or similar expressions in this Quarterly Report or in documents incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties. The following important factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, could affect the Company’s future results of operations, and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements: geopolitical events and military conflicts; pandemics and other health-related crises; competitive pressures among distributors of electronic components; an industry down-cycle in semiconductors, including supply shortages; relationships with key suppliers and allocations of products by suppliers, including increased non-cancellable/non-returnable orders; accounts receivable defaults; risks relating to the Company’s international sales and operations, including risks relating to repatriating cash, foreign currency fluctuations, inflation, duties and taxes, sanctions and trade restrictions, and compliance with international and U.S. laws; risks relating to acquisitions, divestitures and investments; adverse effects on the Company’s supply chain, operations of its distribution centers, shipping costs, third-party service providers, customers and suppliers, including as a result of issues caused by military conflicts, terrorist attacks, natural and weather-related disasters, pandemics and health related crises, warehouse modernization, and relocation efforts; risks related to cyber security attacks, other privacy and security incidents, and information systems failures, including related to current or future implementations, integrations, and upgrades; general economic and business conditions (domestic, foreign and global) affecting the Company’s operations and financial performance and, indirectly, the Company’s credit ratings, debt covenant compliance, liquidity, and access to financing; constraints on employee retention and hiring; and legislative or regulatory changes.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which that statement is made. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which the statement is made.