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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Form 10-K
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023
or
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 1-4224
Avnet, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
11-1890605
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2211 South 47th Street,
Phoenix, Arizona
(Address of principal executive offices)
85034
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (480) 643-2000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share
Trading Symbol
AVT
Name of Each Exchange on Which registered:
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☑
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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer ☑
Accelerated Filer ☐
Non-accelerated Filer ☐
Smaller Reporting Company ☐
Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial
reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the
correction of an error to previously issued financial statements ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that require a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the
registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to Section 240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑
The aggregate market value (approximate) of the registrant’s common equity held by non-affiliates based on the closing price of a share of the registrant’s common stock
for Nasdaq Global Select Market composite transactions on December 30, 2022 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was
$3,746,669,975.
As of August 11, 2023, the total number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock was 91,491,188 shares, net of treasury shares.
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement (to be filed pursuant to Reg. 14A) relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders anticipated to be held on November 16,
2023, are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Report.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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Item 1. Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2. Properties
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
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Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
PART II
Item 6. [Reserved]
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11. Executive Compensation
PART III
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
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Item 1. Business
PART I
Avnet, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “Avnet”), is a leading global electronic
component technology distributor and solutions provider that has served customers’ evolving needs for more than a
century. Founded in 1921, the Company works with suppliers in every major technology segment to serve customers in
more than 140 countries.
Avnet serves a wide range of customers: from startups and mid-sized businesses to enterprise-level original
equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), electronic manufacturing services (“EMS”) providers, and original design
manufacturers (“ODMs”).
Organizational Structure
Avnet has two primary operating groups — Electronic Components (“EC”) and Farnell (“Farnell”). Both operating
groups have operations in each of the three major economic regions of the world: (i) the Americas, (ii) Europe, Middle
East, and Africa (“EMEA”) and (iii) Asia/Pacific (“Asia”). Each operating group has its own management team, who
manage various functions within each operating group. Each operating group also has distinct financial reporting to the
executive level, which informs operating decisions, strategic planning and resource allocation for the Company as a whole.
Regional divisions (“business units”) within each operating group serve primarily as sales and marketing units to
streamline sales efforts and enhance each operating group’s ability to work with its customers and suppliers, generally
along more specific geographies or product lines. However, each business unit relies heavily on support services from the
operating groups, as well as centralized support at the corporate level.
A description of each operating group is presented below. Further financial information by operating group is
provided in Note 16 “Segment information” to the consolidated financial statements appearing in Item 8 of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
Electronic Components
Avnet’s EC operating group primarily supports high and medium-volume customers. It markets, sells, and distributes
electronic components from the world’s leading electronic component manufacturers, including semiconductors, IP&E
components (interconnect, passive and electromechanical components), and other integrated and embedded components.
EC serves a variety of markets ranging from industrial to automotive to defense and aerospace. It offers an array of
customer support options throughout the entire product lifecycle, including both turnkey and customized design, supply
chain, new product introduction, programming, logistics and post-sales services.
Within the EC operating group for 2023, net sales of approximately 85% consist of semiconductor products,
approximately 13% consist of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical components, and approximately 2% consist of
computers.
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Design Chain Solutions
EC offers design chain support that provides engineers with a host of technical design solutions, which helps EC
support a broad range of customers seeking complex products and technologies. With access to a suite of design tools and
engineering support, customers can get product specifications along with evaluation kits and reference designs that enable
a broad range of applications from any point in the design cycle. EC also offers engineering and technical resources
deployed globally to support product design, bill of materials development, and technical education and training. By
utilizing EC’s design chain support, customers can optimize their component selection and accelerate their time to market.
EC’s extensive product line card provides customers access to a diverse range of products from a complete spectrum of
electronic component manufacturers.
Supply Chain Solutions
EC’s supply chain solutions provide support and logistics services to OEMs, EMS providers, and electronic
component manufacturers, enabling them to optimize supply chains on a local, regional or global basis. EC’s internal
competencies in global warehousing and logistics, information technology, and asset management, combined with its
global footprint and extensive supplier relationships, allows EC to develop supply chain solutions that provide for a deeper
level of engagement with its customers. These customers can manage their supply chains to meet the demands of a
competitive global environment without a commensurate investment in physical assets, systems, and personnel. With
supply chain planning tools and a variety of inventory management solutions, EC provides solutions that meet a customer’s
requirements and minimize supply chain risk in a variety of scenarios.
Embedded and Integrated Solutions
EC provides embedded solutions including technical design, integration and assembly of embedded products,
systems, and solutions primarily for industrial applications. EC also provides embedded display solutions, including touch
and passive displays. In addition, EC develops and produces standard board and industrial subsystems and application-
specific devices that enable it to produce specialized systems tailored to specific customer requirements. EC serves OEMs
that require embedded systems and solutions, including engineering, product prototyping, integration, and other value-
added services in the medical, telecommunications, industrial, and digital editing markets.
EC also provides integrated solutions and services for software companies that bring their intellectual property to
market via hardware solutions, including custom-built servers.
Farnell
Avnet’s Farnell operating group primarily supports lower-volume customers that need electronic components quickly
to develop, prototype, and test their products. It distributes a comprehensive portfolio of kits, tools, electronic components,
industrial automation components, and test and measurement products to both engineers and entrepreneurs, primarily
through an e-commerce channel. Farnell brings the latest products, services, and development trends all together in
element14, an industry-leading online community where engineers collaborate to solve one another’s design challenges.
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Within the Farnell operating group for 2023, net sales of approximately 21% consist of semiconductor products,
approximately 48% consist of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical components, approximately 6% consist of
computers, and approximately 25% consist of other products and services including test and measurement and
maintenance, repair and operations products.
Major Products
One of Avnet’s competitive strengths is the breadth and quality of the suppliers whose products it distributes.
Products from one single supplier was approximately 10% of consolidated sales during fiscal 2023, and no single supplier
exceeded 10% of consolidated sales during fiscal years 2022, and 2021. Listed in the table below are the major product
categories and the Company’s approximate sales of each during the past three fiscal years. “Other” consists primarily of
test and measurement and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products.
Semiconductors
Interconnect, passive & electromechanical (IP&E)
Computers
Other
Sales
Competition & Markets
July 1,
2023
$ 21,366.5
4,150.6
520.8
499.0
$ 26,536.9
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Millions)
$ 18,380.2
4,639.1
663.2
628.2
$ 24,310.7
July 3,
2021
$ 14,722.8
3,649.0
640.6
522.3
$ 19,534.7
The electronic components industry is highly competitive. The Company’s major competitors include: Arrow
Electronics, Inc., Future Electronics, World Peace Group, and WT Microelectronics for EC; Mouser Electronics, Digi-Key
Electronics and RS Components for Farnell. There are also certain smaller, specialized competitors who generally focus on
particular sectors or on narrower geographic locations, markets, or products. As a result of these factors, Avnet’s pricing
and product availability must remain competitive.
A key competitive factor in the electronic component distribution industry is the need to carry a sufficient amount
and selection of inventory to meet customers’ demand and rapid delivery requirements. To minimize its exposure related to
inventory on hand, the Company purchases a majority of its products pursuant to franchised distribution agreements, which
typically provide certain protections for product obsolescence and price erosion. These agreements are generally cancelable
upon 30 to 180 days’ notice and, in most cases, provide for or require inventory return privileges upon cancellation. In
addition, the Company enhances its competitive position by offering a variety of value-added services, which are tailored
to individual customer specifications and business needs, such as point of use replenishment, testing, assembly,
programming, supply chain management, and materials management.
A competitive advantage is the breadth of the Company’s supplier product line card. Because of the number of
Avnet’s suppliers, many customers can simplify their procurement process and make all of their required purchases from
Avnet, rather than purchasing from several different parties.
Seasonality
Historically, Avnet’s business has not been materially impacted by seasonality, with the exception of an impact on
consolidated results from shifts in geographic sales trends from Asia in the first half of a fiscal year to the Americas and
EMEA regions in the second half of a fiscal year, which impact gross profit and operating income margins as a result of
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such seasonal geographic sales mix changes.
Human Capital
The Company values its employees, and recognizes their significant contributions to the success of the Company.
The Company invests in its global workforce to drive diversity and inclusion; provide fair and market-competitive pay and
benefits; foster employee development for future opportunities within the company; promote employees health and safety;
and obtain employees’ feedback to better understand employees’ experiences and identify opportunities to improve. Its
core values of integrity, customer focus, ownership, teamwork and inclusiveness establish the foundation on which its
culture is built and are key expectations of its employees. The Company believes that its culture and commitment to its
employees are vital in its ability to attract, motivate and retain exceptional talent.
Additional information regarding the Company’s Human Capital programs, initiatives, and metrics can be found on
its website as well as in its Sustainability Reports accessible on its website. The Sustainability Reports and other
information contained on the Company’s website are neither part of nor incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
Number of Employees
As of July 1, 2023, the Company’s global workforce totaled approximately 15,800 employees across 48 countries.
Broken down by geographic region, approximately 4,700 employees are in the Americas, 6,800 employees are in EMEA,
and 4,300 employees are in Asia.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”)
The Company’s DEI vision is (i) an employee population that reflects the diverse communities in which they live,
work, and do business, and (ii) an organizational culture which seeks out varying perspectives that allow the best ideas to
come to light. The Company is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees
regardless of race, gender, national origin, or other protected characteristic, with employment decisions and people
practices based on merit and the needs of the Company’s business. To oversee inclusion efforts, the Company created the
Global DEI Council, a global cross-functioning team of leaders who represent various business units and corporate
functions. The council meets regularly and engages with colleagues across the Company to connect DEI initiatives to the
Company’s broader business strategy.
The Company’s Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy actively promotes DEI in the Company’s talent
management practices. The Company’s commitment to diversity is evidenced by the makeup of its Board of Directors,
which as of July 1, 2023, was 30% women and 50% racially and ethnically diverse (including Middle Eastern origin). In
addition, for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, executive’s annual incentive compensation included ESG non-financial
performance goals.
The Company’s employee-led Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are open to all employees and provide a forum for
employees to communicate and exchange ideas, build a network of relationships across the Company, and support each
other in personal and career development. The Company’s eight ERGs support the following communities: women, Asian
and Pacific Islanders, Blacks, Hispanic and Latinos, U.S. veterans, LGBTQ+, later career employees; and environmental
and sustainability causes. In partnership with the ERGs, the Company conducts listen-and-learn sessions on a variety of
DEI topics, which promote meaningful discussions and allow employees to better understand and support each other. These
group conversations are open to the entire Company, and are regularly attended by senior leaders, including the CEO.
During fiscal 2023, sessions were conducted covering Black History Month, Women and Bias,
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Gender Inclusivity, Environment Sustainability and LGBTQ+ topics. DEI education topics are regularly presented at
company-wide quarterly town hall, team, and leadership meetings, and through internal webinars and podcasts open to all
employees. Additionally, the Company maintains an official culture and diversity calendar and publishes articles on its
intranet to celebrate events and holidays around the world. Since 2020, Juneteenth, which commemorates the official end
of slavery in the United States and the emancipation of Black slaves, has been an official company-paid holiday for
employees in the United States, a year before the federal government recognized it officially.
Pay Equity, Benefits and Wellness
The Company strives to pay all its employees fairly, without regard to gender, race, or other personal characteristics,
and competitively to attract, retain and incentivize talent. The Company sets pay ranges based on market data and considers
factors, such as an employee’s role, experience, tenure, job location, and job performance. The Company periodically
reviews its compensation practices, both in terms of its overall workforce and individual employees, to help ensure that pay
remains fair and equitable.
The Company offers a wide array of benefits that support employees’ physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
Through its THRIVE program, the Company offers resources and benefits to support overall health and well-being
covering (1) physical and mental health, fitness, and well-being; (2) professional growth, skills, and development; (3) total
rewards, retirement planning and money management; and (4) community connections, networks, and social interests. The
health and well-being benefits are managed within the Total Rewards Center of Excellence in the Human Resources
organization (“HR”). The global HR leadership team meets regularly to assist in reviewing benefit offerings and aligning
global programs to remain market competitive and meet the needs of employees.
Development and Training
The Company provides development opportunities and career development training to empower employees to reach
their career potential. The performance management process provides ongoing performance, goals, and development
discussions between employees and their leaders. The Company’s learning and development resources include mentoring
programs and LinkedIn Learning and Business Book Summaries, which cover a variety of technical, business,
interpersonal, and leadership topics. Lead2Achieve and InsideOut Coaching are available for leaders to develop skills in
effective goal setting, coaching, feedback, and development. In Canada, United States and Mexico, the Company provides
education financial assistance for employees who pursue undergraduate or graduate education to further their career
development. Talent and succession planning activities are conducted for the Company’s executive officers at least
annually and periodically for other senior leaders.
Health and Safety
The Company strives to create workspaces and practices that foster a safe and secure work environment. The
Company’s Global Director of Environment, Health, and Safety (“Director”) helps to define and execute a compliance
strategy across all regions, business units, and subsidiaries. In fiscal 2023, the Director began implementing a multi-year
plan to improve alignment and consistency of management systems, policies, and procedures; provide comprehensive
health and safety training to employees relevant to their specific work functions; drive continual improvement processes
with a focus on identified risks; and increase ISO certifications at operational sites. During fiscal 2023, the Company also
launched a Global Environment, Health, and Safety site on its intranet, where articles and other health and safety
information are posted.
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As of July 1, 2023, the Company has 10 operational sites that are certified to ISO 45001, an increase from 8 in the
prior fiscal year, and 18 that are certified to ISO 14001. In the past four years, the Company had less than 75 total injuries
that required medical treatment and reported no fatalities at Avnet global facilities in accordance to the OSHA/local
industrial injuring reporting requirements.
Employee Engagement
The Company engages with its employees and encourages open and direct feedback through employee engagement
surveys. Through such surveys, the Company regularly collects feedback to better understand its employees’ experiences
and identify opportunities to improve the work environment, increase employee satisfaction, and strengthen its culture. In
fiscal 2023, the Company conducted its regular global employee engagement survey and achieved a participation rate of
71.4%, an increase over fiscal 2022.
Available Information
The Company files its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K,
proxy statements, and other documents (including registration statements) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, as applicable. The
Company’s SEC filings are available to the public on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and through The Nasdaq
Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), 165 Broadway, New York, New York 10006, on which the Company’s common stock is
listed.
A copy of any of the Company’s filings with the SEC, or any of the agreements or other documents that constitute
exhibits to those filings, can be obtained by request directed to the Company at the following address and telephone
number:
Avnet, Inc.
2211 South 47th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
(480) 643-2000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
The Company also makes these filings available, free of charge, through its website (see “Avnet Website” below).
Avnet Website
In addition to the information about the Company contained in this Report, extensive information about the Company
can be found at http://www.avnet.com, including information about its management team, products and services, and
corporate governance practices.
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The corporate governance information on the Company’s website includes the Company’s Corporate Governance
Guidelines, the Code of Conduct and the charters for each of the committees of its Board of Directors. In addition,
amendments to these documents and waivers granted to directors and executive officers under the Code of Conduct, if any,
will be posted in this area of the website. These documents can be accessed at ir.avnet.com/documents-charters. Printed
versions can be obtained, free of charge, by writing to the Company at the address listed above in “Available Information.”
In addition, the Company’s filings with the SEC, as well as Section 16 filings made by any of the Company’s
executive officers or directors with respect to the Company’s common stock, are available on the Company’s website
(ir.avnet.com/financial-information/sec-filings) as soon as reasonably practicable after the filing is electronically filed with,
or furnished to, the SEC.
These details about the Company’s website and its content are only for information. The contents of the Company’s
website are not, nor shall they be deemed to be, incorporated by reference in this Report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors
This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)
with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, and business of Avnet. These statements are generally
identified by words like “believes,” “plans,” “projects,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “estimates,” or
similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, and actual
results and other outcomes could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Any
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which that statement is made. Except as required by law, the
Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
that occur after the date on which the statement is made.
Risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements include the risk factors discussed below as well as risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company
or that management does not currently consider material. Such factors make the Company’s operating results for future
periods difficult to predict and, therefore, prior results do not necessarily indicate results in future periods. Some of the
risks disclosed below may have already occurred, but not to a degree that management considers material unless otherwise
noted. Any of the below factors, or any other factors discussed elsewhere in this Report, may have an adverse effect on the
Company’s financial condition, operating results, prospects, and liquidity. Similarly, the price of the Company’s common
stock is subject to volatility due to fluctuations in general market conditions; actual financial results that do not meet the
Company’s or the investment community’s expectations; changes in the Company’s or the investment community’s
expectations for the Company’s future results, dividends or share repurchases; and other factors, many of which are beyond
the Company’s control.
Business and Operations Risks
Changes in customer needs and consumption models
Changes in customer product demands and consumption models may cause a decline in the Company’s billings,
which would have a negative impact on the Company’s financial results. Changes in technology (such as artificial
intelligence) could reduce the types or quantity of services that customers require from the Company. While the Company
attempts to identify changes in market conditions as soon as possible, the dynamics of the industries in which
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it operates make it difficult to predict and timely react to such changes, including those relating to product capacity and
lead times. Also, future downturns, inflation, or supply chain challenges, including in the semiconductor and embedded
solutions industries, could adversely affect the Company’s relationships with its customers, operating results, and
profitability.
Specifically, the semiconductor industry experiences periodic fluctuations in product supply and demand (often
associated with changes in economic conditions, technology, and manufacturing capacity) and suppliers may not
adequately predict or meet customer demand. Geopolitical uncertainty (including from military conflicts; health-related
crises; and international trade disputes) have led, and may continue to lead, to shortages, extended lead times, and
unpredictability in the supply of certain semiconductors and other electronic components. In reaction, customers may over
order to ensure sufficient inventory, which, when the shortage lessens, may result in order cancellations and decreases. In
cases where customers have entered into non-cancellable/ non-returnable orders, customers may not be able or willing to
carry out the terms of the orders. The Company’s prices to customers depend on many factors, including product
availability, supplier costs, and competitive pressures. In fiscal 2022 and 2023, pricing to customers increased due to higher
costs from suppliers, as well as higher freight and other costs. However, the Company may not be able to maintain higher
prices to customers in the future. As product becomes more available, customer and competitive pressures may lower
prices to customers, which could reduce the Company’s margins. In addition, the Company may be unable to increase
prices to customers to offset higher internal costs, which could also reduce margins. During fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021,
sales of semiconductors represented approximately 81%, 76%, and 75% of the Company’s consolidated sales, respectively,
and the Company’s sales closely follow the strength or weakness of the semiconductor industry. These conditions make it
more difficult to manage the Company’s business and predict future performance.
Disruptions to key supplier and customer relationships
One of the Company’s competitive strengths is the breadth and quality of the suppliers whose products the Company
distributes. For fiscal 2023, there was one of the Company’s suppliers that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s
consolidated billings. The Company’s contracts with its suppliers vary in duration and are generally terminable by either
party at will upon notice. The Company’s suppliers may terminate or significantly reduce their volume of business with the
Company because of a product shortage, an unwillingness to do business with the Company, changes in strategy, or
otherwise.
Shortages of products or loss of a supplier may negatively affect the Company’s business and relationships with its
customers, as customers depend on the Company’s timely delivery of technology hardware and software from the
industry’s leading suppliers. In addition, shifts in suppliers’ strategies, or performance and delivery issues, may negatively
affect the Company’s financial results. These conditions make it more difficult to manage the Company’s business and
predict future performance. The competitive landscape has also experienced a consolidation among suppliers and capacity
constraints, which could negatively impact the Company’s profitability and customer base.
Further, if key suppliers modify the terms of their contracts (including, without limitation, terms regarding price
protection, rights of return, order cancellation rights, delivery commitments, rebates, or other terms that protect or enhance
the Company’s gross margins), it could negatively affect the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, or
liquidity. Due to recent global shortages of semiconductors, some suppliers have increased the amount of non-cancellable/
non-returnable orders, which limited the Company’s ability to adjust down its inventory levels. The Company may attempt
to limit associated risks by passing such terms on to its customers, but this may not be possible.
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Risks related to international operations
During fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021 approximately 76%, 77% and 78%, respectively, of the Company’s sales came
from its operations outside the United States. The Company’s operations are subject to a variety of risks that are specific to
international operations, including, but not limited to, the following:
● potential restrictions on the Company’s ability to repatriate funds from its foreign subsidiaries;
● foreign currency and interest rate fluctuations;
● non-compliance with foreign and domestic data privacy regulations, business licensing requirements,
environmental regulations, and anti-corruption laws, the failure of which could result in severe penalties
including monetary fines and criminal proceedings;
● non-compliance with foreign and domestic import and export regulations and adoption or expansion of trade
restrictions, including technology transfer restrictions, additional license, permit or authorization requirements
for shipments, specific company sanctions, new and higher duties, tariffs or surcharges, or other import/export
controls;
● complex and changing tax laws and regulations;
● regulatory requirements and prohibitions that differ between jurisdictions;
● economic and political instability, terrorism, military conflicts (including the Russia-Ukraine conflict), or
civilian unrest;
● fluctuations in freight costs (both inbound and outbound), limitations on shipping and receiving capacity, and
other disruptions in the transportation and shipping infrastructure;
● natural disasters (including as a result of climate change), pandemics, and other public health crises;
● differing employment practices and labor issues; and
● non-compliance with local laws.
In addition to the cost of compliance, the potential criminal penalties for violations of import or export regulations and
anti-corruption laws, by the Company or its third-party agents, create heightened risks for the Company’s international
operations. If a regulatory body determines that the Company has violated such laws, the Company could be fined significant
sums, incur sizable legal defense costs, have its import or export capabilities restricted or denied, or have its inventories
seized, which could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s business. Additionally, allegations that the Company
has violated any such regulations may negatively impact the Company’s reputation, which may result in customers or
suppliers being unwilling to do business with the Company. While the Company has adopted measures and controls designed
to ensure compliance with these laws, these measures may not be adequate, and the Company may be materially and
adversely impacted in the event of an actual or alleged violation.
Tariffs, trade restrictions, and sanctions resulting from international trade disputes, changes in trade policies, or military
conflicts may adversely affect the Company’s sales and profitability. For example, the U.S. government imposed several trade
policies, rules, and restrictions applicable to China and Hong Kong. In addition, in response to the Russian-Ukraine conflict,
the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and numerous other countries initiated a variety of sanctions,
export restrictions, currency controls and other restrictions against Russia. The Chinese and Russian governments have
responded in kind with restrictions, sanctions, and other measures. These actions have resulted in losses; increased costs,
including increased costs of procuring certain products the Company purchases from its suppliers; shortages of materials and
electronic components; increased expenses such as energy, fuel, and freight costs, which may not
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be possible to pass on to customers; increased cyber security attacks; credit market disruptions; and inflation, which may
impact the Company’s sales, customer demand for certain products, access to certain markets, and profits. In addition,
increased operational expenses incurred in minimizing the number of products subject to the tariffs could adversely affect the
Company’s operating profits. Neither U.S. tariffs nor any retaliatory tariffs imposed by other countries on U.S. goods have yet
had a material impact, but any future actions or escalations that affect trade relations could materially affect the Company’s
sales and results of operations.
The Company transacts sales, pays expenses, owns assets, and incurs liabilities in countries using currencies other than
the U.S. Dollar. Because the Company’s consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. Dollars, the Company must
translate such activities and amounts into U.S. Dollars at exchange rates in effect during each reporting period. Therefore,
increases or decreases in the exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and other currencies affect the Company’s reported
amounts of sales, operating income, and assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. In addition, unexpected and
dramatic changes in foreign currency exchange rates may negatively affect the Company’s earnings from those markets.
While the Company may use derivative financial instruments to reduce its net exposure, foreign currency exchange rate
fluctuations may materially affect the Company’s financial results. Further, foreign currency instability and disruptions in the
credit and capital markets may increase credit risks for some of the Company’s customers and may impair its customers’
ability to repay existing obligations.
Internal information systems failures
The Company depends on its information systems to facilitate its day-to-day operations and to produce timely, accurate,
and reliable information on financial and operational results. Currently, the Company’s global operations are tracked with
multiple information systems, including systems from acquired businesses, some of which are subject to ongoing IT projects
designed to streamline or optimize the Company’s systems. These IT projects are extremely complex, in part because of wide
ranging processes, use of on-premise and cloud environments, the Company’s business operations, and changes in information
technology (including artificial intelligence). The Company may not always succeed at these efforts. Implementation or
integration difficulties may adversely affect the Company’s ability to complete business transactions and ensure accurate
recording and reporting of financial data. In addition, IT projects may not achieve the expected efficiencies and cost savings,
which could negatively impact the Company’s financial results. A failure of any of these information systems (including due
to power losses, computer and telecommunications failures, cyber security incidents, or manmade or natural disasters), or
material difficulties in upgrading these information systems, could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, internal
controls, and reporting obligations under federal securities laws.
Due to the Company’s increased online sales, system interruptions and delays that make its websites and services
unavailable or slow to respond may reduce the attractiveness of its products and services to its customers. If the Company is
unable to continually improve the efficiency of its systems, it could cause systems interruptions or delays and adversely affect
the Company’s operating results.
Logistics disruptions
The Company’s global logistics services are operated through specialized and centralized distribution centers around
the globe, some of which are outsourced. The Company also depends almost entirely on third-party transportation service
providers to deliver products to its customers. A major interruption or disruption in service at one or more of its
distribution centers for any reason or significant disruptions of services from the Company’s third-party transportation
providers could cause a delay in expected cost savings or an increase in expenses, which may not be possible to pass on to
customers. Such disruptions could result from risks related to information technology, data security, or any of the General
Risk Factors, as discussed herein. In addition, as the Company continues to increase capacity at various distribution
centers, it may experience operational challenges, increased costs, decreased efficiency,
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and customer delivery delays and failures. Such operational challenges could have an adverse impact on the Company’s
business partners, and on the Company’s business, operations, financial performance, and reputation.
Data security and privacy threats
Threats to the Company’s data and information technology systems (including cyber security attacks such as phishing
and ransomware) are becoming more frequent and sophisticated. Threat actors have successfully breached the Company’s
systems and processes in various ways, and such cyber security breaches expose the Company to significant potential
liability and reputational harm. Cyber security attacks have not yet materially impacted the Company’s data (including data
about customers, suppliers, and employees) or the Company’s operations, financial condition, or data security, but future
attacks could have a material impact. Threat actors seek unauthorized access to intellectual property, or confidential or
proprietary information regarding the Company, its customers, its business partners, or its employees. They deploy
malicious software programs that exploit security vulnerabilities, including ransomware designed to encrypt the
Company’s files so an attacker may demand a ransom for restored access. They also seek to misdirect money, sabotage data
and systems, takeover internal processes, and induce employees or other system users to disclose sensitive information,
including login credentials. In addition, some Company employees continue to work from home on a full-time or hybrid
basis, which increases the Company’s vulnerability to cyber and other information technology risks. Further, the
Company’s business partners and service providers, such as suppliers, customers, and hosted solution providers, pose a
security risk because their own security systems or infrastructure may become compromised.
The Company seeks to protect and secure its systems and information, prevent and detect evolving threats, and
respond to threats as they occur. Measures taken include implementing and enhancing information security controls such as
enterprise-wide firewalls, intrusion detection, endpoint protection, email security, disaster recovery, vulnerability
management, and cyber security training for employees to enhance awareness of general security best practices, financial
fraud, and phishing. Despite these efforts, the Company may not always be successful. Threat actors frequently change
their techniques and, consequently, the Company may not always promptly detect the existence or scope of a security
breach. As these types of threats grow and evolve, the Company may make further investments to protect its data and
information technology infrastructure, which may impact the Company’s profitability. The Company’s insurance coverage
for protecting against cyber-attacks may not be sufficient to cover all possible claims, and the Company may suffer losses
that could have a material adverse effect on its business. As a global enterprise, the Company may be negatively impacted
by existing and proposed laws and regulations, as well as government policies and practices, related to cybersecurity, data
privacy, data localization, and data protection. Failure to comply with such requirements could have an adverse effect on
the Company’s reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations, as well as subject the Company to
significant fines, litigation losses, third-party damages, and other liabilities.
Financial Risks
Inventory value decline
The electronic components and integrated products industries are subject to technological change, new and enhanced
products, changes in customer needs, and changes in industry standards and regulatory requirements, which can cause the
Company’s inventory to decline in value or become obsolete. Regardless of the general economic environment, prices may
decline due to a decrease in demand or an oversupply of products, which may increase the risk of declines in inventory
value. Many of the Company’s suppliers offer certain protections from the loss in value of inventory (such as price
protection and limited rights of return), but such policies may not fully compensate for the loss. Also, suppliers may not
honor such agreements, some of which are subject to the supplier discretion. In addition, most Company sales are made
pursuant to individual purchase orders, rather than through long-term sales contracts. Where there are contracts, such
contracts are generally terminable at will upon notice. Unforeseen product developments,
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inventory value declines, or customer cancellations may adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations,
financial condition, or liquidity.
Accounts receivable defaults
Accounts receivable are a significant portion of the Company’s working capital. If entities responsible for a
significant amount of accounts receivable cease doing business, direct their business elsewhere, fail to pay, or delay
payment, the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity could be adversely affected. An
economic or industry downturn could adversely affect the Company’s ability to collect receivables, which could result in
longer payment cycles, increased collection costs, and defaults exceeding management’s expectations. A significant
deterioration in the Company’s ability to collect accounts receivable in the United States could impact the cost or
availability of financing under its accounts receivable securitization program.
Liquidity and capital resources constraints
The Company’s ability to satisfy its cash needs and implement its capital allocation strategy depends on its ability to
generate cash from operations and to access the financial markets, both of which are subject to general economic, financial,
competitive, legislative, regulatory, and other factors that are beyond the Company’s control. In addition to cash on hand,
the Company relies on external financing to help satisfy its cash needs. However, various factors affect external financing,
including general market conditions, interest rate fluctuations, and the Company’s debt ratings and operating results.
Consequently, external financing may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. An increase in the Company’s debt or
deterioration of its operating results may cause a reduction in its debt ratings. Any such reduction could negatively impact
the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing or renew existing financing, and could result in reduced credit limits,
increased financing expenses, and additional restrictions and covenants. A reduction in its current debt rating may also
negatively impact the Company’s working capital and impair its relationship with its customers and suppliers.
As of July 1, 2023, the Company had debt outstanding with financial institutions under various notes, secured
borrowings, and committed and uncommitted lines of credit. The Company needs cash to pay debt principal and interest,
and for general corporate purposes, such as funding its ongoing working capital and capital expenditure needs. Under
certain of its credit facilities, the applicable interest rate and costs are based in part on the Company’s current debt rating. If
its debt rating is reduced, higher interest rates and increased costs would result. Any material increase in the Company’s
financing costs or loss of access to cost-effective financing could have an adverse effect on its profitability, results of
operations, and cash flows.
Under some of its credit facilities, the Company is required to maintain a maximum leverage ratio and pass certain
financial tests. If the Company increases its level of debt or its operating results deteriorate, it may fail to meet this
financial ratio or pass these tests, which may result in an event of default. In such an event, lenders may accelerate payment
and the Company may be unable to continue to utilize these facilities. If the Company is unable to utilize these facilities or
is required to repay debt earlier than management expected, it may not have sufficient cash available to make interest
payments, to repay indebtedness, or for general corporate needs.
General economic or business conditions, both domestic and foreign, may be less favorable than management
expects and could adversely impact the Company’s sales or its ability to collect receivables from its customers, which may
impact access to the Company’s accounts receivable securitization program.
Financing covenants and restrictions may limit management discretion
The agreements governing the Company’s financing, including its credit facility, accounts receivable securitization
program, and the indentures governing the Company’s outstanding notes, contain various covenants and restrictions that,
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in certain circumstances, limit the Company’s ability, and the ability of certain subsidiaries, to:
● grant liens on assets;
● make restricted payments (including, under certain circumstances, paying dividends on, redeeming or
repurchasing common stock);
● make certain investments;
● merge, consolidate, or transfer all, or substantially all, of the Company’s assets;
● incur additional debt; or
● engage in certain transactions with affiliates.
As a result of these covenants and restrictions, the Company may be limited in the future in how it conducts its
business and may be unable to raise additional debt, repurchase common stock, pay a dividend, compete effectively, or
make further investments.
Tax law changes and compliance
As a multinational corporation, the Company is subject to the tax laws and regulations of the United States and many
foreign jurisdictions. From time to time, governments enact or revise tax laws and regulations, which are further subject to
interpretations, guidance, amendments, and technical corrections from international, federal, and state tax authorities. Such
changes to tax law may adversely affect the Company’s cash flow, costs of share buybacks, and effective tax rate, including
through decreases in allowable deductions and higher tax rates.
Many countries are adopting provisions to align their international tax rules with the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
Project, led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) and supported by the United
States. The project aims to standardize and modernize global corporate tax policy, including tax rate increases and a global
minimum tax. In October 2021, a substantial majority of the OECD’s participating countries and jurisdictions agreed to
introduce a 15% global minimum corporate tax rate that would apply to companies with revenue over a set threshold.
Furthermore, many countries are independently evaluating their corporate tax policy, which could result in tax legislation
and enforcement that adversely impacts the Company’s tax provision and value of deferred assets and liabilities. These
provisions, if enacted, individually or as a whole, may negatively impact taxation of international business.
The tax laws and regulations of the various countries where the Company has operations are extremely complex and
subject to varying interpretations. The Company believes that its historical tax positions are sound and consistent with
applicable law, and that it has adequately reserved for income taxes. However, taxing authorities may challenge such
positions and the Company may not be successful in defending against any such challenges. The Company’s future income
tax expense could be favorably or adversely affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory
tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets, and liabilities and changes to its operating structure.
Constraints on internal controls
Effective internal controls are necessary for the Company to provide reliable financial reports, safeguard its assets,
and prevent and detect fraud. If the Company cannot do so, its brand and operating results could be harmed. Internal
controls over financial reporting are intended to prevent and detect material misstatements in its financial reporting and
material fraudulent activity, but are limited by human error, circumventing or overriding controls, and fraud. As a result,
the Company may not identify all material activity or all immaterial activity that could aggregate into a material
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misstatement. Therefore, even effective internal controls cannot guarantee that financial statements are wholly accurate or
prevent all fraud and loss of assets. Management continually evaluates the effectiveness of the design and operation of the
Company’s internal controls. However, if the Company fails to maintain the adequacy of its internal controls, including any
failure to implement required new or improved internal controls, or if the Company experiences difficulties in their
implementation, the Company’s business and operating results could be harmed. Additionally, the Company may be
subject to sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities, or the Company could fail to meet its reporting obligations,
all of which could have an adverse effect on its business or the market price of the Company’s securities.
Acquisition expected benefits shortfall
The Company has made, and expects to make, strategic acquisitions or investments globally to further its strategic
objectives and support key business initiatives. Acquisitions and investments involve risks and uncertainties, some of
which may differ from those associated with the Company’s historical operations. Such risks include, but are not limited to,
risks relating to expanding into emerging markets and business areas, adding additional product lines and services,
impacting existing customer and supplier relationships, incurring costs or liabilities associated with the companies
acquired, incurring potential impairment charges on acquired goodwill and other intangible assets, and diverting
management’s attention from existing operations and initiatives. As a result, the Company’s profitability may be negatively
impacted. In addition, the Company may not successfully integrate the acquired businesses, or the integration may be more
difficult, costly, or time-consuming than anticipated. Further, any litigation involving the potential acquisition or acquired
entity will increase expenses associated with the acquisition, cause a delay in completing the acquisition, impact the ability
to integrate the acquired entity, which may impact the Company’s profitability. The Company may experience disruptions
that could, depending on the size of the acquisition, have an adverse effect on its business, especially where an acquisition
target may have pre-existing regulatory issues or deficiencies, or material weaknesses in internal controls over financial
reporting. Furthermore, the Company may not realize all benefits anticipated from its acquisitions, which could adversely
affect the Company’s financial performance.
Legal and Regulatory Risks
Legal proceedings costs and damages
From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings, including government investigations,
that arise out of the ordinary conduct of the Company’s business, including matters involving intellectual property rights,
commercial matters, merger-related matters, product liability, and other actions. Legal proceedings could result in
substantial costs and diversion of management’s efforts and other resources, and could have an adverse effect on the
Company’s operations and business reputation. The Company may be obligated to indemnify and defend its customers if
the products or services that the Company sells are alleged to infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights. The
Company may not be able to obtain supplier indemnification for itself and its customers against such claims, or such
indemnification may not fully protect the Company and its customers against such claims. Also, the Company is exposed
to potential liability for technology and products that it develops for which it has no indemnification protections. If an
infringement claim against the Company is successful, the Company may be required to pay damages or seek royalty or
license arrangements, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms. The Company may have to stop
selling certain products or services, which could affect its ability to compete effectively. In addition, the Company’s
expanding business activities may include the assembly or manufacture of electronic component products and systems.
Product defects, whether caused by a design, assembly, manufacture or component failure or error, or manufacturing
processes not in compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, may result in product liability claims,
product recalls, fines, and penalties. Product liability risks could be particularly significant with respect to aerospace,
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automotive, and medical applications because of the risk of serious harm to users of such products.
Environmental regulations non-compliance
The Company is subject to various federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations addressing environmental
and other impacts from industrial processes, waste disposal, carbon emissions, use of hazardous materials in products and
operations, recycling products, and other related matters. While the Company strives to fully comply with all applicable
regulations, certain of these regulations impose liability without fault. Additionally, the Company may be held responsible
for the prior activities of an entity it acquired.
Failure to comply with these regulations could result in substantial costs, fines, and civil or criminal sanctions, as
well as third-party claims for property damage or personal injury. Future environmental laws and regulations, including
disclosure requirements, may become more stringent over time, imposing greater compliance costs, and increasing risks,
penalties and reputational harm associated with violations.
Customers, suppliers, investors, and regulatory agencies in various jurisdictions globally are increasingly requesting
or requiring disclosure and action regarding the Company’s supply chain due-diligence and environmental, social, and
governance practices. Such increased expectations and regulations may increase compliance costs and result in reputational
damage and loss of business if the Company is perceived to have not met such expectations.
General Risk Factors
Negative impacts of economic or geopolitical uncertainty, or a health crisis, on operations and financial results
Economic weakness and geopolitical uncertainty (including from military conflicts and international trade disputes),
as well as health-related crises (including pandemics and epidemics), have resulted, and may result in the future, in a
variety of adverse impacts on the Company and its customers and suppliers. Such adverse impacts include decreased sales,
margins, and earnings; increased logistics costs; demand uncertainty; constrained workforce participation; global supply
chain disruptions; and logistics and distribution system disruptions. Such crises and uncertainties could also result in, or
heighten the risks of, customer bankruptcies, customer delayed or defaulted payments, delays in product deliveries,
financial market disruption and volatility, and other risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report. As a result, the
Company may need to impair assets (including goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets), implement
restructuring actions, and reduce expenses in response to decreased sales or margins.
The Company may not be able to adequately adjust its cost structure in a timely fashion, which may adversely impact
its profitability. Uncertainty about economic conditions may increase foreign currency volatility, which may negatively
impact the Company’s results. Economic weakness and geopolitical uncertainty also make it more difficult for the
Company to manage inventory levels (including when customers decrease orders, cancel existing orders, or are unable to
fulfill their obligations under non-cancelable/ non-return orders) and collect customer receivables, which may result in
provisions to create reserves, write-offs, reduced access to liquidity, higher financing costs, and increased pressure on cash
flows.
An increase in or prolonged period of inflation could affect the Company’s profitability and cash flows, due to higher
wages, higher operating expenses, higher financing costs, and higher supplier prices. Inflation may also adversely affect
foreign exchange rates. The Company may be unable to pass along such higher costs to its customers, which may result in
lower gross profit margins. In addition, inflation may adversely affect customers’ financing costs, cash flows, and
profitability, which could adversely impact their operations and the Company’s ability to offer credit and collect
receivables.
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Competition
The market for the Company’s products and services is very competitive and subject to technological advances
(including artificial intelligence), new competitors, non-traditional competitors, and changes in industry standards. The
Company competes with other global and regional distributors, as well as some of the Company’s own suppliers that
maintain direct sales efforts. In addition, as the Company expands its offerings and geographies, the Company may
encounter increased competition from current or new competitors. The Company’s failure to maintain and enhance its
competitive position could adversely affect its business and prospects. Furthermore, the Company’s efforts to compete in
the marketplace could cause deterioration of gross profit margins and, thus, overall profitability.
The size of the Company’s competitors varies across market sectors, as do the resources the Company has allocated
to the sectors and geographic areas in which it does business. Therefore, some competitors may have greater resources or a
more extensive customer or supplier base in some market sectors and geographic areas. As a result, the Company may not
be able to effectively compete in certain markets, which could impact the Company’s profitability and prospects.
Employee retention and hiring constraints
Identifying, hiring, training, developing, and retaining qualified and engaged employees is critical to the Company’s
success, and competition for experienced employees in the Company’s industry can be intense. Restrictions on immigration
or changes in immigration laws, including visa restrictions, may limit the Company’s acquisition of key talent, including
talent with diverse experience, background, ability, and perspectives. Changing demographics and labor work force trends
may result in a loss of knowledge and skills as experienced workers leave the Company. In addition, as global
opportunities and industry demands shift, and as the Company expands its offerings, the Company may encounter
challenges in realigning, training, and hiring skilled personnel. Through organizational design activities, the Company
periodically eliminates positions due to restructurings or other reasons, which may risk the Company’s brand reputation as
an employer of choice and negatively impact the Company’s ability to hire and retain qualified personnel. Also, position
eliminations may negatively impact the morale of employees who are not terminated, which could result in work stoppages
or slowdowns, particularly where employees are represented by unions or works councils. If these circumstances occur, the
Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations could be seriously harmed.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not applicable.
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Item 2. Properties
The Company owns and leases approximately 1.7 million and 4.2 million square feet of space, respectively, of which
approximately 27% is in the United States. The following table summarizes certain of the Company’s key facilities:
Location
Chandler, Arizona
Tongeren, Belgium
Leeds, United Kingdom
Poing, Germany
Gaffney, South Carolina
Hong Kong, China
Phoenix, Arizona
Chandler, Arizona
Approximate Leased
Square
Footage
or
Owned
Primary Use
Leased
Farnell warehousing and value-added operations
400,000 Owned EC warehousing and value-added operations
390,000 Owned EC warehousing and value-added operations
360,000
300,000 Owned EC warehousing and value-added operations
220,000 Owned
Farnell warehousing
210,000
180,000
150,000
Leased EC warehousing
Leased Corporate and EC Americas headquarters
Leased EC warehousing, integration and value-added operations
See Note 5, “Property, plant and equipment, net” and Note 11, “Leases” to the Company’s consolidated financial
statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on the Company’s properties.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
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 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 legal proceedings.
The Company is also currently subject to various pending and potential legal matters and investigations relating to
compliance with governmental laws and regulations, including import/export and environmental matters. The Company
currently believes that the resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial
position or liquidity, but could possibly be material to its results of operations in any single reporting period.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
Market Information
The Company’s common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol AVT.
Dividends
The declaration and payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will be
dependent upon the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, and other factors the Board
of Directors considers relevant. In addition, certain of the Company’s debt facilities may restrict the declaration and
payment of dividends, depending upon the Company’s then current compliance with certain covenants.
Record Holders
As of August 11, 2023, there were 1,384 registered holders of record of Avnet’s common stock.
Stock Performance Graphs and Cumulative Total Returns
The graph below matches the cumulative 5-year total return of holders of Avnet’s common stock with (i) the
cumulative total returns of the Nasdaq Composite Index and (ii) a customized peer group of five companies (Agilysys Inc.,
Arrow Electronics Inc., Insight Enterprises Inc., Scansource Inc., and TD Synnex Corporation). The graph assumes that the
value of the investment in Avnet’s common stock, in each index, and in the peer group (including reinvestment of
dividends) was $100 on 6/30/2018 and tracks it through 7/1/2023.
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Avnet, Inc.
Nasdaq Composite
Peer Group
$
6/30/2018 6/29/2019 6/27/2020 7/3/2021 7/2/2022 7/1/2023
$ 132.42
191.93
214.52
$ 108.02
153.53
174.09
$ 99.84
200.58
195.94
$ 107.49
107.78
100.41
$ 63.35
132.70
98.26
100
100
100
The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
During the fiscal year ended July 2, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase plan
with an authorization to repurchase up to an aggregate of $600 million of common stock. The following table includes the
Company’s monthly purchases of the Company’s common stock during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, under the share
repurchase program, which is part of publicly announced plans.
Average
Price
Paid per
Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased Share
11,051 $ 39.88
196
—
$ 40.01
—
Period
April 2 – April 29
April 30 – May 27
May 28 – July 1
Item 6. [Reserved]
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares That
May Yet Be
Purchased under the
Plans or Programs
318,519,000
318,511,000
318,511,000
11,051 $
196
$
— $
Item 7. 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 Avnet and the significant
factors that influenced the Company’s performance during the past three fiscal years, the following discussion should be
read in conjunction with the description of the business appearing in Item 1 of this Report and the consolidated financial
statements, including the related notes and schedule, and other information appearing in Item 8 of this Report. The
Company operates on a “52/53 week” fiscal year. Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 contain 52 weeks compared to 53 weeks in
fiscal 2021.
The discussion of the Company’s results of operations includes references to the impact of foreign currency
translation. When the U.S. Dollar strengthens and the stronger exchange rates are used to translate the results of operations
of Avnet’s subsidiaries denominated in foreign currencies, the result is a decrease in U.S. Dollars of reported results.
Conversely, when the U.S. Dollar weakens, the weaker exchange rates result in an increase in U.S. Dollars of reported
results. In the discussion that follows, results excluding this impact, primarily for subsidiaries in EMEA and Asia, are
referred to as “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:
● Operating income excluding (i) restructuring, integration and other expenses (see Restructuring, Integration and
Other Expenses in this MD&A), (ii) Russian-Ukraine conflict related expenses (see Russian-Ukraine conflict
related expenses in this MD&A), and (iii) amortization of acquired intangible assets is referred to as “adjusted
operating income.”
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The reconciliation of operating income to adjusted operating income is presented in the following table:
Operating income
Restructuring, integration and other expenses
Russian-Ukraine conflict related expenses
Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other
Adjusted operating income
July 1,
2023
$ 1,186,800
28,038
—
6,053
$ 1,220,891
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
939,011
$
5,272
26,261
15,038
985,582
$
July 3,
2021
$
$
281,408
84,391
—
41,245
407,044
Management believes that providing this additional information is useful to financial statement users 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 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.
Results of Operations
Executive Summary
Sales for fiscal 2023 were $26.54 billion, an increase of 9.2% from fiscal 2022 sales of $24.31 billion. Excluding the
impact of changes in foreign currency, sales increased 13.4% as compared to sales in the prior year. This increase in sales
was predominately driven by sales growth in both operating groups across all regions driven by strong global demand and
to a lesser extent pricing for electronic components.
Gross profit increased $216.8 million or 7.3% from fiscal 2022 gross profit due primarily to increases in sales. Gross
profit margin of 12.0% decreased 21 basis points compared to 12.2% in fiscal 2022. This decrease is primarily driven by
the unwinding of certain pricing premiums in the Farnell business.
Operating income of $1.19 billion was $247.8 million or 26.4% higher than fiscal 2022. Operating income margin
was 4.5% in fiscal 2023, as compared to 3.9% in fiscal 2022. The increase in operating income margin is primarily the
result of increases in sales and the operating leverage created by the additional gross profit dollars without any meaningful
increase in selling, general and administrative expenses. Adjusted operating income margin was 4.6% in fiscal 2023 as
compared to 4.1% in fiscal 2022, an increase of 55 basis points. This increase in adjusted operating income margin is
primarily due to increases in sales and the operating leverage created by the additional gross profit dollars.
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Sales
Three-Year Analysis of Sales: By Operating Group and Geography
The table below provides a year-over-year summary of sales for the Company and its operating groups.
Sales by Operating Group:
EC
Farnell
Sales by Geographic Region:
Americas
EMEA
Asia
Total Avnet
July 1,
2023
% of
Total
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
% of
Total
July 3,
2021
(Dollars in millions)
Percent Change
% of
Total
2023 to
2022 to
2022 2021
$ 24,802.6
1,734.3
$ 26,536.9
93.5 %
6.5
$ 22,503.3
1,807.4
$ 24,310.7
92.6 %
7.4
$ 18,030.5
1,504.2
$ 19,534.7
92.3 %
7.7
10.2 %
(4.0)
24.8 %
20.2
$ 6,807.7
9,229.4
10,499.8
$ 26,536.9
25.7 %
34.8
39.5
$ 5,896.0 24.3 %
7,838.1 32.2
10,576.6 43.5
$ 24,310.7
$ 4,662.5
6,149.9
8,722.3
$ 19,534.7
23.9 %
31.5
44.6
15.5 %
17.8
(0.7)
26.5 %
27.5
21.3
The table below provides reported and organic sales growth rates for fiscal 2023 as compared to fiscal 2022 by
geographic region and operating group.
Avnet
Avnet by region
Americas
EMEA
Asia
Avnet by operating group
EC
Farnell
Sales
Year-Year
% Change
9.2 %
15.5 %
17.8
(0.7)
10.2 %
(4.0)
Sales
Year-Year %
Change in
Constant
Currency
13.4 %
15.5 %
27.0
1.9
14.4 %
0.9
Avnet’s sales for fiscal 2023 were $26.54 billion, an increase of $2.23 billion, or 9.2%, from fiscal 2022 sales of
$24.31 billion. Sales in constant currency increased 13.4% year over year, reflecting sales growth in both operating groups
across all regions driven by strong global demand and to a lesser extent pricing for electronic components.
EC sales in fiscal 2023 were $24.80 billion, representing a 10.2% increase over fiscal 2022 sales of $22.50 billion.
EC sales increased 14.4% year over year in constant currency. The increase in EC sales is primarily due to double-digit
growth in the Americas and EMEA regions driven primarily by strong demand in the industrial, transportation, and
aerospace and defense sectors.
Farnell sales in fiscal 2023 were $1.73 billion, a decrease of $73.0 million or 4.0%, from fiscal 2022 sales of $1.81
billion. The year-over-year decrease in sales was primarily a result of foreign currency translation from a strengthening
U.S. Dollar. Farnell sales in constant currency increased 0.9% year over year as sales growth in the Americas was offset by
sales declines in the EMEA and Asia regions.
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Gross Profit
Gross profit in fiscal 2023 was $3.18 billion, an increase of $216.8 million, or 7.3%, from fiscal 2022 gross profit of
$2.97 billion. Gross profit margin decreased to 12.0% in fiscal 2023 or 21 basis points from fiscal 2022 gross profit margin
of 12.2%. EC gross profit margin increased year over year primarily due to a higher percentage of sales coming from the
higher-margin western regions. Sales in the higher margin western regions represented approximately 60% of sales in fiscal
2023 as compared to 56% during fiscal 2022. Farnell gross profit margin decreased year over year primarily driven by the
unwinding of certain component pricing premiums during fiscal 2023 and from unfavorable sales mix of lower margin
products.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A expenses”) in fiscal 2023 were $1.97 billion, a decrease of
$27.5 million, or 1.4%, from fiscal 2022. The year-over-year decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily a result of foreign
currency translation from a strengthening U.S. Dollar.
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 fiscal 2023, SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales were 7.4% and as a
percentage of gross profit were 61.8%, as compared with 8.2% and 67.3%, respectively, in fiscal 2022. The decreases in
SG&A expenses as a percentage of sales and gross profit resulted primarily from the operating leverage realized with
higher sales, and lower amortization expenses, partially offset by increases in SG&A expenses to support sales volumes.
Russian-Ukraine Conflict Related Expenses
During fiscal 2022, the Company incurred $26.3 million of costs associated with the Russian-Ukraine conflict,
primarily comprised of $17.2 million of expense for credit loss reserves for trade accounts receivable from Russian
customers that are no longer considered collectible. The remaining expense is related to product write-downs for Russia
based customers and other Russian business operation wind-down costs.
Restructuring, Integration and Other Expenses
During fiscal 2023, the Company incurred restructuring, integration and other expenses primarily related to the
planned closure of a distribution center. In addition, the Company increased its estimated environmental remediation
reserves associated with certain legacy manufacturing operations that were divested several decades ago. As a result,
during fiscal 2023 the Company recorded restructuring, integration, and other expenses of $28.0 million. The Company
recorded $17.4 million for restructuring costs consisting of $16.1 million for severance, $0.5 million for facility exit costs
and $0.8 million for asset impairments. The Company expects to realize approximately $16.0 million in incremental
annualized operating costs savings as a result of such restructuring actions once completed. Integration and other costs
were $2.6 million associated with incremental costs incurred as a result of the planned distribution center closure and $8.0
million related to the Company’s estimated environmental remediation obligations, respectively. The after-tax impact of
restructuring, integration and other expenses was $22.0 million and $0.24 per share on a diluted basis.
During fiscal 2022, the Company recorded restructuring, integration and other expenses of $5.3 million, substantially
all of which was related to integration costs.
See Note 17, “Restructuring expenses” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to restructuring expenses.
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Operating Income
Operating income for fiscal 2023 was $1.19 billion, an increase of $247.8 million or 26.4%, from fiscal 2022
operating income of $939.0 million. The year-over-year increase in operating income is primarily driven by the increase in
sales and lower SG&A expenses, partially offset by a lower gross profit margin.
Operating income margin was 4.5% in fiscal 2023 compared to 3.9% in fiscal 2022. Adjusted operating income for
fiscal 2023 was $1.22 billion, an increase of $235.3 million or 23.9%, from fiscal 2022. Adjusted operating income margin
was 4.6% in fiscal 2023 compared to 4.1% in fiscal 2022. EC operating income margin was 4.8% in fiscal 2023 compared
to 3.9% in fiscal 2022. Farnell operating income margin was 9.5% in fiscal 2023 compared to 13.4% in fiscal 2022.
Interest and Other Financing Expenses, Net
Interest and other financing expenses for fiscal 2023 was $250.9 million, an increase of $150.5 million, or 149.9%,
compared with interest and other financing expenses of $100.4 million in fiscal 2022. The increase in interest and other
financing expenses in fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022 is a result of higher outstanding borrowings and increases in
average borrowing rates during fiscal 2023 as compared to fiscal 2022.
Gain on Legal Settlements and Other
During fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a gain on legal settlements of $74.4 million before tax, $56.9 million after
tax, and $0.61 per share on a diluted basis, in connection with the settlement of claims filed against certain manufacturers
of capacitors. See Note 13, “Commitments and contingencies” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements
included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to the gain on legal settlements.
In June 2023, the Company settled a portion of its pension liability related to certain retirees and terminated vested
employees in the Company’s U.S. pension plan as part of a de-risking strategy. This strategy triggered settlement
accounting which required immediate recognition of a portion of the accumulated losses associated with the plan.
Consequently, the Company recognized non-cash settlement expense of $37.4 million in fiscal 2023.
Income Tax
The below discussion of the effective tax rate for the periods presented in the statements of operations is in
comparison to the 21% U.S. statutory federal income tax rate.
Avnet’s effective tax rate on its income before income taxes was 21.6% in fiscal 2023. The effective tax rate for fiscal
2023 was unfavorably impacted primarily by (i) U.S. state taxes, (ii) increases to valuation allowances against deferred tax
assets, and (iii) the mix of income in higher income tax jurisdictions, partially offset by (iv) the impact of foreign currency
translation loss.
For fiscal 2022, the Company’s effective tax rate on its income before income taxes was 16.9%. The effective tax rate
for fiscal 2022 was favorably impacted primarily by decreases to valuation allowances against deferred tax assets.
See Note 9, “Income taxes” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K for further discussion on the effective tax rate.
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Net Income
As a result of the factors described in the preceding sections of this MD&A, the Company’s net income in fiscal 2023
was $770.8 million, or earnings per share on a diluted basis of $8.26, compared with fiscal 2022 net income of $692.4
million, or earnings per share on a diluted basis of $6.94.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
The Company used $713.7 million of cash from its operating activities in fiscal 2023 as compared to $219.3 million
of cash used in fiscal 2022. These operating cash flows are comprised of: (i) cash flows generated from net income,
adjusted for the impact of non-cash and other items, which includes depreciation and amortization expense, deferred
income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of operating lease assets and other non-cash items, 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 to support sales growth was $1.68 billion during fiscal 2023, including increases in accounts
receivable of $461.1 million and inventories of $1.17 billion, and a decrease in accounts payable of $75.9 million, offset by
an increase in accrued expenses and other of $28.8 million. Comparatively, cash used for working capital and other was
$1.09 billion during fiscal 2022, including increases in accounts receivable of $1.13 billion and inventories of $1.22 billion,
offset by increases in accounts payable of $1.13 billion, and accrued expenses and other of $134.4 million.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
During fiscal 2023, the Company received net proceeds of $498.6 million as a result of the issuance of $500.0
million of 6.25% Notes due March 2028, $728.2 million under the Credit Facility, and $258.0 million under the
Securitization Program, and repaid $96.2 million under other short-term debt. During fiscal 2023, the Company paid
dividends on common stock of $106.3 million, and repurchased $221.7 million of common stock.
During fiscal 2022, the Company received net proceeds of $300.0 million as a result of the issuance of $300.0
million of 5.50% Notes due May 2032, $274.9 million under the Securitization Program, and $235.0 million from
borrowings of various bank credit facilities. During fiscal 2022, the Company repaid $354.3 million of notes, paid
dividends on common stock of $98.5 million, and repurchased $184.4 million of common stock.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
During fiscal 2023, the Company used $194.7 million for capital expenditures compared to $48.9 million in fiscal
2022. The increase in capital expenditures year over year was primarily related to expenditures for a new distribution
center being built in EMEA to support the future growth of the EC EMEA business. During fiscal 2023, the Company used
$16.9 million for other investing activities. During fiscal 2022, the Company received $90.4 million from investing
activities related to the liquidation of Company owned life insurance policies.
Financing Transactions
The Company uses a variety of financing arrangements, both short-term and long-term, to fund its operations in
addition to historical cash generated from operating activities. The Company also uses several funding sources to avoid
becoming overly dependent on one financing source, and to lower overall funding costs. These financing arrangements
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include public debt (“Notes”), short-term and long-term bank loans, a revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), and
an accounts receivable securitization program (the “Securitization Program”).
The Company has various lines of credit, financing arrangements, 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. Outstanding borrowings under such forms of debt at the end of fiscal 2023 was $70.6
million.
As an alternative form of liquidity outside of the United States, the Company sells certain of its trade accounts
receivable on a non-recourse basis to financial institutions pursuant to factoring agreements. The Company accounts for
these transactions as sales of receivables and presents cash proceeds as cash provided by operating activities in the
consolidated statements of cash flows. Factoring fees for the sales of trade accounts receivable are recorded within
“Interest and other financing expenses, net” and were not material to the consolidated financial statements.
See Note 7, “Debt” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K for additional information on financing transactions including the Credit Facility, the Securitization Program
and the outstanding Notes as of July 1, 2023.
Covenants and Conditions
The Company’s Credit Facility contains certain covenants with various limitations on debt incurrence, share
repurchases, dividends, investments and capital expenditures, and also includes financial covenant requiring the Company
to maintain a leverage ratio below a certain threshold. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of July
1, 2023.
The Company’s Securitization Program contains certain covenants relating to the quality of the receivables sold. If
these conditions are not met, the Company may not be able to borrow any additional funds and the financial institutions
may consider this an amortization event, as defined in the Securitization Program agreements, which would permit the
financial institutions to liquidate the accounts receivables sold to cover any outstanding borrowings. Circumstances that
could affect the Company’s ability to meet the required covenants and conditions of the Securitization Program include the
Company’s ongoing profitability and various other economic, market, and industry factors. The Company was in
compliance with all such covenants as of July 1, 2023.
Management does not believe that the covenants under the Credit Facility or Securitization Program limit the
Company’s ability to pursue its intended business strategy or its future financing needs.
See Liquidity below for further discussion of the Company’s availability under these various facilities.
Liquidity
The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $288.2 million as of July 1, 2023, of which $194.5 million was held
outside the United States. As of July 2, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $153.7 million, of which
$60.4 million was held outside of the United States.
During periods of weakening demand in the electronic components industry, the Company typically generates cash
from operating activities. Conversely, the Company will use cash for working capital requirements during periods of higher
growth. The Company used $713.7 million in cash flows for operating activities during the fiscal year ended July 1, 2023,
to support the fiscal 2023 sales growth.
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Liquidity is subject to many factors, such as normal business operations and general economic, financial,
competitive, legislative, and regulatory factors that are beyond the Company’s control. To the extent the cash balances held
in foreign locations cannot be remitted back to the U.S. in a tax efficient manner, those cash balances are generally used for
ongoing working capital, including the need to purchase inventories, capital expenditures and other foreign business needs.
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.
As of July 1, 2023, there were $796.6 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and $0.9 million in
letters of credit issued, and $555.8 million outstanding under the Securitization Program. During fiscal 2023, the Company
had an average daily balance outstanding under the Credit Facility of approximately $1.13 billion and $549.1 million under
the Securitization Program. As of July 1, 2023, the combined availability under the Credit Facility and the Securitization
Program was $846.7 million. Availability under the Securitization Program is subject to the Company having sufficient
eligible trade accounts receivable in the United States to support desired borrowings.
The Company has the following contractual obligations outstanding as of July 1, 2023 (in millions):
Contractual Obligations
Long-term debt obligations(1)
Interest expense on long-term debt obligations(2)
Operating lease obligations(3)
Total
$ 3,073.0
699.5
287.5
Less than
1 year
70.6
157.7
58.1
$
Payments due by period
1-3 years
$ 1,105.8
269.6
86.2
3-5 years
$ 1,296.6
181.4
44.4
More than
5 years
600.0
90.8
98.8
$
(1)
Includes amounts due within one year and excludes unamortized discount and issuance costs on debt.
(2) Represents interest expense due on debt by using fixed interest rates for fixed rate debt and assuming the same interest
rate at the end of fiscal 2023 for variable rate debt.
(3) Excludes imputed interest on operating lease liabilities.
The Company purchases inventories in the normal course of business throughout the year through the issuance of
purchase orders to suppliers. During fiscal 2023, the Company’s cost of sales, substantially all of which related to the
underlying purchase of inventories was $23.4 billion and the Company had $5.5 billion of inventories as of July 1, 2023.
The Company expects to continue to purchase sufficient inventory to meet its customers’ demands in fiscal year 2024,
some of which relates to outstanding purchase orders at the end of fiscal 2023. Outstanding purchase orders with suppliers
may be non-cancellable/non-returnable at the point such orders are issued, or may become non-cancellable at some point in
the future, typically within 30 days to 90 days from the requested delivery date of inventories.
At July 1, 2023, the Company had an estimated liability for income tax contingencies of $130.5 million, which is not
included in the above table. Cash payments associated with the settlement of these liabilities that are expected to be paid
within the next 12 months is $1.0 million. The settlement period for the remaining amount of the unrecognized tax benefits,
including related accrued interest and penalties, cannot be determined, and therefore was not included in the table.
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As of July 1, 2023, the Company may repurchase up to an aggregate of $318.5 million of shares of the Company’s
common stock through the 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 including
share price and other factors. The Company may terminate or limit the share repurchase program at any time without prior
notice. During fiscal 2023, the Company repurchased $212.8 million of common stock.
The Company has historically paid quarterly cash dividends on shares of its common stock, and future dividends are
subject to approval by the Board of Directors. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Board of Directors approved a
dividend of $0.29 per share, which resulted in $26.5 million of dividend payments during the quarter.
The Company continually monitors and reviews its liquidity position and funding needs. Management believes that
the Company’s ability to generate operating cash flows through the liquidation of working capital in the future and
available borrowing capacity, including capacity for the non-recourse sale of trade accounts receivable, will be sufficient to
meet its future liquidity needs. Additionally, the Company believes that it has sufficient access to additional liquidity from
the capital markets if necessary.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of
these consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are based upon the Company’s
continual evaluation of available information, including historical results and anticipated future events. Actual results may
differ materially from these estimates.
The Securities and Exchange Commission defines critical accounting policies as those that are, in management’s
view, most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and that require
significant judgments and estimates. Management believes the Company’s most critical accounting policies at the end of
fiscal 2023 relate to:
Valuation of Inventories
Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost or estimated net realizable value. Inventory cost includes the purchase
price of finished goods and any freight cost incurred to receive the inventory into the Company’s distribution centers. The
Company’s inventories include electronic components sold into changing, cyclical, and competitive markets, so inventories
may decline in market value or become obsolete.
The Company regularly evaluates inventories for expected customer demand, obsolescence, current market prices,
and other factors that may render inventories less marketable. Write-downs are recorded so that inventories reflect the
estimated net realizable value and take into account the Company’s contractual provisions with its suppliers, which may
provide certain protections to the Company for product obsolescence and price erosion in the form of rights of return, stock
rotation rights, obsolescence allowances, industry specific supplier rebate programs and price protections. Because of the
large number of products and suppliers and the complexity of managing the process around price protections, supplier
rebate programs and stock rotations, estimates are made regarding the net realizable value of inventories. Additionally,
assumptions about future demand and market conditions, as well as decisions to discontinue certain product lines, impact
the evaluation of whether to write-down inventories. If future demand changes or actual market conditions are less
favorable than assumed, then management evaluates whether additional write-downs of inventories are required. In any
case, actual net realizable values could be different from those currently estimated.
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Accounting for Income Taxes
Management’s judgment is required in determining income tax expense, unrecognized tax benefit liabilities , deferred
tax assets and liabilities, and valuation allowances recorded against net deferred tax assets. Recovering net deferred tax
assets depends on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain jurisdictions. In addition,
when assessing the need for valuation allowances, the Company considers historic levels and types of income, expectations
and risk associated with estimates of future taxable income, and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. If the
Company determines that it cannot realize all or part of its deferred tax assets in the future, it may record additional
valuation allowances against the deferred tax assets with a corresponding increase to income tax expense in the period such
determination is made. Similarly, if the Company determines that it can realize all or part of its deferred tax assets that have
an associated valuation allowance established, the Company may release a valuation allowance with a corresponding
benefit to income tax expense in the period such determination is made.
The Company establishes contingent liabilities for potentially unfavorable outcomes of positions taken on certain tax
matters. These liabilities are based on management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be
sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The anticipated and actual outcomes of these matters may differ, which may
result in changes in estimates to such unrecognized tax benefit liabilities. To the extent such changes in estimates are
necessary, the Company’s effective tax rate may fluctuate. In accordance with the Company’s accounting policy, accrued
interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded as a component of income tax expense.
In determining the Company’s income tax expense, management considers current tax regulations in the numerous
jurisdictions in which it operates, including the impact of tax law and regulation changes in the jurisdictions the Company
operates in. The Company exercises judgment for interpretation and application of such current tax regulations. Changes to
such tax regulations or disagreements with the Company’s interpretation or application by tax authorities in any of the
Company’s major jurisdictions may have a significant impact on the Company’s income tax expense.
See Note 9, “Income taxes” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K for further discussion on income tax expense, valuation allowances and unrecognized tax benefits.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-04, Liabilities (subtopic 405-50): Supplier Finance Programs
(“ASU No. 2022-04”) to enhance the transparency of certain supplier finance programs to allow financial statement users
to understand the effect on working capital, liquidity and cash flows. The new pronouncement requires qualitative and
quantitative disclosure sufficient to enable users of the financial statements to understand the nature, activity during the
period, changes from period to period and potential magnitude of such programs. The Company plans to adopt this
guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, except for the amendment on roll-forward information, which is effective in
fiscal 2025. The Company’s planned adoption of ASU No. 2022-04 is not expected to have a material impact on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Company seeks to reduce earnings and cash flow volatility associated with changes in interest rates and foreign
currency exchange rates by entering into financial arrangements, from time to time, which 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.
The following table sets forth the scheduled maturities of the Company’s debt outstanding at July 1, 2023 (dollars in
millions):
Liabilities:
Fixed rate debt(1)
Floating rate debt
2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Thereafter Total
Fiscal Year
$ — $
— $
550.0
$ — $
500.0
$ 70.6
$
555.8
$
— $ — $
796.6
$
$
600.0
$ 1,650.0
— $ 1,423.0
(1) Excludes unamortized discounts and issuance costs.
The following table sets forth the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt and the average interest rates
at July 1, 2023, and July 2, 2022 (dollars in millions):
Carrying Value Fair Value at
at July 1, 2023
at July 1, 2023 at July 2, 2022
Carrying Value Fair Value at
July 2, 2022
Liabilities:
Fixed rate debt(1)
Average interest rate
Floating rate debt
Average interest rate
$ 1,650.0
5.0 %
$ 1,423.0
5.3 %
$
$
1,567.5
$ 1,324.6
1,423.0
$
297.8
4.1 %
$
$
1,265.8
297.8
2.6 %
(1) Excludes unamortized discounts and issuance costs. Fair value was estimated primarily based upon quoted market
prices for the Company’s public long-term notes.
Many of the Company’s subsidiaries purchase and sell products in currencies other than their functional currencies,
which subjects the Company to the risks associated with fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The Company uses
economic hedges to reduce this risk utilizing natural hedging (i.e., offsetting receivables and payables in the same foreign
currency) and creating offsetting positions through the use of derivative financial instruments (primarily forward foreign
currency exchange contracts typically with maturities of less than 60 days, but no longer than one year). The Company
continues to have exposure to foreign currency risks to the extent they are not economically hedged. The Company adjusts
any economic hedges to fair value within the same line item in the consolidated statements of operations as the
remeasurement of the underlying assets or liabilities being economically hedged. 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. A hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates under the forward foreign currency exchange
contracts outstanding at July 1, 2023, would result in an increase or decrease of approximately $80.0 million to the fair
value of the forward foreign exchange contracts, which would generally be offset by an opposite effect on the underlying
exposure being economically hedged. See Note 2, “Derivative financial instruments” to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion on derivative financial
instruments.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Index to Financial Statements
1. Consolidated Financial Statements:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP, Phoenix, AZ, Auditor Firm ID:
185)
Avnet, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets at July 1, 2023, and July 2, 2022
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended July 1, 2023, July 2, 2022, and July 3,
2021
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended July 1, 2023, July 2, 2022,
and July 3, 2021
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the fiscal years ended July 1, 2023, July 2, 2022,
and July 3, 2021
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended July 1, 2023, July 2, 2022, and July 3,
2021
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedule II (Valuation and Qualifying Accounts) for the fiscal years ended July 1, 2023, July 2, 2022,
and July 3, 2021
Schedules other than that above have been omitted because they are not applicable, or the required
information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Avnet, Inc.:
Opinions on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Avnet, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of July 1,
2023 and July 2, 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended July 1, 2023, and the related notes and financial statement
schedules II (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting as of July 1, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013)
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company as of July 1, 2023 and July 2, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended July 1, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as
of July 1, 2023 based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal
control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in
accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained
in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial
statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control
over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and
operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
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generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and
that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and
directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts
or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging,
subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on
the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below,
providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Evaluation of accounting for income taxes
As discussed in Notes 1 and 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company recognized $187.3 million of
deferred tax assets, net and income tax expense of $212.1 million as of and for the year ended July 1, 2023.
Additionally, as discussed in Note 8, the Company recognized accrued income taxes of $93.5 million as of July 1,
2023. The Company conducts business globally and consequently is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income
taxes as well as foreign income taxes in many of the jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company exercises
judgment for the interpretation and application of such current tax regulations.
We identified the evaluation of accounting for income taxes as a critical audit matter. Evaluating the Company’s
application of current tax regulations in various foreign jurisdictions and the impact of those regulations on foreign,
U.S. federal, state and local income tax provisions required complex auditor judgment and the use of tax professionals
with specialized skills.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design
and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the Company’s income tax process,
including controls related to the application of current tax regulations in the various tax jurisdictions and impact on
the Company’s tax provisions. We involved tax professionals with specialized skills and knowledge in various tax
jurisdictions, who assisted in evaluating the Company’s analyses over the application of current tax regulations and
the Company’s interpretation of tax laws and regulations in those jurisdictions.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2002.
Phoenix, Arizona
August 18, 2023
/s/ KPMG LLP
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables
Inventories
Prepaid and other current assets
Total current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill
Operating lease assets
Other assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other
Short-term operating lease liabilities
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt
Long-term operating lease liabilities
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Shareholders’ equity:
July 1,
2023
July 2,
2022
(Thousands, except share
amounts)
$
288,230
4,763,788
5,465,031
233,804
10,750,853
441,557
780,629
221,698
282,422
$ 12,477,159
$
153,693
4,301,002
4,244,148
177,783
8,876,626
315,204
758,833
227,138
210,731
$ 10,388,532
$
70,636
3,373,820
753,130
51,792
4,249,378
2,988,029
190,621
297,462
7,725,490
$
174,422
3,431,683
591,020
54,529
4,251,654
1,437,400
199,418
307,300
6,195,772
Common stock $1.00 par; authorized 300,000,000 shares; issued 91,504,053 shares
and 95,701,630 shares, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Total shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
91,504
1,691,334
3,378,212
(409,381)
4,751,669
$ 12,477,159
95,702
1,656,907
2,921,399
(481,248)
4,192,760
$ 10,388,532
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
July 1,
2023
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Thousands, except per share amounts)
July 3,
2021
Sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Russian-Ukraine conflict related expenses
Restructuring, integration and other expenses
Operating income
Other income (expense), net
Interest and other financing expenses, net
Gain on legal settlements and other
Income before taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)
Net income
Earnings per share:
Basic
Diluted
Shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic
Diluted
Cash dividends paid per common share
$
$
$
$
$
26,536,881
23,354,738
3,182,143
1,967,305
—
28,038
1,186,800
9,908
(250,869)
37,037
982,876
212,048
770,828
8.37
8.26
92,043
93,368
1.16
$
$
$
$
$
24,310,708
21,345,317
2,965,391
1,994,847
26,261
5,272
939,011
(5,302)
(100,375)
—
833,334
140,955
692,379
7.02
6.94
98,662
99,819
1.00
$
$
$
$
$
19,534,679
17,294,049
2,240,630
1,874,831
—
84,391
281,408
(19,006)
(89,473)
—
172,929
(20,185)
193,114
1.95
1.93
99,258
100,168
0.85
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation and other
Cross-currency swap
Pension adjustments, net
Total comprehensive income, net of tax
July 1,
2023
$ 770,828
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
$ 692,379
July 3,
2021
$ 193,114
64,486
(22,849)
30,230
$ 842,695
(324,139)
—
(3,362)
$ 364,878
152,678
—
81,955
$ 427,747
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Years Ended July 1, 2023, July 2, 2022, and July 3, 2021
Balance, June 27, 2020
Net income
Translation adjustments and other
Pension liability adjustments, net of
tax of $2,483
Cash dividends ($0.85 per share)
Effects of new accounting principles
Stock-based compensation
Balance, July 3, 2021
Net income
Translation adjustments and other
Pension liability adjustments, net of
tax of $582
Cash dividends ($1.00 per share)
Repurchases of common stock
Stock-based compensation
Balance, July 2, 2022
Net income
Translation adjustments and other
Pension liability adjustments, net of
tax of $8,146
Cross-currency swap
Cash dividends ($1.16 per share)
Repurchases of common stock
Stock-based compensation
Balance, July 1, 2023
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
$
(388,380) $
—
152,678
3,726,398
193,114
152,678
81,955
—
—
—
(153,747)
—
(324,139)
(3,362)
—
—
—
(481,248)
—
64,486
30,230
(22,849)
—
—
—
(409,381) $
$
81,955
(84,309)
(14,480)
28,828
4,084,184
692,379
(324,139)
(3,362)
(98,490)
(193,336)
35,524
4,192,760
770,828
64,486
30,230
(22,849)
(106,325)
(212,775)
35,314
4,751,669
Common Common
Stock-
Shares
Stock-
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
98,793
$ 98,793
$ 1,594,140
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
808
99,601
—
—
—
808
99,601
—
—
—
28,020
1,622,160
Retained
Earnings
(Thousands)
$ 2,421,845
193,114
—
—
—
—
(84,309)
(14,480)
—
2,516,170
692,379
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(4,676)
777
(4,676)
777
95,702
95,702
1,656,907
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
34,747
—
(98,490)
(188,660)
—
2,921,399
770,828
—
—
—
—
—
—
(5,085)
887
91,504
(5,085)
887
$ 91,504
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
34,427
$ 1,691,334
—
—
(106,325)
(207,690)
—
$ 3,378,212
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
Non-cash and other reconciling items:
Depreciation
Amortization
Amortization of operating lease assets
Deferred income taxes
Stock-based compensation
Impairments
Other, net
Changes in (net of effects from businesses acquired and divested):
Receivables
Inventories
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other, net
Net cash flows (used for) provided by operating activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of notes, net of discounts
Repayments of public notes
Borrowings under accounts receivable securitization, net
Borrowings (repayments) under senior unsecured credit facility, net
Borrowings (repayments) under bank credit facilities and other debt, net
Repurchases of common stock
Dividends paid on common stock
Other, net
Net cash flows provided by (used for) financing activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Acquisitions of assets and businesses
Proceeds from liquidation of Company owned life insurance policies
Other, net
Net cash flows (used for) provided by investing activities
July 1,
2023
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
July 3,
2021
$
770,828
$
692,379
$ 193,114
82,565
6,048
54,392
(37,060)
38,781
87,367
14,959
52,881
(52,513)
36,738
—
—
52,142
34,116
90,884
41,033
56,782
14,650
29,339
15,166
22,512
(461,117)
(1,173,124)
(75,943)
28,785
(713,703)
(1,132,039)
(1,218,871)
1,131,225
134,448
(219,310)
(615,353)
(409,075)
620,973
30,924
90,949
498,615
—
258,000
728,182
(96,209)
(221,730)
(106,325)
(5,777)
1,054,756
299,973
(354,336)
274,900
297,660
(305,077)
22,900
— (231,680)
(2,789)
—
(84,309)
(10,718)
(314,013)
235,047
(184,382)
(98,490)
(16,653)
156,059
(194,674)
(48,900)
—
—
(16,877)
(211,551)
—
90,384
9,815
51,299
(50,363)
(18,381)
—
7,548
(61,196)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
5,035
(34,046)
6,913
Cash and cash equivalents:
— increase (decrease)
— at beginning of period
— at end of period
Additional cash flow information (Note 15)
134,537
153,693
288,230
$
(45,998)
199,691
153,693
(277,347)
477,038
$ 199,691
$
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation — The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Avnet, Inc. and
all of its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Avnet”). All intercompany and intracompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Reclassifications — Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified or combined to conform to the current
period presentation.
Fiscal year — The Company operates on a “52/53 week” fiscal year, which ends on the Saturday closest to
June 30th. Fiscal 2023 and 2022 contain 52 weeks compared to 53 weeks in fiscal 2021. Unless otherwise noted, all
references to “fiscal” or “year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year.
Management estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities, reported amounts of sales and expenses and the disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from those
estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of
three months or less including money market funds to be cash equivalents.
Receivables – Receivables, predominately comprised of customer trade accounts, are reported at amortized cost, net
of the allowance for credit losses in the consolidated balance sheets. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account
that is deducted from the receivables’ amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected. The
Company estimates the allowance for credit losses using relevant available information about expected credit losses,
including information about historical credit losses, past events, current conditions, and other factors which may affect the
collectability of receivables. Adjustments to historical loss information are made for differences in current receivable
specific risk characteristics, such as changes in customer behavior, economic and industry changes, or other relevant
factors. Expected credit losses are estimated on a pooled basis when similar risk characteristics exist.
Inventories — Inventories, comprised principally of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable
value. Inventory cost includes the purchase price of finished goods and any freight cost incurred to receive the inventory
into the Company’s distribution centers. The Company regularly reviews the cost of inventory against its estimated net
realizable value, considering historical experience and any contractual rights of return, stock rotations, vendor rebates,
excess, and obsolescence allowances, or price protections provided by the Company’s suppliers. It records the lower of cost
or net realizable value write-down if any inventories have a cost in excess of such inventories’ estimated net realizable
value.
Depreciation, amortization and useful lives — The Company reports property, plant, and equipment at cost, less
accumulated depreciation. Cost includes the price paid to acquire or construct the assets, required installation costs, interest
capitalized during the construction period, and any expenditure that substantially adds to the value or substantially extends
the useful life of an existing asset. Additionally, the Company capitalizes qualified costs related to software obtained or
developed for internal use as a component of property, plant, and equipment. Software obtained for
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internal use has generally been enterprise-level business operations, logistics, and finance software that is customized to
meet the Company’s specific operational requirements. The Company begins depreciation and amortization
(“depreciation”) for property, plant, and equipment when an asset is both in the location and condition for its intended use.
Property, plant, and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over its estimated useful lives. The
estimated useful lives for property, plant, and equipment are typically as follows: buildings (30 years); machinery, fixtures
and equipment (2-10 years); information technology hardware and software (2-10 years); and leasehold improvements
(over the applicable lease term or economic useful life, if shorter).
The Company amortizes intangible assets acquired in business combinations or asset combinations using the straight-
line method over the estimated economic useful lives of the intangible assets from the date of acquisition, which is
generally between 5-10 years.
Long-lived asset impairment — Long-lived assets, including property, plant, equipment, intangible assets and
operating lease assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. For purposes of recognition and measurement of an impairment loss,
long-lived assets are grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are
largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities (“asset group”). An impairment is recognized when the
estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset group and its eventual disposition is less
than its carrying amount. An impairment is measured as the amount by which an asset group’s carrying value exceeds its
estimated fair value. The Company considers a long-lived asset to be abandoned when it has ceased use of such abandoned
asset and if the Company has no intent to use or repurpose the asset in the future. The Company continually evaluates the
carrying value and the remaining economic useful life of long-lived assets and adjusts the carrying value and remaining
useful life when appropriate.
Leases — Substantially all the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases and are predominately related to
real property for distribution centers, office space, and integration facilities, with a lease term of up to 15 years. The
Company’s equipment leases are primarily for automobiles, distribution center equipment and office equipment, which are
not material to the consolidated financial statements.
The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Lease right-of-use assets (“operating lease
assets”) and associated liabilities (“operating lease liabilities”) are recognized at the commencement date of the lease based
on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Certain lease agreements may include one or more options to
extend or terminate a lease. Lease terms are inclusive of these options if it is reasonably certain that the Company will
exercise such options.
The Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit borrowing rate, as such, the discount rate used to
calculate present value is based upon an estimate of the Company’s secured borrowing rate, which varies based on the lease
term and the currency of the lease payments. Lease cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is
included as a component of “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statements of operations.
Lease payments are primarily fixed; however, certain lease agreements contain variable payments, which are expensed as
incurred and not included in the measurement of operating lease assets and liabilities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Goodwill — Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of acquired businesses over the estimated fair value
assigned to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company does not amortize goodwill, but instead
tests goodwill for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter. If necessary, the Company records any impairment
resulting from such goodwill impairment testing as a component of operating expenses included within goodwill and
intangible asset impairment expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Impairment testing is performed at the
reporting unit level, which is defined as the same, or one level below, an operating segment. The Company will perform an
interim impairment test between required annual tests 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.
In performing goodwill impairment testing, the Company may first make a qualitative assessment of whether it is
more-likely-than-not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value. If the qualitative assessment indicates it
is more-likely-than-not that a reporting unit’s fair value is not greater than its carrying value, the Company must perform a
quantitative impairment test. The Company defines the fair value of a reporting unit as the price that would be received to
sell the reporting unit as a whole in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the impairment test date. To
determine the fair value of a reporting unit, the Company uses the income methodology of valuation, which includes the
discounted cash flow method, and the market methodology of valuation, which considers values of comparable businesses
to estimate the fair value of the Company’s reporting units.
Significant management judgment is required when estimating the fair value of the Company’s reporting units from a
market participant perspective (including forecasting of future operating results and the discount rates used in the
discounted cash flow method of valuation) and in the selection of comparable businesses and related market multiples that
are used in the market method of valuation. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying value
assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired. If the reverse is true, then the Company measures a goodwill
impairment loss based on such difference.
The Company evaluates each quarter if facts and circumstances indicate that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair
value of its reporting units is less than their 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 as of any fiscal
quarter end, (ii) changes in macroeconomic or industry environments, (iii) the results of, and the amount of time passed
since, the last goodwill impairment test, and (iv) the long-term expected financial performance of its reporting units.
Foreign currency translation — The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. Dollars at the
exchange rates in effect at each balance sheet date, with the related translation adjustments reported as a separate
component of shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss). Results of operations are translated using the average
exchange rates prevailing throughout the reporting period. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional
currency of the Avnet subsidiaries that are party to the transactions are remeasured at exchange rates in effect at each
balance sheet date or upon settlement of the transaction. Gains and losses from such remeasurements are recorded in the
consolidated statements of operations as a component of “Other expense, net.”
Income taxes — The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax impact of differences between the consolidated
financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary
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differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in
tax rates is recognized within income tax expense in the period in which the new tax rate is enacted. Based upon historical
and estimated levels of future taxable income and analysis of other key factors, the Company may increase or decrease a
valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, as deemed necessary, to adjust such assets to their estimated net
realizable value.
The Company establishes contingent liabilities for potentially unfavorable outcomes of positions taken on certain tax
matters. These liabilities are based on management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more-likely-than-not to be
sustained upon examination by the relevant tax authorities. Differences between the estimated and actual outcomes of these
matters may result in future changes in estimates to such unrecognized tax benefits. Any such changes in estimates may
impact the Company’s effective tax rate. In accordance with the Company’s accounting policies, accrued interest and
penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded as a component of income tax expense.
Revenue recognition — Revenue is recognized at the point at which control of the underlying products are
transferred to the customer, which includes determining whether products are distinct and separate performance
obligations. For electronic component and related product sales, transfer of control to the customer generally occurs upon
product shipment, but it may occur at a later date depending on the agreed upon sales terms (such as delivery at the
customer's designated location, or when products that are consigned at customer locations are consumed). In limited
instances, where products are not in stock and delivery times are critical, product is purchased from the supplier and drop-
shipped to the customer. The Company typically takes control of the products when shipped by the supplier and then
recognizes revenue when control of the product transfers to the customer. The Company does not have material product
warranty obligations, because the assurance type product warranties provided by the component manufacturers are passed
through to the Company’s customers.
For contracts related to the specialized manufacture of products for customers with no alternative use and for which
the Company has an enforceable right to payment, including a reasonable profit margin, the Company recognizes revenue
over time as control of the products transfer through the manufacturing process. The contract assets associated with such
specialized manufacturing products are not material.
Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring
products. The Company estimates different forms of variable consideration at the time of sale based on historical
experience, current conditions, and contractual obligations. Revenue is recorded net of customer discounts and rebates.
When the Company offers the right or has a history of accepting returns of product, historical experience is utilized to
establish a liability for the estimate of expected returns and an asset for the right to recover the product expected to be
returned. These adjustments are made in the same period as the underlying sales transactions.
The Company considers the following indicators amongst others when determining whether it is acting as a principal
in the contract where revenue would be recorded on a gross basis: (i) the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling
the promise to provide the specified products or services; (ii) the Company has inventory risk before the specified products
have been transferred to a customer or after transfer of control to the customer; and (iii) the Company has discretion in
establishing the price for the specified products or services. If a transaction does not meet the Company’s indicators of
being a principal in the transaction, then the Company is acting as an agent in the transaction and the associated revenues
are recognized on a net basis.
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The company has contracts with certain customers where the company's performance obligation is to arrange for the
products or services to be provided by another party. In these arrangements, as the company assumes an agency
relationship in the transaction, revenue is recognized in the amount of the net fee associated with serving as an agent. These
arrangements primarily relate to the sale of supplier software services and supply chain services for the coordination,
holding and delivery of inventory for which the company does not assume the risks and rewards of ownership.
Sales tax and other tax amounts collected from customers for remittance to governmental authorities are excluded
from revenue. The Company accounts for shipping and handling of product as a fulfillment activity. The Company does
not have any payment terms that exceed one year from the point it has satisfied the related performance obligations. Tariffs
are included in sales as the company has enforceable rights to additional consideration to cover the cost of tariffs. Other
taxes imposed by governmental authorities on the company's revenue producing activities with customers, such as sales
taxes and value added taxes, are excluded from net sales.
Vendor allowances and consideration — Consideration received from suppliers for price protection, product rebates,
marketing/promotional activities, or any other programs are recorded when earned (under the terms and conditions of such
supplier programs) as adjustments to product costs or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending upon the
nature and contractual requirements related to the consideration received. Some of these supplier programs require
management to make estimates and may extend over multiple periods.
Comprehensive income (loss) — Comprehensive income (loss) represents net income for the year adjusted for certain
changes in shareholders’ equity. Accumulated comprehensive income (loss) items impacting comprehensive income (loss)
includes foreign currency translation, unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as
net investment hedges, and the impact of the Company’s pension liability adjustments, net of tax.
Stock-based compensation — The Company measures stock-based payments at fair value and generally recognizes
the associated operating expense in the consolidated statements of operations over the requisite service period. A stock-
based payment is considered vested for accounting expense attribution purposes when the employee’s retention of the
award is no longer contingent on providing continued service. Accordingly, the Company recognizes all stock-based
compensation expense for awards granted to retirement eligible employees over the period from the grant date to the date
retirement eligibility is achieved, if less than the stated requisite service period. The expense attribution approach for
retirement eligible employees does not affect the overall amount of compensation expense recognized, but instead
accelerates the recognition of such expense.
Restructuring and exit activities — The determination of when the Company accrues for involuntary termination
benefits under restructuring plans depends on whether the termination benefits are provided under an on-going benefit
arrangement or under a one-time benefit arrangement. The Company accounts for on-going benefit arrangements in
accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 712 (“ASC 712”) Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits and
accounts for one-time benefit arrangements in accordance with ASC 420 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. If applicable,
the Company records such costs into operating expense over the terminated employee’s future service period beyond any
minimum retention period. Other costs associated with restructuring or exit activities may include contract termination
costs and impairments of long-lived assets, which are expensed in accordance with ASC 420 Exit or Disposal Cost
Obligations and ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Gain on legal settlements — The Company recognizes gains on legal settlements only when such gains are realized
or realizable.
Concentration of credit risk — Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of
credit risk principally consist of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, and trade accounts receivable. The
Company invests its excess cash primarily in overnight time deposits and institutional money market funds with highly
rated financial institutions. To reduce credit risk, management performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’
financial condition and, in some instances, has obtained credit insurance coverage to reduce such risk. The Company
maintains reserves for potential credit losses from customers, but has not historically experienced material losses related to
individual customers or groups of customers in any particular end market or geographic area.
Fair value — The Company measures financial assets and liabilities at fair value based upon an exit price,
representing the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly
transaction between market participants. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, requires inputs used in valuation techniques
for measuring fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis be assigned to a hierarchical level as follows: Level 1 are
observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets; Level 2 are observable
market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and, Level 3 are unobservable inputs that
are not corroborated by market data. During fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, there were no transfers of assets measured at fair
value between the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments,
including cash equivalents, receivables, and accounts payable approximate their fair values at July 1, 2023, due to the
short-term nature of these assets and liabilities. At July 1, 2023, and July 2, 2022, the Company had $3.7 million and $5.4
million, respectively, of cash equivalents that were measured at fair value based upon Level 1 criteria.
Investments — Equity investments in businesses or start-up companies (“ventures”) are accounted for using the
equity method if the investment provides the Company the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the
ventures. All other equity investments, which consist of investments for which the Company does not possess the ability to
exercise significant influence over the ventures, are measured at fair value, using quoted market prices, or at cost minus
impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes when fair value is not readily
determinable. Investments in ventures are included in “Other assets” in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Changes in fair value, including impairments for investments in ventures, if any, are recorded in “Other expense, net” in the
Company’s consolidated statements of operations. As of July 1, 2023, the Company’s investments in ventures was not
material to the consolidated balance sheets or consolidated statements of operations.
Environmental liabilities — The Company accrues for environmental liabilities when it is probable that obligations
have been incurred and the associated amounts can be reasonably estimated. The Company uses a third-party specialist to
assist in appropriately measuring its obligations associated with environmental liabilities. Such liabilities are adjusted as
new information develops or circumstances change. The Company does not discount its environmental liabilities as the
timing of the anticipated cash payments is not fixed or readily determinable. The Company’s estimate of its potential
liability is independent of any potential recovery of insurance proceeds or indemnification arrangements and the
Company’s environmental liabilities have not been reduced for potential insurance recoveries.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements — During fiscal 2023, the Company did not adopt any new accounting
pronouncements that had a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
2. Derivative financial instruments
Many of the Company’s subsidiaries purchase and sell products in currencies other than their functional currencies,
which subjects the Company to the risks associated with fluctuations in currency exchange rates. This foreign currency
exposure relates primarily to international transactions where the currency collected from customers can be different from
the currency used to purchase from suppliers. The Company’s foreign operations transactions are denominated primarily in
the following currencies: U.S. Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan, Taiwan Dollar, Canadian Dollar
and Mexican Peso. The Company also, to a lesser extent, has foreign operations transactions in other EMEA and Asian
foreign currencies.
The Company uses economic hedges to reduce this risk utilizing natural hedging (i.e., offsetting receivables and
payables in the same foreign currency) and creating offsetting positions through the use of derivative financial instruments
(primarily forward foreign exchange contracts typically with maturities of less than 60 days, but no longer than one year).
The Company continues to have exposure to foreign currency risks to the extent they are not economically hedged. The fair
value of forward foreign exchange contracts is based upon Level 2 criteria under the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy. The
Company’s master netting and other similar arrangements with various financial institutions related to derivative financial
instruments allow for the right of offset. The Company’s policy is to present derivative financial instruments with the same
counterparty as either a net asset or liability when the right of offset exists. Under the Company’s economic hedging
policies, gains and losses on the derivative financial instruments are classified within the same line item in the consolidated
statements of operations as the remeasurement of the underlying assets or liabilities being economically hedged.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company entered into a fixed-to-fixed rate cross currency swap (the
“cross-currency swap”) with a notional amount of $500.0 million, or €472.6 million, that is set to mature in March 2028.
The Company designated this derivative contract as a net investment hedge of its European operations and elected the spot
method for measuring hedge effectiveness. Changes in fair value of the cross-currency swap is presented in “Accumulated
other comprehensive loss” in the consolidated balance sheets. Amounts related to the cross-currency swap recognized
directly in net income represent net periodic interest settlements and accruals, which are recognized in Interest and other
financing expenses, net, on the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the cross-currency swaps is based
upon Level 2 criteria under the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy.
The Company uses these derivative financial instruments to manage risks associated with foreign currency exchange
rates and interest rates. The Company does not enter derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes
and monitors the financial stability and credit standing of its counterparties.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The locations and fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments in the Company’s consolidated
balance sheets are as follows:
Economic hedges
Prepaid and other current assets
Accrued expenses and other
Cross-currency swap
Other liabilities
July 1,
2023
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
$
$
69,104
68,594
$
24,907
29,663
22,849
—
The locations of derivative financial instruments on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations are as
follows:
Economic hedges
Cross currency swap
Other expense, net
Interest and other financing expense, net
$
40,454
1,635
July 1,
2023
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
(37,336)
$
July 3,
2021
$
(21,605)
—
—
3. Shareholders’ equity
Accumulated comprehensive loss
The following table includes the balances within “Accumulated other comprehensive loss”:
Accumulated translation adjustments and other
Accumulated pension liability adjustments, net of income taxes
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss
July 1,
2023
$ (328,975)
(80,406)
$ (409,381)
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
$ (370,612)
(110,636)
$ (481,248)
July 3,
2021
$ (46,473)
(107,274)
$ (153,747)
Substantially all amounts reclassified out of “Accumulated comprehensive loss, net of tax”, to operating expenses
during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021 related to net periodic pension costs as discussed further in Note 10.
Share repurchase program
During fiscal 2023, the Company repurchased 5.1 million shares under existing programs for a total cost of $212.8
million. As of July 1, 2023, the Company had $318.5 million remaining under its new share repurchase authorization.
Common stock dividend
During fiscal 2023, the Company paid dividends of $1.16 per common share and $106.3 million in total.
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4. Receivables
AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The Company’s receivables and allowance for credit losses were as follows:
Receivables
Allowance for Credit Losses
July 1,
2023
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
$
4,876,631
(112,843)
$
4,414,904
(113,902)
The Company had the following activity in the allowance for credit losses during fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022:
Balance at beginning of the period
Credit Loss Provisions
Russian-Ukraine conflict Credit Loss Provisions
Credit Loss Recoveries
Receivables Write Offs
Foreign Currency Effect and Other
Balance at end of the period
July 1,
2023
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
$
$
113,902
16,798
—
(931)
(18,552)
1,626
112,843
$
$
88,160
31,489
17,202
(702)
(15,233)
(7,014)
113,902
During fiscal 2022, the Company incurred $26.3 million of expense, primarily related to $17.2 million of credit loss
provisions associated with accounts receivable from Russian customers that were no longer considered collectible. The
remaining $9.1 million of expenses were related to product write downs and other costs associated with the wind-down of
the Company’s business operations in Russia and Ukraine.
5. Property, plant and equipment, net
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation, and consist of the following:
Buildings
Machinery, fixtures and equipment
Information technology hardware and software
Leasehold improvements
Depreciable property, plant and equipment, gross
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciable property, plant and equipment, net
Land
Construction in progress
Property, plant and equipment, net
July 1, 2023 July 2, 2022
(Thousands)
$
$
108,236
259,745
884,448
137,745
1,390,174
(1,109,631)
280,543
22,036
138,978
441,557
$
$
114,622
249,053
842,759
119,917
1,326,351
(1,038,335)
288,016
21,408
5,780
315,204
Depreciation expense related to property, plant, and equipment, was $82.6 million, $87.4 million and $90.9 million in
fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Interest expense capitalized during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021 was not material.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
6. Goodwill, intangible assets, and impairments
Goodwill
The following table presents the change in goodwill balances by reportable segment for fiscal year 2023.
Carrying value at July 2, 2022 (1)
Foreign currency translation
Carrying value at July 1, 2023 (1)
(1)
Includes accumulated impairment of $1,482,677 from prior fiscal years.
Intangible Assets
Electronic
Components
$
$
291,526 $
5,303
296,829 $
Farnell
(Thousands)
467,307
16,493
483,800
$
$
Total
758,833
21,796
780,629
The net book value of intangible assets was $6.5 million as of July 1, 2023, which is not material to the consolidated
financial statements. Intangible asset amortization expense was $6.0 million, $15.0 million, and $41.0 million for fiscal
2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
7. Debt
Short-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
Other short-term debt
Short-term debt
July 2,
2022
July 1,
2023
Interest Rate
5.08 % 2.09 % $
$
July 2,
July 1,
2023
2022
Carrying Balance
70,636
70,636
$ 174,422
$ 174,422
Other short-term debt consists primarily of various committed and uncommitted lines of credit and other forms of
bank debt with financial institutions utilized primarily to support the ongoing working capital requirements of the
Company, including its foreign operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
July 1,
2023
Interest Rate
July 2,
2022
July 2,
July 1,
2023
2022
Carrying Balance
Revolving credit facilities:
Accounts receivable securitization program (due December 2024)
Credit Facility (due August 2027)
5.99 % 2.55 % $
4.85 %
—
555,800 $
796,552
297,800
—
Public notes due:
April 2026
May 2031
June 2032
March 2028
Long-term debt before discount and debt issuance costs
Discount and debt issuance costs – unamortized
Long-term debt
4.63 % 4.63 %
3.00 % 3.00 %
5.50 % 5.50 %
6.25 %
—
550,000
300,000
300,000
500,000
3,002,352
(14,323)
550,000
300,000
300,000
—
1,447,800
(10,400)
$ 2,988,029 $ 1,437,400
In December 2022, the Company amended and extended its trade accounts receivable securitization program (the
“Securitization Program”) in the United States with a group of financial institutions. The Securitization Program allows the
Company to transfer, on an ongoing revolving basis, an undivided interest in a designated pool of trade accounts
receivable, to provide security or collateral for borrowings of up to $650.0 million, which was amended in May 2023 to
increase the borrowing capacity to $700.0 million. The Securitization Program does not qualify for off balance sheet
accounting treatment and any borrowings under the Securitization Program are recorded as debt in the consolidated balance
sheets. Under the Securitization Program, the Company legally sells and isolates certain U.S. trade accounts receivable into
a wholly owned and consolidated bankruptcy remote special purpose entity. Such receivables, which are recorded within
“Receivables” in the consolidated balance sheets, totaled $1.27 billion and $1.12 billion at July 1, 2023, and July 2, 2022,
respectively. The Securitization Program contains certain covenants relating to the quality of the receivables sold. There
were $555.8 million and $297.8 million borrowings outstanding under the Securitization Program as of July 1, 2023, and as
of July 2, 2022, respectively.
In 2022, the Company amended and extended its five-year $1.50 billion revolving credit facility (the “Credit
Facility”) with a syndicate of banks, which expires in August 2027. It consists of revolving credit facilities and the issuance
of up to $200.0 million of letters of credit and up to $300.0 million of loans in certain approved currencies. Under the
Credit Facility, the Company may select from various interest rate options, currencies, and maturities. The Credit Facility
contains certain covenants including various limitations on debt incurrence, share repurchases, dividends, investments, and
capital expenditures. The Credit Facility also includes a financial covenant requiring the Company to maintain a leverage
ratio not to exceed a certain threshold, which the Company was in compliance with as of July 1, 2023. At July 1, 2023, and
July 2, 2022, there were $0.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility.
In March 2023, the Company issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.250% Notes due 2028. The
related discount and issuance costs will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes and are not considered
material to the consolidated financial statements. Interest is payable semi-annually, in arrears, in March and September,
commencing September 2023.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Aggregate debt maturities for the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Subtotal
Discount and debt issuance costs – unamortized
Total debt
$
70,636
555,800
550,000
—
1,296,552
600,000
3,072,988
(14,323)
$ 3,058,665
At July 1, 2023, the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s total debt was $3.06 billion and $2.98 billion,
respectively. At July 2, 2022, the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s total debt was $1.61 billion and $1.55
billion, respectively. Fair value for the public notes was estimated based upon quoted market prices (Level 1) and, for other
forms of debt, fair value approximates carrying value due to the market based variable nature of the interest rates on those
debt facilities (Level 2).
8. Accrued expenses and other
Accrued expenses and other consist of the following:
Accrued salaries and benefits
Accrued operating costs
Accrued interest and banking costs
Accrued restructuring costs
Accrued income taxes
Accrued property, plant and equipment
Accrued other
Total accrued expenses and other
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July 1, 2023 July 2, 2022
(Thousands)
$
$
253,790
203,083
86,162
16,011
93,521
28,771
71,792
753,130
$
$
242,898
202,885
38,394
9,185
24,831
20,275
52,552
591,020
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9. Income taxes
AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The components of income tax expense (benefit) (“tax provision”) are included in the table below. The tax provision
for deferred income taxes results from temporary differences arising primarily from net operating losses, inventories
valuation, receivables valuation, suspended interest deductions, certain accrued amounts, and depreciation and
amortization, net of any changes to valuation allowances.
Current:
Federal
State and local
Foreign
Total current taxes
Deferred:
Federal
State and local
Foreign
Total deferred taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)
Years Ended
July 1, 2023 July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021
(Thousands)
$
$
64,224
7,865
173,450
245,539
(15,422)
2,606
(20,675)
(33,491)
212,048
$
$
58,512
8,871
126,522
193,905
(32,424)
(22,320)
1,794
(52,950)
140,955
$
$
(62,445)
(4,723)
21,530
(45,638)
21,590
259
3,604
25,453
(20,185)
The tax provision is computed based upon income (loss) before income taxes from both U.S. and foreign operations.
U.S. income (loss) before income taxes was $250.8 million, $197.1 million and, $(89.4) million, in fiscal 2023, 2022, and
2021, respectively, and foreign income before income taxes was $732.1 million, $636.3 million, and $262.3 million, in
fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
The Company asserts that all of its unremitted foreign earnings are permanently reinvested, and any unrecorded
liabilities related to this assertion are not material.
Reconciliations of the federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rates are as follows:
Years Ended
U.S. federal statutory rate
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit
Tax on foreign income, net of valuation allowances
Establishment/release of valuation allowances, net of U.S. tax expense
Change in unrecognized tax benefit reserves
Tax audit settlements
Impact of surrender of Company owned life insurance policies
Impact on foreign currency translation loss
Impact of the CARES Act
Impairments of investments
Other, net
Effective tax rate
July 1, 2023 July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021
21.0 %
(2.2)
(10.7)
2.1
14.3
0.4
—
—
(8.4)
(22.4)
(5.8)
(11.7)%
21.0 %
1.1
(1.7)
(5.8)
(0.6)
0.2
1.4
—
—
—
1.3
16.9 %
21.0 %
0.9
0.5
0.5
(0.5)
0.3
—
(1.2)
—
—
0.1
21.6 %
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
Tax rates on foreign income represents the impact of the difference between foreign rates and the U.S. federal
statutory rate applied to foreign income or loss, foreign income taxed in the U.S. at rates other than its statutory rate, and
the impact of valuation allowances previously established against the Company’s otherwise realizable foreign deferred tax
assets, which are primarily net operating loss carry-forwards.
Avnet’s effective tax rate on income before income taxes was 21.6% in fiscal 2023 as compared with an effective tax
rate of 16.9% on fiscal 2022 income before income taxes. Included in the fiscal 2023 effective tax rate are U.S. state taxes,
tax expense related to the increase to valuation allowances against the deferred tax assets, the impact of mix of income in
higher tax jurisdictions and the tax benefit arising from a foreign currency translation loss.
The Company applies the guidance in ASC 740 Income Taxes, which requires management to use its judgment to 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 and types 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 Company’s served 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 significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities, included in “other assets” on the consolidated
balance sheets, are as follows:
Deferred tax assets:
Federal, state and foreign net operating loss carry-forwards
Depreciation and amortization
Inventories valuation
Operating lease liabilities
Receivables valuation
Interest deductions
Various accrued liabilities and other
Less — valuation allowances
Deferred tax liabilities:
Operating lease assets
Net deferred tax assets
July 1,
2023
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
$ 211,719
15,311
11,525
56,424
13,946
39,175
101,713
449,813
(207,744)
242,069
$ 226,072
11,525
29,798
56,256
18,321
29,358
47,717
419,047
(207,889)
211,158
(54,799)
$ 187,270
(54,632)
$ 156,526
The change in valuation allowances in fiscal 2023 from fiscal 2022 was related to a $4.5 million increase resulting
from current year activities, and a $4.7 million decrease resulting from changing foreign exchange rates. An income tax
refund receivable of $56.1 million, associated with the fiscal 2021 income tax benefit, is classified within Receivables on
the consolidated balance sheets.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
As of July 1, 2023, the Company had net operating and capital loss carry-forwards of approximately $1.09 billion, of
which $6.8 million will expire during fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025, substantially all of which have full valuation allowances,
$245.7 million have expiration dates ranging from fiscal 2026 to fiscal 2042, and the remaining $839.5 million have no
expiration date. A significant portion of these losses are not expected to be realized in the foreseeable future and have
valuation allowances against them. The carrying value of the Company’s net operating and capital loss carry-forwards
depends on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions.
Estimated liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits are included in “Accrued expenses and other” and “Other
liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets. These contingent liabilities relate to various tax matters that result from
uncertainties in the application of complex income tax regulations in the numerous jurisdictions in which the Company
operates. As of July 1, 2023, unrecognized tax benefits were $130.5 million. The estimated liability for unrecognized tax
benefits included accrued interest expense and penalties of $27.7 million and $25.3 million, net of applicable state tax
benefits, as of the end of fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Reconciliations of the beginning and ending liability balances for unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and
penalties, are as follows:
Balance at beginning of year
Additions for tax positions taken in prior periods
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior periods
Additions for tax positions taken in current period
Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities
Reductions related to the lapse of applicable statutes of limitations
Adjustments related to foreign currency translation
Balance at end of year
July 1, 2023 July 2, 2022
(Thousands)
$
$
109,285
6,086
(3,485)
7,523
(2,873)
(14,691)
996
102,841
$
$
118,660
3,569
(4,075)
1,269
(1,660)
(3,883)
(4,595)
109,285
The evaluation of uncertain income tax positions requires management to estimate the ability of the Company to
sustain its position with applicable tax authorities and estimate the final benefit to the Company. If the actual outcomes
differ from the Company’s estimates, there could be an impact on the consolidated financial statements in the period in
which the position is settled, the applicable statutes of limitations expire, or new information becomes available, as the
impact of these events are recognized in the period in which they occur. It is difficult to estimate the period in which the
amount of a tax position will change as settlement may include administrative and legal proceedings beyond the
Company’s control. The effects of settling tax positions with tax authorities and statute expirations may significantly
impact the estimate for unrecognized tax benefits. Within the next twelve months, the Company estimates that
approximately $32.2 million of these liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits will be settled by the expiration of the statutes
of limitations or through settlements with the tax authorities. The expected cash payment related to the settlement of these
contingencies is approximately $1.0 million.
The Company conducts business globally and consequently files income tax returns in numerous jurisdictions,
including those listed in the following table. It is also routinely subject to audit in these and other countries. The Company
is no longer subject to audit in its major jurisdictions for periods prior to fiscal 2017. The years remaining subject to audit,
by major jurisdiction, are as follows:
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Jurisdiction
United States (Federal and state)
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Germany
Singapore
Belgium
United Kingdom
Canada
10. Pension and retirement plans
Pension Plan
Fiscal Year
2017,2019 - 2023
2017 - 2023
2017 - 2023
2019 - 2023
2018 - 2023
2021 - 2023
2021 - 2023
2017 - 2023
The Company has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan that covers substantially all current or former U.S.
Employees (the “Plan”).
The Plan meets the definition of a defined benefit plan and, as a result, the Company applies ASC 715 pension
accounting to the Plan. The Plan 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 stated account balances. The Plan allows the Company to apply any earnings on
the Plan’s investments, beyond the fixed return provided to participants, toward the Company’s future cash funding
obligations. Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan following the first year of service during which they worked at
least 1,000 hours.
The Plan provides defined benefits pursuant to a cash balance feature whereby a participant accumulates a benefit
based upon a percentage of current salary, which varies with age, and interest credits. The Company uses its fiscal year end
as the measurement date for determining pension expense and benefit obligations for each fiscal year.
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The following table outlines changes in benefit obligations, plan assets, and the funded status of the Plan as of the
end of fiscal 2023 and 2022:
Changes in benefit obligations:
Benefit obligations at beginning of year
Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial gain
Benefits paid
Settlements paid
Benefit obligations at end of year
Changes in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
Actual return on plan assets
Benefits paid
Settlements paid
Contributions
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
Funded status of the plan recognized as a non-current asset
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Unrecognized net actuarial losses
Unamortized prior service cost
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive
income:
Net actuarial loss
Amortization of net actuarial losses
Amortization of prior service costs
Net loss recognized due to benefit obligation settlement
July 1,
2023
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
$ 614,359
12,015
26,730
(43,407)
(21,785)
(116,511)
$ 471,401
$ 638,894
(4,250)
(21,785)
(116,511)
8,000
$ 504,348
32,947
$
$ 762,708
15,007
15,787
(138,899)
(40,244)
—
$ 614,359
$ 772,279
(107,141)
(40,244)
—
14,000
$ 638,894
24,535
$
$ 148,867
23
$ 148,890
$ 178,984
27
179,011
$
$
9,702
(2,469)
(4)
(37,350)
$ (30,121)
$
$
17,378
(16,343)
(4)
—
1,031
Included in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” at July 1, 2023, is an expense of $148.9 million of net actuarial
losses that have not yet been recognized in net periodic pension cost, of which $0.2 million is expected to be recognized as
a component of net periodic pension cost during fiscal 2024.
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In June 2023, the Company settled a portion of its pension liability related to certain retirees and terminated vested
employees in the Company’s U.S. pension plan through the transfer of the benefit obligation to a third-party insurance
company. This transfer of the benefit obligation triggered settlement accounting which required immediate recognition of a
portion of the accumulated losses associated with the transferred benefit obligations. Consequently, the Company
recognized non-cash settlement expense of $37.4 million in fiscal 2023, which is included in Gain on legal settlement and
other on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. The settlement resulted in a reduction to the projected
benefit obligation and a corresponding decrease to plan assets.
Assumptions used to calculate actuarial present values of benefit obligations are as follows:
Discount rate
2023
5.4 %
2022
4.8 %
The discount rate selected by the Company for the Plan reflects the current rate at which the underlying liability
could be settled at the measurement date as of July 1, 2023. The estimated discount rate in fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 was
based on the spot yield curve approach, which applies the individual spot rates from a highly rated bond yield curve to each
future year’s estimated cash flows.
The weighted-average assumptions used to determine net benefit costs are as follows:
Discount rate
Expected return on plan assets
Rate of compensation increase
Interest crediting rate
2023
4.6 %
7.0 %
3.5 %
4.0 %
2022
2.5 %
7.0 %
3.5 %
4.0 %
Components of net periodic pension cost for the Plan during the last three fiscal years are as follows:
Service cost
Total net periodic pension cost within selling, general and administrative
expenses
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of prior service cost
Recognized net actuarial loss
Net loss recognized due to benefit obligation settlement
July 1,
2023
$ 12,015
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
$ 15,007
July 3,
2021
$
15,751
12,015
15,007
15,751
26,730
(48,860)
4
2,469
37,350
15,787
(49,135)
4
16,343
—
15,904
(49,681)
301
20,604
—
Total net periodic pension benefit within other income (expense), net and gain
on legal settlements and other
17,693
(17,001)
(12,872)
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)
$ 29,708
$ (1,994)
$
2,879
The Company made $8.0 million and $14.0 million of contributions in fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively,
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and expects to make approximately $8.0 million of contributions in fiscal 2024.
Benefit payments are expected to be paid to Plan participants as follows for the next five fiscal years and the
aggregate for the five years thereafter (in thousands):
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029 through 2033
$ 54,860
39,951
40,046
39,698
41,729
194,798
The Plan’s assets are held in trust and were allocated as follows as of the measurement date at the end of fiscal 2023
and 2022:
Equity securities
Fixed income debt securities
Cash and cash equivalents
2023
67 %
30 %
3 %
2022
75 %
24 %
1 %
The general investment objectives of the Plan are to maximize returns through a diversified investment portfolio to
earn annualized returns that exceed the long-term cost of funding the Plan’s pension obligations while maintaining
reasonable and prudent levels of risk. The expected return on the Plan’s assets in fiscal 2024 is currently 7.0%, which is the
average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit
obligation based upon the targeted investment allocations. In making this assumption, the Company evaluated expectations
regarding future rates of return for the investment portfolio, along with the historical and expected distribution of
investments by asset class and the historical rates of return for each of those asset classes. The mix of return seeking and
fixed income investments is typically diversified. The Plan’s assets do not include any investments in Avnet common stock.
As of July 1, 2023, the Company’s target allocation for the Plan’s investment portfolio is for return seeking investments to
represent approximately 65% of the investment portfolio. The majority of the remaining investment portfolio is invested in
fixed income investments, which typically have lower risks, but also lower returns.
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Plan’s investments as of July 1, 2023:
Cash and cash equivalents
Return Seeking Investments:
Common stocks
Real estate
High yield credit and bonds
Fixed Income Investments:
U.S. government
Corporate
Total
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Net Asset Value Total
$
15,389
$
(Thousands)
— $
— $
—
—
—
—
—
$
15,389
$
—
—
—
—
—
— $
—
—
—
—
—
— $
— $
15,389
138,533
108,936
90,767
118,456
32,267
488,959
138,533
108,936
90,767
118,456
32,267
$ 504,348
Certain investments included in the table above are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its
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equivalent) practical expedient and are not included in the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Plan’s investments as of July 2, 2022:
Cash and cash equivalents
Return Seeking Investments:
Common stocks
Real estate
High yield credit and bonds
Fixed Income Investments:
U.S. government
Corporate
Total
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Net Asset Value Total
$
5,283
$
(Thousands)
— $
— $
—
—
—
—
—
$
5,283
$
—
—
—
—
—
— $
—
—
—
—
—
— $
— $
5,283
219,407
149,975
109,253
122,912
32,064
633,611
219,407
149,975
109,253
122,912
32,064
$ 638,894
Each of these investments may be redeemed without restrictions in the normal course of business and there were no
material unfunded commitments as of July 1, 2023.
11. Leases
The components of lease cost related to the Company’s operating leases were as follows (in thousands):
Operating lease cost
Variable lease cost
Total lease cost
Years Ended
July 1,
2023
July 2,
2022
$
$
67,478 $
21,422
88,900 $
68,664
25,737
94,401
Future minimum operating lease payments as of July 1, 2023, are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Total future operating lease payments
Total imputed interest on operating lease liabilities
Total operating lease liabilities
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$
$
58,071
48,439
37,760
24,836
19,600
98,745
287,451
(45,038)
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Other information pertaining to operating leases consists of the following:
Operating Lease Term and Discount Rate
Weighted-average remaining lease term in years
Weighted-average discount rate
Years Ended
July 1,
2023
July 2,
2022
8.2
3.8 %
8.8
3.8 %
Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating leases was as follows (in thousands):
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities
Operating lease assets obtained from new operating lease liabilities
12. Stock-based compensation
Years Ended
July 1,
2023
July 2,
2022
$
58,111 $
48,038
57,016
28,014
The Company measures all stock-based payments at fair value and recognizes related expense within selling, general
and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations over the requisite service period (generally the
vesting period). During fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $38.8
million, $36.7 million, and $29.3 million, respectively, for all forms of stock-based compensation awards.
Stock plan
At July 1, 2023, the Company had 7.1 million shares of common stock reserved for stock-based payments, which
consisted of 1.2 million shares for unvested or unexercised stock options, 4.6 million shares available for stock-based
awards under plans approved by shareholders, and 1.4 million shares for restricted stock units and performance share units
granted but not yet vested.
Stock options
Service based stock option grants have a contractual life of ten years, vest in 25% increments on each anniversary of
the grant date, commencing with the first anniversary, and require an exercise price of 100% of the fair market value of
common stock at the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense associated with all stock options during fiscal 2023,
2022, and 2021, was $1.0 million, $3.6 million, and $0.4 million, respectively.
There were no stock options granted in fiscal 2023 and the unamortized stock-based compensation associated with
unvested options was not material as of July 1, 2023.
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Restricted stock units
Delivery of restricted stock units, and the associated compensation expense, is recognized over the vesting period and
is generally subject to the employee’s continued service to the Company, except for employees who are retirement eligible
under the terms of the restricted stock units. As of July 1, 2023, 1.2 million shares previously awarded have not yet vested.
Stock-based compensation expense associated with restricted stock units was $30.5 million, $29.5 million, and $27.5
million for fiscal years 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
The following is a summary of the changes in non-vested restricted stock units during fiscal 2023:
Non-vested restricted stock units at July 2, 2022
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Non-vested restricted stock units at July 1, 2023
Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
$
$
32.92
41.67
34.94
35.95
37.14
Shares
1,313,182
802,424
(819,921)
(81,565)
1,214,120
As of July 1, 2023, there was $20.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted
stock units, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years. The total fair value of restricted
stock units vested during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, was $28.6 million, $26.6 million, and $25.8 million, respectively.
Performance share units
Certain eligible employees, including Avnet’s executive officers, may receive a portion of their long-term stock-
based compensation through the performance share program. Through grants of performance share units, this program
provides for the vesting of underlying shares of Avnet’s common stock at the end of the third year performance period,
based on the Company achieving certain performance goals that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
establishes for a three year period.
During fiscal 2023, the Company granted 0.2 million performance share units. During fiscal 2022 and 2021, the
Company granted no performance share units. The actual amount of performance share units vested at the end of each three-
year period is measured by the level of achievement of performance goals and can range from 0% to 200% of the award grant.
During fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense (benefit) associated with the
Performance Share Program of $5.6 million, $2.0 million, and $(0.2) million, respectively.
13. 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.
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The Company is also currently subject to various pending and potential legal matters and investigations relating to
compliance with governmental laws and regulations. For certain of these matters, it is not possible to determine the
ultimate outcome, and the Company cannot reasonably estimate the maximum potential exposure or the range of possible
loss, particularly regarding to matters in early stages. The Company currently believes that the resolution of such matters
will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or liquidity, but could possibly be material to its
results of operations in any single reporting period.
As of July 1, 2023, and July 2, 2022, the Company had aggregate estimated liabilities of $22.7 million and $14.7
million, respectively, classified within accrued expenses and other for such compliance-related matters that were
reasonably estimable as of such dates.
Gain on Legal Settlements and Other
During fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a gain on legal settlements of $74.4 million in connection with the
settlement of claims filed against certain manufacturers of capacitors. During fiscal 2023, the Company received $69.9
million in cash related to these settlements, which were classified as operating cash flows in the Company’s consolidated
statements of cash flows.
Subsequent to the end of fiscal 2023, the Company reached an additional legal settlement with a manufacturer of
capacitors for approximately $85.9 million net of legal costs, which under the terms of the settlement will be realized in the
first quarter of fiscal 2024.
14. Earnings per share
Numerator:
Net income
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Thousands, except per share data)
July 3,
2021
July 1,
2023
$ 770,828
$ 692,379
$ 193,114
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares for basic earnings per share
Net effect of dilutive stock-based compensation awards
Weighted average common shares for diluted earnings per share
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Stock options excluded from earnings per share calculation due to an anti-dilutive
effect
92,043
1,325
93,368
8.37
8.26
98,662
1,157
99,819
7.02
6.94
$
$
99,258
910
100,168
1.95
$
1.93
$
$
$
140
230
700
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15. Additional cash flow information
The “Other, net” component of non-cash and other reconciling items within operating activities in the consolidated
statements of cash flows consisted of the following during the last three fiscal years:
Provision for credit losses
Periodic pension cost (benefit) (1)
Other, net
Total
July 1,
2023
$ 16,798
30,424
4,920
$ 52,142
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
$ 30,788
(3,449)
6,777
$ 34,116
July 3,
2021
$ 15,842
5,392
1,278
$ 22,512
(1) Includes net loss recognized due to benefit obligation settlement of $37,350.
Non-cash investing and financing activities and supplemental cash flow information were as follows:
Non-cash Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures incurred but not paid
Non-cash Financing Activities:
Unsettled share repurchases
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest
Income tax payments, net
July 1,
2023
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Thousands)
July 3,
2021
$ 28,771
$ 20,275
$ 7,131
— $
8,955
—
$ 261,586
216,780
$ 112,327
6,892
$ 98,509
83,387
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.
16. Segment information
Electronic Components (“EC”) and Farnell (“Farnell”) are the Company’s reportable segments (“operating groups”).
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Sales:
Electronic Components
Farnell
Operating income:
Electronic Components
Farnell
Corporate
Restructuring, integration and other expenses
Russian-Ukraine conflict related expenses
Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other
Assets:
Electronic Components
Farnell
Corporate
Capital expenditures:
Electronic Components
Farnell
Corporate
Depreciation & amortization expense:
Electronic Components
Farnell
Corporate
Sales, by geographic area:
Americas(1)
EMEA(2)
Asia(3)
Property, plant and equipment, net, by geographic area:
Americas(4)
EMEA(5)
Asia
July 1,
2023
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Millions)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
24,802.6
1,734.3
26,536.9
1,179.6
165.5
1,345.1
(124.2)
(28.0)
—
(6.1)
1,186.8
10,375.4
1,659.0
442.8
12,477.2
153.4
41.2
0.1
194.7
63.6
24.8
0.2
88.6
6,807.7
9,229.4
10,499.8
26,536.9
105.3
310.9
25.4
441.6
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,503.3
1,807.4
24,310.7
872.0
242.5
1,114.5
(128.9)
(5.3)
(26.3)
(15.0)
939.0
8,863.4
1,371.1
154.0
10,388.5
25.7
23.1
0.1
48.9
67.7
31.3
3.3
102.3
5,896.0
7,838.1
10,576.6
24,310.7
115.4
170.1
29.7
315.2
July 3,
2021
18,030.5
1,504.2
19,534.7
454.8
86.9
541.7
(134.7)
(84.4)
—
(41.2)
281.4
6,950.0
1,468.3
507.1
8,925.4
21.8
26.1
2.5
50.4
73.4
53.9
4.6
131.9
4,662.5
6,149.9
8,722.3
19,534.7
146.0
185.8
36.7
368.5
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
(1) Includes sales in the United States of $6.35 billion, $5.48 billion, and $4.35 billion for fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021,
respectively.
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(2) Includes sales in Germany and Belgium of $3.89 billion and $1.55 billion, respectively, for fiscal 2023. Includes sales
in Germany and Belgium of $3.16 billion and $1.37 billion, respectively, for fiscal 2022. Includes sales in Germany
and Belgium of $2.42 billion and $1.12 billion, respectively, for fiscal 2021.
(3) Includes sales of $4.23 billion, $3.40 billion, and $1.50 billion in Taiwan, China (including Hong Kong), and
Singapore, respectively, for fiscal 2023. Includes sales of $4.64 billion, $3.38 billion, and $1.32 billion in Taiwan,
China (including Hong Kong), and Singapore, respectively, for fiscal 2022. Includes sales of $3.93 billion, $2.79
billion, and $1.04 billion in Taiwan, China (including Hong Kong), and Singapore, respectively, for fiscal 2021.
(4) Includes property, plant and equipment, net, of $101.9 million, $112.4 million, and $142.7 million in the United States
for fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
(5) Includes property, plant and equipment, net, of $196.0 million, $92.6 million, and $15.5 million in Germany, the UK,
and Belgium, respectively, for fiscal 2023. Fiscal 2022 includes property, plant and equipment, net, of $67.6 million,
$79.8 million, and $16.7 million in Germany, the UK, and Belgium, respectively. Fiscal 2021 includes property, plant
and equipment, net, of $77.9 million, $83.5 million, and $20.9 million in Germany, the UK, and Belgium, respectively.
Listed in the table below are the Company’s major product categories and the related sales for each of the past three
fiscal years:
Semiconductors
Interconnect, passive & electromechanical (IP&E)
Computers
Other
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July 1,
2023
$ 21,366.5
4,150.6
520.8
499.0
$ 26,536.9
Years Ended
July 2,
2022
(Millions)
$ 18,380.2
4,639.1
663.2
628.2
$ 24,310.7
July 3,
2021
$ 14,722.8
3,649.0
640.6
522.3
$ 19,534.7
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17. Restructuring expenses
During fiscal 2023, the Company incurred restructuring expenses primarily related to the planned closure of a
distribution center intended to reduce future operating expenses. The following table presents the activity incurred during
fiscal 2023:
Severance
Exit Costs
Facility
Asset
Impairments
Total
Fiscal 2023 restructuring expenses
Cash payments
Non-cash amounts
Balance at July 1, 2023
$
$
16,060
(553)
—
15,507
$
$
$
(Thousands)
504
—
—
504
$
$
791
—
(791)
— $
17,355
(553)
(791)
16,011
Severance expense recorded in fiscal 2023 related primarily to the planned reduction of over 200 employees
associated with the planned closure of a distribution center. Facility exit costs primarily consist of liabilities for the closure
of facilities. Asset impairments relate to the impairment of property, plant and equipment as a result of the underlying
restructuring actions taken in fiscal 2023. The Company expects the majority of the remaining severance and facility exit
costs to be paid by the end of fiscal 2024.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure 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 report on Form 10-K. 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 report on Form 10-K, 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.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed 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 in the United States of America. Because of inherent
limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of
July 1, 2023. In making this assessment, management used the 2013 framework established in Internal Control —
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and concluded
that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of July 1, 2023.
The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has audited the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal controls over financial reporting as of July 1, 2023, as stated in its audit report which is included
herein.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, there were no changes to the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-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.
Item 9B. Other Information
During the three months ended July 1, 2023, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule
10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of
Regulation S-K.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
None.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information called for by Item 10 is incorporated in this Report by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy
statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on November 16, 2023.
On May 22, 2023, the Board of Directors amended the Company’s By-Laws, effective immediately (“Amended By-
Laws”). The By-Laws were amended to, among other things, clarify and enhance procedural mechanics and disclosure
requirement under Section 1.14 in connection with shareholder proposals and nominations of directors and to address the
new Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act, known as the Universal Proxy Rule. Under the Amended By-Laws, for annual
meetings, the deadline for delivery of Shareholder Notice and specified Nominee Materials, if applicable, is based on the
anniversary of the prior annual meeting date versus the anniversary of the filing date of the prior proxy statement.
Therefore, for the 2023 Annual Shareholder Meeting, Shareholder Notice and Nominee Materials were required to be
delivered no earlier than June 20, 2023, and no later than July 20, 2023. The Amended By-Laws further require additional
obligations from or disclosures regarding the Proposing Shareholder, proposed nominees and other known persons working
with the Proposing Shareholder, including obligations to update information provided in the Shareholder Notice and
Nominee Materials and to attend the shareholder meeting to present the business specified in the Shareholder Notice. It
also clarified that a Proposing Shareholder may nominate up to the number of directors to be elected at the applicable
meeting and may not make additional or substitute nominations after the Shareholder Notice and Nominee Materials
deadlines expire.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information called for by Item 11 is incorporated in this Report by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy
statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on November 16, 2023.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information called for by Item 12 is incorporated in this Report by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy
statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on November 16, 2023.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information called for by Item 13 is incorporated in this Report by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy
statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on November 16, 2023.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The information called for by Item 14 is incorporated in this Report by reference to the Company’s definitive proxy
statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on November 16, 2023.
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
PART IV
The financial statements and supplementary data are listed in the index included under Item 8 of this Report.
The exhibits listed below are filed as part of this report.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2001).
By-laws of the Company, as amended May 22, 2023 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2023).
Description of Registrant’s Securities (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 15, 2019).
Indenture dated as of June 22, 2010, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, National
Association as successor to and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, providing for the
issuance of Debt Securities in one or more series (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 22, 2010).
Form of Officers’ Certificate establishing the terms of the 4.625% Notes due 2026 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2016).
Form of Officer’s Certificate setting forth the terms of the 3.00% Notes due 2031 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2021).
Form of Officer’s Certificate setting forth the terms of the 5.50% Notes due 2032 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2022).
Form of Officers’ Certificate setting forth the terms of the 6.25% Notes due 2028 (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2023).
Note: The total amount of securities authorized under any other instrument that defines the rights of
holders of the Company’s long-term debt does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Therefore, these instruments are not required to be filed as exhibits to
this Report. The Company agrees to furnish copies of such instruments to the Commission upon request.
Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements
10.1
Letter Agreement between the Company and Philip R. Gallagher as Chief Executive Officer dated
November 17, 2020 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q filed on January 29, 2021).
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10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
Letter Agreement between the Company and Kenneth Jacobson as Chief Financial Officer dated August
30, 2022 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on September 6, 2022).
Form of Letter Agreement between the Company and Ken Arnold, Max Chan, Michael McCoy and
Elizabeth McMullen (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed on August 17, 2017).
Form of Change of Control Agreement between the Company and Philip Gallagher, Kenneth Jacobson,
Ken Arnold, Max Chan, Michael McCoy, and Elizabeth McMullen (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 15, 2011).
Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Company and its directors and officers (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2006).
Avnet Executive Severance Plan (Effective as of August 10, 2017) (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on October 30, 2017).
Avnet Supplemental Executive Officers’ Retirement Plan (2013 Restatement) (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 9, 2013).
Avnet Restoration Plan (2013 Restatement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 9, 2013).
Avnet, Inc. 2010 Stock Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of May 8, 2018).
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
August 17, 2018).
Avnet, Inc. 2010 Stock Compensation Plan:
(a) Form of non-qualified stock option term sheet
(b) Form of incentive stock option term sheet
(c) Form of performance stock unit term sheet
(d) Form of restricted stock unit term sheet
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
August 10, 2012).
Avnet, Inc. 2013 Stock Compensation and Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of May 8,
2018). (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed on August 17, 2018).
Avnet, Inc. 2013 Stock Compensation and Incentive Plan:
(a) Form of restricted stock unit term sheet
(b) Form of nonqualified stock option term sheet
(c) Form of performance-based stock option term sheet
(d) Form of performance stock unit term sheet
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
August 17, 2017).
Avnet, Inc. 2016 Stock Compensation and Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of May 8,
2018). (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed on August 17, 2018). Refer to Exhibit 10.12, above, for the form of awards under the 2016 Stock
Compensation and Incentive Plan.
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10.14
10.15
Avnet, Inc. 2021 Stock Compensation and Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on April 29, 2022).
Avnet, Inc. 2021 Stock Compensation and Incentive Plan:
(a) Form of Award Letter for Restricted Stock Unit Award
(b) Form of Award Letter for Performance Stock Unit Award
(c) Form of Award Letter for Nonqualified Stock Option Award
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
on April 29, 2022).
10.16
Avnet, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors (Amended and Restated Effective as of May
8, 2018) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed on August 17, 2018).
Bank Agreements
10.17
Securitization Program
(a) Receivables Sale Agreement: (1) Second Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement, dated
August 16, 2018, between Avnet, Inc. and Avnet Receivables Corporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2018).
(2) Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement, dated July 31,
2020, among Avnet, Inc. and Avnet Receivables Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2020).
(b) Receivables Purchase Agreement: (1) Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement,
dated August 16, 2018, among Avnet, Inc., Avnet Receivables Corporation, the companies and financial
institutions party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2018).
(2) Amendment No. 1 to Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated February
28, 2020, among Avnet, Inc., Avnet Receivables Corporation, the companies and financial institutions
party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 1, 2020).
(3) Amendment No. 2 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated July
31, 2020, among Avnet, Inc., Avnet Receivables Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent, and the
companies and financial institutions party thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 6, 2020).
(4) Amendment No. 3 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated July
30, 2021, among Avnet, Inc., Avnet Receivables Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent, and the
companies and financial institutions party thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18B4 to
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 12, 2022).
(5) Amendment No. 4 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated
August 16, 2021, among Avnet, Inc., Avnet Receivables Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent,
and the companies and financial institutions party thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2021).
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(6) Amendment No. 5 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated
January 10, 2022, among Avnet, Inc., Avnet Receivables Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent,
and the companies and financial institutions party thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on April 29, 2022).
(7) Amendment No. 6 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated
December 16, 2022, among Avnet, Inc., Avnet Receivables Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent,
and the companies and financial institutions party thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2022).
*
(8) Amendment No. 7 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated May
12, 2023, among Avnet, Inc., Avnet Receivables Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent, and the
companies and financial institutions party thereto.
10.18
Credit Facility
(a) Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2018, among Avnet, Inc., each subsidiary
of the Company party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and each lender party
thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on July 2, 2018).
(b) Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 4, 2020, among
Avnet, Inc, Avnet Holding Europe BVBA, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders
party thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K filed on August 6, 2020).
(c) Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated December 21, 2021, among
Avnet, Inc., Avnet Holdings Europe BVBA and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed
on January 28, 2022).
(d) Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 2, 2022, among Avnet, Inc., each
subsidiary of the Company party thereto, Bank of America, N.A. as the administrative agent, and each
lender party thereto (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2022).
(e) Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 29,
2022, among Avnet, Inc., each subsidiary of the Company party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as the
administrative agent, and each lender party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on February 3, 2023).
21.1
* List of subsidiaries of the Company as of July 1, 2023.
23.1
* Consent of KPMG LLP.
24.1
* Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the signature page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K).
31.1
* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
* Certification of Chief Financial Officer 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.
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101.INS *
Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
104
* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension
information contained in Exhibits 101).
*
Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Not applicable.
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SCHEDULE II
AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Years Ended July 1, 2023, July 2, 2022, and July 3, 2021
Account Description
Fiscal 2023
Allowance for credit losses
Valuation allowance on tax loss carry-
forwards
Fiscal 2022
Allowance for credit losses
Valuation allowance on tax loss carry-
forwards
Fiscal 2021
Allowance for credit losses
Valuation allowance on tax loss carry-
forwards
Balance at
Beginning of
Period
Charged to
Expense
(Income)
Charged to
Other
Accounts
(Thousands)
Balance at
End of
Period
Deductions
$
113,902
$
16,798
$
—
$ (17,857)(a) $ 112,843
207,889
4,530 (b)
(4,675)(c)
—
207,744
88,160
47,990 (d)
—
(22,248)(a)
113,902
293,569
(65,208)(e)
(20,472)(f)
—
207,889
65,018 (g)
15,842
17,205 (h)
(9,905)(a)
88,160
283,721
21,357 (i)
(11,509)(c)
—
293,569
(a) Primarily represents uncollectible receivables written off and the impact of changes in foreign currency rates during
the fiscal year.
(b) Primarily represents impact of current year activities.
(c) Primarily related to impact of foreign currency exchange on valuation allowances.
(d) Amount includes $17,202 of credit loss provisions associated with accounts receivable from Russian customers that
are no longer considered collectible. See Note 4, “Receivables and Russian-Ukraine conflict related expenses” of the
notes to consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-K.
(e) Primarily represents net release of valuation allowance and impact of current year activities.
(f) Primarily related to impact of pension-related other comprehensive income and foreign currency exchange on
valuation allowances.
(g) Beginning balance includes $59,018 of allowance for credit losses associated with trade accounts receivable and
$6,000 of allowance for credit losses associated with notes receivable prior to the adoption of a new accounting
standard discussed further in (h) below.
(h) The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit
Losses on Financial Instruments” on June 28, 2020, with a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of
retained earnings as of the beginning of fiscal 2021.
(i) Primarily represents impact of current year activities.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
SIGNATURES
Date: August 18, 2023
AVNET, INC.
By:
/s/ PHILIP R. GALLAGHER
Philip R. Gallagher
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes and
appoints each of Phil R. Gallagher and Kenneth A. Jacobson his or her attorneys-in-fact, for him or her in any and all
capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on August 18, 2023.
Signature
/s/ PHILIP R. GALLAGHER
Philip R. Gallagher
/s/ RODNEY C. ADKINS
Rodney C. Adkins
/s/ CARLO BOZOTTI
Carlo Bozotti
/s/ BRENDA L. FREEMAN
Brenda L. Freeman
/s/ JO ANN JENKINS
Jo Ann Jenkins
/s/ OLEG KHAYKIN
Oleg Khaykin
/s/ JAMES A. LAWRENCE
James A. Lawrence
/s/ ERNEST MADDOCK
Ernest Maddock
/s/ AVID MODJTABAI
Avid Modjtabai
/s/ ADALIO T. SANCHEZ
Adalio T. Sanchez
/s/ KENNETH A. JACOBSON
Kenneth A. Jacobson
Title
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Chair of the Board and Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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Avnet, Inc.
Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries
Exhibit 21.1
Company Name
Avnet (Asia Pacific Holdings) Limited
Avnet (Holdings) Ltd
Avnet (NZ)
Avnet (Shanghai) Limited
Avnet Asia Pte Ltd
Avnet ASIC Israel Ltd
Avnet B.V.
Avnet Bidco Limited
Avnet Business Services GmbH
Avnet Components Israel Limited
Avnet de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Avnet Delaware Holdings, Inc.
Avnet Delaware LLC
Avnet do Brasil Ltda.
AVNET DOO
Avnet Electronics Marketing (Australia) Pty Ltd
Avnet Electronics Technology (China) Limited
Avnet Electronics Technology (Shenzhen) Limited
Avnet Electronics Turkey İthalat İhracat Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi
Avnet EM Holdings (Japan) Kabushiki Kaisha
Avnet EM Sp. z.o.o.
Avnet Embedded (Freiburg) GmbH
Avnet Embedded (Malta) Limited
Avnet Embedded GmbH
Avnet EMG Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH
Avnet EMG France
Avnet EMG GmbH
Avnet EMG GmbH
Avnet EMG Italy S.r.l.
Avnet EMG Ltd
Avnet Europe BV
Avnet Finance International S.à r.l.
Avnet Financial Services Asia Limited
Avnet France S.A.S.
Avnet Group Holdings Limited
Avnet Holding Europe BV
Avnet Holding South Africa (Pty) Limited
Avnet Holdings UK Limited
Avnet Holdings, LLC
Avnet Iberia S.L.U.
Avnet India Private Limited
Avnet International (Canada) Ltd.
Avnet International Holdings 1 BV
Avnet International Holdings 2 BV
Avnet International Holdings UK Limited
Country
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
New Zealand
China
Singapore
Israel
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Germany
Israel
Mexico
United States
United States
Brazil
Serbia
Australia
China
China
Turkey
Japan
Poland
Germany
Malta
Germany
Austria
France
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
United Kingdom
Belgium
Luxembourg
Hong Kong
France
United Kingdom
Belgium
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
Spain
India
Canada
Belgium
Belgium
United Kingdom
Avnet International, LLC
Avnet Kabushiki Kaisha
Avnet Korea, Inc.
Avnet Limited
Avnet Logistics Bernburg GmbH & Co. KG
Avnet Logistics BV
Avnet Logistics GmbH
Avnet Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Avnet Mexicana S. de R.L. de C.V.
Avnet Nortec AB
Avnet Nortec ApS
Avnet Nortec AS
Avnet Nortec Oy
Avnet Philippines Pty Ltd., Inc.
Avnet Receivables Corporation
Avnet SellCo B.V.
Avnet Services S. de R.L. de C.V.
Avnet South Africa (Pty) Limited
Avnet Sunrise Limited
Avnet Technology (Thailand) Ltd.
Avnet Technology Electronics Marketing (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
Avnet Technology Hong Kong Limited
Avnet Technology Solutions (China) Ltd
Avnet Technology Solutions (Tianjin) Ltd
AVNET VELOCITY LIMITED
AVT Holdings LLC
Beijing Vanda Yunda IT Services Co., Ltd
Bell Microproducts Brazil Holdings, LLC
Bell Microproducts Mexico Shareholder, LLC
CELDIS LIMITED
CM Satellite Systems, Inc.
COMBINED PRECISION COMPONENTS LIMITED
Dragon Innovation (HK) Limited
EBV Beteiligungs-Verwaltungs GmbH
EBV Elektronik ApS
EBV Elektronik EOOD
EBV Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG
EBV Elektronik International GmbH
EBV Elektronik Israel (2008) Ltd
EBV Elektronik Kft
EBV Elektronik Limited
EBV Elektronik OÜ
EBV Elektronik S.r.l.
EBV Elektronik S.R.L.
EBV Elektronik s.r.o.
EBV Elektronik SAS
EBV Elektronik sp. z o.o.
EBV Elektronik Spain S.L.
EBV Elektronik spol. s r.o.
EBV Elektronik Ticaret Limited Sirketi
EBV Elektronik TOV
EBV Elektronik, Druzba Za Posredovanje D.O.O.
United States
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Ireland
Germany
Belgium
Germany
Malaysia
Mexico
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Philippines
United States
Netherlands
Mexico
South Africa
Hong Kong
Thailand
Taiwan (Province of China)
Hong Kong
China
China
Ireland
United States
China
United States
United States
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
Germany
Denmark
Bulgaria
Germany
Germany
Israel
Hungary
Hong Kong
Estonia
Italy
Romania
Slovakia
France
Poland
Spain
Czech Republic
Turkey
Ukraine
Slovenia
EBV Elektronik, Unipessoal Lda,
EBV Erste Holding GmbH & Co. KG
EBV Management GmbH
EBV Zweite Holding GmbH & Co. KG
EBV-Elektronik GmbH
Electrolink (PTY) Ltd
Electron House (Overseas) Limited
element 14 Limited
element 14 sp. zoo
element14 Asia Pte. Ltd.
Element14 de Mexico, S. de R.L de C.V
element14 Electronics Limited
Element14 Finance UK Limited
element14 Holding BV
element14 India Pvt Limited
element14 Limited
element14 Ltd.
element14 Pte. Ltd.
element14 Pty Ltd
element14 Sdn. Bhd.
Element14 US Holdings Inc.
Element14 US Holdings LLC
Element14. S. de R.L. de C.V
eluomeng Electronics (China) Co. Ltd
Eluomeng Limited
Eluomeng Limited Company
Erste TENVA Property BV
FARNELL (BELGIUM) SA
FARNELL (FRANCE) SAS
FARNELL (NETHERLANDS) B.V.
FARNELL AG
FARNELL COMPONENTS (IRELAND) LIMITED
FARNELL COMPONENTS (ISRAEL) LTD
FARNELL COMPONENTS AB
FARNELL COMPONENTS SL
FARNELL DANMARK A/S
FARNELL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS LIMITED
FARNELL GMBH
FARNELL HOLDING LIMITED
FARNELL ITALIA SRL
FARNELL OVERSEAS
Import Holdings LLC
INONE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Kent One Corporation
Memec Group Holdings Limited
Memec Group Limited
Memec Pty Limited
Mexico Holdings LLC
Newark Corporation
Newark Electronics Corporation
OY FARNELL (FINLAND) AB
Phoenics Electronics Corporation
Portugal
Germany
Germany
Germany
Austria
South Africa
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Poland
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
United Kingdom
Netherlands
India
New Zealand
Korea, Republic of
Singapore
Australia
Malaysia
United States
United States
Mexico
China
Hong Kong
Taiwan (Province of China)
Belgium
Belgium
France
Netherlands
Switzerland
Ireland
Israel
Sweden
Spain
Denmark
United Kingdom
Germany
United Kingdom
Italy
United Kingdom
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PREMIER FARNELL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Premier Farnell Canada Limited
Premier Farnell Corp.
PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED
PREMIER FARNELL PENSION FUNDING SCOTTISH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
PREMIER FARNELL PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED
Premier Farnell Properties Inc.
PREMIER FARNELL UK LIMITED
Priya Softweb Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
SEC International Holding Company II, L.L.C.
Shanghai FR International Trading Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Embest Technology Co., Ltd.
Société Civile Immobilière du 22 rue de Dames
Softweb Solutions Inc.
Telmil Electronics, Inc.
Tenva Belgium Comm. VA
Tenva Financial Management BV
TENVA GmbH
TENVA INVESTMENTS BV
Tenva Management GmbH
UAB "EBV Elektronik"
Vanda Computer System Integration (Shanghai) Company Limited
Venezuelan Partner B.V.
Witekio Corporation
Witekio France SAS
Witekio GmbH
Witekio Holding
Witekio UK Limited
YEL Electronics (China) Limited
YEL Electronics Hong Kong Limited
ZWEITE TENVA Property GmbH Im Technologiepark
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Canada
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India
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China
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Netherlands
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Exhibit 23.1
The Board of Directors
Avnet, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-208009, 333-227100 and 333-
262379) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 333-45267, 333-112062, 333-140903, 333-171291, 333-177787, 333-192289, 333-
214887, 333-220133, 333-228875 and 333-262380) on Form S-8 of our report dated August 18, 2023, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Avnet, Inc. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting.
Phoenix, Arizona
August 18, 2023
/s/ KPMG LLP
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Philip R. Gallagher, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K 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 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.
b.
c.
d.
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;
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;
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
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.
b.
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
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 18, 2023
/s/ PHILIP R. GALLAGHER
Philip R. Gallagher
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Kenneth A. Jacobson, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K 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 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.
b.
c.
d.
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;
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;
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
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.
b.
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
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 18, 2023
/s/ KENNETH A. JACOBSON
Kenneth A. Jacobson
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 1, 2023 (the “Report”), I, Philip R. Gallagher,
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: August 18, 2023
/s/ PHILIP R. GALLAGHER
Philip R. Gallagher
Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 1, 2023 (the “Report”), I, Kenneth A.
Jacobson, 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: August 18, 2023
/s/ KENNETH A. JACOBSON
Kenneth A. Jacobson
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 10.17(b)(8)
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 7 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase
Agreement (this “Amendment”) is dated as of May 12, 2023, among Avnet Receivables Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“Seller”), Avnet, Inc., a New York corporation (“Avnet”), as initial Servicer (the
Servicer together with Seller, the “Seller Parties” and each a “Seller Party”), each of the entities party hereto
identified as a “Financial Institution” (together with any of their respective successors and assigns
hereunder, the “Financial Institutions”), each of the entities party hereto identified as a “Company”
(together with any of their respective successors and assigns hereunder, the “Companies”) and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A., as agent for the Purchasers or any successor agent hereunder (together with its successors and
assigns hereunder, the “Agent”), amending the Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated February 28,
2020, Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated as of July 31, 2020, Amendment No. 3 thereto, dated as of July 30,
2021, Amendment No. 4 thereto, dated as of August 16, 2021, Amendment No. 5 thereto, dated as of
January 10, 2022, and Amendment No. 6 thereto, dated as of December 16, 2022, the “Existing
Agreement,” and as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, including through the
date hereof, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”).
RECITALS
The parties hereto are the current parties to the Existing Agreement and they now desire to
amend the Existing Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, as more particularly described
herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:
Section 1.
Definitions Used Herein. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in, or incorporated by reference into, the
Existing Agreement.
Section 2.
Amendment of Existing Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Existing Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The following definitions in Exhibit I of the Existing Agreement are hereby deleted in
their entirety and replaced with the following:
“Agreement” means this Fourth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 1 hereto, dated as
of February 28, 2020, Amendment No. 2 hereto, dated as of July 31, 2020, Amendment No.
3 hereto, dated as of July 30, 2021, Amendment No. 4 hereto, dated as of August 16, 2021,
Amendment No. 5 hereto, dated as of January 10, 2022, Amendment No. 6 hereto,
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO
AVNET RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of December 16, 2022, Amendment No. 7 hereto, dated as of May 12, 2023, and as
the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in
effect from time to time.
“Purchase Limit” means $700,000,000, as such amount may be modified in
accordance with the terms of Section 4.6(b).
(b)
Schedule A to the Existing Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by
Schedule A attached hereto.
Section 3.
Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment. This Amendment shall become
effective as of the date hereof, upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent that:
(a) Amendment. The Agent, each Seller Party and each Purchaser shall have received,
on or before the date hereof, executed counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by each of the parties
hereto.
(b) Upfront Fee. On the date hereof, Seller shall have paid to The Bank of Nova Scotia
(or to the Agent for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia), a non-refundable, fully-earned upfront fee in
an amount equal to $41,666.67.
(c) Opinion. The Agent and each Purchaser shall have received a favorable opinion from
counsel to the Seller Parties, addressed to the Agent and each Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and each Purchaser, addressing corporate and enforceability matters with respect to
Seller, Avnet, this Amendment and the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(d) Representations and Warranties. As of the date hereof, both before and after giving
effect to this Amendment, all of the representations and warranties of each Seller Party contained in the
Receivables Purchase Agreement and in each other Transaction Document shall be true and correct in all
material respects as though made on the date hereof (and by its execution hereof, each Seller Party shall be
deemed to have represented and warranted such).
(e) No Amortization Event or Potential Amortization Event. As of the date hereof, both
before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Amortization Event or Potential Amortization Event
shall have occurred and be continuing (and by its execution hereof, each Seller Party shall be deemed to
have represented and warranted such).
Section 4.
Special Incremental Purchase; Reallocation of Purchaser Interests.
(a)
Seller hereby requests on a one-time basis that, in connection with the increases to the
Purchase Limit and Commitment occurring on the date hereof, the Purchasers make an Incremental
Purchase on the terms set forth on Schedule B hereto (the “Special Incremental Purchase”). Each Purchaser
consents to, and hereby waives the requirements of Section 1.2 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement that
would otherwise be applicable to, the Special Incremental Purchase, and further agrees to pay or receive, as
applicable, the amount set forth on Schedule C (“Reallocation Payments/Receipts”).
(b) The parties hereto agree that, as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated in this Amendment, including the Special Incremental Purchase and Reallocation
Payments/Receipts, the Agent will reallocate the Purchaser Interests of each Purchaser such that, after
giving effect thereto, the amount of Capital related to the Purchaser Interests of each Purchaser shall be
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equal to such Purchaser’s proportionate share of the Purchase Limit. For the avoidance of doubt, such
reallocation may require the reallocation of Purchaser Interests from one Purchaser to another Purchaser.
(c) On the date hereof, the Agent shall remit to any Purchaser the portion of Capital, if
any, that is necessary to give effect to the reallocation of the Purchaser Interest among the Purchasers
described in the preceding clause (b). In connection with any repayment of the Capital of any Purchaser as a
result of such reallocation, Seller shall pay all interest (including breakage costs) due on the amount repaid
to the date of repayment on the immediately following Settlement Date.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
(a) Effect; Ratification. This Amendment is effective solely for the purposes set forth
herein and shall be limited precisely as written, and shall not be deemed (i) to be a consent to, or an
acknowledgment of, any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Existing
Agreement or of any other instrument or agreement referred to therein or (ii) to prejudice any right or
remedy which the Agent, any Company or Financial Institution (or any of their respective assigns) may now
have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any
other instrument or agreement referred to therein. Each reference in the Receivables Purchase Agreement
to “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof” and words of like import and each reference in the other
Transaction Documents to the Existing Agreement or to the “Receivables Purchase Agreement” shall mean
the Existing Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as
part of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth in the Receivables Purchase Agreement and each other instrument or
agreement referred to therein, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain
in full force and effect.
(b) Transaction Documents. This Amendment is a Transaction Document executed
pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement and shall be construed, administered and applied in
accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
(c) Costs, Fees and Expenses. Seller agrees to reimburse the Agent and each Purchaser
and its assigns upon demand for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment (including the reasonable fees
and expenses of counsel to the Agent).
(d) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
such counterpart constituting an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
(e)
Severability. Any provision contained in this Amendment which is held to be
inoperative, unenforceable or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative,
unenforceable or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions of this Amendment in that jurisdiction
or the operation, enforceability or validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(f) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EXCLUDING
CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE
APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE.
(g) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY
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MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING
OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AMENDMENT, ANY DOCUMENT
EXECUTED BY ORIGINATOR PURSUANT TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP
ESTABLISHED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed
and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO
AVNET RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AVNET RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,
As Buyer and as Seller
/s/ Ken Jacobson
By:
Name Ken Jacobson
Title
President and Treasurer
AVNET, INC., as Originator and as Servicer
By:
Name
Title
/s/ Joseph Burke
Joseph Burke
Vice President and Treasurer
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AVNET RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as a Company and as a Financial Institution
/s/ Chance Hausler
By:
Name: Chance Hausler
Director
Title:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Agent
/s/ Chance Hausler
By:
Name: Chance Hausler
Director
Title:
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AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO
AVNET RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
TRUST BANK,
as a Company and as a Financial Institution
By:
Name:
Title:
/s/ Paul Cornely
Paul Cornely
Vice President
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AVNET RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
LIBERTY STREET FUNDING LLC.,
as a Company
By:
Name:
Title:
/s/ Kevin J. Corrigan
Kevin J. Corrigan
Vice President
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as a Financial Institution
By:
Name:
Title:
/s/ Doug Noe
Doug Noe
Managing Director
S-4
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO
AVNET RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as a Company and as a Financial Institution
By:
Name:
Title:
/s/ Ross Glynn
Ross Glynn
Vice President
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AVNET RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Schedule A
COMMITMENTS, COMPANY PURCHASE LIMITS
AND RELATED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Commitments of Financial Institutions
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Financial Institution
Bank of America, N.A.
Truist Bank
The Bank of Nova Scotia
Commitment
$225,000,000
$225,000,000
$125,000,000
$127,500,000*
* Reflects 2.00% additional commitment availability for being in a Purchaser Group with a CP Company.
Company Purchase Limits and
Related Financial Institutions of Companies
Company
Company
Purchase Limit
Related Financial Institution(s)
Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association
$225,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Bank of America, N.A.
$225,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.
Truist Bank
$125,000,000
Truist Bank
Liberty Street Funding LLC
$125,000,000
The Bank of Nova Scotia
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO
AVNET RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Schedule B
SPECIAL INCREMENTAL PURCHASE
The terms of the Special Incremental Purchase are set forth on this Schedule B.
Purchase Price:
Date of Purchase:
Requested Discount Rate: Benchmark
$45,000,000
May 12, 2023
The Purchase Price will be allocated among the Financial Institutions on a non-ratable basis as
follows:
Financial Institution
Share of Purchase
Price
Outstanding Capital (after giving
effect to Special Incremental
Purchase and Reallocation
Payments/Receipts)
Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association
Bank of America, N.A.
Truist Bank
The Bank of Nova Scotia
$0
$0
$0
$45,000,000
$223,392,857.14
$223,392,857.14
$124,107,142.86
$124,107,142.86
In connection with the Incremental Purchase to be made on the above listed “Date of Purchase”
(the “Purchase Date”), Seller hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and
will be true on the Purchase Date (before and after giving effect to such Special Incremental Purchase):
(i)
the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section 5.1 of the
Receivables Purchase Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Purchase Date as though made on
and as of such date;
no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the proposed
Incremental Purchase, that will constitute an Amortization Event or a Potential Amortization Event;
(ii)
(iii)
the Facility Termination Date has not occurred, the Aggregate Capital does not
exceed the Purchase Limit and the aggregate Purchaser Interests do not exceed 100%; and
(iv)
the amount of Aggregate Capital is $695,000,000 after giving effect to the
Incremental Purchase to be made on the Purchase Date