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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q


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

For the quarterly period ended January 2, 2016


Commission File #1-4224

AVNET, INC.

Incorporated in New York


IRS Employer Identification No. 11-1890605

2211 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85034

(480) 643-2000

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. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer

  

Accelerated filer

  

Non-accelerated filer

  

Smaller Reporting Company

 

 

 

 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

As of January 21, 2016, the total number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock was 131,265,883 shares, net of treasury shares.

 

 

 

 


 

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AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

 

 

Page No.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 2, 2016 and June 27, 2015 

2

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the second quarters and six months ended January 2, 2016 and December 27, 2014 

3

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the second quarters  and six months ended January 2, 2016 and December 27, 2014 

4

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended January 2, 2016 and December 27, 2014 

5

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

6

 

 

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

18

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

26

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures 

27

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 

27

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings 

27

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors 

28

 

 

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

29

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits 

30

 

 

Signature Page 

31

 

 

 

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

January 2,

    

June 27,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

(Thousands, except share

 

 

 

amounts)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

916,088

 

$

932,553

 

Receivables, less allowances of $69,247 and $80,721, respectively

 

 

5,395,005

 

 

5,054,307

 

Inventories

 

 

2,650,220

 

 

2,482,183

 

Prepaid and other current assets

 

 

181,074

 

 

173,030

 

Total current assets

 

 

9,142,387

 

 

8,642,073

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

587,216

 

 

568,779

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,283,408

 

 

1,278,756

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

91,371

 

 

99,731

 

Other assets

 

 

197,970

 

 

210,614

 

Total assets

 

$

11,302,352

 

$

10,799,953

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

$

1,136,218

 

$

331,115

 

Accounts payable

 

 

3,628,073

 

 

3,338,052

 

Accrued expenses and other

 

 

599,007

 

 

603,129

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

5,363,298

 

 

4,272,296

 

Long-term debt

 

 

1,072,188

 

 

1,646,501

 

Other liabilities

 

 

192,864

 

 

196,135

 

Total liabilities

 

 

6,628,350

 

 

6,114,932

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock $1.00 par; authorized 300,000,000 shares; issued 131,327,636 shares and 135,496,472 shares, respectively

 

 

131,328

 

 

135,496

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,445,494

 

 

1,408,422

 

Retained earnings

 

 

3,643,248

 

 

3,582,599

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(545,699)

 

 

(441,038)

 

Treasury stock at cost, 29,852 shares and 31,901 shares, respectively

 

 

(369)

 

 

(458)

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

4,674,002

 

 

4,685,021

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

11,302,352

 

$

10,799,953

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.    

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AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Quarters Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

    

January 2,

    

December 27,

    

January 2,

    

December 27,

    

 

 

 

2016

 

2014

 

2016

 

2014

 

 

 

 

(Thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Sales

 

$

6,848,057

 

$

7,551,880

 

$

13,817,751

 

$

14,391,466

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

6,069,889

 

 

6,714,374

 

 

12,248,107

 

 

12,758,497

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

778,168

 

 

837,506

 

 

1,569,644

 

 

1,632,969

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

530,831

 

 

573,962

 

 

1,089,387

 

 

1,157,908

 

 

Restructuring, integration and other expenses

 

 

21,222

 

 

13,257

 

 

47,180

 

 

31,577

 

 

Operating income

 

 

226,115

 

 

250,287

 

 

433,077

 

 

443,484

 

 

Other expense, net

 

 

(6,485)

 

 

(5,524)

 

 

(12,338)

 

 

(7,017)

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(22,423)

 

 

(24,666)

 

 

(46,025)

 

 

(48,066)

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

197,207

 

 

220,097

 

 

374,714

 

 

388,401

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

41,195

 

 

56,391

 

 

88,448

 

 

96,749

 

 

Net income

 

$

156,012

 

$

163,706

 

$

286,266

 

$

291,652

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.18

 

$

1.20

 

$

2.15

 

$

2.12

 

 

Diluted

 

$

1.16

 

$

1.18

 

$

2.11

 

$

2.08

 

 

Shares used to compute earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

131,909

 

 

136,541

 

 

132,846

 

 

137,425

 

 

Diluted

 

 

134,918

 

 

138,972

 

 

135,622

 

 

139,911

 

 

Cash dividends paid per common share

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.16

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.32

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Quarters Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

    

January 2,

    

December 27,

     

January 2,

    

December 27,

 

 

 

 

2016

 

2014

 

2016

 

2014

    

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

 

Net income

 

$

156,012

 

$

163,706

 

$

286,266

 

$

291,652

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments and other

 

 

(68,637)

 

 

(158,303)

 

 

(108,885)

 

 

(364,036)

 

 

Pension adjustments, net

 

 

2,157

 

 

1,784

 

 

4,224

 

 

3,569

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

89,532

 

$

7,187

 

$

181,605

 

$

(68,815)

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

    

January 2,

    

December 27,

 

 

 

2016

 

2014

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

286,266

 

$

291,652

 

Non-cash and other reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

47,612

 

 

46,972

 

Amortization

 

 

14,307

 

 

21,990

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(708)

 

 

15,275

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

38,424

 

 

36,130

 

Other, net

 

 

28,596

 

 

34,523

 

Changes in (net of effects from businesses acquired):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

(413,149)

 

 

(711,060)

 

Inventories

 

 

(197,800)

 

 

(5,957)

 

Accounts payable

 

 

323,447

 

 

583,337

 

Accrued expenses and other, net

 

 

(42,753)

 

 

(88,438)

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

 

 

84,242

 

 

224,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of notes

 

 

(250,000)

 

 

 —

 

Borrowings under accounts receivable securitization program, net

 

 

40,000

 

 

77,000

 

Borrowings (repayments) of bank and revolving debt, net

 

 

444,343

 

 

(37,414)

 

Repurchases of common stock (Note 9)

 

 

(184,704)

 

 

(109,129)

 

Dividends paid on common stock

 

 

(45,020)

 

 

(43,875)

 

Other, net

 

 

(1,080)

 

 

(5,439)

 

Net cash flows provided (used) for financing activities

 

 

3,539

 

 

(118,857)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(74,806)

 

 

(83,642)

 

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (Note 2)

 

 

(19,199)

 

 

 —

 

Other, net

 

 

7,736

 

 

(8,795)

 

Net cash flows used for investing activities

 

 

(86,269)

 

 

(92,437)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(17,977)

 

 

(38,770)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

— (decrease)

 

 

(16,465)

 

 

(25,640)

 

— at beginning of period

 

 

932,553

 

 

928,971

 

— at end of period

 

$

916,088

 

$

903,331

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Basis of presentation and new accounting pronouncements

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly Avnet, Inc.'s and its consolidated subsidiaries' (the “Company” or “Avnet”) financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("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.

 

Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of 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 June 27, 2015.

 

Fiscal year

 

The Company operates on a “52/53 week” fiscal year and fiscal 2016 contains 53 weeks compared to 52 weeks in fiscal 2015. As a result, the first six months of fiscal 2016 contained 27 weeks compared to the first six months of fiscal 2015, which contained 26 weeks.

 

New accounting pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), to supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principles of ASU 2014-09 are to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. Application of the requirements of ASU 2014-09 may require more judgment and estimates within the revenue recognition process compared to existing GAAP. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year delay in the effective date of ASU 2014-09, which makes the effective date for the Company the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company may adopt the requirements of ASU 2014-09 using either of two acceptable adoption methods: (i) retrospective adoption to each prior reporting period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients as defined within ASU 2014-09; or (ii) adoption with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures as defined within ASU 2014-09. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the future adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements, including the method of adoption to be used.

 

In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes,  to simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes by requiring that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. The planned early adoption of this update at the end of fiscal 2016 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

 

In September 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments. The update requires that an acquiror recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined, including the cumulative effect of the change in provisional amount as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The Company early adopted this update in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, with no impact to its consolidated financial statements. 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

During the six months ended January 2, 2016, there have been no additional new accounting pronouncements that are expected to significantly impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

2. Acquisitions

During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company acquired two businesses with aggregated annualized sales of approximately $120.0 million for an aggregate purchase price $36.6 million. The Company paid cash of $19.2 million, net of cash acquired, for such acquisitions in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. The Company has not disclosed the pro-forma impact of the fiscal 2016 acquisitions, as such impact was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.  

 

3. Goodwill and intangible assets

 

Goodwill

 

The following table presents the change in goodwill by reportable segment for the six months ended January 2, 2016. All of the accumulated impairment was recognized in fiscal 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Electronics

    

Technology

    

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing

 

Solutions

 

Total

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Gross goodwill

 

$

1,684,216

 

$

974,274

 

$

2,658,490

 

Accumulated impairment

 

 

(1,045,110)

 

 

(334,624)

 

 

(1,379,734)

 

Carrying value at June 27, 2015

 

 

639,106

 

 

639,650

 

 

1,278,756

 

Additions

 

 

 —

 

 

24,976

 

 

24,976

 

Adjustments

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(11,778)

 

 

(8,546)

 

 

(20,324)

 

Carrying value at January 2, 2016

 

$

627,328

 

$

656,080

 

$

1,283,408

 

Gross goodwill

 

$

1,672,438

 

$

990,704

 

$

2,663,142

 

Accumulated impairment

 

 

(1,045,110)

 

 

(334,624)

 

 

(1,379,734)

 

Carrying value at January 2, 2016

 

$

627,328

 

$

656,080

 

$

1,283,408

 

 

The goodwill additions are a result of businesses acquired in the second quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

In accordance with ASC 350, the Company does not amortize goodwill, but instead tests goodwill for impairment at least annually in the fourth fiscal quarter. The Company determined there was no goodwill impairment at any of its reporting units as a result of the fiscal 2015 goodwill impairment testing. As a result of the fiscal 2015 goodwill impairment testing, two reporting units (TS Asia and TS EMEA) had estimated fair values that were not substantially in excess of the carrying value of such reporting units. The Company evaluates each quarter if facts and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit that has goodwill is less than its carrying value, which would require the Company to perform an interim goodwill impairment test. Indicators the Company evaluates to determine whether an interim goodwill impairment test is necessary include, but are not limited to (i) a sustained decrease in share price or market capitalization, (ii) changes in the macroeconomic or industry environments and (iii) the financial performance of its’ reporting units. During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company concluded that an interim goodwill impairment test was not necessary. 

 

In assessing goodwill for impairment, the Company is required to make significant assumptions, judgments and estimates including evaluating whether facts and circumstances indicate that an interim goodwill impairment test is necessary. These assumptions, judgments and estimates may change in the future based upon market conditions or other

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

events and could result in a goodwill impairment. The Company continues to evaluate each quarter those indicators that may require an interim goodwill impairment test. 

 

Intangible Assets

 

The following table presents the Company’s acquired intangible assets at January 2, 2016, and June 27, 2015, respectively. These intangible assets have a weighted average remaining useful life of approximately 4 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2, 2016

 

June 27, 2015

 

 

 

Acquired

 

Accumulated

 

Net Book

 

 Acquired 

 

 Accumulated 

 

 Net Book 

 

 

    

Amount

    

Amortization

    

Value

    

Amount

    

Amortization

    

Value

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Customer related

 

$

274,444

 

$

(194,248)

 

$

80,196

 

$

276,921

 

$

(190,593)

 

$

86,328

 

Trade name

 

 

4,807

 

 

(2,482)

 

 

2,325

 

 

6,240

 

 

(3,792)

 

 

2,448

 

Other

 

 

12,112

 

 

(3,262)

 

 

8,850

 

 

12,309

 

 

(1,354)

 

 

10,955

 

 

 

$

291,363

 

$

(199,992)

 

$

91,371

 

$

295,470

 

$

(195,739)

 

$

99,731

 

 

Intangible asset amortization expense was $7.4 million and $10.4 million for the second quarters of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $14.3 million and $22.0 million for the first six months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively. The following table presents the estimated future amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2016, the next five fiscal years and thereafter (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal Year

    

 

 

Remainder of fiscal 2016

 

 

14,213

 

2017

 

 

24,815

 

2018

 

 

16,494

 

2019

 

 

13,028

 

2020

 

 

11,278

 

2021

 

 

7,008

 

Thereafter

 

 

4,535

 

Total

 

$

91,371

 

 

 

 

4. Debt

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

January 2, 2016

    

June 27, 2015

    

January 2, 2016

    

June 27, 2015

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Carrying Balance

 

Bank credit facilities and other

 

4.75

%

 

5.54

%

 

$

146,218

 

$

81,115

 

Accounts receivable securitization program

 

0.78

%

 

 —

 

 

 

690,000

 

 

 —

 

Notes due September 1, 2015

 

 —

 

 

6.00

%

 

 

 —

 

 

250,000

 

Notes due September 15, 2016

 

6.63

%

 

 —

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 —

 

Short-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,136,218

 

$

331,115

 

 

Bank credit facilities and other consists primarily of various committed and uncommitted lines of credit and other forms of bank debt with financial institutions utilized primarily to support the working capital requirements of the Company including its foreign operations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

In August 2014, the Company amended and extended its accounts receivable securitization program (the “Program”) with a group of financial institutions to allow the Company to transfer, on an ongoing revolving basis, an undivided interest in a designated pool of accounts receivable, to provide security or collateral for borrowings up to a maximum of $900.0 million. The Program does not qualify for off balance sheet accounting treatment and, as a result, any borrowings under the Program are recorded as debt in the consolidated balance sheets. Under the 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 $1.59 billion and $1.41 billion at January 2, 2016, and June 27, 2015, respectively. The Program contains certain covenants relating to the quality of the receivables sold. The Program also requires the Company to maintain certain minimum interest coverage and leverage ratios, which the Company was in compliance with as of January 2, 2016, and June 27, 2015. The Program has a two-year term that expires in August 2016 and as a result is considered short-term debt as of January 2, 2016. Interest on borrowings is calculated using a base rate or a commercial paper rate plus a spread of 0.38%. The facility fee is 0.38%.

 

In September 2015, the Company redeemed the $250.0 million of outstanding 6.00% Notes due September 1, 2015, upon their maturity.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

January 2, 2016

    

June 27, 2015

    

January 2, 2016

    

June 27, 2015

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Carrying Balance

 

Revolving credit facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable securitization program

 

 —

 

 

0.59

%

 

$

 —

 

$

650,000

 

Credit Facility

 

1.47

%

 

1.45

%

 

 

426,212

 

 

50,000

 

Notes due:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 15, 2016

 

 —

 

 

6.63

%

 

 

 —

 

 

300,000

 

June 15, 2020

 

5.88

%

 

5.88

%

 

 

300,000

 

 

300,000

 

December 1, 2022

 

4.88

%

 

4.88

%

 

 

350,000

 

 

350,000

 

Other long-term debt

 

2.99

%

 

2.06

%

 

 

733

 

 

1,828

 

Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,076,945

 

 

1,651,828

 

Discount and debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,757)

 

 

(5,327)

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,072,188

 

$

1,646,501

 

 

The Company has a five-year $1.25 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of banks, consisting of revolving credit facilities and the issuance of up to $150.0 million of letters of credit, which expires in July 2019. Subject to certain conditions, the Credit Facility may be increased up to $1.5 billion. 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 financial covenants requiring the Company to maintain minimum interest coverage and leverage ratios, which the Company was in compliance with as of January 2, 2016 and June 27, 2015. As of January 2, 2016 and June 27, 2015, there were $4.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively, in letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility.

 

As of January 2, 2016, the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s total debt was $2.21 billion and $2.26 billion, respectively. At June 27, 2015, the carrying value and fair value of the Company's total debt was $1.98 billion and $2.04 billion, respectively. Fair value was estimated primarily based upon quoted market prices.

 

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5. Derivative financial instruments

 

Many of the Company’s subsidiaries purchase and sell products in currencies other than their functional currencies. This subjects the Company to the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company reduces this risk by utilizing natural hedging (i.e., offsetting receivables and payables in the same foreign currency) as well as by creating offsetting positions through the use of derivative financial instruments, primarily forward foreign exchange contracts typically with maturities of less than sixty days (“economic hedges”). The Company continues to have exposure to foreign currency risks to the extent they are not hedged. The Company adjusts any economic hedges to fair value through the consolidated statements of operations primarily within “other income (expense), net.” Therefore, the changes in valuation of the underlying items being economically hedged are offset by the changes in fair value of the forward foreign exchange contracts. The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts, which are based upon Level 2 criteria under the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy, are classified in the captions “other current assets” or “accrued expenses and other,” as applicable, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of January 2, 2016, and June 27, 2015 and were not material. The Company’s master netting and other similar arrangements with various financial institutions related to derivative financial instruments allow for the right of offset. Avnet’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. The Company did not have material net gains or losses related to forward foreign exchange contracts in the second quarters and first six months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, which are recorded as a component of “other expense, net” in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company generally does not hedge its investments in its foreign operations. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes and monitors the financial stability and credit standing of its counterparties.

 

6. 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 also is currently subject to various pending and potential legal matters and investigations relating to compliance with governmental laws and regulations, including import/export, environmental, anticorruption and competition. 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 for such matters due primarily to being in the preliminary stages of the related proceedings and investigations. 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 our results of operations in any one reporting period.

 

As of January 2, 2016, and June 27, 2015, the Company has aggregate estimated liabilities of $21.3 million and $17.2 million, respectively, classified within accrued expenses and other for such compliance-related matters that were reasonably estimable as of such dates. Of this amount, $10.0 million relates to a contingent liability for potential unpaid import duties associated with the acquisition of Bell Microproducts Inc. for estimated duties, interest and penalties that may be imposed from an ongoing compliance audit by Customs and Border Protection.

 

7. Income taxes

 

The Company’s effective tax rate on its income before income taxes was 20.9% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 as compared with 25.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company’s effective tax rate was favorably impacted primarily by (i) the mix of income in lower tax jurisdictions, (ii) the release of valuation allowances against deferred tax assets that were determined to be realizable and (iii) the release of reserves

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related to audit settlements and the expiration of statutes of limitation. During the second quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company’s effective tax rate was favorably impacted by the mix of income in lower tax jurisdictions and the release of reserves related to the settlement of an audit in a foreign jurisdiction.

 

For the first six months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, the Company’s effective tax rate was 23.6% and 24.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2016 was favorably impacted primarily by (i) the mix of income in lower tax jurisdictions, (ii) the release of valuation allowances against deferred tax assets that were determined to be realizable and (iii) the release of reserves related to audit settlements and the expiration of statutes of limitation. The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2015 was favorably impacted by the mix of income in lower tax jurisdictions and the release of reserves, primarily related to the formal deregistration of a foreign branch and the settlement of an audit in a foreign jurisdiction.

 

The Company applies the guidance in ASC 740, which requires management to use its judgment for the appropriate weighting of all available evidence when assessing the need for the establishment or the release of valuation allowances. As part of this analysis, the Company examines all available evidence on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis and weighs the positive and negative evidence when determining the need for full or partial valuation allowances. The evidence considered for each jurisdiction includes, among other items: (i) the historic levels of income or losses over a range of time periods, which may extend beyond the most recent three fiscal years depending upon the historical volatility of income in an individual jurisdiction; (ii) expectations and risks associated with underlying estimates of future taxable income, including considering the historical trend of down-cycles in the semiconductor and related industries; (iii) jurisdictional specific limitations on the utilization of deferred tax assets including when such assets expire; and (iv) prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.

 

The Company continues to evaluate the need for the valuation allowances against its deferred tax assets and will adjust valuation allowances as appropriate, which, if adjusted, could result in a significant decrease or increase to the effective tax rate in the period of the adjustment.

 

8. Pension plan

 

The Company has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the “Plan”) for which the components of net periodic pension costs during the second quarters ended January 2, 2016, and December 27, 2014 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Quarters Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

    

January 2,

    

December 27,

    

January 2,

    

December 27,

 

 

 

2016

 

2014

 

2016

 

2014

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Service cost

 

$

9,935

 

$

9,873

 

$

20,421

 

$

19,746

 

Interest cost

 

 

5,328

 

 

4,449

 

 

10,656

 

 

8,898

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(10,071)

 

 

(9,055)

 

 

(20,142)

 

 

(18,110)

 

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

 

3,183

 

 

3,251

 

 

6,366

 

 

6,502

 

Amortization of prior service credits

 

 

(393)

 

 

(393)

 

 

(786)

 

 

(786)

 

Net periodic pension cost

 

$

7,982

 

$

8,125

 

$

16,515

 

$

16,250

 

 

The Company made contributions to the Plan of $20.0 million during the first six months of fiscal 2016. The Company expects to make an additional contribution to the Plan of $10.0 million in each of the remaining two quarters of fiscal 2016.

 

The Plan meets the definition of a defined benefit plan and as a result, the Company must apply ASC 715 pension accounting to the Plan. The Plan itself, however, is a cash balance plan that is similar in nature to a defined contribution plan in that a participant's benefit is defined in terms of a stated account balance. A cash balance plan provides the Company

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with the benefit of applying any earnings on the Plan’s investments beyond the fixed return provided to participants, toward the Company’s future cash funding obligations.

 

Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax, to operating expenses during the second quarters  and first six months of fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 were not material and substantially all related to net periodic pension costs including recognition of actuarial losses and amortization of prior service credits.

 

9. Shareholders' equity

 

Share repurchase program

 

In August 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors amended the Company’s existing share repurchase program to authorize the repurchase of up to $1.25 billion of common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The timing and actual number of shares purchased will depend on a variety of factors such as share price, corporate and regulatory requirements, and prevailing market conditions. During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company repurchased 0.9 million shares under this program at an average market price of $44.42 per share for a total cost of $39.9 million. During the first six months of fiscal 2016, the Company repurchased 4.4 million shares under this program at an average price of $41.83 per share for a total cost of $185.0 million. Since the beginning of the repurchase program through the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company has repurchased 26.5 million shares at an aggregate cost of $882.6 million, and $367.4 million remains available for future repurchases.

 

Common stock dividend

 

In November 2015, the Companys Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.17 per common share and dividend payments of $22.4 million were made in December 2015. During the six months ended January 2, 2016, the Company has paid dividends of $0.34 per common share and $45.0 million in total.

 

10. Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Quarters Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

January 2,

 

December 27,

 

January 2,

 

December 27,

 

 

 

2016

  

2014

  

2016

  

2014

 

 

 

(Thousands, except per share data)

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

156,012

 

$

163,706

 

$

286,266

 

$

291,652

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares for basic earnings per share

 

 

131,909

 

 

136,541

 

 

132,846

 

 

137,425

 

Net effect of dilutive stock options, restricted stock units and performance share units

 

 

3,009

 

 

2,431

 

 

2,776

 

 

2,486

 

Weighted average common shares for diluted earnings per share

 

 

134,918

 

 

138,972

 

 

135,622

 

 

139,911

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.18

 

$

1.20

 

$

2.15

 

$

2.12

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

1.16

 

$

1.18

 

$

2.11

 

$

2.08

 

Stock options excluded from earnings per share calculation due to anti-dilutive effect

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

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11. Additional cash flow information

 

Interest and income taxes paid in the six months ended January 2, 2016, and December 27, 2014 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

    

January 2,

    

December 27,

 

 

 

2016

 

2014

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Interest

 

$

52,724

 

$

50,355

 

Income taxes

 

$

48,942

 

$

86,486

 

 

The Company includes book overdrafts as part of accounts payable on its consolidated balance sheets and reflects changes in such balances as part of cash flows from operating activities in its consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

Non-cash investing activities related to purchases of property, plant and equipment that have been accrued, but not paid for, were $12.7 million and $15.3 million as of January 2, 2016, and December 27, 2014, respectively.

 

Included in cash and cash equivalents as of January 2, 2016, was $8.0 million of cash equivalents, which was primarily comprised of overnight time deposits whose fair value was determined using Level 1 measurements under the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy.

 

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12. Segment information

 

Electronics Marketing (“EM”) and Technology Solutions (“TS”) are the Company's reportable segments (“operating groups”). EM markets and sells semiconductors and interconnect, passive and electromechanical devices and embedded products to a diverse customer base serving many end-markets. TS focuses on the value-added distribution of enterprise computing servers and systems, software, storage, services and complex solutions from the world’s foremost technology manufacturers. TS also provides the latest hard disk drives, microprocessor, motherboard and DRAM module technologies to manufacturers of general-purpose computers and system builders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Quarters Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

January 2,

 

December 27,

 

January 2,

 

December 27,

 

 

 

2016

 

2014

 

2016

 

2014

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Sales:

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

 

Electronics Marketing

 

$

4,114,614

 

$

4,435,190

 

$

8,586,016

 

$

8,809,285

 

Technology Solutions

 

 

2,733,443

 

 

3,116,690

 

 

5,231,735

 

 

5,582,181

 

 

 

$

6,848,057

 

$

7,551,880

 

$

13,817,751

 

$

14,391,466

 

Operating income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronics Marketing

 

$

173,984

 

$

191,449

 

$

387,015

 

$

394,160

 

Technology Solutions

 

 

117,100

 

 

117,582

 

 

191,638

 

 

179,974

 

Corporate

 

 

(35,826)

 

 

(34,435)

 

 

(82,984)

 

 

(75,813)

 

 

 

 

255,258

 

 

274,596

 

 

495,669

 

 

498,321

 

Restructuring, integration and other expenses (Note 13)

 

 

(21,222)

 

 

(13,257)

 

 

(47,180)

 

 

(31,577)

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other

 

 

(7,921)

 

 

(11,052)

 

 

(15,412)

 

 

(23,260)

 

 

 

$

226,115

 

$

250,287

 

$

433,077

 

$

443,484

 

Sales, by geographic area:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas (1)

 

$

2,750,560

 

$

3,051,888

 

$

5,524,503

 

$

5,699,010

 

EMEA (2)

 

 

1,935,449

 

 

2,062,052

 

 

3,950,668

 

 

4,037,431

 

Asia/Pacific (3)

 

 

2,162,048

 

 

2,437,940

 

 

4,342,580

 

 

4,655,025

 

 

 

$

6,848,057

 

$

7,551,880

 

$

13,817,751

 

$

14,391,466

 

 


(1)Includes sales from the United States of $2.48 billion and $2.70 billion for the quarters ended January 2, 2016, and December 27, 2014, respectively. Includes sales from the United States of $4.99 billion and $5.06 billion for the first six months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

(2)Includes sales from Germany and the United Kingdom of $760.6 million and $340.5 million, respectively, for the quarter ended January 2, 2016, and $1.56 billion and $681.1 million, respectively, for the first six months of fiscal 2016. Includes sales from Germany and the United Kingdom of $787.8 million and $384.8 million, respectively, for the quarter ended December 27, 2014, and $1.53 billion and $745.2 million, respectively, for the first six months of fiscal 2015.

 

(3)Includes sales from China (including Hong Kong) and Taiwan of $703.9 million and $864.0 million, respectively, for the quarter ended January 2, 2016, and $1.42 billion and $1.69 billion, respectively, for the first six months of fiscal 2016. Includes sales from China (including Hong Kong) and Taiwan of $727.1 million and $1.01 billion, respectively, for the quarter ended December 27, 2014, and $1.47 billion and $1.82 billion, respectively, for the first six months of fiscal 2015.

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January 2,

 

June 27,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Assets:

    

 

    

    

 

    

 

Electronics Marketing

 

$

6,403,582

 

$

6,497,714

 

Technology Solutions

 

 

4,238,135

 

 

3,608,953

 

Corporate

 

 

660,635

 

 

693,286

 

 

 

$

11,302,352

 

$

10,799,953

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net, by geographic area:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas (1)

 

$

385,816

 

$

358,063

 

EMEA (2)

 

 

174,030

 

 

182,311

 

Asia/Pacific

 

 

27,370

 

 

28,405

 

 

 

$

587,216

 

$

568,779

 

 


(1)Includes property, plant and equipment, net, of $376.4 million and $352.2 million as of January 2, 2016, and June 27, 2015, respectively, in the United States.

 

(2)Includes property, plant and equipment, net, of $72.8 million and $70.5 million in Germany and Belgium, respectively, as of January 2, 2016, and $74.2 million and $74.7 million in Germany and Belgium, respectively, as of June 27, 2015.

 

13. Restructuring, integration and other expenses

 

Fiscal 2016

 

During the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2016, the Company took certain actions in an effort to reduce future operating expenses, including the continuation of the restructuring activities started in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 and the first quarter of fiscal 2016. These actions include activities related to the Avnet Advantage initiative, which is focused on creating operational efficiencies. In addition, the Company incurred integration and other costs primarily associated with the integration of acquired businesses, the integration of certain global and regional businesses and the closure or divestiture of certain businesses. The following table presents the restructuring, integration and other expenses recorded during the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Quarter Ended

    

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

January 2, 2016

 

January 2, 2016

 

 

 

(Thousands, except per share data)

 

Restructuring expenses

 

$

16,950

 

$

31,476

 

Integration costs

 

 

2,982

 

 

4,493

 

Other costs

 

 

954

 

 

12,135

 

Changes in estimates for prior year restructuring liabilities

 

 

336

 

 

(924)

 

Restructuring, integration and other expenses before tax

 

$

21,222

 

$

47,180

 

Restructuring, integration and other expenses after tax

 

$

14,100

 

$

30,426

 

Restructuring, integration and other expenses per share on a diluted basis

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.22

 

 

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The activity related to the restructuring liabilities established and other associated expenses incurred during fiscal 2016 is presented in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

Facility

    

 

Asset

     

   

 

    

 

 

 

 

Severance

 

Exit Costs

 

Impairments

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

(Thousands)

Fiscal 2016 restructuring expenses

 

$

25,684

 

$

4,163

 

$

806

 

$

823

 

$

31,476

Cash payments

 

 

(6,134)

 

 

(1,381)

 

 

 —

 

 

(243)

 

 

(7,758)

Non-cash amounts

 

 

 —

 

 

479

 

 

(806)

 

 

(389)

 

 

(716)

Other, principally foreign currency translation

 

 

509

 

 

(2)

 

 

 —

 

 

12

 

 

519

Balance at January 2, 2016

 

$

20,059

 

$

3,259

 

$

 —

 

$

203

 

$

23,521

 

Severance expense recorded in the first six months of fiscal 2016 related to the reduction of approximately 400 employees, primarily in operations, sales and business support functions, in connection with cost reduction actions taken in both operating groups including the impact of a voluntary retirement program in the United States. Facility exit costs primarily consist of liabilities for remaining lease obligations for exited facilities. Asset impairments relate to the impairment of property, plant and equipment as a result of the underlying restructuring actions taken in fiscal 2016. Other restructuring costs related primarily to other miscellaneous restructuring and exit costs. Of the $31.5 million in restructuring expenses recorded during the first six months of fiscal 2016, $16.3 million related to EM and $15.2 million related to TS. As of January 2, 2016, the Company expects the majority of the remaining severance and facility exit costs to be paid by the end of fiscal 2016.

 

Integration costs are primarily related to the integration of acquired businesses, integration of regional and global business units and incremental costs incurred as part of the consolidation, relocation and closure of warehouse and office facilities. Integration costs include consulting costs for information technology system and business operation integration assistance, facility moving costs, legal fees, travel, meeting, marketing and communication costs that are incrementally incurred as a result of such integration activities. Also included in integration costs are incremental salary costs specific to integration, consolidation and closure activities. Other costs consists primarily of professional fees incurred for acquisitions, costs incurred for businesses divested or closed in current or prior periods, any ongoing facilities operating costs associated with the consolidation, relocation and closure of facilities once such facilities have been vacated or substantially vacated, and other miscellaneous costs that relate to restructuring, integration and other expenses. Included in other costs during the first six months of fiscal 2016 was $4.3 million of expense associated with Avnet’s estimated environmental remediation obligations related to certain legacy manufacturing operations that were divested several decades ago. The remaining integration and other costs in the first six months of fiscal 2016 were comprised of many different costs, none of which were individually material.

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Fiscal 2015

 

During fiscal 2015, the Company incurred restructuring expenses related to various restructuring actions intended to achieve planned synergies from acquired businesses and to reduce future operating expenses. The following table presents the activity during the first six months of fiscal 2016 related to the remaining restructuring liabilities established during fiscal 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

    

Facility

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Severance

 

Exit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Balance at June 27, 2015

 

$

11,256

 

$

3,210

 

$

 —

 

$

14,466

 

Cash payments

 

 

(5,345)

 

 

(743)

 

 

 —

 

 

(6,088)

 

Changes in estimates, net

 

 

(1,515)

 

 

(28)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,543)

 

Non-cash amounts

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Other, principally foreign currency translation

 

 

2,727

 

 

(82)

 

 

 —

 

 

2,645

 

Balance at January 2, 2016

 

$

7,123

 

$

2,357

 

$

 —

 

$

9,480

 

 

As of January 2, 2016, the Company expects the majority of the remaining severance and facility exit cost liabilities to be paid by the end of fiscal 2016.

 

Fiscal 2014 and prior

 

As of June 27, 2015, there were $11.8 million of restructuring liabilities remaining related to restructuring actions taken in fiscal years 2014 and prior, the majority of which relates to facility exit costs. The remaining balance for such historical restructuring actions as of January 2, 2016, was $7.3 million, which is expected to be paid by the end of fiscal 2016.

 

 

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

 

For a description of the Company’s critical accounting policies and an understanding of the significant factors that influenced the Company’s performance during the quarter ended January 2, 2016, this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, appearing in Item 1 of this Report, as well as the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2015. The Company operates on a “52/53 week” fiscal year, and as a result, the first six months of fiscal 2016 contained 27 weeks and the first six months of fiscal 2015 contained 26 weeks. This extra week, which occurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, impacts the year-over-year analysis for the first six months of fiscal 2016 in this MD&A.

 

There are references to the impact of foreign currency translation in the discussion of the Company’s results of operations. When the U.S. Dollar strengthens and the stronger exchange rates of the current year are used to translate the results of operations of Avnet’s subsidiaries denominated in foreign currencies, the resulting impact is a decrease in U.S. Dollars of reported results. Conversely, when the U.S. Dollar weakens and the weaker exchange rates of the current year are used to translate the results of operations of Avnet’s subsidiaries denominated in foreign currencies, the resulting impact is an increase in U.S. Dollars of reported results. In the discussion that follows, results excluding this impact, primarily for subsidiaries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA”), are referred to as “excluding the translation impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates” or “constant currency.”

 

In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”), the Company also discloses certain non-GAAP financial information, including:

 

·

Sales, income or expense items excluding the translation impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates by adjusting the exchange rates used in current periods to be consistent with the exchange rates in effect during prior comparable year-over-year periods, as discussed above.

 

·

Sales adjusted for certain items that impact the year-over-year analysis, which includes the impact of more than insignificant acquisitions or divestitures by adjusting Avnet’s prior periods to include the sales of acquired businesses or exclude the sales of divested businesses as if the acquisitions or divestitures had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. In addition, fiscal 2016 sales are adjusted for the estimated impact of the extra week of sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 due to it being a 14-week quarter, as discussed above. Sales taking into account these adjustments are referred to as “organic sales.”

 

·

Operating income excluding (i) restructuring, integration and other expenses (see Restructuring, Integration and Other Expenses in this MD&A) and (ii) amortization of acquired intangible assets and other. Operating income excluding such amounts is referred to as “adjusted operating income.”

 

The reconciliation of operating income to adjusted operating income is presented in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Quarters Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

    

January 2,

    

December 27,

    

January 2,

    

December 27,

 

 

 

2016

 

2014

 

2016

 

2014

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Operating income

 

$

226,115

 

$

250,287

 

$

433,077

 

$

443,484

 

Restructuring, integration and other expenses

 

 

21,222

 

 

13,257

 

 

47,180

 

 

31,577

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other

 

 

7,921

 

 

11,052

 

 

15,412

 

 

23,260

 

Adjusted operating income

 

$

255,258

 

$

274,596

 

$

495,669

 

$

498,321

 

 

Management believes that providing this additional information is useful to financial statement readers to better assess and understand operating performance, especially when comparing results with prior periods or forecasting performance for future periods, primarily because management typically monitors the business both including and excluding these adjustments to GAAP results. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures to establish operational

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goals and, in many cases, for measuring performance for compensation purposes. However, any analysis of results on a non-GAAP basis should be used as a complement to, and in conjunction with, results presented in accordance with GAAP.

 

OVERVIEW

 

Organization

 

Avnet, Inc., incorporated in New York in 1955, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Avnet”), is a global value-added distributor of electronic components, enterprise computer and storage products, IT solutions and services and embedded subsystems. Avnet creates a vital link in the technology supply chain that connects the world’s leading electronic component and computer product manufacturers and software developers with a global customer base of original equipment manufacturers, electronic manufacturing services providers, original design manufacturers, systems integrators, independent software vendors and value-added resellers. Avnet distributes electronic components, computer products and software, as received from its suppliers or through a customized solution, and offers assembly and other value-added services. In addition, Avnet provides engineering design, materials management and logistics services, system integration and configuration and supply chain services customized to meet specific requirements of both customers and suppliers.

 

Avnet’s two operating groups, — EM and TS, have operations in each of the three major economic regions of the world: the Americas; EMEA; and Asia/Pacific, consisting of Asia, Australia and New Zealand (“Asia”). A summary of each operating group is provided in Note 12, “Segment information” to the Company's consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Results of Operations

 

Executive Summary

 

Sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 were $6.85  billion, as compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2015 sales of $7.55 billion. The decrease in year-over-year reported sales of $703.8 million was the result of a $320.6 million decrease at EM and a $383.2 million decrease at TS. Sales decreased 5.1% year over year in constant currency as the result of a 3.4%  decrease at EM and a 7.6% decrease at TS.

 

Gross profit margin of 11.4% increased 27 basis points compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2015 as a result of gross profit margin improvements at TS across all regions, partially offset by a decline at EM.

 

Operating income margin was 3.3% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 as compared with 3.3% in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. Adjusted operating income margin was 3.7% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 as compared to 3.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. EM operating income margin decreased 9 basis points year over year to 4.2%. The decrease in EM operating income margin was primarily due to a decrease in sales and the translation impact of the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar year over year, partially offset by the impact of prior restructuring actions. TS operating income margin increased 51 basis points year over year to 4.3% primarily due to an increase in gross profit margin from portfolio management and changes in product mix and from the impact of prior restructuring actions.

 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company generated $118.0 million of cash from operating activities compared to a cash generation of $265.1 million from operating activities in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

 

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Sales

 

The following tables present the reconciliation of reported sales to organic sales for the second quarters and first six months of fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Quarter Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions/

 

 

 

 

 

 

As 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As

 

Divestitures (1)/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported -

 

Acquisitions/

 

Organic Sales -

 

Reported -

 

Estimated

 

Organic Sales -

 

 

 

Fiscal 2016

 

Divestitures (1)

 

Fiscal 2016

 

Fiscal 2016

 

Extra Week (2)

 

Fiscal 2016

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Avnet, Inc.

    

$

6,848,057

    

$

7,184

    

$

6,855,241

   

$  

13,817,751

    

$

(477,986)

    

$

13,339,765

 

EM

 

 

4,114,614

 

 

 —

 

 

4,114,614

 

 

8,586,016

 

 

(300,000)

 

 

8,286,016

 

TS

 

 

2,733,443

 

 

7,184

 

 

2,740,627

 

 

5,231,735

 

 

(177,986)

 

 

5,053,749

 

EM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

1,125,160

 

$

 —

 

$

1,125,160

 

$

2,390,368

 

$

(82,000)

 

$

2,308,368

 

EMEA

 

 

1,141,076

 

 

 —

 

 

1,141,076

 

 

2,467,512

 

 

(92,000)

 

 

2,375,512

 

Asia

 

 

1,848,378

 

 

 —

 

 

1,848,378

 

 

3,728,136

 

 

(126,000)

 

 

3,602,136

 

TS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

1,625,400

 

$

 —

 

$

1,625,400

 

$

3,134,135

 

$

(137,000)

 

$

2,997,135

 

EMEA

 

 

794,373

 

 

7,184

 

 

801,557

 

 

1,483,156

 

 

(17,986)

 

 

1,465,170

 

Asia

 

 

313,670

 

 

 —

 

 

313,670

 

 

614,444

 

 

(23,000)

 

 

591,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Quarter Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

As 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported -

 

Acquisitions/

 

Organic Sales -

 

Reported -

 

Acquisitions/

 

Organic Sales -

 

 

 

Fiscal 2015

 

Divestitures (1)

 

Fiscal 2015

 

Fiscal 2015

 

Divestitures (1)

 

Fiscal 2015

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Avnet, Inc.

    

$

7,551,880

    

$

39,561

    

$

7,591,441

   

$  

14,391,467

    

$

62,069

    

$

14,453,536

 

EM

 

 

4,435,190

 

 

 —

 

 

4,435,190

 

 

8,809,285

 

 

 —

 

 

8,809,285

 

TS

 

 

3,116,690

 

 

39,561

 

 

3,156,251

 

 

5,582,182

 

 

62,069

 

 

5,644,251

 

EM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

1,200,871

 

$

 —

 

$

1,200,871

 

$

2,414,902

 

$

 —

 

$

2,414,902

 

EMEA

 

 

1,205,310

 

 

 —

 

 

1,205,310

 

 

2,507,805

 

 

 —

 

 

2,507,805

 

Asia

 

 

2,029,009

 

 

 —

 

 

2,029,009

 

 

3,886,578

 

 

 —

 

 

3,886,578

 

TS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

1,851,017

 

$

 —

 

$

1,851,017

 

$

3,284,108

 

$

 —

 

$

3,284,108

 

EMEA

 

 

856,742

 

 

39,561

 

 

896,303

 

 

1,529,626

 

 

62,069

 

 

1,591,695

 

Asia

 

 

408,931

 

 

 —

 

 

408,931

 

 

768,448

 

 

 —

 

 

768,448

 

 


(1)

Includes the following acquisitions:

·

Orchestra Service Gmbh acquired November 2015 in the TS EMEA Region

·

ExitCertified acquired January 2016 in the TS Americas Region (no impact on organic sales as it was acquired at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016)

 

(2)

The impact of the additional week of sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 is estimated

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The table below provides the year-over-year comparison of reported second quarter sales for Avnet and the EM and TS operating groups to organic sales to allow readers to better understand and assess the Companys sales performance by operating group and region.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Reported

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

Sales

 

Sales

 

Year-Year %

 

Organic

 

Organic

 

Year-Year %

 

 

 

As Reported

 

As Reported

 

Change in

 

Sales

 

Sales

 

Change in

 

 

 

Q2-Fiscal

 

Year-Year

 

Constant 

 

Q2-Fiscal

 

Year-Year

 

Constant

 

 

    

2016

    

% Change

    

Currency

    

2016

    

% Change

    

Currency

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Avnet, Inc.

 

$

6,848,057

 

(9.3)

%

 

(5.1)

%

 

$

6,855,241

 

(9.7)

%

 

(5.5)

%

EM

 

 

4,114,614

 

(7.2)

 

 

(3.4)

 

 

 

4,114,614

 

(7.2)

 

 

(3.4)

 

TS

 

 

2,733,443

 

(12.3)

 

 

(7.6)

 

 

 

2,740,627

 

(13.2)

 

 

(8.5)

 

EM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

1,125,160

 

(6.3)

%

 

 —

 

 

$

1,125,160

 

(6.3)

%

 

 —

 

EMEA

 

 

1,141,076

 

(5.3)

 

 

7.5

%

 

 

1,141,076

 

(5.3)

 

 

7.5

%

Asia/Pacific

 

 

1,848,378

 

(8.9)

 

 

(8.3)

 

 

 

1,848,378

 

(8.9)

 

 

(8.3)

 

TS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

1,625,400

 

(12.2)

%

 

 —

 

 

$

1,625,400

 

(12.2)

%

 

 —

 

EMEA

 

 

794,373

 

(7.3)

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

801,557

 

(10.6)

 

 

(2.0)

%

Asia/Pacific

 

 

313,670

 

(23.3)

 

 

(15.5)

 

 

 

313,670

 

(23.3)

 

 

(15.5)

 

 

 

Avnet sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 were $6.85 billion, a decrease of 9.3%, or $703.8 million, from the second quarter of fiscal 2015 sales of $7.55 billion with both EM and TS contributing toward this decline. The decrease was primarily due to the translation impact of the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar year over year, weaker demand in the Americas region in both operating groups, decreases in the computing components business in TS and a lower level of high-volume supply chain engagements in EM Asia. Avnet sales in constant currency decreased 5.1% and organic sales in constant currency decreased 5.5% year over year.

 

EM sales of $4.11 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 decreased 7.2% from the second quarter of fiscal 2015 sales of $4.44 billion and EM sales in constant currency decreased 3.4%  year over year. On a regional basis, sales decreased 6.3% in the Americas region primarily due to weaker demand in the industrial end markets EM Americas serves. Sales in constant currency increased 7.5% in EMEA primarily due to strong demand across the region. Sales decreased 8.9% in Asia primarily as a result of a lower level of high-volume supply chain engagements year over year.

 

TS sales of $2.73 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 decreased 12.3% from the second quarter of fiscal 2015 sales of $3.12 billion. TS sales in constant currency decreased 7.6%  and organic sales in constant currency declined 8.5% year over year. On a regional basis, the Americas region had a decrease of 12.2% year over year primarily due to lower demand for storage products, a decline in the computing components business and differences in product mix year over year. Organic sales in constant currency decreased 2.0% in EMEA primarily due to declines in the computing components business. Sales in Asia decreased 23.3% primarily due to the translation impact of the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar and sales declines in the computing components business. At a product level, year-over-year growth in networking, software, and services was offset by a decline in storage and computing components.

 

Avnet sales for the first six months of fiscal 2016 were $13.82 billion, a decrease of 4.0% as compared to with sales of $14.39 billion for the first six months of fiscal 2015. EM sales of $8.59 billion for the first six months of fiscal 2016 decreased 2.5% as compared with the first six months of fiscal 2015 sales of $8.81 billion. TS sales of $5.23 billion for the first six months of fiscal 2016 decreased 6.3% as compared with the first six months of fiscal 2015 sales of $5.58 billion.

 

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Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margins

 

Avnet gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was $778.2 million, a decrease of $59.3 million, or 7.1%, from the second quarter of fiscal 2015 gross profit of $837.5 million, primarily due to decreased sales including the translation impact of the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar year over year partially offset by gross profit margin improvements at TS. Avnet gross profit margin of 11.4% increased 27 basis points from the second quarter of fiscal 2015. EM gross profit margin decreased primarily due to a decline in the EMEA region, partially offset by an increase in the Americas region. TS gross profit margin increased year over year primarily as a result of increases across all three regions primarily as a result of portfolio management and product mix difference between years.

 

Avnet gross profit and gross profit margins were $1.57 billion and 11.4%, respectively, for the first six months of fiscal 2016 as compared with $1.63 billion and 11.4%, respectively for the first six months of fiscal 2015. The decrease in gross profit was driven by a decrease in sales as discussed above. Gross profit margin was flat year over year as improvements in TS were offset by declines at EM.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A expenses”) were $530.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016, a decrease of $43.1 million, or 7.5%, from the second quarter of fiscal 2015. The year-over-year decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates between years and the impact of prior restructuring actions partially offset by increase in SG&A expenses to fund organic growth and other costs.

 

Metrics that management monitors with respect to its operating expenses are SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales and as a percentage of gross profit. In the second quarter of fiscal 2016, SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales were 7.8% and as a percentage of gross profit were 68.2% as compared with 7.6% and 68.5%, respectively, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. SG&A expenses, excluding amortization of acquired intangibles, as a percentage of gross profit was flat year over year. SG&A expense as a percentage of gross profit at EM increased 38 basis points year over year primarily due to increases in SG&A expenses to fund organic growth and other costs. SG&A expense as a percentage of gross profit at TS decreased 212 basis points year over year, primarily as a result of an increase in gross profit margin and savings realized from prior restructuring actions partially offset by an increase in SG&A expenses to fund organic growth and other costs.

 

SG&A expenses for the first six months of fiscal 2016 were $1.09 billion, or 7.9% of Avnet sales, as compared with $1.16 billion, or 8.1% of Avnet sales, in the first six months of fiscal 2015. SG&A expenses were 69.4% of gross profit in the first six months of 2016 as compared with 70.9% in the first six months of fiscal 2015.

 

Restructuring, Integration and Other Expenses

 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company incurred restructuring expenses related to certain actions intended to reduce future operating expenses. These actions include activities related to the Avnet Advantage initiative, which is focused on creating operational efficiencies. In addition, the Company incurred integration and other costs primarily associated with the integration of acquired businesses, the integration of certain global and regional businesses and the closure or divestiture of certain businesses. As a result, the Company recorded restructuring, integration and other expenses of $21.2 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2016. The Company recorded $17.0 million of restructuring costs and expects to realize approximately $10.0 million in incremental annualized operating cost savings once such restructuring actions are completed. The Company expects to realize approximately $28.0 million in incremental annualized cost savings as a result of restructuring actions taken in the first six months of fiscal 2016 once such restructuring actions are completed. The incremental annualized cost savings are expected to benefit EM by approximately $6.0 million and TS by approximately $4.0 million. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring expenses of approximately $5.0 million through the end of fiscal 2016 related to the restructuring actions initiated in the first six months of fiscal 2016 in order to achieve the annualized cost savings. The Company also incurred integration costs of $3.0 million, other costs of $1.0 million and an expense of $0.3 million for changes in estimates for costs associated with prior year restructuring actions. The after tax impact of restructuring, integration, and other expenses was $14.1 million and $0.10 per share on a diluted basis for the second quarter of fiscal 2016.  

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During the first six months of fiscal 2016, the Company incurred restructuring, integration and other expenses of $47.2 million, including restructuring costs of $31.5 million, integration costs of $4.5 million, other costs of $12.1 million and a net reversal for changes in estimates for costs associated with previous restructuring actions of $0.9 million. The after tax impact of restructuring, integration and other expenses for the first six months of fiscal 2016 was $30.4 million and $0.22 per share on a diluted basis.

 

Comparatively, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, restructuring, integration and other expenses were $13.3 million. The after tax impact of restructuring, integration, and other expenses was $10.2 million and $0.07 per share on a diluted basis.

 

In the first six months of fiscal 2015, restructuring, integration and other expenses were $31.6 million. The after tax impact of restructuring, integration and other expenses for the first six months of fiscal 2015 was $23.3 million and $0.16 per share on a diluted basis.

 

See Note 13, “Restructuring, integration and other expenses” to the Company's consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information related to restructuring, integration and other expenses.

 

Operating Income

 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company generated operating income of $226.1 million, representing a 9.7% decrease compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2015 operating income of $250.3 million. Adjusted operating income was $255.3 million, or 3.7% of sales, in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 as compared with $274.6 million, or 3.6% of sales, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. EM operating income of $174.0 million decreased 9.1% year over year and operating income margin decreased to 4.2% from 4.3%. The decrease in operating income margin at EM was primarily due to the translation impact of the strengthening U.S. Dollar and declines in sales year over year, partially offset by a decline in SG&A expenses. TS operating income of $117.1 million decreased $0.4 million year over year and operating income margin increased 51 basis points to 4.3% as a result of improvements in gross profit margin and a decline in SG&A expenses, partially offset by a decline in sales.

 

Operating income for the first six months of fiscal 2016 was $433.1 million, or 3.1% of Avnet sales, as compared with $443.5 million, or 3.1% of Avnet sales for the first six months of fiscal 2015.

 

Interest Expense and Other Income (Expense), Net

 

Interest expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was $22.4 million, a decrease of $2.2 million or 9.1%, as compared with interest expense of $24.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. Interest expense in the first six months of fiscal 2016 was $46.0 million, a decrease of $2.0 million or 4.2%, as compared with interest expense of $48.1 million in the first six months of fiscal 2015. The decrease in interest expense in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2016 was primarily related to the repayment at maturity of the $250.0 million 6.00% Notes in September 2015 and a corresponding lower average borrowing rate.

 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company incurred $6.5 million of other expense as compared with $5.5 million of other expense in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. During the first six months of fiscal 2016, the Company recognized $12.3 million of other expenses as compared with $7.0 million of other expenses in the first six months of fiscal 2015. The increase in other expense in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2016 is primarily attributable to the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar relative to foreign currencies year over year and the corresponding higher costs incurred to purchase forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to economically hedge such foreign currency exposures. 

 

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Income Tax Expense

 

The Company’s effective tax rate on its income before income taxes was 20.9% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 as compared with 25.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Companys effective tax rate was favorably impacted primarily by (i) the mix of income in lower tax jurisdictions, (ii) the release of valuation allowances against deferred tax assets that were determined to be realizable and (iii) the release of reserves related to audit settlements and the expiration of statutes of limitation. During the second quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company’s effective tax rate was favorably impacted by the mix of income in lower tax jurisdictions and the release of reserves, primarily related to the formal deregistration of a foreign branch.

 

For the first six months of fiscal 2016 and 2015, the Company’s effective tax rate was 23.6% and 24.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2016 was favorably impacted primarily by (i) the mix of income in lower tax jurisdictions, (ii) the release of valuation allowances against deferred tax assets that were determined to be realizable and (iii) the release of reserves related to audit settlements and the expiration of statutes of limitation. The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2015 was favorably impacted by the mix of income in lower tax rate jurisdictions and the release of reserves, primarily related to the formal deregistration of a foreign branch and the settlement of an audit in a foreign jurisdiction.

 

See Note 7, “Income taxes” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information on the Company's effective tax rate.

 

Net Income

 

As a result of the factors described in the preceding sections of this MD&A, the Company’s net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was $156.0 million, or $1.16 per share on a diluted basis, as compared with $163.7 million, or $1.18 per share on a diluted basis, in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. 

 

As a result of the factors described in the preceding sections of this MD&A, the Company’s net income for the first six months of fiscal 2016 was $286.3 million, or $2.11 per share on a diluted basis, as compared with $291.7 million, or $2.08 per share on a diluted basis, in the first six months of fiscal 2015.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Cash Flow

 

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

 

During the first six months of fiscal 2016, the Company generated $84.2 million of cash from its operating activities compared to a cash generation of $224.4 million in the first six months of fiscal 2015. These operating cash flows are comprised of: (i) cash flow generated from net income, adjusted for the impact of non-cash and other items, which includes depreciation and amortization expenses, deferred income taxes, stock-based compensation expense and other non-cash items (including provisions for doubtful accounts and periodic pension costs) and (ii) cash flows used for, or generated from, working capital and other, excluding cash and cash equivalents. Cash used for working capital and other was $330.3 million during the first six months of fiscal 2016, including increases in inventories of $197.8 million and accounts receivable of $413.1 million and a decrease in accrued expenses and other of $42.8 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $323.4 million. Comparatively, cash used for working capital and other was $222.1 million during the first six months of fiscal 2015, including increases in inventories of $6.0 million and accounts receivable of $711.1 million and a decrease in accrued expenses and other of $88.4 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $583.3 million.

 

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

 

During the first six months of fiscal 2016, the Company repaid upon maturity the $250 million of 6.00% Notes due September 2015. Additionally, the Company received net proceeds of $40.0 million under the Company's accounts

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receivable securitization program and received net proceeds of $444.3 million from borrowings of bank and other debt. During the first six months of fiscal 2016, the Company paid dividends on common stock of $45.0 million and repurchased $184.7 million of common stock.

 

During the first six months of fiscal 2015, the Company received net proceeds of $77.0 million under the Company's accounts receivable securitization program and made net repayments of $37.4 million for bank and other debt. During the first six months of fiscal 2015, the Company paid dividends on common stock of $43.9 million and repurchased $109.1 million of common stock.

 

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

 

During the first six months of fiscal 2016, the Company used $19.2 million of cash for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and used $74.8 million for capital expenditures primarily related to information system development costs, computer hardware and software purchases and facilities costs. Additionally, the Company received proceeds of $8.0 million from other investing activities. During the first six months of fiscal 2015, the Company used $83.6 million for capital expenditures and $8.8 million for other investing activities.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

For a detailed description of the Company’s long-term debt and lease commitments for the next five years and thereafter, see Long-Term Contractual Obligations appearing in Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2015. With the exception of the Company’s debt transactions discussed herein, there are no material changes to this information outside of normal borrowings and repayments of long-term debt and operating lease payments. The Company does not currently have any material uncancellable commitments for capital expenditures or inventory purchases.

 

Financing Transactions

 

See Note 4, “Debt” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information on financing transactions including the Credit Facility, the Program and the outstanding Notes as of January 2, 2016. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility and the Program as of January 2, 2016.

 

The Company has several lines of credit and other forms of bank debt in the U.S. and various foreign locations to fund the short-term working capital, foreign exchange, overdraft and letter of credit needs of its wholly owned subsidiaries primarily in EMEA and Asia. Avnet generally guarantees its subsidiaries’ obligations under such debt facilities.

 

Liquidity

 

The Company held cash and cash equivalents of $916.1 million as of January 2, 2016, of which $798.5 million was held outside the United States. As of June 27, 2015, the Company held cash and cash equivalents of $932.6 million, of which $855.8 million was held outside of the United States.

 

As of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company had a combined total borrowing capacity of $2.15 billion under the Credit Facility and the Program. There were $426.4 million in borrowings outstanding and $4.9 million in letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility and $690.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Program, resulting in approximately $1.03 billion of total availability as of January 2, 2016. Availability under the Program is subject to the Company having sufficient eligible receivables to support desired borrowings. During the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2016, the Company had an average daily balance outstanding of approximately $416.5 million and $307.6 million, respectively, under the Credit Facility and approximately $737.3 million and $733.1 million, respectively, under the Program. During the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2015, the Company had an average daily balance outstanding of approximately $54.0 million and $30.0 million, respectively, under the Credit Facility and approximately $823.0 million and $770.0 million, respectively, under the Program. The Company expects to use cash on hand, available borrowing capacity or engage in a capital markets transaction in order to repay the $300.0 million of 6.63%

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Notes due September 2016. The Company expects to renew or replace the Program on similar terms, subject to market conditions, before its maturity in August 2016. 

 

During periods of weakening demand in the electronic components and enterprise computer solutions industry, the Company typically generates cash from operating activities. Conversely, the Company is more likely to use operating cash flows for working capital requirements during periods of higher growth. During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company generated $118.0 million from operating activities. The Company generated $443.7 million from operating activities over the trailing four fiscal quarters ended January 2, 2016.

 

Liquidity is subject to many factors, such as normal business operations as well as general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, and regulatory factors that are beyond the Company’s control. Cash balances generated and held in foreign locations are used for ongoing working capital, capital expenditure needs and to support acquisitions. These balances are currently expected to be permanently reinvested outside the United States. If these funds were needed for general corporate use in the United States, the Company would incur significant income taxes to repatriate cash held in foreign locations. In addition, local government regulations may restrict the Company’s ability to move funds among various locations under certain circumstances. Management does not believe such restrictions would limit the Company’s ability to pursue its intended business strategy. Management believes that Avnet’s available borrowing capacity, its current cash on hand and the Company’s expected ability to generate operating cash flows in the future will be sufficient to meet its future liquidity needs. 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.

 

During the first half of fiscal 2016, the Company utilized $19.2 million of cash, net of cash acquired, for acquisitions. The Company has made, and expects to continue to make, strategic investments through acquisition activity to the extent the investments strengthen Avnet’s competitive position and meet management’s return on capital thresholds.

 

In addition to continuing to make investments in acquisitions, as of January 2, 2016, the Company may repurchase up to an aggregate of $367.4 million of shares of the Company’s common stock through a $1.25 billion share repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors. The Company may repurchase stock from time to time at the discretion of management, subject to strategic considerations, market conditions and other factors. The Company may terminate or limit the share repurchase program at any time without prior notice. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors such as share price, corporate and regulatory requirements, and prevailing market conditions. Since the beginning of the repurchase program through the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company has repurchased 26.5 million shares of stock at an aggregate cost of $882.6 million. Shares repurchased were retired. Subsequent to January 2, 2016, through January 27, 2016, the Company has repurchased 1.7 million shares at an aggregate cost of $64.8 million. Additionally, the Company currently expects to pay quarterly cash dividends on shares of its common stock, subject to approval of the Board of Directors. During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.17 per share, which resulted in $22.4 million of dividend payments during the quarter.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 1, “Basis of presentation and new accounting pronouncements” to the Company's consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

 

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The Company seeks to reduce earnings and cash flow volatility associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates by entering into financial arrangements that are intended to provide an economic hedge against all or a portion of the risks associated with such volatility. The Company continues to have exposure to such risks to the extent they are not economically hedged.

 

See Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 27, 2015, for further discussion of market risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Avnet’s exposure to such risks has not changed materially since June 27, 2015, as the Company continues to economically hedge the majority of its foreign exchange exposures. Thus, any increase or decrease

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in fair value of the Company’s forward foreign currency exchange contracts is generally offset by an opposite effect on the related hedged position. For interest rate risk, the Company continues to maintain a combination of fixed and variable rate debts to mitigate the exposure to fluctuation in market interest rates.

 

See Liquidity and Capital Resources — Financing Transactions appearing in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q for further discussion of the Company’s financing transactions and capital structure. As of January 2, 2016,  74% of the Company’s debt bears interest at a fixed rate and 26% of the Company’s debt bears interest at variable rates. Therefore, a hypothetical 1.0% (100 basis points) increase in interest rates would result in a $1.4 million decrease in income before income taxes in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the reporting period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective such that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, there were no changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

 

As a result primarily of certain former manufacturing operations, Avnet has incurred and may have future liability under various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those governing pollution and exposure to, and the handling, storage and disposal of, hazardous substances. For example, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”) and similar state laws, Avnet is and may be liable for the costs of cleaning up environmental contamination on or from certain of its current or former properties, and at off-site locations where the Company disposed of wastes in the past. Such laws may impose joint and several liability. Typically, however, the costs for clean up at such sites are allocated among potentially responsible parties based upon each party’s relative contribution to the contamination, and other factors.

 

Pursuant to SEC regulations, including but not limited to Item 103 of Regulation S-K, the Company regularly assesses the status of and developments in pending environmental and other compliance related legal proceedings to determine whether any such proceedings should be identified specifically in this discussion of legal proceedings, and has concluded that no particular pending legal proceeding requires public disclosure. Based on the information known to date, management believes that the Company has appropriately accrued in its consolidated financial statements for its share of the estimable costs of environmental and other compliance related matters.

 

The Company is also party to various other lawsuits, claims, investigations and other legal proceedings arising from time to time in the normal course of business. While litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, management currently believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

 

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Item 1A.Risk Factors

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Company. You can find many of these statements by looking for words like “believes,” “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. You should understand that the following important factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2015, 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:

 

·

the effect of global economic conditions, including the current global economic uncertainty;

 

·

competitive pressures among distributors of electronic components and computer products;

 

·

cyclicality in the technology industry, particularly in the semiconductor sector;

 

·

relationships with key suppliers and allocations of products by suppliers;

 

·

risks relating to the Company's international sales and operations, including risks relating to the ability to repatriate cash, foreign currency fluctuations, duties and taxes, and compliance with international and U.S. laws;

 

·

risks relating to acquisitions and investments;

 

·

adverse effects on the Company's supply chain, shipping costs, third-party service providers, customers and suppliers, including as a result of issues caused by natural and weather-related disasters;

 

·

risks related to cyber attacks and the Company's information systems;

 

·

general economic and business conditions (domestic and foreign) affecting Avnet's financial performance and, indirectly, Avnet's credit ratings, debt covenant compliance, and liquidity and access to financing; and

 

·

legislative or regulatory changes affecting Avnet’s businesses.

 

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.

 

The discussion of Avnet’s business and operations should be read together with the risk factors contained in Item 1A of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2015, which describe various risks and uncertainties to which the Company is or may become subject. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to affect Avnet’s business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies or prospects in a material and adverse manner. As of January 2, 2016, there have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2015.

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

 

The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to $1.25 billion of the Companys common stock under the Company’s share repurchase program. The following table includes the Company’s monthly purchases of the Company’s common stock during the second quarter of fiscal 2016, under the share repurchase program, which is part of a publicly announced plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total Number of 

 

 Approximate Dollar 

 

 

 

Total

 

Average

 

 Shares Purchased 

 

 Value of Shares That 

 

 

 

Number

 

Price

 

 as Part of Publicly 

 

 May Yet Be 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Paid per

 

 Announced Plans 

 

 Purchased under the

 

Period

 

Purchased

 

Share

 

 or Programs 

 

Plans or Programs 

 

October

    

247,474

    

$

44.88

    

247,474

    

$

396,265,000

 

November

 

119,013

 

$

44.81

 

119,013

 

$

390,932,000

 

December

 

532,300

 

$

44.12

 

532,300

 

$

367,447,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 6.Exhibits

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

    

Exhibit

10.1*

 

Manager’s Agreement between Avnet Europe Executive BVBA and Patrick Zammit

 

 

 

31.1*

 

Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2*

 

Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1**

 

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2**

 

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS*

 

XBRL Instance Document.

 

 

 

101.SCH*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

 

 

 

101.DEF*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.CAL*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.LAB*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.PRE*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 


*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith. The information in these exhibits shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to liability under that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

 

 

AVNET, INC.
(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ KEVIN MORIARTY

 

 

Kevin Moriarty

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: January 28, 2016 

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avt_Ex_10-1

Exhibit 10.1

 

Manager’s agreement

 

Between:

Avnet Europe Executive BVBA, a company incorporated under the Laws of Belgium, registered at the Crossroads bank for enterprises under number 0632.679.431 and having its registered offices at 20 Kouterveldstraat 20, 1831 Machelen, duly represented by Mr. Jan Hermans and Mr. Dirk De Vos in their capacity as managers.

 

 

 

Hereinafter referred to as “Avnet”.

 

 

And:

Mr. Patrict Zammit, residing at __________ Brussels;

 

 

 

Hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Zammit”.

 

 

 

Avnet and Mr. Zammit are collectively referred to as “the Parties”.

 

WHEREAS Avnet’s General Meeting of shareholders will appoint Mr. Zammit as a remunerated manager of Avnet on 1 October 2015;

 

WHEREAS by the conclusion of the present agreement, the Parties wish to determine the terms and conditions under which Mr. Zammit will perform his duties as a manager of Avnet, as from his appointment in such capacity by the General Meeting of shareholders scheduled on 1 October 2015;  

 

WHEREAS for the performance of his manager’s office, Mr. Zammit shall act as a self-employed person, both Parties declaring to be fully aware of the implications hereof.

 

THE PARTIES HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

 

Article 1 – Definitions

 

In the present agreement (the “Agreement”) the following terms have the following meanings:

-

“Avnet Group” means Avnet and any and all subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies.

 

-

“Confidential Information” means personal data or commercial, technical, strategic, operational or financial data concerning Avnet or the Avnet Group, or business partners or employees of either or both, which Mr. Zammit has obtained in the context of the Agreement or his employment within the Avnet Group, irrespective of the form of the data (electronic, hard copy, verbal, etc.).

 

Article 2 - Object of the Agreement

 

By the Agreement, the Parties wish to determine the terms and conditions under which Mr. Zammit will perform as manager bearing the title of President, Avnet Technology Solutions.  

 


 

Article 3 – Obligations of Mr. Zammit

 

3.1. Mr. Zammit commits to work towards achieving Avnet‘s objectives and to carry out his duties in a loyal and efficient manner and to promote the interest and reputation of the Avnet Group and to not intentionally undertake any action which could be harmful to its interests and/or reputation.

 

3.2. In his capacity as manager of Avnet, Mr. Zammit undertakes to perform his duties on a self-employed basis and in full liberty. In particular, Mr. Zammit will freely dispose of his working time and shall never be given instructions regarding the organization of his work and/or the practical modalities of the performance of his duties.

 

3.3. Mr. Zammit undertakes to be available for the performance of his duties during the time considered necessary to fulfill his obligations resulting from the Agreement with a minimum of 221 man-days per year.

 

3.4. Mr. Zammit is allowed to use the Avnet Group’s infrastructure and documentation as far as it is necessary for the proper performance of the Agreement. Given the fact that he is authorized to use the Avnet Group’s infrastructure, he agrees to comply with all applicable instructions regarding safety and health in the Avnet Group’s buildings where employees work.

 

3.5. Mr. Zammit undertakes to perform his functions with due diligence and in accordance with generally accepted and consistently applied business practices. Mr. Zammit shall, at all times, (a) take into consideration the objectives and best interest of Avnet and the Avnet Group, (b) comply with all applicable laws and regulations and (c) comply with all corporate policies and codes of business ethics established by the Avnet Group.

 

3.6. Mr. Zammit also undertakes to communicate to the General Meeting of Avnet all information which is relevant for Avnet.

 

Article 4 – Place of performance and mobility

 

4.1. Mr. Zammit will perform his duties mainly from Diegem.  Mr. Zammit acknowledges that Avnet may at its sole discretion assign him to another place of work within 80 kilometers from Avnet’s office at Diegem for a temporary or indefinite period.  Avnet may also assign Mr. Zammit to another place of work outside 80 kilometers from Avnet’s office at Diegem for a temporary or indefinite period, however with Mr. Zammit’s consent.  

 

4.2. In view of the international scope of activities of Avnet, Mr. Zammit acknowledges and accepts that the proper performance of his duties entails that he will have to travel frequently to other locations abroad and perform temporary assignments abroad. He accepts that international mobility is inherent to the performance of his duties. 

 

Article 5 – Compensation 

 


 

5.1. For the performance of his office of remunerated manager, Mr. Zammit will be entitled to a Total Compensation (OTE), split as follows:

 

-

a yearly fixed Compensation paid in 12 equal monthly installments, which includes the allowances as defined by and according to the Belgian Tax Circular of August 8, 1983 that will be reviewed on no less than an annual basis.  For FY16, the fixed compensation is EUR 440.000 gross;

 

-

a yearly variable Compensation if the Avnet Group attains certain targets.  The amount of variable compensation, the measurement criteria and the terms of payment will be defined in Mr. Zammit’s annual incentive pay plan at the beginning of each fiscal year.  For FY16, the target variable compensation is EUR 440.000 gross.  

 

5.2. The Total Compensation will be paid on the individual bank account indicated by Mr. Zammit, after the deduction of applicable withholding taxes.  In case of incomplete year, the Total Compensation will be prorated in accordance with periods during which Mr. Zammit has performed his duties.

 

5.3. In case of non-performance of the Agreement during an uninterrupted period of 6 months due to sickness and/or accident, Avnet will continue to pay the Total Compensation during the said period of 6 months. As from the 1st day of the second month, Mr. Zammit will fall under the disability insurance as provided in article 6 of the Agreement and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this insurance.

 

Article 6 – Insurances 

 

6.1. Avnet will subscribe Mr. Zammit to the following benefits and will pay the premiums in accordance with the applicable policies within Avnet Group:

 

-

Individual Pension Commitment (including death insurance and pension);

-

Collective Guaranteed Income Insurance;

-

DKV;

-

Travel assistance insurance; and

-      D&O insurance.

 

6.2. Avnet shall reimburse Mr. Zammit the annual contribution to the French Management Pension insurance at Groupe Humanis (CRE + IRCAFEX).  The quarterly premium is calculated on a reference salary, fixed at EUR 185,312 for 2015, and reevaluated annually.  If a taxation is required by law, Mr. Zammit himself is responsible for this. 

 

Article 7 – Company Car

 

7.1. Avnet will provide Mr. Zammit with a company car, type BMW 740 standard or similar, for carrying out his professional activities.  Avnet will also provide Mr. Zammit with a fuel card.

 


 

7.2. Mr. Zammit must use the company car and the fuel card with due diligence, in accordance with Avnet’s car policy.  Mr. Zammit acknowledges having received a copy of the car policy, having examined its content, and agrees to comply with it.

 

7.3. Mr. Zammit may use the company car for private purposes, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the car policy.

 

7.4. A benefit in kind will be declared in line with the applicable tax and social security regulations. 

 

Article 8 – Tax regime

 

8.1. The Avnet Group has filed a request on behalf of Mr. Zammit and has obtained the application of the special tax regime for foreign executives.

 

8.2. Mr. Zammit will not undertake any action that could jeopardize the approval or continued application of the special tax regime for foreign executives or reduce the benefits for the Avnet Group.

 

8.3. Mr. Zammit shall keep all documents related to his professional travel outside Belgium, such as boarding passes, train tickets, visa stubs, etc., and forward these upon simple request of Avnet or designated tax consultancy firm to the latter.

 

8.4. If Mr. Zammit ever loses the benefits and the application of the special tax regime for foreign executives, for whatever reason, Avnet will not be liable and will not be held to compensate Mr. Zammit in any way.

 

8.5. If in the course of performance of the Agreement, the benefit of the expatriate tax regime which currently applies to Mr. Zammit would be withdrawn or lost, then Avnet shall use its best efforts to explore and agree with Mr. Zammit alternative terms and conditions which will aim at minimizing the adverse financial impact of such withdrawal or loss, without however resulting in an excess salary cost to Avnet.

 

Article 9 – Social security status

 

9.1. Mr. Zammit will be subject to the Belgian social security scheme for self-employed workers. He undertakes to register to a Belgian social insurance fund for self-employed workers and to maintain his affiliation during the entire duration of the Agreement and to pay the necessary social security contributions to his social insurance fund.

 

9.2. Should Mr. Zammit’s social insurance fund claim any social security contribution due by Mr. Zammit from Avnet, Mr. Zammit agrees to reimburse Avnet immediately.  Avnet also reserves the right to withhold from Mr. Zammit’s remuneration any social security contributions due by Mr. Zammit in his capacity as self-employed worker and claimed from Avnet by Mr. Zammit’s social insurance fund for self-employed workers. 

 


 

9.3.  Avnet commits itself to facilitate the payment of the social security contributions due by Mr. Zammit to the social insurance fund.

 

Article 10 – Reimbursement of expenses

 

Avnet will reimburse Mr. Zammit for his actual travel expenses and other expenses made in performance of the Agreement, to the extent that those costs are accompanied by the appropriate documentary evidence and are in line with Avnet’s policies.  The expenses must be reasonable in amount and type and they must be made in the interest of Avnet.

 

Article 11 – Duration and termination

 

11.1. The Agreement is concluded for an indefinite duration and shall be effective as of Mr. Zammit’s appointment as manager by Avnet’s General Meeting.

 

11.2. Each Party will have the right to terminate this Agreement at all times subject to giving the other party notice in writing and sent by registered mail. 

 

The notice period to be complied with or the period covered by the indemnity in lieu of notice by Avnet will be 23,5 months.

 

In addition, Mr. Zammit will also be entitled to an additional notice period or indemnity in lieu of notice corresponding to 1 month per fully completed year beginning with the start of this Agreement.

 

Avnet has the right to pay an indemnity in lieu of notice equal to the part of the Total Compensation as detailed in article 4 of the Agreement and the benefits provided in articles 6 and 7 which correspond to the number of months of the notice period that is not performed.

 

The notice period to be complied with by Mr. Zammit will be 6 months.

 

Article 12 – Serious cause

 

12.1. Avnet may terminate the Agreement with immediate effect, without notice or payment in lieu, if serious misconduct or any other conduct of Mr. Zammit renders it immediately and definitively impossible to continue any further professional relations between the Parties.

 

12.2. Examples of serious cause which would result in the immediate termination of the Agreement, include but are not limited to:

 

(1)

Any serious breach by Mr. Zammit of his duties, as defined by the Agreement;

 

(2)

Any breach of the duty of confidentiality;

 

(3)

Any forgery of documents, or fraud;


 

 

(4)

Any misuse of a credit card of the Avnet Group or the Avnet Group’s funds;

 

(5)

Any other criminal offense or any other act which is of such nature that it definitively breaks the trust between the Parties or which could damage the reputation or public image of the Avnet Group, provided, however, that any criminal offence charged to Mr. Zammit solely by virtue of his status as a director or officer of the Avnet Group and not by virtue of any act or willful omission by him shall not constitute serious cause;

 

(6)

Any unjustified absence of three consecutive days;

 

(7)

Any public statement which would damage the reputation or the public image of the Avnet Group; and

 

(8)

Any breach by Mr. Zammit of a third party’s intellectual property rights.

 

Article 13 – Conflict of interests

 

Where Mr. Zammit has any direct or indirect patrimonial interest to a decision or operation submitted to the managers, Mr. Zammit undertakes to notify the managers and Avnet’s statutory auditor hereof in accordance with article 259 of the Belgian Company Code.

 

Article 14 – Unfair competition

 

14.1. Mr. Zammit is prohibited from engaging in or co-operating in any unfair competition, both during the performance of and after the termination of the Agreement. Examples of unfair competition include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

(1)

Use of Avnet’s or the Avnet Group’s names or logos for Mr. Zammit’s own benefit or for the benefit of any corporate person or individual other than Avnet or the Avnet Group;


Any act which could confuse Avnet’s or the Avnet Group’s clients or suppliers about the activities of Avnet or the Avnet Group;

 

(2)

Mr. Zammit representing himself as being in any way connected with or interested in the business of Avnet or the Avnet Group after the termination of the Agreement; or

(3)

Any attempt to induce or encourage any agent, any other intermediary, supplier or service provider of Avnet or the Avnet Group to cease providing services or the delivery of goods to Avnet or the Avnet Group or to change the conditions under which these goods or services are delivered in a manner that is disadvantageous to Avnet or the Avnet Group.

 

14.2. The following practices will also be considered unfair competition, to the extent that they are associated with one of the practices referred to under Articles 14.1(1) – 14.1(4) or have the intention or


 

effect or is accompanied by the destabilizing of the undertakings of Avnet or the Avnet Group, causing confusion, being misleading, portraying Avnet or the Avnet Group in a bad light, making deceptive statements, using Confidential Information, obtaining disproportionate advantages, engaging in parasitic competition, abusing rights or being an accomplice as a third party to a breach of contract:

 

(1)

(Directly or indirectly) soliciting collaborators of Avnet or the Avnet Group (irrespective of whether these collaborators would breach their own employment agreement or contract).

 

(2)

Enticing away clients or prospective clients of Avnet or the Avnet Group. For the purpose of this article “prospective clients” means undertakings with whom Avnet or the Avnet Group is or has been in negotiation with at any given time in the three-year period preceding the termination of the Agreement with a view to providing services and/or goods to that undertaking, unless Avnet or the Avnet Group respectively has decided that it will not provide services or goods to the undertaking concerned.

 

14.3. Article 14 in no way affects article 15 (non-competition).

 

Article 15 – Non-competition clause

 

15.1. If the Agreement ends for whatever reason, Mr. Zammit is prohibited from undertaking any activity that competes with Avnet or the Avnet Group either directly, by exploiting an undertaking himself, or indirectly by accepting a position as a collaborator in an undertaking with competing activities. Hereby, it is irrelevant whether or not the competing activity is fair or unfair, and whether or not it is performed for Mr. Zammit’s own account or for the account of a third party.

 

15.2. The non-compete obligation set out in this article 15:

 

-

only applies if the undertaking referred to in article 15.1 competes with or is contemplating competing with Avnet or the Avnet Group and is limited to identical or similar activities to those performed by Mr. Zammit for Avnet or the Avnet Group;

 

-

applies in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific; and

 

-

applies for 12 months from and including the day on which the Agreement ends.

 

15.3. In the event any competent court holds that the territorial scope of article 15.2. is deemed to be too wide and hence puts an undue burden on Mr. Zammit, the Parties agree to nevertheless observe the key provisions of the covenant but to limit the territorial scope of article 15.2. to the countries listed in Annex A.

 

15.4. Within 15 days of the Agreement ending, Avnet may waive its rights under this article 15 for any reason at its discretion. Any such waiver must be given in writing.

 

If Avnet does not waive the application of this article 15, Avnet must pay Mr. Zammit a one-off lump-sum payment equal to 100% of Mr. Zammit’s gross fixed salary for a period equivalent to the number of


 

months during which this article 15 applies. The reference salary to be taken into account is the gross salary that Mr. Zammit received during the month preceding the day on which his duties as manager were terminated.

 

If Mr. Zammit breaches this article 15, Mr. Zammit must reimburse Avnet for the amount paid by Avnet under the previous paragraph, and in addition pay Avnet an equivalent amount as a penalty. Avnet may claim additional compensation based on the actual injury suffered and proven by Avnet.

 

Article 16 – Exclusivity

 

16.1. Mr. Zammit acknowledges and accepts that his duties and responsibilities demand, and his remuneration was fixed in such a way, so that Mr. Zammit is required to devote his full working time and ability to Avnet’s business.

 

16.2. Avnet must consent in advance if Mr. Zammit wishes to undertake any other professional activity. Avnet may refuse its consent without giving reasons, or may subject its consent to certain conditions.

 

This consent is required for any professional activity, whether or not remunerated, that:

 

(1)

Mr. Zammit carries out directly as a self-employed person or as an employee, officer or representative of a company or unincorporated association; or

 

(2)

A company or unincorporated association that is under Mr. Zammit’s control carries out.

 

16.3. Mr. Zammit is prohibited from performing any other activity (whether or not remunerated, for his own account or for a third party) other than in performance of the Agreement, that:

 

(1)

Is competitive in any way with Avnet’s or the Avnet Group’s activities;

 

(2)

Is harmful in any way to the interests or reputation of Avnet, the Avnet Group or of the clients of Avnet or the Avnet Group; or

 

(3)

Obstructs or prevents the proper performance of the Agreement.

 

Article 17 – Confidentiality

 

17.1. Both during the term of the Agreement and after it ends, Mr. Zammit must not:

 

-  disclose any Confidential Information to any third party;

-  use any Confidential Information for his own purposes (whether or not for financial gain) or for the purposes of any other third party (whether or not for financial gain); or

-  through any failure to exercise due care and diligence, permit or cause any unauthorized disclosure of any Confidential Information.

 


 

17.2. Both during the term of the Agreement and after it ends, Mr. Zammit must spontaneously, or at the latest on the first request of Avnet, return all Confidential Information to Avnet, irrespective of how the Confidential Information is stored.

 

17.3. Article 17.1. will not apply to:

 

-

Any use or disclosure which is necessary in the context of and for the purpose of the proper performance of the Agreement;

-

Any use or disclosure with the prior written consent of Avnet; or

-

Any disclosure ordered by a court or other competent authority.

 

Article 18 – Non-solicitation

 

18.1 Mr. Zammit must with regards to any person who is at any time during the term of the Agreement:

 

(1)

a collaborator of Avnet or the Avnet Group:

 

-

not attempt or participate in an attempt to

 

-

recruit that person (or otherwise employ them as a self-employed service provider, or in any other capacity); or

 

-

incite that person to end his or her professional relationship with Avnet or the Avnet Group;

(2)

a client, prospective client, supplier or any other party to a contract with Avnet or the Avnet Group entice that entity;

 

-

to terminate its relationship with Avnet or the Avnet Group; or

-

substantially reduce its business with Avnet or the Avnet Group, or change the terms and conditions of the business with Avnet or the Avnet Group in any unfavorable way.

 

18.2. For the application of this article 18 “prospective client” means: persons, companies, or any other entities that Avnet or the Avnet Group is negotiating with, or has negotiated with a view to the supply of services or goods to that person, company or other entity, except where Avnet or the Avnet Group has decided that it does not wish to supply goods, or services to the person, company or other entity in question.

 

18.3. The limitation imposed in this article 18 applies both during the term of the Agreement and during a period of 12 months after the termination thereof.

 

Article 19Duties of Mr. Zammit upon termination 

 


 

On termination of the Agreement, for whatever reason, Mr. Zammit must return to Avnet immediately the following:

 

-

All business cards and credit cards issued to him by Avnet or the Avnet Group;

-

All documents containing Confidential Information (without making any copies) that are in his possession;

-

Any keys to Avnet premises;

-

The company car and fuel card;

-

All materials pertaining to any intellectual property rights transferred to Avnet; and

-

All other property, materials and equipment in his possession belonging to Avnet or the Avnet Group.

 

Article 20 – Intellectual property rights

 

20.1. All systems, programs, software (object codes as well as source codes), documents, databases, manuals, reports, trade secrets, inventions, improvements, know-how and all other work created, designed, developed or produced by Mr. Zammit, whether or not by using the facilities of Avnet, in the course of or in relation with the performance of this Agreement, or that relate to the activities of Avnet or the Avnet Group (the “Works”) shall remain or become the exclusive property of Avnet. This exclusivity implies but is not limited to the transfer and assignment of all intellectual and other proprietary rights in the Works to Avnet. 

 

20.2. All intellectual and other proprietary rights in the Works (including but not limited to copyrights, trademark rights, rights on databases, rights on computer programs as well as patent rights) that have come into existence or will come into existence in the course of or in relation with the performance of this Agreement are immediately transferred and assigned to Avnet as from their coming into existence or, as from the execution of this Agreement for rights already in existence at the time of contracting.

 

20.3. The transfer and assignment of these intellectual and other proprietary rights in the Works includes, but is not limited to the transfer and assignment of the right to reproduce, modify, translate, adapt, use to make derivative works, distribute, rent, lend and/or communicate the Works to the public, partially or completely, in each and any way, for internal (including but not limited to research and development) and external use. The transfer and assignment is valid for all countries, in the most extensive way possible as permitted by law, without limitation in time other than the legal duration of validity of these rights and without further payment than the Total Compensation as provided for performing this Agreement.

 

20.4. Mr. Zammit undertakes to fully inform Avnet, upon first demand of Avnet, that he has created, designed, developed or produced certain Works. Mr. Zammit undertakes to fully communicate all information and know-how in relation to the Works to Avnet, and this immediately upon the creation, design, development or production of the Works.

 

20.5. Should Avnet decide, without having any obligations whatsoever, to file for any registered intellectual property rights in relation to a Work, Mr. Zammit undertakes, upon first demand of Avnet,


 

upon expenses borne by Avnet, to provide all necessary or useful cooperation and to provide and sign all documents in order to permit, facilitate or accelerate any application for any registered intellectual property right. Mr. Zammit undertakes not to apply for any registered intellectual property right nor to ask a third party to apply for a registered intellectual property right related to the Works without the written express authorization of Avnet.

 

20.6. Avnet has the exclusive right to decide, when and how, to exploit the Works.  Works that have not been exploited remain the exclusive property of Avnet. Avnet can adapt and modify the Works as it deems appropriate in order to exploit the Works. Mr. Zammit agrees not to oppose the adaptation or the modification of the Works. Mr. Zammit agrees that Avnet may exploit the Works without mentioning Mr. Zammits name.

 

Article 21 – Nullity

 

If one or several provisions of the Agreement are held to be void in whole or in part, the remaining provisions will not be affected by the nullity and will consequently continue to be valid.

 

Article 22 – Previous agreements

 

The present agreement cancels and replaces all previous contracts, agreements, arrangements that might have been previously concluded, verbally or by written, between Mr. Zammit and the Avnet Group with the same subject.

 

Article 23 – Miscellaneous

 

23.1. Any amendment to this agreement has to be agreed upon in writing by the Parties.

 

23.2. Any notification shall be made at the residence or at the registered offices of the Parties as above-mentioned unless the modification of the residence or the registered offices has been previously communicated in writing to the other Party in accordance with this provision.

 

Article 24 – Applicable law and arbitration

 

24.1. The present agreement is governed by Belgian law.

 

24.2. In case of any dispute in connection with the conclusion, the existence, the validity, the interpretation, the execution and/or the termination of the Agreement, the Parties will endeavor to settle the dispute by amicable agreement. Failing that, the dispute shall be exclusively and finally settled under the Belgian Center for Arbitration and Mediation Rules of Arbitration (CEPANI) by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with those rules. The language of the procedure shall be [French/Dutch] and the place of arbitration shall be Brussels.    

 

Article 25 – Elimination of Avnet Europe Executive BVBA

 


 

In the event the management structure of the Avnet Group is modified without elimination of Mr. Zammit’s position, but with the effect that Avnet Europe Executive BVBA ceases to exist or operate, Mr. Zammit shall have the right to be re-employed by another Avnet Group company in the same or a similar position, provided Mr. Zammit consents, without additional claims, to the transfer of his employment agreement to another Avnet Group company, providing for a remuneration package globally equivalent to Mr. Zammit’s remuneration package before such transfer, and providing for the taking-over of his accrued length of service within the Avnet Group.

 

The present agreement, including the annex, contains 13 pages. It was made in two original copies in Diegem, on October 1, 2015, both Parties acknowledging receipt of one original copy duly signed by the other party.

 

 

 

/s/ Dirk De Vos “Read and approved”

For Avnet,

Dirk De Vos

 

 

/s/ Jan Hermans “Read and approved”

For Avnet,

Jan Hermans

 

 

/s/ Patrick Zammit “Read and approved”

Mr. Zammit


 

BIJLAGE A / ANNEX A

 

Australië

Oostenrijk

België

Brazilië

Canada

China

Tsjechië

Denemarken

Frankrijk

Duitsland

Hong Kong

Hongarije

Indië

Indonesië

Ierland

Israël

Italië

Maleisië

Mexico

Nederland

Polen

Roemenië

Rusland

Singapore

Zuid-Afrika

Zuid-Korea

Spanje

Zweden

Zwitserland

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkije

Verenigde Arabische Emiraten

Verenigd Koninkrijk

Verenigde Staten van Amerika

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

China

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

Poland

Romania

Russian Federation

Singapore

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

 

 


avt_Ex_31-1

 

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Richard Hamada, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Avnet, Inc.;

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(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is 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 in 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; and

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 the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) 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 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: January 28, 2016 

 

 

/s/ RICHARD HAMADA

 

Richard Hamada

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 


avt_Ex_31-2

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Kevin Moriarty, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Avnet, Inc.;

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(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is 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 in 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; and

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 the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) 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 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: January 28, 2016 

 

 

/s/ KEVIN MORIARTY

 

Kevin Moriarty

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 


avt_Ex_32-1

 

Exhibit 32.1

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 on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 2, 2016 (the “Report”), I, Richard Hamada, Chief Executive Officer of Avnet, Inc., (the “Company”) hereby certify that:

1.

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, 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: January 28, 2016 

 

 

/s/ RICHARD HAMADA

 

Richard Hamada

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 


avt_Ex_32-2

 

Exhibit 32.2

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 on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 2, 2016 (the “Report”), I, Kevin Moriarty, Chief Financial Officer of Avnet, Inc., (the “Company”) hereby certify that:

1.

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, 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: January 28, 2016 

 

 

/s/ KEVIN MORIARTY

 

Kevin Moriarty

 

Chief Financial Officer