ARROW ELECTRONICS INC
For the period ended Mar 29, 2025. Filed May 1, 2025.
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Mar 29, 2025 · Filed May 1, 2025
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What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-28; filed 2024-10-31.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-29; filed 2025-05-01.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Key Business Metrics
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Management uses gross billings as an operational metric to monitor operating performance of its global ECS reportable segment, including performance by geographic region, as it provides meaningful supplemental information in evaluating the overall performance of the global ECS business. The company uses this key metric to develop financial forecasts, make strategic decisions, and prepare and approve annual budgets. Gross billings represent amounts invoiced to customers for goods and services during a period and does not include the impact of recording sales on a net basis or sales adjustments, such as trade discounts and other allowances. Refer to Note 1“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, for further discussion of the company’s revenue recognition policies. The use of gross billings has certain limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenue.
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Strategic initiatives within each reportable segment include the following:
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Global components reportable segment:
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Global ECS reportable segment:
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The company is continuing to evaluate and further implement mitigating actions, including potential supply chain optimization and improved solutions around processing tariffs. These tariffs and the associated macroeconomic effects may have an adverse impact on the company’s results of operations and cash flows as well as inflating inventory balances and increasing the risks related to tariff drawbacks. Refer to Part I, Item 1A - Risk Factors in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2024, for further discussion related to tariffs and tariff drawbacks.
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Within the global ECS reportable segment, growth was primarily due to an increase in sales in the EMEA region for the first quarter of 2025, relative to the year-earlier period as a result of increased demand for infrastructure software, cloud-related solutions, security, and networking products.
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Gross Billings
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The following table summarizes gross billings by geographic region for the global ECS reportable segment:
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The sum of the components for global ECS gross billings may not agree to totals, as presented, due to rounding.
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Global components gross profit margins decreased during the first quarter of 2025 compared with the year-earlier period due to regional mix shifting towards the Asia/Pacific region. Global components supply chain services offerings continued to have a positive impact on gross margins.
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Global ECS gross profit margins decreased during the first quarter of 2025 compared with the year-earlier period primarily due to a shift in sales mix towards more sales recognized on a gross basis in the EMEA region relative to the first quarter of 2024. Refer to Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Global components operating expenses decreased during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the year-earlier period primarily due to a decrease of $18.1 million in employee-related costs primarily due to cost reduction initiatives and lower sales incentives.
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Global ECS operating expenses increased during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the year-earlier period primarily due to an increase in employee-related costs due to higher sales incentives, in line with the increase in sales discussed above.
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Corporate operating expenses decreased during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the year-earlier period primarily due to a decrease of $29.5 million due to lower restructuring, integration and other charges (see discussion below) partially offset by higher stock-based compensation expense.
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Operating Expense Efficiency Plan
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Refer to Note I, “Restructuring, Integration, and Other” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the company’s restructuring and integration activities.
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The increase in the effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2025, compared to the year-earlier period, is mainly attributed to changes in the mix of tax jurisdictions where income was generated.
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The company’s strategic initiatives include the following:
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Within the global ECS reportable segment, growth in the EMEA region for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, relative to the year-earlier periods, is primarily due to increased demand for business applications, infrastructure applications, and compute. During the third quarter of 2024, sales in the Americas region were driven by relative strength in the public sector and for cloud-related solutions, largely offset by softness in data storage, cyber security and data intelligence. During the first nine months of 2024, sales in the Americas region decreased primarily due to decreased demand for storage and security.
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The decrease in gross profit related primarily to declining demand and gross profit margins for the third quarterand the first nine monthsof 2024.
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Operating expenses decreased by $29.9 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to the year-earlier period primarily due to the following:
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Operating expenses decreased by $89.3 million for the first nine months of 2024 compared to the year-earlier period primarily due to the following:
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The changes discussed above related to the allowance for credit losses include charges of $21.9 million and $25.4 million recorded during the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively, related to one customer in the global ECS reportable segment, of which $20.0 million was subsequently reversed upon recovery during the second quarter of 2024.
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The estimate of the charges that the company expects to incur in connection with the Plan, and the timing thereof, are subject to a number of assumptions, including local legal requirements in various jurisdictions, and actual amounts may differ materially from estimates. In addition, the company may incur other charges not currently contemplated due to unanticipated events that may occur, including in connection with the implementation of the Plan.
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Other Charges
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For the third quarter and the first nine months of 2024, other charges included the following:
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For the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, other charges include $20.9 million and $23.3 million, respectively, related to an increase in environmental liabilities (refer to the heading “Environmental Matters” in Note L “Contingencies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).
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The decrease in operating income as a percentage of sales in the global components reportable segment for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 relates primarily to lower sales, lower gross margins, and higher operating expenses as a percentage of sales. Higher operating expenses as a percentage of sales, when compared to the year earlier period, were partially due to $62.2 million in legal settlements recorded as a decrease to operating expense in third quarter of 2023 with no similar items recorded in 2024.
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The increase in operating income as a percentage of sales in the global ECS reportable segment related primarily to a decrease in charges taken for the allowance for credit losses of $20.4 million and $48.1 million, respectively, primarily related to charges of $21.9 million and $25.4 million, recorded during the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, respectively, related to one customer, of which $20.0 million was subsequently reversed upon recovery for aged receivables that were collected during the second quarter of 2024.
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Gain (Loss) on Investments, Net
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Gain (loss) on investments, net is primarily related to the changes in fair value of assets related to the Arrow SERP pension plan, which consist primarily of life insurance policies and mutual fund assets, as well as changes in the fair value of the company’s investment in Marubun Corporation, refer to Note H “Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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The company’s effective tax rate deviates from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate mainly due to the mix of foreign taxing jurisdictions in which the company operates and where its foreign subsidiaries generate taxable income, among other things. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2024, compared to the year-earlier periods, is primarily driven by the level of taxable income and mix of tax jurisdictions where earnings are generated, decreases to uncertain tax positions, including a favorable tax audit settlement, taxation of stock-based compensation, and tax law changes.
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As of September 28, 2024, and the date of issuance of the financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the company was out of compliance with certain operational covenants in its EMEA asset securitization program due to an administrative error. As a result, the participating banks have the right to declare the occurrence of an early amortization event, which would result in the cessation of further amounts being sold under the program. All participating banks have agreed to waivers and the parties are in the process of formalizing an amendment to the program which would return the company to compliance. Refer to Note E “Accounts Receivable” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
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This report includes “forward-looking statements,” as the term is defined under the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are those statements which are not statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or facts to differ materially from such statements for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to: incurrence of additional charges not currently contemplated and failure to realize contemplated cost savings due to unanticipated events that may occur, including in connection with the implementation of our restructuring plan; unfavorable economic conditions; disruptions or inefficiencies in the supply chain; political instability and changes; impacts of military conflict and sanctions; industry conditions; changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand; competition; other vagaries in the global components and the global ECS markets; deteriorating economic conditions, including economic recession, inflation, tax rates, foreign currency exchange rates, or the availability of capital; the effects of natural or man-made catastrophic events; changes in relationships with key suppliers; increased profit margin pressure; changes in legal and regulatory matters; non-compliance with certain regulations, such as export, antitrust, and anti-corruption laws; foreign tax and other loss contingencies; breaches of security or privacy of business information and information system failures, including related to current or future implementations, integrations and upgrades; outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, or public health crises; restructuring activities and impacts thereof; and the company’s ability to generate positive cash flow. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the company’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in other filings the company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any of the forward-looking statements.
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This report includes “forward-looking statements,” as the term is defined under the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are those statements which are not statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements can be identified by forward-looking words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or facts to differ materially from such statements for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to: the incurrence of additional charges not currently contemplated and failure to realize contemplated cost savings due to unanticipated events that may occur, including in connection with the implementation of Arrow Electronics, Inc.’s (the “company”) Operating Expense Efficiency Plan; unfavorable economic conditions; disruptions, shortages, or inefficiencies in the supply chain; political instability and changes; impacts of military conflict and sanctions; industry conditions; changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand; trade protection measures, tariffs, increased trade tensions, trade agreements and policies, and other restrictions, duties, and value-added taxes; competition; other vagaries in the global components and the global ECS markets; deteriorating economic conditions, including economic recession, inflation, tax rates, foreign currency exchange rates, or the availability of capital; the effects of natural or man-made catastrophic events; changes in relationships with key suppliers; increased profit margin pressure; changes in legal and regulatory matters; non-compliance with certain regulations, such as trade, export, antitrust, and anti-corruption laws; foreign tax and other loss contingencies; breaches of security or privacy of business information and information system failures, including related to current or future implementations, integrations and upgrades; outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics, or public health crises; executive orders and regulatory trends and the resulting legal and reputational exposure, including but not limited to those relating to environmental, social, governance, cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence issues; and the company’s ability to generate positive cash flow. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the company’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in other filings the company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update…
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Management believes that providing this additional information is useful to the reader to better assess and understand the company’s operating performance and future prospects in the same manner as management, especially when comparing results with previous periods. Management typically monitors the business as adjusted for these items, in addition to GAAP results, to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting purposes, for short-term and long-term operating plans, and to evaluate the company’s financial performance. However, analysis of results on a non-GAAP basis should be used as a complement to, and in conjunction with, data presented in accordance with GAAP. For a discussion of what is included within “Restructuring, integration, and other” and “Gain (loss) on investments, net” refer to the similarly captioned sections of this item below.
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Management believes that providing this additional information is useful to the reader to better assess and understand the company’s operating performance and future prospects in the same manner as management, especially when comparing results with previous periods. Management typically monitors the business as adjusted for these items, in addition to GAAP results, to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting purposes, for short-term and long-term operating plans, and to evaluate the company’s financial performance. However, analysis of results on a non-GAAP basis should be used as a complement to, and in conjunction with, data presented in accordance with GAAP. For a discussion of what is included within “Restructuring, integration, and other” refer to the similarly captioned section of this item below.
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The company is a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. The company has one of the world’s broadest portfolios of product offerings available from leading electronic components and enterprise computing solutions suppliers, coupled with a range of services, solutions and tools that enables its suppliers to distribute their technologies and help its industrial and commercial customers to source, build upon, and leverage these technologies to grow their businesses, reduce their time to market, and enhance their overall competitiveness. The company is a trusted partner in a complex value chain and is uniquely positioned through its electronics components and IT content portfolios to increase value for stakeholders. The company has two reportable segments, the global components reportable segment and the global ECS reportable segment. The company’s global components reportable segment, enabled by a comprehensive range of value-added capabilities and services, markets and distributes electronic components to OEMs and EMS providers. The company’s global ECS reportable segment is a leading value-added provider of comprehensive computing solutions and services. Its portfolio of computing solutions includes datacenter, cloud, security, and analytics solutions. Global ECS brings broad market access, extensive supplier relationships, scale, and resources to help its VARs and MSPs meet the needs of their end-users. For the third quarter of 2024, approximately 72% and 28% of the company’s sales were from the global components reportable segment and the global ECS reportable segment, respectively.
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The company has two reportable segments, the global components reportable segment and the global ECS reportable segment. The company’s global components reportable segment, enabled by a comprehensive range of value-added capabilities and services, markets and distributes electronic components to OEMs and EMS providers. The company’s global ECS reportable segment is a leading value-added provider of comprehensive computing solutions and services. Its portfolio of computing solutions includes datacenter, cloud, security, and analytics solutions. Global ECS brings broad market access, extensive supplier relationships, scale, and resources to help its VARs and MSPs meet the needs of their end-users. For the first quarter of 2025, approximately 70% and 30% of the company’s sales were from the global components reportable segment and the global ECS reportable segment, respectively.
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The company’s long-term financial objectives are to grow sales faster than the market, increase the markets served, grow profits faster than sales, generate earnings per share growth in excess of competitors’ earnings per share growth and market expectations, grow earnings per share at a rate that provides the capital necessary to support the company’s business strategy, allocate and deploy capital effectively so that return on invested capital exceeds the company’s cost of capital, and increase return on invested capital. To achieve its objectives, the company seeks to capture significant opportunities to grow across products, markets, and geographies. To supplement its organic growth strategy, the company continually evaluates strategic acquisitions to broaden its product and value-added service offerings, increase its market penetration, and expand its geographic reach. The company also seeks to lower operating costs to improve profitability.
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The company’s long-term financial objectives are to grow sales faster than the market, increase the markets served, grow profits faster than sales, generate earnings per share growth in excess of competitors’ earnings per share growth and market expectations, allocate and deploy capital effectively so that return on invested capital exceeds the company’s cost of capital, and increase return on invested capital. To achieve its objectives, the company seeks to capture significant opportunities to grow across products, markets, and geographies. To supplement its organic growth strategy, the company continually evaluates strategic acquisitions to broaden its product and value-added service offerings, increase its market penetration, and expand its geographic reach. The company is also committed to improving operational efficiency.
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The sum of the components for sales, as reported, and sales on a constant currency basis may not agree to totals, as presented, due to rounding.
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The sum of the components for sales, as reported, and sales on a non-GAAP basis may not agree to totals, as presented, due to rounding.
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During the third quarter and the first nine months of 2024, the global components reportable segment continued to experience a cyclical downturn characterized by elevated customer inventory levels, and a challenging global macroeconomic environment, contributing to lower demand for the company’s products. The decrease in sales compared to the year-earlier periods was primarily due to the following impacts:
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During the first quarter of 2025, the global components reportable segment decrease in sales compared to the year-earlier period was primarily due to the following impacts:
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Following is an analysis of the company’s consolidated operating expenses:
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Following is an analysis of the company’s consolidated operating expenses as of:
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On October 31, 2024, in response to evolving business needs and as part of an initiative to optimize operating expenses, the company announced a multi-year restructuring plan (the “Operating Expense Efficiency Plan” or “the Plan”). The Plan is designed to improve operational efficiency through the following measures: (i) reorganizing and consolidating certain areas of the company’s operations to centralize functions and streamline resources, with a focus on more cost-efficient regions; (ii) enhancing warehouse and logistics operations; (iii) investing in information technology to support automation and process improvements; (iv) consolidating the company’s global real estate footprint; (v) reducing third-party spending; and (vi) winding down certain non-core businesses that are not aligned with the company’s strategic objectives. Under the Plan, the company expects to incur pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $185.0 million, consisting of approximately $110.0 million of employee severance and other personnel cash expenditures; approximately $50.0 million of non-cash asset impairments, accelerated depreciation and inventory write-downs related to the wind-down of certain business operations; and approximately $25.0 million of other related cash expenditures. The company expects to substantially complete the Plan by the end of fiscal year 2026, subject to, among other things, local legal and consultation requirements.
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On October 31, 2024, in response to evolving business needs and as part of an initiative to optimize operating expenses, the company announced a multi-year restructuring plan (the “Operating Expense Efficiency Plan” or “the Plan”). The Plan is designed to improve operational efficiency through the following measures: (i) reorganizing and consolidating certain areas of the company’s operations to centralize functions and streamline resources, with a focus on more cost-efficient regions; (ii) enhancing warehouse and logistics operations; (iii) investing in information technology to support automation and process improvements; (iv) consolidating the company’s global real estate footprint; (v) reducing third-party spending; and (vi) winding down certain non-core businesses that are not aligned with the company’s strategic objectives. The company expects to substantially complete the Plan by the end of fiscal year 2026, subject to, among other things, local legal and consultation requirements.
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As a result of the Plan, the company expects to reduce annual operating expenses by approximately $90.0 million to $100.0 million by the end of fiscal year 2026.
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As a result of the Plan, the company expects to reduce annual operating expenses by approximately $90.0 million to $100.0 million by the end of fiscal year 2026. The estimates of charges or savings related to the Plan could differ materially from actual charges or savings recognized.
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The decrease in consolidated operating income as a percentage of sales for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2024 relates primarily to the changes in sales, gross profit margins and operating expenses discussed above.
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The decrease in consolidated operating income as a percentage of sales for the first quarter of 2025 relates primarily to the changes in sales, gross profit margins and operating expenses discussed above.
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The decreases in interest and other financing expenses, net for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 compared to the year-earlier periods were primarily related to lower average daily borrowings on floating rate credit facilities. Refer to the section below titled “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information on changes in borrowings.
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The decreases in interest and other financing expenses, net for the first quarter of 2025 compared to the year-earlier period were primarily related to lower average daily borrowings on floating rate credit facilities. Refer to the section below titled “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information on changes in borrowings.
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The decrease in net income attributable to shareholders in the third quarter and the first nine months of 2024 compared to the year-earlier periods, relates primarily to changes in sales, gross margins, interest and other financing expenses, net and income tax as discussed above.
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The decrease in net income attributable to shareholders in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the year-earlier period relates primarily to changes in sales, gross margins, and income tax as discussed above.
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Management believes that the company’s current cash availability, its current borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility and asset securitization programs, and its expected ability to generate future operating cash flows are sufficient to meet its projected cash flow needs for the next 12 months and the foreseeable future. The company’s current committed and undrawn liquidity stands at over $2.7 billion in addition to $248.0 million of cash on hand at September 28, 2024. The company also may issue debt or equity securities in the future and management believes the company will have adequate access to the capital markets, if needed. The company continually evaluates its liquidity requirements and would seek to amend its existing borrowing capacity or access the financial markets as deemed necessary.
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Management believes that the company’s current cash availability, its current borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility and asset securitization programs, and its expected ability to generate future operating cash flows are sufficient to meet its projected cash flow needs for the next 12 months and the foreseeable future. The company’s current committed and undrawn liquidity stands at over $3.1 billion in addition to $231.9 million of cash on hand at March 29, 2025. The company also may issue debt or equity securities in the future and management believes the company will have adequate access to the capital markets, if needed. The company continually evaluates its liquidity requirements and may seek to amend its existing borrowing capacity or access the financial markets as deemed necessary.
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The company maintains a significant investment in working capital which the company defines as accounts receivable, net, plus inventories less accounts payable. The change in working capital during the first nine months of 2024 was primarily attributable to decreases in inventory.
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The company maintains a significant investment in working capital which the company defines as accounts receivable, net, plus inventories less accounts payable. The change in working capital during the first quarter of 2025 was primarily attributable to decreases in accounts receivable.
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Working capital as a percentage of sales, which is defined as working capital divided by annualized quarterly sales, increased to 25.1% for the third quarter of 2024, compared to 23.0% in the year-earlier period. The increase was primarily due to lower sales.
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Working capital as a percentage of sales, which is defined as working capital divided by annualized quarterly sales, decreased to 23.3% for the first quarter of 2025, compared to 25.0% in the year-earlier period. The decrease was primarily due to increases in accounts payable.
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Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments, which are readily convertible into cash, with original maturities of three months or less. At September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $248.0 million and $218.1 million, respectively, of which $200.1 million and $160.0 million, respectively, were held outside the United States.
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Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments, which are readily convertible into cash, with original maturities of three months or less. At March 29, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $231.9 million and $188.8 million, respectively, of which $176.4 million and $164.0 million, respectively, were held outside the United States.
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The company has $5.3 billion of undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries which it deems indefinitely reinvested, and recognizes that it may be subject to additional foreign taxes and U.S. state income taxes, if it reverses its indefinite reinvestment assertion on these foreign earnings. The company also has $2.2 billion of foreign earnings that are not deemed permanently reinvested and are available for distribution in future periods as of September 28, 2024.
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The company has $5.5 billion of undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries which it deems indefinitely reinvested, and recognizes that it may be subject to additional foreign taxes and U.S. state income taxes, if it reverses its indefinite reinvestment assertion on these foreign earnings. The company also has $2.1 billion of foreign earnings that are not deemed permanently reinvested and are available for distribution in future periods as of March 29, 2025.
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The company also has an EMEA asset securitization program under which it continuously sells its interest in designated pools of trade accounts receivable of certain of its subsidiaries in the EMEA region. Receivables sold under the program are excluded from “Accounts receivable, net” and no corresponding liability is recorded on the company’s consolidated balance sheets. During the first nine months of 2024 and 2023, the average daily balance outstanding under the EMEA asset securitization program was $408.9 million and $644.6 million, respectively.
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The company also has an EMEA asset securitization program under which it continuously sells its interest in designated pools of trade accounts receivable of certain of its subsidiaries in the EMEA region. Receivables sold under the program are excluded from “Accounts receivable, net” and no corresponding liability is recorded on the company’s consolidated balance sheets. During the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, the average daily balance outstanding under the EMEA asset securitization program was $307.9 million and $457.1 million, respectively. Refer to Note E “Accounts Receivable” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
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The net amount of cash provided by the company’s operating activities during the first nine months of 2024 and 2023 was $803.9 million and $418.7 million, respectively. The change in cash provided by operating activities during 2024, compared to the year-earlier period, relates primarily to the company’s historical counter-cyclical cash flow as the company generates cash flow in periods of lower demand due to reduced investments in working capital.
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The net amount of cash provided by the company’s operating activities during the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 was $351.7 million and $403.2 million, respectively. The change in cash provided by operating activities during 2025, compared to the year-earlier period, relates primarily to the timing of payments.
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The net amount of cash used for investing activities during the first nine months of 2024 and 2023 was $53.0 million and $46.8 million, respectively.
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The net amount of cash used for investing activities during the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 was $25.0 million and $24.4 million, respectively.
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The net amount of cash used for financing activities was $755.4 million during the first nine months of 2024 compared to $214.7 million used for financing activities in the year-earlier period. The change in cash used for financing activities relates primarily to the repayment of debt and lower share repurchases during 2024.
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The net amount of cash used for financing activities was $342.1 million during the first quarter of 2025 compared to $317.7 million used for financing activities in the year-earlier period. The change in cash used for financing activities relates primarily to an increase in repayments of long-term bank borrowings offset by lower share repurchases and an increase in short-term borrowings in 2025.
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Capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2024 and 2023 were $70.2 million and $57.8 million, respectively. The company expects capital expenditures to be approximately $100.0 million for the fiscal year 2024.
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Capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2025 and 2024 were $25.0 million and $29.5 million, respectively. The company expects capital expenditures to be approximately $100.0 million for the fiscal year 2025.
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The company repurchased 1.6 million shares of its common stock for $200.0 million and 5.7 million shares of its common stock for $700.9 million in the first nine months of 2024 and 2023, respectively, under its share-repurchase program, excluding excise taxes. As of September 28, 2024, approximately $374.6 million remained available for repurchase under the share-repurchase program. The share-repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date and the pace of the repurchase activity will depend on factors such as the company’s working capital needs, cash requirements for acquisitions, debt repayment obligations or repurchases of debt, share price, and economic and market conditions. The share-repurchase program may be accelerated, suspended, delayed, or discontinued at any time subject to the approval of the company’s Board of Directors.
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The company repurchased 0.5 million shares of its common stock for $49.9 million and 0.8 million shares of its common stock for $100.0 million in the first quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively, under its share repurchase program, excluding excise taxes. As of March 29, 2025, approximately $273.8 million remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase program. The share repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date and the pace of the repurchase activity will depend on factors such as the company’s working capital needs, cash requirements for acquisitions, debt repayment obligations or repurchases of debt, share price, and economic and market conditions. The share repurchase program may be accelerated, suspended, delayed, or discontinued at any time subject to the approval of the company’s Board of Directors.
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Refer to the section above titled “Revolving Credit Facilities and Debt” for updates to the company’s short-term and long-term debt obligations. Refer to the section above titled “Restructuring, Integration, and Other” for updates related to discussion of planned restructuring costs. Refer to Note H “Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on hedging activities. As of September 28, 2024, there were no other material changes to the contractual obligations of the company.
Current wording
Refer to the section above titled “Revolving Credit Facilities and Debt” for updates to the company’s short-term and long-term debt obligations. Refer to the section above titled “Restructuring, Integration, and Other” for updates related to discussion of planned restructuring costs. Refer to Note H “Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on hedging activities. As of March 29, 2025, there were no other material changes to the capital requirements and sources of the company. Refer to Note D “Investments in Affiliated Companies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of proceeds from the sale of investments in certain equity securities which occurred subsequent to March 29, 2025, and will be recorded in the second quarter of 2025.
Previous wording
The company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the company to make significant estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The company evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis. The company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed reasonable under the circumstances; the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Current wording
The company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires the company to make significant estimates and judgments that have had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The company has established detailed policies and control procedures intended to ensure the appropriateness of such estimates and assumptions and their consistent application from period to period. The company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed reasonable under the circumstances; the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Previous wording
There have been no significant changes to the company’s critical accounting estimates for the first nine months of 2024. Refer to the section titled “Critical Accounting Estimates” in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Current wording
There have been no significant changes to the company’s critical accounting estimates for the quarter ended March 29, 2025. Refer to the section titled “Critical Accounting Estimates” in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Previous wording
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Current wording
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
The company sources and engineers technology for thousands of leading manufacturers, services providers, and users of enterprise computing solutions. The company has one of the world’s broadest portfolios of product offerings available from leading electronic components and enterprise computing solutions suppliers. The company’s revenues originate primarily from the sales of semiconductor, interconnect, passive & electromechanical components (“IP&E”), and IT hardware and software products. Coupled with a range of services, solutions, and tools, the company enables its suppliers to distribute their technologies and help its industrial and commercial customers source, build, and leverage these technologies, reduce their time to market, grow their businesses, and enhance their overall competitiveness. The company is a trusted partner in a complex value chain and is uniquely positioned through its electronics components and IT content portfolios to increase value for stakeholders.
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
Under the Plan, the company anticipates to incur pre-tax restructuring charges of no more than $185.0 million. While the composition of these costs will continue to evolve over time, the company currently expects to incur approximately $90.0 million of employee severance and other personnel cash expenditures; approximately $70.0 million of non-cash asset impairments, inventory write-downs and foreign currency translation adjustment write-offs related to the wind-down of certain business operations; and approximately $25.0 million of other related cash expenditures.