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E x e c u t e               D i v e r s i f y               I n n o v a t e               E x e c u t e               D i v e r s i f y               I n n o v a t e               E x e c u t e               D i v e r s i f y               I n n o v a t e

2007 Annual Report

Year Ended January 31, 2007

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Tech Data

A leading distributor of 

technology solutions, with 

more than 90,000 customers 

in over 100 countries.

A Clear 
Strategy:

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Tech Data was built on its ability  

to execute. We distributed over  

$21 billion in IT products in fiscal 

2007 and we will continue to 

capitalize on this strength.

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Execute

We continually explore new and  

adjacent product markets and  

geographies for opportunities  

to diversify our business and 

advance our position.

*
Diversify

Through continued innovation, we 

can drive new efficiencies, improve 

customer service and enhance our 

*
Innovate

financial performance.

Strengthening our position 

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Worldwide Net Sales
in millions

‘03

‘04

‘05

‘06
‘07

$15,739

$17,359

$19,731

$20,483

$21,440

For the fiscal years ended January 31, (In millions, except per-share data)

Net Sales

GAAP operating (loss) income

Non-GAAP operating income (1)
5000

10000

0

GAAP net (loss) income per diluted share

15000

20000

25000

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share (1)

Cash conversion cycle (days)

Cash and cash equivalents

Total debt

Shareholders’ equity

(1) Please refer to page 58 for the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation.

Net Sales by Region for Fiscal 2007

The 
Americas 
46%

Europe 
54%

2007

2006

2005

$ 21,440  $ 20,483  $ 19,731 

$ 

$ 

(4) $ 

163  $ 

164  $ 

204  $ 

232 

232 

$  (1.76) $ 

.45  $  2.74 

$  1.40  $  2.08  $  2.55 

30

29

$ 

$ 

265  $ 

157  $ 

443  $ 

251  $ 

31

195 

377 

$  1,703  $  1,760  $  1,927 

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Achieved record worldwide 

net sales of $21.4 billion

4.7% 

growth

Dear Valued Shareholders:

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Fiscal 2007 marked a year of transition and further alignment for Tech Data. Steve Raymund retired 
as chief executive officer after 25 years of leadership with the company, and on behalf of the Board 
of Directors and the entire team at Tech Data, we thank Steve for his vision and tremendous accom-
plishments throughout the years. As a veteran industry expert, Steve continues to provide valuable 
insight in his ongoing role as Tech Data’s Chairman of the Board. 

Turning to our financial results, our performance during the year was mixed, as we completed 

our European restructuring program and continued to stabilize our operations in the region. Our 
Americas segment executed well, delivering another year of solid performance in a market that 
remains very competitive. We generated worldwide non-GAAP operating income of $164.3 million 
while achieving record net sales of $21.4 billion, as we focused on growing our net sales responsibly, 
at a managed pace. There is still work for us to do, but today we believe our company is stronger, 
better prepared and more appropriately aligned to prosper in the marketplace.

Since joining the Tech Data team in October 2006, I made it a priority to meet with many of 

our vendors, customers, employees and shareholders worldwide. What I learned is that most view 
Tech Data as a significant and strategic player in IT distribution and that our company possesses the 
business fundamentals, talent and financial strength required to accelerate our success. Throughout 
my discussions with our various stakeholders, I was often presented with the same key questions 
about Tech Data and our future. Let me share a few of those questions and my responses with you.

Q >>

What is your strategic mission for Tech Data?

As we look ahead into fiscal 2008 and beyond, we will continue to reaffirm three operating objectives 
that support Tech Data’s strategic mission, drive our growth in the marketplace and position Tech 
Data for continued success. These include our ability to effectively execute across all levels of our 
operations, diversify into new and adjacent markets and innovate the way we do business. Tech 
Data represents a critical route to the market for the world’s largest, most dynamic suppliers of  
IT solutions. Our ability to hone our position and deliver upon our operating objectives impacts our 
success, but more importantly it impacts the success of our vendors and our customers. 

Execute. Our company was built on its ability to execute. We buy and sell, then pick, pack 
and ship tens of thousands of products every day. Through superior execution, we built a dynamic 
company that in fiscal 2007 distributed over $21 billion in IT products into over 100 countries.  
Our ability to execute is a competitive advantage, and we’ll look to gain additional leverage from 
this strength.

Diversify. There is a tremendous opportunity for us to expand and enhance Tech Data’s 
business prospects via diversification into new and adjacent product markets and geographies  
while leveraging our current infrastructure and logistics expertise. We’re continually exploring new 
opportunities to further fuel our growth while we attain our objectives of maximizing profits and 
increasing return on capital employed. 

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bringing you the future in technology solutions

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Innovate. In an industry that is constantly evolving, requiring companies to conduct business more effi-

ciently, it is critical for Tech Data to continuously invest in innovation to better serve our vendors and customers. 
For example, through the deployment of warehouse management technologies and e-commerce capabilities, 
we can improve customer service, better control costs and gain a marked competitive advantage. 

By aggressively pursuing these operating objectives, we believe we will continually strengthen our 

position as a leader in the marketplace. In recent years, our energies have been heavily focused on internal 
issues as we traversed the challenges in Europe, alongside very competitive market conditions worldwide. 
With our stabilization efforts progressing in Europe and the continued solid execution of our operations in the 
Americas, we are committed more than ever to redeploying our energies in the marketplace and advancing 
our position worldwide. 

Q >>

Tech Data’s European and Americas operations are markedly different in their structure and recent 
financial performance. Is Tech Data on track worldwide for long-term, sustainable growth?

Fiscal 2007, specifically the third quarter, marked the completion of several key initiatives in Europe including 
our restructuring, warehouse regionalization, the integration of our Azlan acquisition and the implementation 
of a Pan-European SAP system. It was critical for Tech Data to streamline its European infrastructure, rationalize 
its logistics capabilities and eliminate redundancies, while ultimately building a pan-European operation on  
a single state-of-the-art enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Our improved execution combined with 
these initiatives began to deliver better results in the second half of fiscal 2007. We will continue to optimize 
our operations in Europe by leveraging our infrastructure, energizing our sales and marketing execution and 
targeting products, geographies and customers that offer strong growth and profitability.

The Americas region continued its solid performance in fiscal 2007 with 5.3 percent growth in net sales 
and an operating margin, excluding stock-based compensation, of 1.61 percent of net sales. While the Americas 
region remains quite competitive, our superior execution and coverage model continue to deliver results.

In both the Americas and Europe, we carefully managed our product and customer portfolio mix in  
our effort to deliver responsible growth. This remains a constant objective as we replace under-performing 
business with a more profitable mix. The small-to-medium sized business (SMB) segment is the fastest growing 
sector of the IT industry and we continue to expand our SMB coverage model to further penetrate this 
generally higher margin market.

In fiscal 2008, we will continue to control our selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses, but 

we will also make investments across our operations worldwide in IT enhancements and sales programs that 
will yield tactical benefits. All of our investments are targeted at better positioning Tech Data for long-term, 
profitable growth.

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Robert M. Dutkowsky

As we look to the future,  

we will continue to reaffirm  

our operating objectives to  

effectively execute across our 

operations, diversify into new 

and adjacent markets, and 

innovate the way  

we do business.

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Q >>

How are you preparing Tech Data for continued success in an industry that continues to evolve and 
remain particularly competitive?

The challenge of being responsive to changes in technology and the needs of our vendors and customers make 
it imperative that Tech Data be more innovative, more adept and more daring in its business approach. We 
put our strategy into action by taking several steps in fiscal 2007 and in the early part of fiscal 2008.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, we created the Advanced Infrastructure Systems (AIS) division. 

The mission of AIS is to diversify Tech Data into emerging technology markets that deliver higher growth  
with better margins. We believe rapidly evolving solutions like industry standard servers, blades, virtualization, 
storage and open source software products will change the channel as we know it, and we’re poised to 
maintain our leadership position as this transition unfolds. The creation of AIS diversifies our business for the 
future and it positions us as an innovator in the eyes of our vendors and customers.

In February 2007, we announced that we are establishing a joint venture with Brightstar Corp., a world 

leader in mobile and wireless devices. This evolving relationship will open up the European mobile device 
market to Tech Data—a market that is expected to grow by 12 percent in 2007 according to industry research. 
The partnership will position Tech Data in an adjacent technology market, diversifying our business, while 
allowing us to leverage our established logistics infrastructure and execution capabilities in Europe. This will 
be the first time Tech Data has entered into a joint venture agreement, making this a truly innovative way for 
us to accelerate our time to market in this fast growing segment. 

In addition to Tech Data’s years of proven success and recent initiatives aimed at furthering our position in the 
industry, we have maintained a solid financial position. Our cash conversion cycle was 30 days in fiscal 2007,  
a reduction of three days since fiscal 2004. During fiscal 2007, we completed a $200 million stock repurchase 
program, purchasing 5.5 million shares—underscoring our commitment and confidence in our future. In 
December 2006, we also closed on $350 million in 2.75 percent convertible debenture notes to support work-
ing capital needs.

In closing, I’m very proud of my Tech Data colleagues around the world and impressed not only by their 

industry knowledge, but their enthusiasm for the future. In many regards fiscal 2007 was a difficult year, and  
I thank the entire Tech Data team for their dedication and contributions. To our directors, vendors, customers 
and shareholders, I express my gratitude for your continued commitment to Tech Data. As we look to the 
future, we will continue to reaffirm our operating objectives to execute, diversify and innovate—positioning 
Tech Data for increased success in the industry. Our veteran management team is poised and ready to lead us 
in these efforts as we continue to sharpen our focus and respond aggressively to our expanding marketplace.

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Bob Dutkowsky
Chief Executive Officer 

T E C H   D A T A   C O R P O R A T I O N   A N D   S U B S I D I A R I E S

Financial table of contents

Selected Consolidated Financial Data 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of  

  Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

Reports of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm 

Consolidated Balance Sheet 

Consolidated Statement of Operations 

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Shareholder Matters 

  and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 

Stock Performance Chart 

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) 

  6

  8

25

27

28

29

30

31

56

57

58

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Selected Consolidated Financial Data

The following table sets forth certain selected consolidated financial data. In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, management sold the 
European Training Business (the “Training Business”). The results of operations of the Training Business have been reclassified and pre-
sented as “income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax,” for all periods presented below. The balance sheet data has not been 
reclassified as the net assets of the Training Business are less than 0.5% of the total net assets of the Company. This information should be 
read in conjunction with the MD&A and our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.

Five Year Financial Summary

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Income statement data:
Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,440,445
Cost of products sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20,433,674

Gross profit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling, general and administrative expenses  . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charges(2)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,006,771
851,097
136,093
23,764
—

Operating (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss on disposition of subsidiaries, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Discount on sale of accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense, net  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net foreign currency exchange (gain) loss  . . . . . . . . . . .

(Loss) income from continuing operations  
  before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for income taxes(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Loss) income from continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . .
Discontinued operations, net of tax  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4,183)
—
12,509
28,742
(15)

(45,419)
55,508

(100,927)
3,946

(In thousands, except per share data)

$ 20,482,851
19,460,332

$19,730,917
18,667,184

$ 17,358,525
16,414,773

$ 15,738,945
14,907,187

1,022,519
828,278
—
30,946
—

163,295
—
5,503
23,996
1,816

131,980
109,013

22,967
3,619

1,063,733
832,178
—
—
—

231,555
—
—
22,867
(2,959)

211,647
52,025

159,622
2,838

943,752
771,786
—
—
3,065

168,901
—
—
16,566
(1,893)

154,228
47,040

107,188
(3,041)

831,758
612,728
328,872
—
—

(109,842)
5,745
—
24,045
(6,942)

(132,690)
67,128

(199,818)
—

Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

(96,981) $ 

26,586

$ 

162,460

$ 

104,147

$ 

(199,818)

(Loss) income per common share—basic:
  Continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
  Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1.83) $ 
0.07

$ 

0.40
0.06

$ 

2.74
0.05

$ 

1.88
(0.05)

  Net (loss) income per common share—basic . . . . . . . . $ 

(1.76) $ 

0.46

$ 

2.79

$ 

1.83

$ 

(Loss) income per common share—diluted:
  Continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
  Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1.83) $ 
0.07

$ 

0.39
0.06

$ 

2.69
0.05

$ 

1.86
(0.05)

  Net (loss) income per common share—diluted . . . . . . $ 

(1.76) $ 

0.45

$ 

2.74

$ 

1.81

$ 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
  Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  Diluted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dividends per common share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55,129

55,129

—

57,749

58,414

—

58,176

59,193

—

56,838

57,501

—

(3.55)
—

(3.55)

(3.55)
—

(3.55)

56,256

56,256

—

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T E C H   D A T A   C O R P O R A T I O N   A N D   S U B S I D I A R I E S

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

(In thousands, except per share data)

Balance sheet data:
Working capital  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,816,564
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,703,864
Revolving credit loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77,195
Current portion of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,376
Long-term debt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
363,604
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46,252
Shareholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,702,720

$1,392,108
4,404,634
235,088
1,605
14,378
38,598
1,760,307

$1,488,617
4,557,736
68,343
291,625
17,215
45,178
1,927,471

$1,525,432
4,167,886
80,221
9,258
307,934
46,591
1,658,489

$1,399,283
3,248,018
188,309
1,403
314,498
16,155
1,338,530

(1)  See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of the goodwill impairment recorded in fiscal year 2007.
(2)  See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of restructuring costs incurred in fiscal year 2006 and 2007.
(3)  See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of the $8.4 million and $56.0 million increases in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance in 

fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

This  Annual  Report,  including  this  Management’s  Discussion 
and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations 
(“MD&A”), contains forward-looking statements, as described in 
the  “safe  harbor”  provision  of  the  Private  Securities  Litigation 
Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks 
and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from 
those  projected.  These  forward-looking  statements  regarding 
future events and the future results of Tech Data Corporation are 
based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections 
about  the  industries  in  which  we  operate  and  the  beliefs  and 
assumptions  of  our  management.  Words  such  as  “expects,” 
“anticipates,”  “targets,”  “goals,”  “projects,”  “intends,”  “plans,” 
“believes,”  “seeks,”  “estimates,”  variations  of  such  words,  and 
similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking 
statements.  In  addition,  any  statements  that  refer  to  projections 
of  our  future  financial  performance,  our  anticipated  growth  and 
trends  in  our  businesses,  and  other  characterizations  of  future 
events or circumstances, are forward-looking statements. Readers 
are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only pre-
dictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. 
Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from 
those  expressed  in  any  forward-looking  statements.  Readers  are 
referred  to  the  cautionary  statements  and  important  factors 
discussed  in  Risk  Factors  of  this  Annual  Report  on  page  52  for 
further  information.  We  undertake  no  obligation  to  revise  or 
update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially 

include the following:
• competition
• narrow profit margins
• dependence on information systems
• acquisitions
• exposure to natural disasters, war and terrorism
• dependence on independent shipping companies
• labor strikes
• risk of declines in inventory value
• product availability
• vendor terms and conditions
• loss of significant customers
• customer credit exposure
•  need for liquidity and capital resources; fluctuations in interest rates
• foreign currency exchange rates; exposure to foreign markets

• changes in income tax and other regulatory legislation
• changes in accounting rules
• volatility of common stock price

Overview

Tech  Data  is  a  leading  distributor  of  information  technology 
(“IT”)  products,  logistics  management  and  other  value-added 
services.  We  distribute  microcomputer  hardware  and  software 
products  to  value-added  resellers,  corporate  resellers,  direct 
marketers  and  retailers.  Our  offering  of  value-added  customer 
services includes training and technical support, external financing 
options, configuration services, outbound telemarketing, market-
ing  services  and  a  suite  of  electronic  commerce  solutions.  We 
manage our business in two geographic segments: the Americas 
(including  the  United  States,  Canada,  Latin  America  and  export 
sales to the Caribbean) and Europe, formerly referred to as EMEA 
(including Europe, the Middle East and export sales to Africa).

Our  strategy  is  to  leverage  our  efficient  cost  structure  com-
bined with our multiple service offerings to generate demand and 
cost efficiencies for our suppliers and customers around the world. 
The  IT  distribution  industry  in  which  we  operate  is  characterized 
by narrow gross profit as  a  percentage of  sales  (“gross  margin”) 
and  narrow  income  from  operations  as  a  percentage  of  sales 
(“operating  margin”).  Historically,  our  gross  and  operating  mar-
gins have been impacted by intense price competition, as well as 
changes  in  terms  and  conditions  with  our  suppliers,  including 
those  terms  related  to  rebates  and  other  incentives  and  price 
protection.  We  expect  these  competitive  pricing  pressures  to 
continue in the foreseeable future, and therefore, we will continue 
to evaluate our pricing policies and terms and conditions offered 
to  our  customers  in  response  to  changes  in  our  vendors’  terms 
and conditions and the general market environment. We will con-
tinue to focus on not only disciplined pricing and purchasing prac-
tices, but also on realigning our customer and vendor portfolio to 
support a sustainable higher margin business that will help drive 
long-term  profitability  throughout  all  of  our  operations.  As  we 
continue to evaluate our existing pricing policies and make future 
changes, if any, within our customer or vendor portfolio, we may 
experience moderated sales growth or sales declines. In addition, 
increased  competition  and  changes  in  general  economic  con-
ditions  within  the  markets  in  which  we  conduct  business  may 
hinder our ability to maintain and/or improve gross margin from 
its current level.

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From a balance sheet perspective, we require working capital 
primarily  to  finance  accounts  receivable  and  inventory.  We  have 
historically  relied  upon  debt,  trade  credit  from  our  vendors,  and 
accounts  receivable  financing  programs  for  our  working  capital 
needs. We believe our balance sheet at January 31, 2007 was one 
of the strongest in the industry, with a debt to capital ratio (calcu-
lated as total debt divided by the aggregate of total debt and total 
shareholders’ equity) of 21%.

We continue to be satisfied with our performance over the last 
several years within the Americas. However, our profitability within 
Europe has been well below our expectations. We believe our lack 
of acceptable operating performance in Europe was the result of a 
combination  of  factors,  including  weaker  demand  conditions  in 
certain countries, competitive pricing pressures, declining average 
selling  prices  and,  most  notably,  the  diverted  focus  of  our  man-
agement team in the region. Specifically, the combined effect of 
the completion of our comprehensive IT systems upgrade and har-
monization  project,  further  integration  of  our  Azlan  operations 
and, most recently, the implementation of  our  European restruc-
turing  program  initiated  in  May  2005,  diverted  the  focus  of  our 
management team in the region from executing appropriate pric-
ing, purchasing and sales management practices.

In  order  to  dedicate  our  strategic  efforts  and  focus  towards 
core  growth  opportunities,  as  well  as  our  European  turnaround, 
during  the  first  quarter  of  fiscal  2007,  we  completed  the  sale  of 
our Training Business to a third-party for total cash consideration 
of $16.5 million, resulting in an after-tax gain of $3.8 million. Our 
results of operations for the Training Business and the gain on the 
sale of the Training Business have been reclassified and presented 
as  “discontinued  operations,  net  of  tax”  in  our  Consolidated 
Statement  of  Operations  for  all  periods  presented.  The  reclassifi-
cation  of  the  Training  Business  had  the  effect  of  reducing  previ-
ously reported gross margin and selling, general and administrative 
expenses (“SG&A”) as a percentage of consolidated net sales by 
approximately  .20%  to  .23%  for  fiscal  2006  and  2005.  The 
impact on previously reported operating margin for these periods 
was relatively insignificant. The assets and liabilities of the Training 
Business  have  not  been  reclassified  in  our  January  31,  2006 
Consolidated  Balance  Sheet  as  the  net  assets  of  the  Training 
Business were less than 0.5% of the total consolidated net assets 
of the Company.

During  the  second  quarter  of  fiscal  2007,  our  challenges  in 
Europe intensified. During this quarter, we recorded sharply lower 
than  expected  revenues  which  we  believe  was  the  result  of  a 

further  deceleration  in  IT  demand  within  Europe,  in  comparison  
to  previous  quarters.  This  deceleration  in  IT  demand  during  the 
quarter, particularly within Western Europe where the majority of 
our  European  revenue  is  derived,  was  a  key  factor  leading  to  a 
heightened level of pricing pressure experienced within the region 
during  the  quarter.  This  further  deceleration  in  IT  demand  and 
heightened pricing pressure, coupled with continued internal dis-
tractions  of  management  related  to  the  restructuring  program, 
resulted  in  our  European  operating  results  for  the  quarter  falling 
well  short  of  our  internal  expectations.  As  a  result,  we  believed 
we had strong indicators of impairment of our goodwill in Europe 
and,  therefore,  we  performed  an  impairment  test  for  goodwill  
as  of  July  31,  2006.  This  goodwill  impairment  analysis  reflected 
the recast of both our short- and longer-term European financial 
outlook  and  resulted  in  our  determination  that  a  $136.1  million 
non-cash  goodwill  impairment  charge  was  necessary  as  of  
July 31, 2006.

As  a  result  of  the  market  factors  discussed  in  the  paragraph 
above, we believe it will take longer than originally anticipated to 
reach an acceptable level of profitability in Europe. The major ini-
tiatives surrounding our restructuring program were completed in 
the third quarter of fiscal 2007, and the savings realized from our 
restructuring  initiatives  have  partially  offset  the  pressure  on  our 
gross margins experienced during the year. In addition, the dedi-
cated  resources  which  have  been  assigned  across  the  region  to 
optimize pricing, purchasing and sales management practices have 
begun to produce improvements. During the second semester of 
fiscal 2007, we have seen our European operations begin to stabi-
lize with improving revenue growth and gross margins compared 
to the first semester of fiscal 2007. While we still have opportuni-
ties and expectations for additional improvement, we believe that 
our  performance  within  several  countries,  especially  during  the 
second  semester  of  fiscal  2007,  is  a  positive  indicator  of  the 
Company’s  ability  to  improve  our  operating  performance  in 
Europe. However, we continue to remain cautiously optimistic, as 
the  competitive  environment  and  changes  in  general  economic 
conditions within the markets in which we conduct business may 
hinder  our  ability  to  continue  to  improve  our  operating  margins 
from their current level.

Effective February 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recogni-
tion  provisions  of  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards 
No.  123  (revised  2004),  “Share-Based  Payments”  (“SFAS  No. 
123R”),  using  the  modified  prospective  transition  method,  and 
therefore have not restated our results of operations for the prior 

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periods. Under this transition method, stock-based compensation 
expense for fiscal 2007 includes compensation expense for stock-
based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested 
as of January 31, 2006, and for stock-based compensation awards 
granted  after  January  31,  2006.  SFAS  No.  123R  eliminates  the 
ability to account for stock-based compensation transactions using 
the  intrinsic  value  method  under  Accounting  Principles  Board 
Opinion  No.  25,  “Accounting  for  Stock  Issued  to  Employees.”  In 
accordance with SFAS No. 123R, we recognize stock-based com-
pensation expense, reduced for estimated forfeitures, on a straight- 
line  basis  over  the  requisite  service  period  of  the  award.  During 
fiscal 2007, we recognized $8.0 million of stock-based compensa-
tion  expense  as  a  result  of  the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123R.  See 
further  discussion  related  to  our  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123R 
included in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The  information  included  within  MD&A  is  based  upon  our 
consolidated  financial  statements,  which  have  been  prepared  in 
accordance  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the 
United  States.  The  preparation  of  these  financial  statements 
requires  us  to  make  estimates  and  judgments  that  affect  the 
reported  amounts  of  assets,  liabilities,  revenues  and  expenses, 
and related disclosures. On an on-going basis, we evaluate these 
estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventory, vendor 
incentives, goodwill and intangible assets, deferred taxes, and con-
tingencies.  Our  estimates  and  judgments  are  based  on  currently 
available information, historical results, and other assumptions we 
believe are reasonable. Actual results could differ materially from 
these estimates. We believe the following critical accounting poli-
cies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in 
the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Accounts Receivable

We  maintain  allowances  for  doubtful  accounts  for  estimated 
losses  resulting  from  the  inability  of  our  customers  to  make 
required payments. In estimating the required allowance, we take 
into consideration the overall quality and aging of the receivable 
portfolio, the existence of credit insurance and specifically identi-
fied customer risks. Also influencing our estimates are the follow-
ing: (1) the large number of customers and their dispersion across 
wide  geographic  areas;  (2)  the  fact  that  no  single  customer 
accounts  for  more  than  5%  of  our  net  sales;  (3)  the  value  and 
adequacy of collateral received from customers, if any and (4) our 

historical loss experience. If actual customer performance were to 
deteriorate to an extent not expected by us, additional allowances 
may  be  required  which  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  our 
consolidated  financial  results.  Conversely,  if  actual  customer 
performance were to improve to an extent not expected by us a 
reduction  in  allowances  may  be  required  which  could  have  
a favorable effect on our consolidated financial results.

Inventory

We value our inventory at the lower of its cost or market value, 
with cost being determined on the first-in, first-out method. We 
write down our inventory for estimated obsolescence equal to the 
difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated mar-
ket value based upon an aging analysis of the inventory on hand, 
specifically  known  inventory-related  risks  (such  as  technological 
obsolescence  and  the  nature  of  vendor  terms  surrounding  price 
protection and product returns), foreign currency fluctuations for 
foreign-sourced product, and assumptions about future demand. 
Market conditions or changes in terms and conditions by our ven-
dors that are less favorable than those projected by management 
may  require  additional  inventory  write-downs,  which  could  have 
an adverse effect on our consolidated financial results.

Vendor Incentives

We  receive  incentives  from  vendors  related  to  cooperative 
advertising  allowances,  infrastructure  funding,  volume  rebates 
and  other  incentive  agreements.  These  incentives  are  generally 
under  quarterly,  semi-annual  or  annual  agreements  with  the 
vendors; however, some of these incentives are negotiated on an 
ad  hoc  basis  to  support  specific  programs  mutually  developed 
with the vendor. Unrestricted volume rebates and early payment 
discounts  received  from  vendors  are  recorded  as  a  reduction  of 
inventory  upon  receipt  of  funds  and  as  a  reduction  of  cost  of 
products sold as the related inventory is sold. Incentives received 
from  vendors  for  specifically  identified  cooperative  advertising 
programs and infrastructure funding are recorded as adjustments 
to  selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses,  and  any  reim-
bursement  in  excess  of  the  related  cost  is  recorded  in  the  same 
manner as unrestricted volume rebates, as discussed above.

We  also  provide  reserves  for  receivables  on  vendor  programs 
for  estimated  losses  resulting  from  vendors’  inability  to  pay  or 
rejections of claims by vendors. Should amounts recorded as out-
standing  receivables  from  vendors  be  uncollectible,  additional 
allowances  may  be  required  which  could  have  an  adverse  effect 
on our consolidated financial results.

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Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Other Long-Lived Assets

The carrying value of goodwill is reviewed at least annually for 
impairment and may also be reviewed more frequently if current 
events  and  circumstances  indicate  a  possible  impairment.  An 
impairment loss is charged to expense in the period identified. We 
also examine the carrying value of our intangible assets with finite 
lives, which includes capitalized software and development costs, 
purchased  intangibles,  and  other  long-lived  assets  as  current 
events and circumstances warrant determining whether there are 
any impairment losses. If indicators of impairment are present and 
future cash flows are not expected to be sufficient to recover the 
assets’ carrying amount, an impairment loss is charged to expense 
in the period identified. Factors that may cause a goodwill, intan-
gible asset or other long-lived asset impairment include negative 
industry  or  economic  trends  and  significant  underperformance 
relative to historical or projected future operating results. Our val-
uation  methodologies  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  estimating 
the net present value of the projected cash flows of our reporting 
units. If actual results are substantially lower than our projections 
underlying these assumptions, or if market discount rates substan-
tially  increase,  our  future  valuations  could  be  adversely  affected, 
potentially resulting in future impairment charges.

be  made  to  reduce  income  tax  expense,  thereby  increasing  net 
income  in  the  period  such  determination  was  made.  Should  we 
determine  that  we  are  unable  to  realize  all  or  part  of  our  net 
deferred  tax  assets  in  the  future,  an  adjustment  to  the  deferred 
tax  asset  valuation  allowance  would  be  made  to  income  tax 
expense, thereby reducing net income in the period such determi-
nation was made.

Contingencies

We accrue for contingent obligations, including estimated legal 
costs, when the obligation is probable and the amount is reason-
ably estimable. As facts concerning contingencies become known, 
we  reassess  our  position  and  make  appropriate  adjustments  to 
the  financial  statements.  Estimates  that  are  particularly  sensitive 
to  future  changes  include  those  related  to  tax,  legal,  and  other 
regulatory matters such as imports and exports, the imposition of 
international governmental controls, changes in the interpretation 
and  enforcement  of  international  laws  (in  particular  related  to 
items such as duty and taxation), and the impact of local economic 
conditions and practices, which are all subject to change as events 
evolve and as additional information becomes available during the 
administrative and litigation process.

Income Taxes

Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Legislation

We  record  valuation  allowances  to  reduce  our  deferred  tax 
assets  to  the  amount  expected  to  be  realized.  In  assessing  the 
adequacy of a recorded valuation allowance, we consider all posi-
tive and negative evidence and a variety of factors including, the 
scheduled  reversal  of  deferred  tax  liabilities,  historical  and  pro-
jected future taxable income, and prudent and feasible tax plan-
ning  strategies.  If  we  determine  we  would  be  able  to  use  a 
deferred tax asset in the future in excess of its net carrying value, 
an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance would 

See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the 

discussion on recent accounting pronouncements and legislation.

Results of Operations

Except for the section relating to discontinued operations, the 
Results of Operations discussion below relates only to continuing 
operations.

The following tables set forth our net sales and operating income, by geographic region, for the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 

and 2005:

2007

% of
net sales

2006

% of
net sales

2005

% of
net sales

Net sales by geographic region ($ in thousands):
  Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  9,965,074
  Europe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,475,371

46.48% $  9,464,667
11,018,184
53.52

46.21% $  8,482,512
11,248,405
53.79

42.99%
57.01

  Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,440,445

100.00% $ 20,482,851

100.00% $ 19,730,917

100.00%

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Year-over-year increase (decrease) in net sales (%):
  Americas (US$) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5.3% 11.6%
8.2%
  Europe (US$)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4.1% (2.0)% 18.2%
  Europe (Euro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1.5% (0.6)% 9.0%
3.8% 13.7%
  Worldwide (US$)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4.7%

2007

2006

2005

Operating income (loss) ($ in thousands):
  Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  155,653
  Europe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(159,836)

1.56%
(1.39)%

$ 154,839
8,456

1.64% $ 140,690
90,865
0.08%

1.66%
0.81%

  Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

(4,183)

(0.02)% $ 163,295

0.80% $ 231,555

1.17%

2007

% of
net sales

2006

% of
net sales

2005

% of
net sales

We  sell  many  products  purchased  from  the  world’s  leading 
peripheral,  system  and  networking  manufacturers  and  software 
publishers. Products purchased from HP generated 28%, 27% and 
28% of our net sales in fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. 
There were no other manufacturers or publishers that accounted 
for 10% or more of our net sales in the past three years.

The  following  table  sets  forth  our  Consolidated  Statement  of 
Operations as a percentage of net sales for each of the three most 
recent fiscal years:

2007

2006

2005

Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cost of products sold . . . . . . . . . . . .  95.30

94.61

95.01

Gross profit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Selling, general and  
  administrative expenses  . . . . . . . . 
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Operating (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Discount on sale of  
  accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net foreign currency  
  exchange (gain) loss . . . . . . . . . . . 

(Loss) income from continuing  
  operations before income taxes . . . 
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . 

(Loss) income from  
  continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . 
Discontinued operations,  
  net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

4.70

3.98
0.63
0.11

(0.02)
0.18

0.06
(0.05)

4.99

4.04
—
0.15

0.80
0.16

5.39

4.22
—
—

1.17
0.14

0.03
(0.04)

—
(0.03)

—

0.01

(0.01)

(0.21)
0.26

(0.47)

0.02

0.64
0.53

0.11

0.02

1.07
0.27

0.80

0.02

Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(0.45)%

0.13%

0.82%

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Net Sales

Our consolidated net sales were $21.4 billion in fiscal 2007, an 
increase  of  4.7%  when  compared  to  fiscal  2006.  On  a  regional 
basis,  during  fiscal  2007,  net  sales  in  the  Americas  increased  by 
5.3%  over  fiscal  2006  and  increased  by  4.1%  in  Europe  (an 
increase of 1.5% on a euro basis). Our sales performance in the 
Americas is primarily due to stronger sales to direct marketers and 
retailers compared to the prior year somewhat offset by declining 
average selling prices of many of the products we sell. The increase 
in  European  sales  in  fiscal  2007  is  primarily  the  result  of  the 
improved IT demand experienced in the second semester of fiscal 
2007 and  improved stability in our  European  operations  partially 
offset by much lower demand in Western Europe during the first 
semester of fiscal 2007 (particularly in the second quarter).

Our  consolidated  net  sales  were  approximately  $20.5  billion 
during fiscal 2006, an increase of 3.8% when compared to fiscal 
2005.  On  a  regional  basis,  during  fiscal  2006,  net  sales  in  the 
Americas  increased  by  11.6%  over  fiscal  2005  and  decreased  by 
2.0% in EMEA (decrease of 0.6% on a euro basis). Our performance 
in  the  Americas  was  primarily  due  to  reasons  similar  to  those 
described above regarding our fiscal 2007 sales performance. Our 
performance  in  Europe  can  be  attributed  to  a  combination  of 
factors, including somewhat weaker demand conditions in certain 
countries, competitive pricing pressures resulting in declining aver-
age  selling  prices  and,  most  notably,  the  diverted  focus  of  our 
management team in the region.

Gross Profit

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales (“gross margin”) dur-
ing fiscal 2007 was 4.70%, a decrease from 4.99% in fiscal 2006. 
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challenging  pricing  environment  in  Europe,  particularly  in  the 
second quarter of fiscal 2007 and the internal distractions of man-
agement  related  to  the  final  phases  of  our  comprehensive  IT 
systems upgrade and harmonization project and the implementa-
tion of  the  restructuring program in Europe, as discussed above. 
Since the completion of these initiatives during the third quarter of 
fiscal 2007, we have seen our European operations begin to stabi-
lize  and  gross  margins  in  the  region  improve  sequentially  during 
the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2007. However, we continue 
to  remain  cautiously  optimistic  as  the  competitive  environment 
and changes in general economic conditions within the markets in 
which  we  conduct  business  may  hinder  our  ability  to  maintain 
and/or continue to improve gross margin from its current level.

Gross margin during fiscal 2006 was 4.99%, a decrease from 
5.39% in fiscal 2005. The decrease in gross margin was primarily 
attributable  to  the  highly  competitive  pricing  environment  and 
operational  challenges  in  our  European  operations,  as  discussed 
above,  and  to  a  much  lesser  extent,  changes  in  customer  and 
product mix in both Europe and the Americas.

Operating Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”)
SG&A as a percentage of net sales decreased to 3.98% in fiscal 
2007, compared to 4.04% in fiscal 2006. The decrease in SG&A 
as a percentage of net sales in fiscal 2007 is the result of improve-
ments in productivity, particularly in Europe, where we are realiz-
ing the benefits associated with our restructuring efforts.

In absolute dollars, worldwide SG&A increased by $22.8 million 
in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006. The increase in SG&A in 
fiscal 2007 is primarily attributable to an increase in credit costs in 
both  the  Americas  and  Europe  due  to  higher  than  anticipated 
bankruptcies and other credit losses, increased labor costs in the 
Americas,  a  stronger  euro  versus  the  U.S.  dollar  in  fiscal  2007 
compared to fiscal 2006, and an additional $8.0 million of com-
pensation  expense  related  to  the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123R  in 
fiscal 2007. These increases were offset in part by the productivity 
improvements and benefits realized in Europe from the restructur-
ing program, which we completed during the third fiscal quarter 
of  2007.  SG&A  includes  external  consulting  costs  related  to  the 
European restructuring program of $8.6 million and $9.6 million 
for fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively.

SG&A as a percentage of net sales decreased to 4.04% in fiscal 
2006, compared to 4.22% in fiscal 2005. The decrease in SG&A 
as a percentage of net sales in fiscal 2006 was the result of con-
tinuing  cost  savings  initiatives  and  improvements  in  productivity, 
particularly  in  Europe,  where  we  began  to  realize  the  benefits 
associated with our restructuring efforts. Also contributing to our 
decrease in SG&A was a reduction in credit costs due to favorable 
credit  experience  and  the  positive  resolution  of  contingencies 
associated with certain customer accounts.

In absolute dollars, worldwide SG&A decreased by $3.9 million 
in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005. The decrease in fiscal 2006 
was primarily due to the benefits realized from the restructur-
ing  program  and  the  decrease  in  credit  costs,  partially  offset  by 
$9.6  million  of  external  consulting  costs  incurred  related  to  our 
European restructuring program, an increase in labor costs in the 
Americas to support the additional sales and, to a lesser extent, a 
stronger  U.S.  dollar  versus  the  euro  in  fiscal  2006  compared  to 
fiscal 2005.

Goodwill Impairment

As discussed earlier in this MD&A, due to certain indicators of 
impairment  within  our  European  reporting  unit,  the  Company 
performed  an  impairment  test  for  goodwill  as  of  July  31,  2006. 
This testing included the determination of the European reporting 
unit’s fair value using market multiples and discounted cash flows 
modeling.  The  Company’s  reduced  earnings  and  cash  flow  fore-
cast for our European region resulted in the Company determining 
that a goodwill impairment charge was necessary. As of July 31, 
2006,  the  Company  recorded  a  $136.1  million  non-cash  charge 
for the goodwill impairment in Europe.

Restructuring Charges

As discussed earlier in this MD&A, in May 2005, we announced 
a formal restructuring program to better align the European oper-
ating cost structure with the current business environment. As of 
October 31, 2006, the initiatives related to the European restruc-
turing  program  had  been  completed.  During  fiscal  2007,  we 
incurred $23.8 million related to the restructuring program, com-
prised of $20.0 million for workforce reductions and $3.8 million 
for  facility  costs.  In  total,  from  inception  through  completion  of 
the program, we incurred $54.7 million related to the restructur-
ing program, comprised of $38.9 million for workforce reductions 
and $15.8 million for facility costs.

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Interest Expense, Discount on Sale of Accounts Receivable, Interest 
Income, Foreign Currency Exchange Gains/Losses

Interest  expense  increased  22.5%  to  $38.5  million  in  fiscal 
2007  compared  to  $31.4  million  in  fiscal  2006.  The  increase  in 
interest  expense  in  fiscal  2007  is  primarily  attributable  to  the 
repurchase of the $290.0 million convertible subordinated deben-
tures  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  fiscal  2006  using  revolving  credit 
facilities,  which  have  higher  short-term  borrowing  rates.  In  addi-
tion, average short-term interest rates increased in comparison to 
the prior fiscal year, resulting in an increase in interest expense in 
fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006.

Interest  expense  increased  10.4%  to  $31.4  million  in  fiscal 
2006  compared  to  $28.5  million  in  fiscal  2005.  The  increase  in 
interest expense during fiscal 2006 was primarily due to additional 
working  capital  requirements  resulting  from  higher  sales  volume 
and  an  increase  in  our  average  short-term  borrowing  rate  com-
pared to the prior fiscal year.

Discount on the sale of accounts receivable totaled $12.5 million 
and  $5.5  million,  respectively,  in  fiscal  2007  and  2006.  The  dis-
count is associated with the accounts receivable purchase facility 
agreements executed in fiscal 2006 (see further discussion below 
in  this  MD&A  and  in  Note  4  of  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements).  The  increase  in  the  discount  on  sale  of  accounts 
receivable from fiscal 2006 to fiscal 2007 reflects the fact that the 
Company began selling accounts receivable under the program in 
the second quarter of fiscal 2006 which resulted in an increase in 
the  average  amount  of  accounts  receivables  sold  under  the  pro-
grams and an increase in the discount rates charged in fiscal 2007 
compared to fiscal 2006.

Interest income increased 31.5% to $9.8 million in fiscal 2007 
compared  to  $7.4  million  in  fiscal  2006.  The  increase  in  interest 
income  during  fiscal  2007  compared  to  fiscal  2006  is  primarily 
attributable  to  higher  interest  rates  earned  on  short-term  cash 
investments and higher average investment balances compared to 
the prior fiscal year. Interest income increased 32.5% to $7.4 million 
in  fiscal  2006  from  $5.6  million  in  fiscal  2005.  The  increase  in 
interest  income  during  fiscal  2006  compared  to  fiscal  2005  was 
primarily attributable to higher interest rates earned on short-term 
cash investments compared to the prior fiscal year.

We realized a net foreign currency exchange gain of $0.1 million 
in  fiscal  2007  compared  to  a  net  foreign  currency  exchange  loss 
of  $1.8  million  during  fiscal  2006  and  a  net  foreign  currency 
exchange  gain  of  $3.0  million  in  fiscal  2005.  We  recognize  net 
foreign  currency  exchange  gains  and  losses  primarily  due  to  the 

fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the euro, and to a 
lesser extent, versus other currencies. It continues to be our goal 
to  minimize  foreign  currency  exchange  gains  and  losses  through 
an effective hedging program. Our hedging policy prohibits spec-
ulative foreign currency exchange transactions.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate for continuing operations was (122.2)% 
in fiscal 2007 and 82.6% in fiscal 2006. The change in the effective 
tax rate during fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 is primarily the 
result  of  the  previously  discussed  goodwill  impairment  in  Europe 
of  $136.1  million,  which  is  non-deductible  for  tax  purposes,  and 
an increase in net operating losses in certain tax jurisdictions for 
which  no  tax  benefit  was  recognized.  Additionally,  we  recorded 
an  increase  in  the  deferred  tax  valuation  allowance  related  to 
certain jurisdictions in Europe of $8.4 million and $56.0 million in 
fiscal years 2007 and 2006, respectively, related to net operating 
losses recorded in previous years. On an absolute dollar basis, the 
provision  for  income  taxes  decreased  49.1%  to  $55.5  million  in 
fiscal 2007 as compared to $109.0 million in fiscal 2006 primarily 
as a result of the decrease in the adjustment to the deferred tax 
asset valuation allowance.

While  we  believe  our  restructuring  efforts  will  improve  the 
operating performance within our European operations, we deter-
mined  the  respective  increases  in  the  valuation  allowances  on 
deferred tax assets in fiscal 2007 and 2006 to be appropriate due 
to  cumulative  losses  realized  within  the  respective  fiscal  years, 
after considering the effect of implementing prudent and feasible 
tax planning strategies. To the extent we generate future consis-
tent  taxable  income  within  those  operations  currently  requiring 
the valuation allowance, we may reduce the valuation allowance 
on the related deferred tax assets, thereby reducing tax expense 
and increasing net income in the same period. The underlying net 
operating  loss  carryforwards  remain  available  to  offset  future 
taxable income in the specific jurisdictions requiring the valuation 
allowance, subject to applicable tax laws and regulations.

Our effective tax rate for continuing operations was 82.6% in 
fiscal 2006 and 24.6% in fiscal 2005. The increase in the effective 
tax  rate  during  fiscal  2006  compared  to  fiscal  2005  is  primarily  
the  result  of  the  previously  mentioned  $56.0  million  increase  in 
the  valuation  allowance  on  deferred  tax  assets.  On  an  absolute  
dollar  basis,  the  provision  for  income  taxes  increased  109.5%  to  
$109.0 million in fiscal 2006 as compared to $52.0 million in fiscal 
2005 primarily as a result of the increase in the deferred tax valu-
ation allowance.

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Quarterly Data—Seasonality

Our quarterly operating results have fluctuated significantly in 
the past and will likely continue to do so in the future as a result 
of currency fluctuations and seasonal variations in the demand for 
the  products  and  services  we  offer.  Narrow  operating  margins 
may magnify the impact of these factors on our operating results. 
Recent historical seasonal variations have included a reduction of 
demand  in  Europe  during  our  second  and  third  fiscal  quarters 
followed  by  an  increase  in  European  demand  during  our  fiscal 
fourth  quarter.  Given  that  a  significant  portion  of  our  revenues 
are derived from Europe, the worldwide results closely follow the 
seasonality trends in Europe. Additionally, the life cycles of major 
products, as well as the impact of future acquisitions and disposi-
tions, may also materially impact our business, financial condition, 
or  results  of  operations.  See  Note  15  of  Notes  to  Consolidated 
Financial  Statements  for  further  information  regarding  our  quar-
terly results.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our  discussion  of  liquidity  and  capital  resources  includes  an 
analysis  of  our  cash  flows  and  capital  structure,  which  includes 
both  continuing  and  discontinued  operations  for  all  periods  pre-
sented. The absence of cash flows from discontinued operations is 
not expected to affect the Company’s future liquidity.

The  following  table  summarizes  Tech  Data’s  Consolidated 
Statement  of  Cash  Flows  for  the  fiscal  years  ended  January  31, 
2007, 2006 and 2005:

Years ended January 31,

2007

2006

2005

(In thousands)

Net cash (used in) provided by:
  Operating activities . . . . . . . . . . $ (13,988)
(23,666)
121,753

Investing activities . . . . . . . . . . .
  Financing activities . . . . . . . . . .
  Effect of exchange rate  
  changes on cash and  
  cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . .

$ 257,439
(51,583)
(235,438)

$ 106,945
(38,645)
12,200

Net increase (decrease) in cash  
  and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . $108,341

$  (38,391)

$  86,255

24,242

(8,809)

5,755

The  effective  tax  rate  differed  from  the  U.S.  federal  statutory 
rate of 35% during these periods primarily for the reasons discussed 
above,  net  operating  losses  in  certain  tax  jurisdictions  for  which 
no  tax  benefit  was  recognized  and  tax  rate  benefits  of  earnings 
from  operations  in  certain  lower-tax  jurisdictions  throughout  the 
world for which no U.S. taxes have been provided because such 
earnings are planned to be reinvested indefinitely outside the U.S.

The overall effective tax rate is dependent upon the geographic 
distribution  of  our  worldwide  earnings  or  losses  and  changes  in 
tax laws or interpretations of these laws in our operating jurisdic-
tions.  We  regularly  monitor  the  assumptions  used  in  estimating 
our annual effective tax rate and adjust our estimates accordingly. 
If  actual  results  differ  from  our  estimates,  future  income  tax 
expense could be materially affected.

Our  future  effective  tax  rates  could  be  adversely  affected  by 
lower earnings than anticipated in countries with lower statutory 
rates,  changes  in  the  relative  mix  of  taxable  income  and  taxable 
loss  jurisdictions,  changes  in  the  valuation  of  our  deferred  tax 
assets or liabilities or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. 
In  addition,  our  income  tax  returns  are  subject  to  continuous 
examination by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax author-
ities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes from 
these  examinations  to  determine  the  adequacy  of  our  provision 
for income taxes. At January 31, 2007, we believe we have appro-
priately accrued for probable income tax exposures. To the extent 
we  prevail  in  matters  for  which  accruals  have  been  established  
or  are  required  to  pay  amounts  in  excess  of  such  accruals,  our 
effective tax rate could be materially affected.

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

The results of operations and the gain on sale of the Training 
Business  have  been  reclassified  and  presented  as  “discontinued 
operations,  net  of  tax,”  within  the  Consolidated  Statement  of 
Operations for all periods presented. For fiscal 2007, we realized 
income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $3.9 million, 
comprised  of  a  $3.8  million  gain,  net  of  tax,  on  the  sale  of  the 
Training  Business  and  $0.1  million  of  income  from  operations  of 
the Training Business prior to the sale in March 2006. We realized 
$3.6 million and $2.8 million of income from discontinued opera-
tions, net of tax, in fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Impact of Inflation

For  the  fiscal  years  ended  January  31,  2007,  2006  and  2005, 
we do not believe that inflation had a material impact on our con-
solidated operations or on our financial position.

Net cash used in operating activities was $14.0 million for fiscal 
2007 compared to $257.4 million cash provided by operations in 
fiscal  2006.  The  $14.0  million  cash  used  in  operations  in  fiscal 
2007 was due primarily to the timing of cash received from cus-
tomers  and  the  timing  of  payments  to  vendors.  In  addition,  our 

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continued

operating  cash  flows  in  fiscal  2007  were  influenced  by  higher 
accounts  receivable  balances  due  to  an  acceleration  of  revenue 
growth in Europe in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to 
the  same  period  of  fiscal  2006.  We  have  several  key  metrics  we 
use to manage our working capital, including our cash conversion 
cycle  (also  referred  to  as  “net  cash  days”)  and  owned  inventory 
levels. Our net cash days are defined as days of sales outstanding 
in  accounts  receivable  (“DSO”)  plus  days  of  supply  on  hand  in 
inventory (“DOS”), less days of purchases outstanding in accounts 
payable (“DPO”). Owned inventory is calculated as the difference 
between  our  inventory  and  accounts  payable  balances  divided 
into the inventory balance. Our net cash days remained relatively 
consistent  at  30  days  at  the  end  of  fiscal  2007  compared  to  29 
days  at  the  end  of  fiscal  2006.  Our  owned  inventory  level  (the 
percentage of inventory not financed by vendors) was a negative 
29% at the end of fiscal 2007, meaning our accounts payable bal-
ances exceeded our inventory balances by 29%. This compares to 
negative owned inventory of 25% at the end of fiscal 2006.

Net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  increased  to  $257.4 
million in fiscal 2006 as compared to $106.9 million in fiscal 2005 
due primarily to the timing of payments to vendors. Our net cash 
days improved by approximately 6% to 29 days at the end of fis-
cal 2006 compared to 31 days at the end of fiscal 2005, resulting 
from  improved  management  of  our  worldwide  cash  conversion 
cycle. Our owned inventory level (the percentage of inventory not 
financed  by  vendors)  was  a  negative  25%  at  the  end  of  fiscal 
2006. This compared to negative owned inventory of 18% at the 
end of fiscal 2005.

The following table presents the components of Tech Data’s cash 

conversion cycle, in days, as of January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:

As of January 31,

2007

2006

2005

Days of sales outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Days of supply in inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Days of purchases outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

37
24
(31)

  Cash conversion cycle (days) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30

36
26
(33)

29

36
25
(30)

31

Net cash used in investing activities of $23.7 million during fiscal 
2007  was  primarily  due  to  $43.7  million  of  expenditures  for  the 
continuing  expansion  and  upgrading  of  our  IT  systems,  office 
facilities and equipment for our logistics centers, offset by $16.5 
million proceeds received from the sale of the Training Business and 
$3.6 million of proceeds from the sale of property and equipment. 

We  expect  to  make  total  capital  expenditures  of  approximately 
$40.0 million during fiscal 2008 for equipment and machinery in 
our logistics centers, office facilities and IT systems.

Net cash used in investing activities of $51.6 million during fiscal 
2006  was  primarily  attributable  to  the  continuing  investment 
related to the expansion and upgrading of our IT systems, office 
facilities and equipment for our logistics centers.

Net cash provided by financing activities of $121.8 million dur-
ing  fiscal  2007  is  primarily  the  result  of  net  proceeds  of  $342.6 
million received from the issuance of $350.0 million of convertible 
debentures in December 2006, $25.2 million in proceeds received 
for the reissuance of treasury stock related to exercises of equity-
based  awards  and  purchases  made  through  our  Employee  Stock 
Purchase  Plan  (“ESPP”),  offset  by  $166.4  million  of  net  repay-
ments  on  our  revolving  credit  lines  and  long-term  debt  and  the 
use of $80.1 million for the repurchase of 2,222,720 shares of our 
common stock.

Net  cash  used  in  financing  activities  of  $235.4  million  during 
fiscal 2006 is primarily the result of the repayment of our $290.0 
million convertible subordinated debentures and $127.0 million for 
the repurchase of 3,443,131 shares of our common stock, partially 
offset  by  net  borrowings  on  our  revolving  credit  lines  of  $166.5 
million and $16.7 million in proceeds received for the issuance of 
common stock related to our stock option exercises and purchases 
made through our ESPP.

As of January 31, 2007, we maintained a $400.0 million Receiv-
ables  Securitization  Program  with  a  syndicate  of  banks.  We  pay 
interest  (rate  of  5.70%  at  January  31,  2007)  on  the  Receivables 
Securitization Program at designated commercial paper rates plus 
an  agreed-upon  margin.  Additionally,  we  maintained  a  $250.0 
million Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility with a syndicate of 
banks that expires in March 2010. We pay interest (rate of 6.32% 
at January 31, 2007) under this facility at the applicable LIBOR rate 
plus  a  margin  based  on  our  credit  ratings.  In  addition  to  these 
credit facilities, we maintained lines of credit and overdraft facilities 
totaling approximately $787.4 million at January 31, 2007 (average 
interest rate on the borrowing was 4.37% at January 31, 2007).

The  total  capacity  of  the  aforementioned  credit  facilities  was 
approximately  $1.4  billion,  of  which  $77.2  million  was  outstand-
ing at January 31, 2007. Our credit agreements contain limitations 
on the amounts of annual dividends and repurchases of common 
stock. Additionally, the credit agreements require compliance with 
certain  warranties  and  covenants.  The  financial  ratio  covenants  

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contained within the credit agreements include a debt to capital-
ization ratio, an interest to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, 
deprecation  and  amortization)  ratio,  and  a  tangible  net  worth 
requirement. At January 31, 2007, we were in compliance with all 
such covenants. The ability to draw funds under these credit facil-
ities  is  dependent  upon  sufficient  collateral  (in  the  case  of  the 
Receivables  Securitization  Program)  and  meeting  the  aforemen-
tioned financial covenants, which may limit our ability to draw the 
full amount of these facilities. As of January 31, 2007, the maxi-
mum  amount  that  could  be  borrowed  under  these  facilities,  in 
consideration  of  the  availability  of  collateral  and  the  financial 
covenants, was approximately $750.1 million.

On  March  20,  2007,  we  amended  the  $250.0  million  Multi-
currency  Revolving  Credit  Facility,  the  Receivables  Securitization 
Program and the synthetic lease facility we have with a group of 
financial  institutions  (the  “Synthetic  Lease”),  further  discussed 
below. The primary purpose of these amendments was to obtain 
more favorable interest rates, lease rates and facility fees. In addi-
tion,  the  maturity  date  of  the  Multi-currency  Revolving  Credit 
Facility was extended to March 20, 2012.

At January 31, 2007, we had issued standby letters of credit of 
$25.5 million. These letters of credit typically act as a guarantee of 
payment to certain third parties in accordance with specified terms 
and conditions. The issuance of these letters of credit reduces our 
available  capacity  under  the  above  mentioned  facilities  by  the 
same amount.

In  December  2006,  we  issued  $350.0  million  of  convertible 
senior  debentures  due  2026.  The  debentures  bear  interest  at 
2.75% per year. We will pay interest on the debentures on June 
15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2007. In 
addition, beginning with the period commencing on December 20, 
2011 and ending on June 15, 2012 and for each six-month period 
thereafter, we will pay contingent interest on the interest payment 
date for the applicable interest period, if the market price of the 
debentures exceeds specified levels. The convertible senior deben-
tures  are  convertible  into  our  common  stock  and  cash  anytime 
after June 15, 2026, or i) if the market price of the common stock, 
as  defined,  exceeds  135%  of  the  conversion  price  per  share  of 
common  stock,  or  ii)  if  the  Company  calls  the  debentures  for 
redemption,  or  iii)  upon  the  occurrence  of  certain  corporate 
transactions,  as  defined.  Holders  have  the  right  to  convert  the 
debentures  into  18.4310  shares  per  $1,000  principal  amount  of 
debentures,  equivalent  to  a  conversion  price  of  approximately 
$54.26 per share. Upon conversion, we will deliver cash equal to 

the lesser of the aggregate principal amount of the debentures to 
be  converted  and  our  total  conversion  obligation  and  shares  of 
our  common  stock  in  respect  of  the  remainder,  if  any,  of  our 
conversion  obligation.  Holders  have  the  option  to  require  us  to 
repurchase  the  debentures  in  cash  on  any  of  the  fifth,  tenth  or 
fifteenth  anniversary  dates  from  the  issue  date  at  100%  of  the 
principal amount plus accrued interest to the repurchase date. The 
debentures  are  redeemable  in  whole  or  in  part  for  cash  at  our 
option  at  any  time  on  or  after  December  20,  2011.  Additionally, 
the debentures are senior, unsecured obligations and rank equally 
in right of payment with all of our other unsecured and unsubor-
dinated indebtedness. The debentures are effectively subordinated 
to all of our existing and future secured debt and are structurally 
subordinated  to  the  indebtedness  and  other  liabilities  of  our 
subsidiaries. The proceeds from the offering were used to pay off 
short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes.

In December 2004, we completed an Exchange Offer whereby 
approximately 99.3% of our then outstanding $290.0 million con-
vertible subordinated debentures (the “Old Notes”) were exchanged 
for new debentures (the “New Notes”). The New Notes had sub-
stantially identical terms to the previously outstanding Old Notes. 
In  accordance  with  the  debenture  agreement,  on  December  15, 
2005,  the  debenture  holders  of  the  New  Notes  exercised  their 
option to require the Company to repurchase the debentures. We 
repurchased the New Notes using cash and existing credit lines. In 
addition, prior to January 31, 2006, we also repurchased the Old 
Notes using cash and existing credit lines.

In May 2006, we withdrew our $500.0 million universal shelf 
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion as we made the decision not to issue debt or equity securities 
through this registration statement.

In fiscal 2006, our Board of Directors authorized a share repur-
chase  program  of  up  to  $200.0  million  of  our  common  stock. 
Share  repurchases  under  the  program  were  made  on  the  open 
market through block trades or otherwise. The number of shares 
purchased and the timing of the purchases was based on working 
capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors, 
including  alternative  investment  opportunities.  Shares  we  repur-
chase are held in treasury for general corporate purposes, includ-
ing issuances under employee equity incentive plans. During fiscal 
2007,  we  repurchased  2,222,720  shares  comprised  of  2,220,132 
shares  purchased  in  conjunction  with  our  share  repurchase  pro-
gram and 2,588 shares purchased outside of the stock repurchase 
program,  at  an  average  of  $36.03  per  share,  for  a  total  cost, 

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orders  that  represent  contractual  obligations,  as  purchase  orders 
typically represent authorizations to purchase rather than binding 
agreements.  For  the  purposes  of  this  table,  contractual  obliga-
tions for purchase of goods or services are defined as agreements 
that  are  enforceable  and  legally  binding  on  Tech  Data  and  that 
specify  all  significant  terms,  including:  fixed  or  minimum  quanti-
ties to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; 
and  the  approximate  timing  of  the  transaction.  Our  purchase 
orders  are  based  on  our  current  demand  expectations  and  are 
fulfilled  by  our  vendors  within  short  time  horizons.  We  do  not 
have  significant  non-cancelable  agreements  for  the  purchase  of 
inventory  or  other  goods  specifying  minimum  quantities  or  set 
prices  that  exceed  our  expected  requirements  for  the  next  three 
months.  We  also  enter  into  contracts  for  outsourced  services; 
however,  the  obligations  under  these  contracts  were  not  signifi-
cant  and  the  contracts  generally  contain  clauses  allowing  for 
cancellation without significant penalty.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Synthetic Lease Facility

We  have  a  Synthetic  Lease  facility  with  a  group  of  financial 
institutions  under  which  we  lease  certain  logistics  centers  and 
office facilities from a third-party lessor. The Synthetic Lease expires 
in fiscal 2009, at which time we have the following options: renew 
the  lease  for  an  additional  five  years,  purchase  the  properties  at 
an  amount  equal to their cost, or remarket the properties.  If  we 
elect to remarket the properties, we have guaranteed the lessor a 
percentage of the cost of each of the properties, in an aggregate 
amount of approximately $118.0 million (the “residual value”). At 
any  time  during the lease  term, we may, at  our  option  purchase 
up  to  four  of  the  seven  properties,  at  an  amount  equal  to  each 
property’s cost. We pay interest on the Synthetic Lease at LIBOR 
plus an agreed-upon margin. The Synthetic Lease contains cove-
nants  that  must  be  complied  with,  similar  to  the  covenants 
described in certain of the credit facilities discussed above and in 
Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The amount 
funded under the Synthetic Lease (approximately $133.2 million at 
January  31,  2007)  is  treated  as  debt  under  the  definition  of  the 
covenants required under both the Synthetic Lease and the credit 
facilities. As of January 31, 2007, we were in compliance with all 
such covenants.

including expenses, of $80.1 million. As of October 31, 2006, the 
share repurchase program authorized in fiscal 2006 was completed.
Our  debt  to  capital  ratio  was  21%  at  January  31,  2007.  We 
believe  that  our  existing  sources  of  liquidity,  including  cash 
resources and cash provided by operating activities, supplemented 
as necessary with funds available under our credit arrangements, 
will  provide  sufficient  resources  to  meet  our  present  and  future 
working  capital  and  cash  requirements  for  at  least  the  next  12 
months. Changes in our credit rating or other market factors may 
increase our interest expense or other costs of capital, or capital 
may not be available to us on acceptable terms to fund our work-
ing capital needs. The Company will continue to need additional 
financing,  including  debt  financing.  The  inability  to  obtain  such 
sources of capital could have an adverse effect on the Company’s 
business. The Company’s credit facilities contain various financial 
and other covenants that may limit the Company’s ability to bor-
row  or  limit  the  Company’s  flexibility  in  responding  to  business 
conditions.

Contractual Obligations

As  of  January  31,  2007,  future  payments  of  long-term  debt 
and amounts due under future minimum lease payments, includ-
ing minimum commitments under IT outsourcing agreements, are 
as follows (in thousands):

Operating Capital
leases

leases

Long-term
debt

Total

Fiscal year:
2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  65,285 $  3,381 $          — $  68,666
57,341
2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45,148
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35,268
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
370,805
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75,953
Thereafter  . . . . . . . . . . . .

—
—
—
350,000
—

55,367
43,339
33,459
18,996
66,843

1,974
1,809
1,809
1,809
9,110

Total payments . . . . . . . . .
Less amounts  

283,289

19,892

350,000

653,181

representing interest . . .

— (3,912)

—

(3,912)

Total principal  
  payments  . . . . . . . . . . . $ 283,289 $ 15,980 $350,000

$ 649,269

Fair value renewal and purchase options and escalation clauses 
exist  for  a  substantial  portion  of  the  operating  leases  included 
above.  Purchase  orders  for  the  purchase  of  inventory  and  other 
goods  and  services  are  not  included  in  the  table  above.  We  are 
not  able  to  determine  the  aggregate  amount  of  such  purchase 

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In January 2007, we sold approximately 6 acres of excess land 
located in Miami, Florida. The sale was executed pursuant to the 
“excess  sale”  provisions  of  the  Synthetic  Lease  agreement  and 
resulted  in  a  gain  of  $3.6  million  recorded  during  the  quarter 
ended January 31, 2007. This gain is included within SG&A in our 
Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The sum of future minimum lease payments under the Synthetic 
Lease  at  January  31,  2007  was  approximately  $13.5  million. 
Properties leased under the Synthetic Lease facility total 2.5 million 
square  feet  of  space,  with  land  totaling  approximately  198  acres 
located  in  Clearwater  and  Miami,  Florida;  Fort  Worth,  Texas; 
Fontana, California; Suwanee, Georgia; Swedesboro, New Jersey; 
and South Bend, Indiana.

The  Synthetic  Lease  has  been  accounted  for  as  an  operating 
lease.  FASB  Interpretation  (“FIN”)  No.  46  requires  us  to  evaluate 
whether  an  entity  with  which  we  are  involved  meets  the  criteria 
of  a  variable  interest  entity  (“VIE”)  and,  if  so,  whether  we  are 
required to consolidate that entity. We have determined that the 
third-party lessor of this Synthetic Lease facility does not meet the 
criteria of a VIE and, therefore, is not subject to the consolidation 
provisions of FIN No. 46.

Trade Receivables Purchase Facility Agreements

We  have  revolving  trade  receivables  purchase  facility  agree-
ments (the “Receivables Facilities”) with third-party financial insti-
tutions  to  sell  accounts  receivable  on  a  non-recourse  basis.  We 
use the Receivables Facilities as a source of working capital fund-
ing.  The  Receivables  Facilities  limit  the  amount  of  purchased 
accounts  receivable  the  financial  institutions  may  hold  to  $356.1 
million at January 31, 2007, based on currency exchange rates at 
that  date.  Under  the  Receivables  Facilities,  we  may  sell  certain 
accounts receivable (the “Receivables”) in exchange for cash less a 
discount  based  on  LIBOR  plus  a  margin.  Such  transactions  have 
been  accounted  for  as  a  true  sale,  in  accordance  with  SFAS  No. 
140,  “Accounting  for  Transfers  and  Servicing  of  Financial  Assets 
and Extinguishment of Liabilities.” The Receivables Facilities, which 
have various expiration dates, require that we continue to service, 
administer and collect the sold accounts receivable.

During  fiscal  2007  and  2006,  we  received  gross  proceeds  of 
$1.3 billion and $796.1 million, respectively, from the sale of the 
Receivables and recognized related discounts totaling $12.5 million 
and  $5.5  million,  respectively.  The  proceeds,  net  of  the  discount 
incurred,  are  reflected  in  the  Consolidated  Statement  of  Cash 
Flows in operating activities within cash received from customers 

and the change in accounts receivable. Prior to the second quarter 
of  fiscal  2006,  the  Company  did  not  utilize  the  Receivables 
Facilities as a source of funding.

Guarantees

As  is  customary  in  the  IT  industry,  to  encourage  certain  cus-
tomers to purchase product from us, we have arrangements with 
certain  finance  companies  that  provide  inventory-financing  facili-
ties  for  our  customers.  In  conjunction  with  certain  of  these 
arrangements,  we  have  agreements  with  the  finance  companies 
that would require us to repurchase certain inventory, which might 
be  repossessed  from  the  customers  by  the  finance  companies. 
Due to various reasons, including among other items, the lack of 
information regarding the amount of saleable inventory purchased 
from us still on hand with the customer at any point in time, our 
repurchase obligations relating to inventory cannot be reasonably 
estimated.  Repurchases  of  inventory  by  us  under  these  arrange-
ments have been insignificant to date. We also provide additional 
financial  guarantees  to  finance  companies  on  behalf  of  certain 
customers. The majority of these guarantees are for an indefinite 
period  of  time,  where  we  would  be  required  to  perform  if  the 
customer  is  in  default  with  the  finance  company.  The  Company 
reviews the underlying credit for these guarantees on at least an 
annual  basis.  As  of  January  31,  2007  and  2006,  the  aggregate 
amount of guarantees under these arrangements totaled approxi-
mately $11.5 million and $7.0 million, respectively, of which approx-
imately $7.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively, was outstanding. 
We believe that, based on historical experience, the likelihood of a 
material loss pursuant to both of the above guarantees is remote.
Additionally,  in  connection  with  the  sale  of  the  Training 
Business discussed in Note 3—Discontinued Operations, we con-
tinue to negotiate the assignment of several of the related facility 
lease obligations with the lessors of such properties. To the extent 
the  lessors  are  unwilling  to  agree  to  a  direct  lease  arrangement 
with the purchaser, we will remain liable in the event of default by 
the purchaser of the Training Business. The majority of these lease 
obligations  expire  at  various  dates  over  the  next  three  years  and 
would require that we make all required payments under the lease 
agreements  in  the  event  of  default  by  the  purchaser.  The  maxi-
mum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that we 
could be required to make under the guarantees is approximately 
$8.2 million as of January 31, 2007. We believe that the likelihood 
of a material loss pursuant to these guarantees is remote.

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continued

We  also  provide  residual  value  guarantees  related  to  our 
Synthetic  Lease  which  have  been  recorded  at  the  estimated  fair 
value of the residual value guarantees.

Asset Management

We manage our inventories by maintaining sufficient quantities 
to  achieve  high  order  fill  rates  while  attempting  to  stock  only 
those  products  in  high  demand  with  a  rapid  turnover  rate. 
Inventory  balances  fluctuate  as  we  add  new  product  lines  and 
when  appropriate,  we  make  large  purchases,  including  cash 
purchases from manufacturers and publishers when the terms of 
such purchases are considered advantageous. Our contracts with 
most  of  our  vendors  provide  price  protection  and  stock  rotation 
privileges  to  reduce  the  risk  of  loss  due  to  manufacturer  price 
reductions and slow moving or obsolete inventory. In the event of 
a  vendor  price  reduction,  we  generally  receive  a  credit  for  the 
impact on products in inventory and we have the right to rotate a 
certain  percentage  of  purchases,  subject  to  certain  limitations. 
Historically,  price  protection  and  stock  rotation  privileges  as  well 
as our inventory management procedures have helped to reduce 
the risk of loss of inventory value.

We attempt to control losses on credit sales by closely monitor-
ing  customers’  creditworthiness  through  our  IT  systems,  which 
contain detailed information on each customer’s payment history 
and  other  relevant  information.  We  have  obtained  credit  insur-
ance  that  insures  a  percentage  of  the  credit  extended  by  us  to 
certain  customers  against  possible  loss.  Customers  who  qualify  
for credit terms are typically granted net 30-day payment terms in 
the  Americas.  While  credit  terms  in  Europe  vary  by  country,  the 
vast majority of customers are granted credit terms ranging from  
30–60  days.  We  also  sell  products  on  a  prepay,  credit  card  and 
cash on delivery basis. In addition, certain of the Company’s ven-
dors subsidize floorplan financing arrangements for the benefit of 
our customers.

Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As  a  large  global  organization,  we  face  exposure  to  adverse 
movements  in  foreign  currency  exchange  rates.  These  exposures 
may change over time as business practices evolve and could have 
a  material  impact  on  our  financial  results  in  the  future.  In  the 
normal  course  of  business,  we  employ  established  policies  and 
procedures to manage our exposure to fluctuations in the value of 
foreign currencies using a variety of financial instruments. It is our 
policy to utilize financial instruments to reduce risks where inter-
nal  netting  cannot  be  effectively  employed.  Additionally,  we  do 
not enter into foreign currency derivative instruments for specula-
tive or trading purposes. Our primary exposure relates to transac-
tions in Europe, where the currency collected from customers can 
be different from the currency used to purchase the product. Our 
foreign currency risk management objective is to protect our earn-
ings  and  cash  flows  from  the  adverse  impact  of  exchange  rate 
changes.

Foreign exchange risk is managed by using foreign currency for-
ward, option and swap contracts to hedge both intercompany and 
third party a) loans, b) accounts receivable and c) accounts payable.
We have elected not to designate our foreign currency contracts 
as hedging instruments, and they are therefore marked-to-market 
with changes in their value recorded in the Consolidated Statement 
of  Operations  each  period.  During  fiscal  2007  and  2006,  the 
underlying  exposures  are  denominated  primarily  in  the  following 
currencies: U.S. dollar, British pound, Canadian dollar, Czech koruna, 
Danish krone, euro, Norwegian krone, Polish zloty, Swedish krona 
and Swiss franc.

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The  following  table  provides  information  about  our  foreign  currency  derivative  financial  instruments  outstanding  as  of  January  31, 
2007 and 2006. The information is provided in U.S. dollar equivalents. For the foreign currency contracts, the table presents the notional 
amount  (at  contractual  exchange  rates)  and  the  weighted  average  contractual  foreign  currency  exchange  rates.  These  contracts  are 
generally for durations of 90 days or less.

Foreign Currency Contracts
Notional Amounts by Expected Maturity
Average Forward Foreign Currency 
Exchange Rate

January 31, 2007

January 31, 2006

Notional
amount

Weighted
average

Estimated fair
contract rate market value

Notional
amount

Weighted
average
contract rate

Estimated fair
market value

(Dollar amounts in millions, except weighted average contract rates)

United States Dollar Functional Currency
  Forward Contracts—Purchase United States Dollar

  Euro  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128.14
  Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.03
  Norwegian Krone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.55
  Danish Krone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.88
  British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36.10
  Swedish Krona  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.75
  Miscellaneous other currencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—

  Forward Contracts—Sell United States Dollar

  Euro  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  19.90
  British Pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.22
  Miscellaneous other currencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.73

Euro Functional Currency
  Forward Contracts—Purchase Euro

  United States Dollar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  51.10
  Czech Koruna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21.42
  Swedish Krona  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
117.64
  Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32.20
  Danish Krone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
  Canadian Dollar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135.58
  Polish Zloty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41.56
  Norwegian Krone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.91
Israeli Shekel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.16

  Forward Contracts—Sell Euro

  United States Dollar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $294.66
  Swedish Krona  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—

  Forward Contracts—Purchase Swedish Krona

  Norwegian Krone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $        —

  Forward Contracts—Sell Swedish Krona

  United States Dollar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $        —

1.297
1.240
6.373
5.747
1.953
7.003
—

1.292
1.966
—

1.311
27.780
9.073
1.621
—
1.532
3.934
8.253
5.501

1.298
—

—

—

$(0.42)
0.01
—
—
(0.17)
—
—

$ 0.13
(0.02)
0.02

$(0.32)
0.01
(0.03)
(0.02)
—
(0.04)
(0.05)
(0.01)
—

$(0.93)
—

$  33.63
3.17
2.20
5.71
42.08
2.63
0.65

$  21.60
—
1.26

$ 118.70
16.09
148.98
47.12
21.60
35.68
26.39
7.60
—

$ 185.39
5.14

1.215
1.276
6.629
6.161
1.768
7.636
—

1.199
—
—

1.217
28.775
9.234
1.554
7.463
1.394
3.832
8.131
—

1.215
9.300

$(0.09)
(0.01)
—
(0.03)
(0.36)
(0.02)
—

$ 0.46
—
0.01

$ 0.13
(0.20)
0.05
(0.08)
—
(0.17)
(0.06)
(0.04)
—

$(0.48)
0.03

$    —

$  1.72

1.149

$ 0.01

$    —

$  3.94

7.668

$(0.04)

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continued

January 31, 2007

January 31, 2006

Notional
amount

Weighted
average

Estimated fair
contract rate market value

Notional
amount

Weighted
average
contract rate

Estimated fair
market value

(Dollar amounts in millions, except weighted average contract rates)

Other Miscellaneous Functional Currencies
  Forward Contracts—Purchase United States Dollar

  Canadian Dollar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Chilean Peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Polish Zloty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Czech Koruna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Swedish Krona  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Miscellaneous other currencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  Forward Contracts—Purchase Euro

  Swedish Krona  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Polish Zloty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Miscellaneous other currencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  Forward Contracts—Sell Euro

$11.25
1.00
5.47
21.46
3.60
2.50
1.00

$  8.45
11.12
13.16
—

  Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Polish Zloty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Swedish Krona  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$  2.65
1.56
2.87

  Forward Contracts—Sell United States Dollar

  Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Polish Zloty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Swedish Krona  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$      —
5.25
4.19

  Forward Contracts—Sell Norwegian Krone

  Swedish Krona  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$  1.55

  Forward Contracts—Sell Danish Krone

  Swedish Krona  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$30.46

1.171
1.246
541.890
2.943
21.712
6.883
—

9.036
1.603
3.865
—

1.615
3.870
9.086

—
2.990
6.948

1.095

1.212

$ 0.05
—
—
0.16
—
—
—

$    —
0.07
0.04
—

$    —
—
—

$    —
(0.01)
—

$  9.45
1.10
5.80
9.28
1.69
3.90
—

$      —
7.43
$13.56
0.65

$      —
17.31
5.11

$  0.56
8.70
—

$(0.02)

$  2.21

1.149
1.268
527.991
3.183
23.381
7.677
—

—
1.547
3.840
—

—
3.839
9.300

1.273
3.146
—

1.150

$(0.08)
0.01
(0.05)
(0.13)
(0.01)
(0.05)
—

$      —
0.02
(0.06)
—

$      —
0.07
0.03

$      —
0.02
—

$  0.01

$(0.05)

$      —

—

$      —

We are exposed to changes in interest rates primarily as a result 
of our short- and long-term debt used to maintain liquidity and to 
finance working capital, capital expenditures and business expan-
sion.  Interest  rate  risk  is  also  present  in  the  forward  foreign 
currency  contracts  hedging  intercompany  and  third-party  loans. 
Our interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact 
of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to mini-
mize overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objective, we use a 

combination  of  fixed  and  variable  rate  debt.  The  nature  and 
amount of our long-term and short-term debt can be expected to 
vary as a result of future business requirements, market conditions 
and  other  factors.  As  of  January  31,  2007  and  2006,  approxi-
mately  83%  and  6%,  respectively,  of  the  outstanding  debt  had 
fixed interest rates. We utilize various financing instruments, such 
as  receivables  securitization,  leases,  revolving  credit  facilities  and 
trade receivable purchase facilities, to finance working capital needs.

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The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obli-
gations,  the  table  presents  principal  cash  flows  and  related  weighted  average  interest  rates  by  expected  maturity  dates.  Fair  value  for 
these instruments was determined based on third-party valuations. All amounts are stated in U.S. dollar equivalents.

Debt and Interest Rate Contracts as of January 31, 2007
Principal Notional Amount by Expected Maturity

January 31,

2008

2009

2010

2011

Thereafter

Total

(Dollar amounts in millions)

Fair
market value
January 31,
2007

United States Dollar Functional Currency
Liabilities
  U.S. dollar denominated debt—revolving credit

  Fixed rate debt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Average interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—
—

Euro Functional Currency
Liabilities
  Euro denominated debt—revolving credit

  Variable rate debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  62.9
  Average interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.78%

  Euro denominated long-term debt (including current portion)

  Fixed rate debt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  2.4
  Average interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

$350.0

$ 350.0

$339.0

2.75%

$  62.9

$  62.9

—
—

$  1.1

$  1.0

$  1.0

$  10.5

$  16.0

$  16.0

6.15% 6.15% 6.15% 6.15%

6.15%

Other Miscellaneous Functional Currencies
Liabilities
  Other foreign currencies denominated debt—revolving credit

  Variable rate debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  14.3
  Average interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.25%

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

$  14.3

$  14.3

Debt and Interest Rate Contracts as of January 31, 2006
Principal Notional Amount by Expected Maturity

January 31,

2007

2008

2009

2010

Thereafter

Total

(Dollar amounts in millions)

Fair
market value
January 31,
2006

United States Dollar Functional Currency
Liabilities
  U.S. dollar denominated debt—revolving credit

  Variable rate debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 126.6
  Average interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.76%

Euro Functional Currency
Liabilities
  Euro denominated debt—revolving credit

  Variable rate debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  82.0
  Average interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.13%

  Euro denominated long-term debt (including current portion)

  Fixed rate debt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  1.6
  Average interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

$ 126.6

$126.6

$  82.0

$  82.0

$  1.7

$  1.0

$  1.0

$  10.7

$  16.0

$  16.0

5.94% 5.94% 5.94% 5.94%

5.94%

Other Miscellaneous Functional Currencies
Liabilities
  Other foreign currencies denominated debt—revolving credit

  Variable rate debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  26.5
  Average interest rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.72%

—
—

—
—

—
—

—
—

$  26.5

$  26.5

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continued

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The  Company  maintains  disclosure  controls  and  procedures 
designed  to  ensure  that  information  required  to  be  disclosed  in 
reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended 
(the  “Exchange  Act”),  is  recorded,  processed,  summarized  and 
reported within the specified time periods. In designing and eval-
uating  our  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  management 
recognized  that  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  no  matter 
how  well  conceived  and  operated,  can  provide  only  reasonable, 
not  absolute,  assurance  that  the  objectives  of  the  disclosure 
controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of a control 
system  must  reflect  the  fact  that  there  are  resource  constraints, 
and  the  benefits  of  controls  must  be  considered  relative  to  their 
costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no 
evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all con-
trol issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have 
been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that 
judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns 
can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, con-
trols can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, 
by collusion of two or more people, or by management override 
of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based 
in  part  upon  certain  assumptions  about  the  likelihood  of  future 
events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed 
in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. 
Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes 
in  conditions,  or  the  degree  of  compliance  with  the  policies  or 
procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in 
a  cost-effective  control  system,  misstatements  due  to  error  or 
fraud may occur and not be detected.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, Tech Data’s 
management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Execu-
tive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), has eval-
uated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and 
procedures  (as  defined  in  Rules  13a-15(c)  and  15(d)-15(e)  under 
the Exchange Act), as of January 31, 2007. Based on that evalua-
tion, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s 
disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide rea-
sonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us 
in  the  reports  that  we  file  or  submit  under  the  Exchange  Act  is 
recorded,  processed,  summarized  and  reported,  within  the  time 
periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that it is 

accumulated  and  communicated  to  our  management,  including 
our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regard-
ing required disclosure as of January 31, 2007.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management  of  the  Company  is  responsible  for  establishing 
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as 
defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The Company’s 
internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide rea-
sonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of  financial  reporting 
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes 
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over finan-
cial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, 
even  those  systems  determined  to  be  effective  can  provide  only 
reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement prepara-
tion and presentation.

Under  the  supervision  and  with  the  participation  of  man-
agement,  including  our  principal  executive  officer  and  principal 
financial officer, we assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s 
internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2007. In 
making  this  assessment,  management  used  the  criteria  set  forth 
by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway 
Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. 
Based on our assessment, we believe that, as of January 31, 2007, 
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effec-
tive based on those criteria.

Management’s  assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of  internal 
control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  January  31,  2007  has  been 
audited  by  Ernst  &  Young  LLP,  the  independent  registered  certi-
fied  public  accounting  firm  who  also  audited  the  Company’s 
consolidated  financial  statements.  Ernst  &  Young’s  attestation 
report  on  management’s  assessment  of  the  Company’s  internal 
control over financial reporting is included below.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There  were  no  changes  in  our  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting  (as  defined  in  Rules  13a-15(f)  and  15d-15(f)  under  the 
Exchange Act) identified in connection with management’s evalu-
ation  during  our  last  fiscal  quarter  that  have  materially  affected, 
or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s inter-
nal control over financial reporting.

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Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Tech Data Corporation:

We  have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance 
sheets of Tech Data Corporation and subsidiaries as of January 31, 
2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of oper-
ations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three 
years in the period ended January 31, 2007. These financial state-
ments are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements 
based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of 
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 
Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to 
obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  financial  state-
ments are free of material misstatement. An audit includes exam-
ining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and 
disclosures  in  the  financial  statements.  An  audit  also  includes 
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates 
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial 
statement  presentation.  We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a 
reasonable basis for our opinion.

of  Tech  Data  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  at  January  31,  2007  
and  2006,  and  the  consolidated  results  of  their  operations  and 
their  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  three  years  in  the  period  ended 
January  31,  2007,  in  conformity  with  U.S.  generally  accepted 
accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, 
effective  February  1,  2006,  the  Company  adopted  Statement  of 
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment.
We  also  have  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), 
the effectiveness of Tech Data Corporation’s internal control over 
financial  reporting  as  of  January  31,  2007,  based  on  criteria 
established  in  Internal  Control—Integrated  Framework  issued  by 
the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway 
Commission and our report dated March 28, 2007 expressed an 
unqualified opinion thereon.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above pres-
ent fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position  

Tampa, Florida
March 28, 2007

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The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Tech Data Corporation:

We  have  audited  management’s  assessment,  included  in  the 
accompanying  Management’s  Report  on  Internal  Control  over 
Financial Reporting, that Tech Data Corporation maintained effec-
tive internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2007, 
based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control—Integrated 
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations 
of  the  Treadway  Commission  (the  COSO  criteria).  Tech  Data 
Corporation’s  management  is  responsible  for  maintaining  effec-
tive internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment 
of  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting. 
Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  management’s 
assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s 
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We  conducted  our  audit  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of 
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 
Those  standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform  the  audit  to 
obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal con-
trol over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. 
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control 
over  financial  reporting,  evaluating  management’s  assessment, 
testing  and  evaluating  the  design  and  operating  effectiveness  of 
internal control, and performing such other procedures as we con-
sidered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit 
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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  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 account-
ing principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company 
are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  man-
agement and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable 
assurance  regarding  prevention  or  timely  detection  of  unauthor-
ized  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, projec-
tions  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.

In  our  opinion,  management’s  assessment  that  Tech  Data 
Corporation  maintained  effective  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting  as  of  January  31,  2007,  is  fairly  stated,  in  all  material 
respects,  based  on  the  COSO  criteria.  Also,  in  our  opinion,  Tech 
Data  Corporation  maintained,  in  all  material  respects,  effective 
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  January  31,  2007, 
based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the 
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the 
consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Tech  Data  Corporation  as  of 
January  31,  2007  and  2006,  and  the  related  consolidated  state-
ments of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each 
of the three years in the period ended January 31, 2007 of Tech 
Data Corporation and our report dated March 28, 2007 expressed 
an unqualified opinion thereon.

Tampa, Florida
March 28, 2007

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Consolidated Balance Sheet

January 31,

2007

2006

(In thousands,  
except share amounts)

Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  265,006
  Accounts receivable, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,464,735
Inventories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,556,008
  Prepaid expenses and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122,103

  Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other assets, net  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,407,852
140,762
2,966
152,284

$  156,665
2,160,138
1,527,729
138,927

3,983,459
141,275
134,327
145,573

  Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,703,864

$ 4,404,634

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
  Revolving credit loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
  Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Current portion of long-term debt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

77,195
2,011,203
2,376
500,514

  Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term debt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other long-term liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,591,288
363,604
46,252

$  235,088
1,917,213
1,605
437,445

2,591,351
14,378
38,598

  Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,001,144

2,644,327

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Shareholders’ equity:
  Common stock, par value $.0015; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 59,239,085 shares issued at  

January 31, 2007 and 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Additional paid-in capital  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Treasury stock, at cost (4,313,103 and 3,048,060 shares at January 31, 2007 and 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Accumulated other comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

89
732,378
(157,628)
841,402
286,479

89
729,455
(112,601)
938,383
204,981

  Total shareholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,702,720

1,760,307

  Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,703,864

$ 4,404,634

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Operations

Year ended January 31,

2007

2006

2005

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 21,440,445
Cost of products sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
20,433,674

$ 20,482,851
19,460,332

$ 19,730,917
18,667,184

Gross profit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

1,006,771

1,022,519

1,063,733

Operating expenses:
  Selling, general and administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Goodwill impairment (Note 6)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Restructuring charges (Note 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

851,097
136,093
23,764

1,010,954

Operating (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(4,183)

Other expense (income):

Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Discount on sale of accounts receivable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Net foreign currency exchange (gain) loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Provision for income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(Loss) income from continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

38,506
12,509
(9,764)
(15)

41,236

(45,419)
55,508

(100,927)
3,946

828,278
—
30,946

859,224

163,295

31,422
5,503
(7,426)
1,816

31,315

131,980
109,013

22,967
3,619

832,178
—
—

832,178

231,555

28,473
—
(5,606)
(2,959)

19,908

211,647
52,025

159,622
2,838

Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

(96,981) $ 

26,586

$ 

162,460

(Loss) income per common share—basic:
  Continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
  Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(1.83) $ 
0.07

$ 

0.40
0.06

  Net (loss) income  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

(1.76) $ 

0.46

$ 

(Loss) income per common share—diluted:
  Continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
  Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(1.83) $ 
0.07

$ 

0.39
0.06

  Net (loss) income  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

(1.76) $ 

0.45

$ 

2.74
0.05

2.79

2.69
0.05

2.74

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
  Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Diluted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

55,129

55,129

57,749

58,414

58,176

59,193

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

Common Stock

Shares

Amount

Additional
paid-in
capital

Treasury
stock

Retained
earnings

(In thousands)

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
(loss)(a)

Total
shareholders’
equity

Balance—January 31, 2004  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,717
Issuance of common stock for benefit plans  
  and stock options exercised, including  

related tax benefit of $5,738  . . . . . . . . . . 1,267
—

Comprehensive income  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance—January 31, 2005  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,984
Issuance of common stock for benefit plans  
  and stock options exercised, including  

related tax benefit of $1,460  . . . . . . . . . .
Purchase of treasury stock, at cost . . . . . . . .
Issuance of treasury stock for benefit plans  
  and stock options exercised, including  

related tax benefit of $1,174 . . . . . . . . . . .
Comprehensive income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . .

255
—

—
—

Balance—January 31, 2006  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,239
—
Purchase of treasury stock, at cost . . . . . . . .
Issuance of treasury stock for benefit plans  
  and equity-based awards exercised,  

including related tax benefit of $2,680 . . .

Contribution of treasury stock to 401(k)  
  savings plan  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . .
Comprehensive (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . .

—

—
—
—

$87

$686,092

$ 

— $749,337

$222,973

$1,658,489

1
—

88

1
—

—
—

89
—

—

—
—
—

38,470
—

724,562

—
—
— 162,460

—
68,051

38,471
230,511

— 911,797

291,024

1,927,471

8,001
—

—
(127,027)

—
—

—
—

8,002
(127,027)

(3,108)
—

14,426
—

—
26,586

729,455
—

(112,601)
(80,093)

938,383
—

—
(86,043)

204,981
—

11,318
(59,457)

1,760,307
(80,093)

(5,123)

32,986

—

—

27,863

73
7,973
—

2,080
—
—

—
—
(96,981)

—
—
81,498

2,153
7,973
(15,483)

Balance—January 31, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,239

$89

$732,378

$ (157,628) $841,402

$286,479

$1,702,720

(a)  The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is comprised exclusively of changes in the Company’s cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment account.

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended January 31,

2007

2006

2005

(In thousands)

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Cash received from customers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  21,185,902
  Cash paid to suppliers and employees  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(21,091,764)
Interest paid, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(26,910)
Income taxes paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(81,216)

$ 20,504,871
(20,160,865)
(21,082)
(65,485)

$ 19,745,283
(19,571,824)
(18,837)
(47,677)

  Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(13,988)

257,439

106,945

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Proceeds from sale of business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Expenditures for property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Software and software development costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  Net cash used in investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from the issuance of common stock and reissuance of treasury stock . . . . .
  Cash paid for purchase of treasury stock  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures, net of expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Net (repayments) borrowings on revolving credit loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Principal payments on long-term debt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16,500
3,563
(31,667)
(12,062)

(23,666)

25,183
(80,093)
342,554
(164,824)
(1,611)
544

121,753

24,242

108,341
156,665

—
9,169
(41,973)
(18,779)

(51,583)

16,686
(127,027)
—
166,530
(291,627)
—

(235,438)

(8,809)

(38,391)
195,056

—
5,130
(25,876)
(17,899)

(38,645)

32,733
—
—
(11,319)
(9,214)
—

12,200

5,755

86,255
108,801

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

265,006

$ 

156,665

$ 

195,056

Reconciliation of net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided  
  by operating activities:
  Goodwill impairment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
  Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Gain on sale of land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Provision for losses on accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Stock-based compensation expense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Deferred income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

  Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Prepaid expenses and other assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Accounts payable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(96,981) $ 

26,586

$ 

162,460

136,093
(3,834)
(3,563)
53,280
27,655
7,973
4,296
(544)

(242,305)
25,806
5,636
21,985
50,515

$ 

— $ 
—
—
53,744
6,172
—
26,466
—

(32,585)
(83,311)
3,078
214,804
42,485

230,853

—
—
—
55,472
13,268
—
(3,616)
—

(44,305)
(119,999)
(32,193)
55,849
20,009

(55,515)

  Total adjustments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

82,993

  Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

(13,988) $ 

257,439

$ 

106,945

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1—BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF  
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

and  expenses  during  the  reporting  period.  Actual  results  could 
differ from those estimates.

Description of Business

Revenue Recognition

Tech  Data  Corporation  (“Tech  Data”  or  the  “Company”)  is  a 
leading provider of information technology (“IT”) products, logis-
tics  management  and  other  value-added  services.  The  Company 
distributes  microcomputer  hardware  and  software  products  to 
value-added  resellers,  direct  marketers,  retailers  and  corporate 
resellers. The Company is managed in two geographic segments: 
the Americas (including the United States, Canada, Latin America 
and export sales to the Caribbean) and Europe, formerly referred 
to  as  EMEA  (including  Europe,  the  Middle  East  and  export  sales  
to Africa).

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of 
Tech Data and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts 
and  transactions  have  been  eliminated  in  consolidation.  The 
Company operates on a fiscal year that ends on January 31.

Basis of Presentation

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 
(“SFAS” or “Statement”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment 
or Disposal of Long-lived Assets,” the Company has accounted for 
the European Training Business (the “Training Business”) as a dis-
continued  operation.  The  results  of  operations  of  the  Training 
Business  have  been  reclassified  and  presented  as  “discontinued 
operations, net of tax,” for all periods presented. The balance sheet 
data  has  not  been  reclassified  as  the  net  assets  of  the  Training 
Business are less than 0.5% of the total net assets of the Company 
at January 31, 2006. The cash flows of the Training Business have 
not been reported separately within the Company’s Consolidated 
Statement  of  Cash  Flows  as  the  net  cash  flows  of  the  Training 
Business are not material and the absence of cash flows from dis-
continued  operations  has  not  affected  the  Company’s  liquidity 
subsequent to the sale of the Training Business. The transaction is 
further discussed in Note 3—Discontinued Operations.

Method of Accounting

The  Company  prepares  its  financial  statements  in  conformity 
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. 
These  principles  require  management  to  make  estimates  and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabil-
ities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date 
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues 

Revenue  is  recognized  once  four  criteria  are  met:  (1)  the 
Company  must  have  persuasive  evidence  that  an  arrangement 
exists;  (2)  delivery  must  occur,  which  generally  happens  at  the 
point of shipment (this includes the transfer of both title and risk 
of  loss,  provided  that  no  significant  obligations  remain);  (3)  the 
price must be fixed or determinable; and (4) collectibility must be 
reasonably assured. Shipping revenue is included in net sales while 
the related costs, including shipping and handling costs, are included 
in the cost of products sold. The Company allows its customers to 
return product for exchange or credit subject to certain limitations. 
A provision for such returns is recorded at the time of sale based 
upon historical experience.

Service  revenue  associated  with  configuration,  training  and 
other  services  is  recognized  when  the  work  is  complete  and  the 
four  criteria  discussed  above  have  been  met.  Service  revenues 
have represented less than 10% of total net sales for fiscal years 
2007, 2006 and 2005.

Accounts Receivable

The  Company  maintains  an  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts 
for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers 
to make required payments. In estimating the required allowance, 
the  Company  takes  into  consideration  the  overall  quality  and 
aging of the receivable portfolio, the existence of credit insurance, 
specifically identified customer risks and historical write-off expe-
rience. If actual customer performance were to deteriorate to an 
extent not expected by the Company, additional allowances may 
be required which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s 
financial results. Conversely, if actual customer performance were 
to  improve  to  an  extent  not  expected  by  us,  a  reduction  in  the 
allowance may be required which could have a favorable effect on 
our consolidated financial results.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting entirely of finished goods, are stated at 
the lower of cost or market, cost being determined on the first-in, 
first-out (“FIFO”) method. Inventory is written down for estimated 
obsolescence equal to the difference between the cost of inventory 
and the estimated market value, based upon an aging analysis of 
the  inventory  on  hand,  specifically  known  inventory-related  risks 
(such  as  technological  obsolescence  and  the  nature  of  vendor 

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terms surrounding price protection and product returns), foreign 
currency  fluctuations  for  foreign-sourced  product  and  assump-
tions about future demand.

Property and Equipment

Property  and  equipment  are  stated  at  cost  and  property  and 
equipment under capital leases are stated at the present value of 
the future minimum lease payments. Depreciation expense includes 
depreciation  of  purchased  property  and  equipment  and  assets 
recorded under capital leases. Depreciation expense is computed 
over the shorter of the estimated economic lives or lease periods 
using the straight-line method as follows:

Years
Buildings and improvements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–39
Leasehold improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10

Expenditures  for  renewals  and  improvements  that  significantly 
add to productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are 
capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged 
to operations when incurred. When assets are sold or retired, the 
cost  of  the  asset  and  the  related  accumulated  depreciation  are 
eliminated and any gain or loss is recognized at such time.

Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets are reviewed for potential impairment at such 
time  when  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that  the 
carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. An impair-
ment loss is evaluated when the sum of the expected, undiscounted 
future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. 
Any  impairment  loss  is  measured  by  comparing  the  fair  value  of 
the asset to its carrying value.

Goodwill

The  Company  accounts  for  goodwill  and  other  intangible 
assets  in  accordance  with  SFAS  No.  142,  “Goodwill  and  Other 
Intangible  Assets.”  SFAS  No.  142  requires  an  annual  review  for 
impairment, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. This 
testing  includes  the  determination  of  each  reporting  unit’s  fair 
value using market multiples and discounted cash flow modeling. 
The Company performs its annual review for goodwill impairment 
in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.

Intangible Assets

Included  within  other  assets  at  both  January  31,  2007  and 
2006  are  certain  intangible  assets  including  capitalized  software 
costs, as well as value assigned to the acquired customer lists and 

trademarks  related  to  the  acquisitions  of  Computer  2000  AG 
(“Computer 2000”) and Azlan Group PLC (“Azlan”). Such capital-
ized  costs  and  intangibles  are  being  amortized  over  a  period  of 
three to ten years.

The  Company  capitalizes  computer  software  costs  that  meet 
both  the  definition  of  internal-use  software  and  defined  criteria 
for  capitalization  in  accordance  with  the  American  Institute  of 
Certified  Public  Accountants’  Statement  of  Position  No.  98-1, 
“Accounting  for  the  Cost  of  Computer  Software  Developed  or 
Obtained for Internal Use.”

The  Company’s  accounting  policy  is  to  amortize  capitalized 
software costs on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from 
three  to  ten  years,  depending  upon  the  nature  of  the  software, 
the  stability  of  the  hardware  platform  on  which  the  software  is 
installed, its fit in the Company’s overall strategy, and our experi-
ence with similar software. It is the Company’s policy to amortize 
personal  computer-related  software,  such  as  spreadsheet  and 
word processing applications, over three years, which reflects the 
rapid  changes  in  personal  computer  software.  Mainframe  soft-
ware  licenses  are  amortized  over  five  years,  which  is  in  line  with 
the  longer  economic  life  of  mainframe  systems  compared  to 
personal computer systems. Finally, strategic applications such as 
customer  relationship  management  and  enterprise-wide  systems 
are amortized over seven to ten years based on their strategic fit 
and the Company’s historical experience with such applications.

Product Warranty

The Company’s vendors generally warrant the products distrib-
uted by the Company and allow the Company to return defective 
products, including those that have been returned to the Company 
by  its  customers.  The  Company  does  not  independently  warrant 
the  products  it  distributes.  However,  in  several  countries  where 
the Company operates, the Company is responsible for defective 
product  as  a  matter  of  law.  The  time  period  required  by  law  in 
certain  countries  exceeds  the  warranty  period  provided  by  the 
manufacturer. To date, the Company has not incurred any signifi-
cant costs for defective products under these legal requirements. 
The  Company  does  warrant  services  with  regard  to  products 
integrated  for  its  customers.  A  provision  for  estimated  warranty 
costs  is  recorded  at  the  time  of  sale  and  periodically  adjusted  to 
reflect actual experience. To date, the Company has not incurred 
any  significant  service  warranty  costs.  Fees  charged  for  products 
configured  by  the  Company  represented  less  than  10%  of  net 
sales for fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005.

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Income Taxes

Derivative Financial Instruments

Income  taxes  are  accounted  for  under  the  liability  method. 
Deferred  taxes  reflect  the  tax  consequences  on  future  years  of 
differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their 
financial reporting amounts. Deferred taxes have not been provided 
on the cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries or 
the cumulative translation adjustment related to those investments 
because such amounts are expected to be reinvested indefinitely.

The  Company’s  future  effective  tax  rates  could  be  adversely 
affected  by  earnings  being  lower  than  anticipated  in  countries 
where it has lower statutory rates, changes in the valuation of its 
deferred tax assets or liabilities or changes in tax laws or interpre-
tations thereof. In addition, the Company is subject to the contin-
uous examination of its income tax returns by the Internal Revenue 
Service and other tax authorities. The Company regularly assesses 
the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examina-
tions to determine the adequacy of its provision for income taxes. 
To  the  extent  the  Company  were  to  prevail  in  matters  for  which 
accruals have been established or be required to pay amounts in 
excess of such accruals, the Company’s effective tax rate in a given 
financial statement period could be materially affected.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company sells its products to a large base of value-added 
resellers, direct marketers, retailers and corporate resellers through-
out the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, 
the Middle East and Africa. The Company performs ongoing credit 
evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collat-
eral. The Company has obtained credit insurance, which insures a 
percentage  of  credit  extended  by  the  Company  to  certain  of  its 
customers  against  possible  loss.  The  Company  makes  provisions 
for estimated credit losses at the time of sale. No single customer 
accounted for more than five percent of the Company’s net sales 
during fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Foreign Currency Translation

Income and expense accounts of foreign operations are trans-
lated at weighted average exchange rates during the year. Assets 
and liabilities of foreign operations that operate in a local currency 
environment are translated to U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in 
effect at the balance sheet date, with the related translation gains 
or losses reported as components of accumulated other compre-
hensive income in shareholders’ equity.

The  Company  faces  exposure  to  changes  in  foreign  currency 
exchange rates and interest rates. The Company reduces its expo-
sure by creating offsetting positions through the use of derivative 
financial  instruments.  The  majority  of  these  instruments  have 
terms of 90 days or less. It is the Company’s policy to utilize finan-
cial  instruments  to  reduce  risk  where  appropriate  and  prohibit 
entering  into  derivative  financial  instruments  for  speculative  or 
trading purposes.

Derivative  financial  instruments  are  marked-to-market  each 
period  with  gains  and  losses  on  these  contracts  recorded  in  the 
Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations within “net for-
eign  currency  exchange  (gain)  loss”  in  the  period  in  which  their 
value  changes,  with  the  offsetting  entry  for  unsettled  positions 
being booked to either other current assets or other current liabil-
ities. Gains and losses resulting from effective accounting hedges 
of existing assets, liabilities or firm commitments are deferred and 
recognized  when  the  offsetting  gains  and  losses  are  recognized 
on the related hedged items.

The  notional  amount  of  forward  exchange  contracts  is  the 
amount  of  foreign  currency  to  be  bought  or  sold  at  maturity. 
Notional  amounts  are  indicative  of  the  extent  of  the  Company’s 
involvement  in  the  various  types  and  uses  of  derivative  financial 
instruments and are not a measure of the Company’s exposure to 
credit or market risks through its use of derivatives. The estimated 
fair value of derivative financial instruments represents the amount 
required  to  enter  into  similar  offsetting  contracts  with  similar 
remaining maturities based on quoted market prices.

The Company’s derivative financial instruments outstanding at 

January 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

January 31, 2007

January 31, 2006

Notional
amounts

Estimated
fair
value

Notional
amounts

Estimated
fair
value

(In thousands)

Foreign exchange  

forward  

  contracts . . . . . . . $1,043,076

$(1,604)

$818,030

$(1,109)

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The  carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts 
receivable,  accounts  payable  and  accrued  expenses  approximate 
fair value because of the short maturity of these items. The carry-
ing  amount  of  debt  outstanding  pursuant  to  bank  credit  agree-
ments approximates fair value as interest rates on these instruments 
approximate current market rates. The estimated fair value of the 
convertible senior debentures was approximately $339.0 million at 
January 31, 2007 based upon available market information.

Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Comprehensive (loss) income is defined as the change in equity 
(net assets) of a business enterprise during a period from transac-
tions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, 
and  is  comprised  of  “net  (loss)  income”  and  “other  comprehen-
sive  (loss)  income.”  The  Company’s  other  comprehensive  (loss) 
income is comprised exclusively of changes in the Company’s cur-
rency  translation  adjustment  account  (“CTA  account”),  including 
income taxes attributable to those changes.

Comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes, for the years ended 

January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:

Year ended January 31,

2007

2006

2005

(In thousands)

Comprehensive (loss) income:
  Net (loss) income  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ (96,981)
  Change in CTA(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
81,498

$ 26,586
(86,043)

$162,460
68,051

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ (15,483)

$ (59,457)

$230,511

(1) There was no income tax effect in fiscal years 2007, 2006 or 2005.

Accumulated  comprehensive  (loss)  income  includes  $28.6 

million of income taxes at January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Stock-Based Compensation

Effective February 1, 2006 (the “Effective Date”), the Company 
adopted  the  fair  value  recognition  provisions  of  SFAS  No.  123 
(revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS No. 123R”). SFAS 
No.  123R  requires  all  stock-based  payments  to  employees  and 

non-employee  members  of  the  board  of  directors,  including 
grants of all employee equity incentives, to be recognized in the 
Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations based on their 
fair  values.  In  March  2005,  the  SEC  issued  Staff  Accounting 
Bulletin  No.  107  (“SAB  No.  107”)  regarding  its  interpretation  of 
SFAS  No.  123R  and  the  valuation  of  stock-based  payments  for 
public companies. The Company has applied the provisions of SAB 
No. 107 in its adoption of SFAS No. 123R.

SFAS No. 123R eliminates the ability to account for stock-based 
compensation  transactions  using  the  intrinsic  value  method  pre-
scribed under APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued 
to  Employees,”  and  instead,  generally  requires  that  such  trans-
actions be accounted for using a fair value-based method. Through 
fiscal  2005,  the  Company  used  the  Black-Scholes  option-pricing 
model to determine the fair value of its stock options under SFAS 
No.  123,  “Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation”  (“SFAS  
No.  123”),  for  the  pro  forma  disclosures  required  under  this 
pronouncement.  Beginning  in  fiscal  2006,  the  Company  began 
issuing  maximum  value  stock-settled  stock  appreciation  rights 
(“MV  Stock-settled  SARs”)  and  maximum  value  stock  options 
(“MVOs”),  both  of  which  are  further  discussed  below.  The  fair 
value of MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs under SFAS No. 123R 
is determined using a two-step valuation model utilizing both the 
Hull-White  Lattice  (binomial)  and  Black-Scholes  option-pricing 
models,  which  is  consistent  with  the  valuation  method  used  for 
the  MV  Stock-settled  SARs  and  MVOs  previously  included  in  the 
Company’s pro forma disclosures under SFAS No. 123.

The Company has elected the “modified prospective” method 
as  permitted  by  SFAS  No.  123R,  and  accordingly,  prior  periods 
have  not  been  restated  to  reflect  the  impact  of  SFAS  No.  123R. 
The modified prospective method requires compensation expense 
to  be  recognized  for  all  stock-based  awards  granted  after  the 
Effective Date as well as for all awards granted prior to the Effec-
tive Date that remain unvested on the Effective Date. Stock-based 
compensation  expense  for  awards  granted  prior  to  February  1, 
2006 is based on the grant date fair value as previously determined 
under the provisions of SFAS No. 123. Effective February 1, 2006 

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the Company began to recognize compensation expense, reduced 
for estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the requisite 
service period of the award, which is generally the vesting term of 
the outstanding stock awards. The Company estimated the forfei-
ture rate for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007 based on its 
historical experience during the preceding five fiscal years. For the 
fiscal  year  ended  January  31,  2007,  the  Company  recorded  $8.0 
million  of  stock-based  compensation  expense  (approximately 
$0.09 per diluted share), which is included in “selling, general  
and  administrative  expenses”  in  the  Consolidated  Statement  of 
Operations.

In  accordance  with  SFAS  No.  123R,  beginning  in  the  quarter 
ended April 30, 2006, the Company has presented the tax bene-
fits resulting from tax deductions in excess of compensation cost 
recognized  for  stock-based  awards  (excess  tax  benefits)  both  as 
an operating activity and as a financing activity in the Consolidated 
Statement  of  Cash  Flows.  Cash  received  from  stock  option  exer-
cises  during  the  fiscal  year  ended  January  31,  2007  was  $25.2 
million  and  the  actual  benefit  received  from  the  tax  deduction 
from  stock  option  exercises  of  the  stock-based  payment  awards 
was $2.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.

Prior  to  the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123R,  the  Company  mea-
sured  compensation  expense  for  its  stock-based  compensation 
plans using the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB Opinion 
No.  25  and  related  interpretations.  Options  granted  under  these 
plans  had  an  exercise  price  equal  to  or  greater  than  the  market 
value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The 
Company applied the disclosure only provisions of SFAS No. 148, 
which amends SFAS No. 123. SFAS No. 148 allowed for the con-
tinued  use  of  recognition  and  measurement  principles  of  APB 
Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for those 
plans, but required disclosure of compensation expense as if the 
fair value-based method had been applied.

The  following  table  illustrates  the  pro  forma  net  income  and 
pro  forma  income  per  share  for  fiscal  years  ended  January  31, 
2006  and  2005,  reflecting  the  compensation  cost  that  the 
Company would have recorded on its equity incentive plans had it 
used the fair value-based method at grant date for awards under 
the plans consistent with the method prescribed by SFAS No. 123.

Year ended January 31,

2006

2005

(In thousands, except 
per share amounts)

Net income, as reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,586
Deduct: Total stock-based employee  
  compensation expense determined under  
fair value-based method for all awards,  

$ 162,460

  net of related tax effects (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(22,804)

(17,592)

Pro forma net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  3,782

$ 144,868

Earnings per share:
  Basic—as reported  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

0.46

  Basic—pro forma  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

0.07

  Diluted—as reported  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

0.45

  Diluted—pro forma  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

0.06

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

2.79

2.49

2.74

2.45

(1)  Pro  forma  stock  compensation  expense  for  the  year  ended  January  31,  2006 
includes  incremental  expense,  net  of  the  related  tax  effects,  of  approximately 
$15.4 million related to the accelerated vesting of stock options issued in March 
2004, as further discussed in Note 11—Employee Benefit Plans.

Treasury Stock

Treasury stock is accounted for at cost. The reissuance of shares 
from  treasury  stock  for  exercises  of  stock-based  awards  or  other 
corporate  purposes  is  based  on  the  weighted  average  purchase 
price of the shares.

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continued

Cash Management System

Under the Company’s cash management system, to the extent 
that cash is unavailable locally, disbursements cleared by the bank 
are reimbursed on a daily basis from available credit facilities. As a 
result,  checks  issued  but  not  yet  presented  to  the  bank  by  the 
payee are not considered reductions of cash or accounts payable. 
Included in accounts payable are $115.5 million and $87.3 million 
at January 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for which checks are 
outstanding.

Statement of Cash Flows

Short-term investments which are highly liquid and have an origi-
nal maturity of ninety days or less are considered cash equivalents.

Contingencies

The  Company  accrues  for  contingent  obligations,  including 
estimated  legal  costs,  when  the  obligation  is  probable  and  the 
amount  is  reasonably  estimable.  As  facts  concerning  contingen-
cies  become  known,  the  Company  reassesses  its  position  and 
makes  appropriate  adjustments  to  the  financial  statements. 
Estimates that are particularly sensitive to future changes include 
those  related  to  tax,  legal  and  other  regulatory  matters  such  as 
imports and exports, the imposition of international governmental 
controls, changes in the interpretation and enforcement of inter-
national laws (particularly related to items such as duty and taxa-
tion), and the impact of local economic conditions and practices, 
which are all subject to change as events evolve and as additional 
information  becomes  available  during  the  administrative  and 
litigation process.

Non-Cash Transactions

During  the  fiscal  year  ended  January  31,  2005,  the  Company 
completed  an  Exchange  Offer  whereby  approximately  99.3%  of 
the  Company’s  $290.0  million  convertible  subordinated  deben-
tures  were  exchanged  for  new  notes  (see  further  discussion  at 
Note 9—Long-Term Debt).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements & Legislation

In  September  2006,  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission 
(the “SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 “Considering 
the Effect of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstate-
ments  in  Current  Year  Financial  Statements”  (“SAB  No.  108”). 
SAB No. 108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of 
the  carryover  or  reversal  of  prior  year  misstatements  should  be 
considered  in  quantifying  a  potential  current  year  misstatement. 
SAB  No.  108  requires  that  companies  view  financial  statement 

misstatements as material if they are material according to either 
the income statement or balance sheet approach. The adoption of 
the provisions of SAB No. 108, effective as of the fiscal year ended 
January 31, 2007, did not have any impact on the Company’s con-
solidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board 
(“FASB”)  issued  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  
No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS No. 157”). FAS No. 157 
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value 
in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  and 
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Company 
is  required  to  adopt  the  provisions  of  FAS  No.  157  in  the  first 
quarter of fiscal 2008 and is currently in the process of evaluat-
ing  what  impact  the  adoption  of  FAS  No.  157  may  have  on  the 
Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or 
cash flows.

In  June  2006,  the  FASB  issued  FASB  Interpretation  No.  48, 
“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation 
of SFAS  No. 109” (“FIN  48”). FIN  48 clarifies the accounting  for 
uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial 
statements  in  accordance  with  SFAS  No.  109,  “Accounting  for 
Income  Taxes,”  and  prescribes  a  recognition  threshold  and  mea-
surement  attribute  for  the  financial  statement  recognition  and 
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in  
a  tax  return.  FIN  48  also  provides  guidance  on  derecognition, 
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, 
disclosure and transition. FIN 48 will be applicable to the Company 
beginning February 1, 2007 and the Company is currently in the 
process  of  evaluating  what  impact  the  adoption  of  FIN  48  may 
have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of 
operations or cash flows.

In June 2006, the FASB ratified the Emerging Issues Task Force 
(“EITF”)  consensus  on  Issue  No.  06-03,  “How  Taxes  Collected 
from Customers and Remitted to Government Authorities Should 
Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net 
Presentation)”  (“EITF  No.  06-03”).  The  Company  is  required  to 
adopt the provisions of EITF No. 06-03 in the fiscal year beginning 
February 1, 2007. The Company does not expect the provisions of 
EITF No. 06-03 to have a material impact on the Company’s con-
solidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2005, the FASB issued Staff Position 143-1, “Accounting 
for  Electronic  Equipment  Waste  Obligations”  (“FSP  143-1”).  FSP 
143-1 provides guidance on the accounting for certain obligations 
associated  with  the  Waste  Electrical  and  Electronic  Equipment 

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Directive (the “Directive”) adopted by the European Union (“EU”). 
Under the Directive, the waste management obligation for histori-
cal equipment (products put on the market on or prior to August 
13,  2005)  remains  with  the  commercial  user  until  the  customer 
replaces the equipment. As of January 31, 2007, the Company has 
applied the provisions of FSP 143-1, which requires recognition of 
the estimated liability and obligation associated with the historical 
waste, upon adoption of the Directive into law by the applicable 
EU  member  countries  in  which  it  operates.  The  adoption  of  FSP 

143-1  did  not  have  a  material  effect  on  the  Company’s  consoli-
dated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications have been made to the January 31, 2006 and 
2005  financial  statements  to  conform  to  the  January  31,  2007 
financial  statement  presentation.  These  reclassifications  did  not 
change  previously  reported  total  assets,  liabilities,  shareholders’ 
equity or net income.

NOTE 2—EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)

Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reported period. For 
the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur assuming the exercise of the 
stock options and similar equity incentives (as further discussed below) using the treasury stock or if-converted method, as applicable. 
The composition of basic and diluted EPS is as follows:

Year ended January 31, 2007

Year ended January 31, 2006

Year ended January 31, 2005

Net
loss

Weighted
average
shares

Per
share
amount

Net
income

Weighted
average
shares

Per
share
amount

Net
income

Weighted
average
shares

Per
share
amount

Net (loss) income per common  
  share—basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(96,981)

55,129

$(1.76)

$26,586

57,749

$0.46

$162,460

58,176

$2.79

Effect of dilutive securities:
  Stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—

—

—

665

—

1,017

Net (loss) income per common  
  share—diluted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(96,981)

55,129

$(1.76)

$26,586

58,414

$0.45

$162,460

59,193

$2.74

(In thousands, except per share data)

At  January  31,  2007,  2006  and  2005,  there  were  2,573,907, 
3,215,066 and 1,435,852 shares, respectively, excluded from the 
computation  of  diluted  earnings  per  share  because  their  effect 
would have been antidilutive.

calculations  due  to  the  conditions  for  the  contingent  conversion 
features  not  being  met.  As  further  discussed  in  Note  9—Long- 
Term Debt, the entire balance of the Old Notes and the New Notes 
was repaid prior to January 31, 2006.

In December 2006, the Company issued $350.0 million of con-
vertible  senior  debentures  due  2026.  The  dilutive  impact  of  the 
$350.0  million  convertible  senior  debentures  does  not  impact 
earnings per share at January 31, 2007 as the conditions for the 
contingent conversion feature have not been met (see further dis-
cussion in Note 9—Long-Term Debt).

In December 2004, the Company completed an Exchange Offer 
whereby  approximately  99.3%  of  the  Company’s  $290.0  million 
convertible  subordinated  debentures  (the  “Old  Notes”)  were 
exchanged  for  new  debentures  (the  “New  Notes”).  The  dilutive 
impact of the Old Notes and New Notes outstanding at January 31, 
2005  has  been  excluded  from  the  diluted  earnings  per  share 

NOTE 3—DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, in order to dedicate strate-
gic efforts and resources to core growth opportunities, the Company 
made  the  decision  to  sell  the  European  Training  Business  (the 
“Training  Business”).  On  March  10,  2006,  the  Company  closed 
the sale of the Training Business to a third-party (the “Purchaser”) 
for total cash consideration of $16.5 million, resulting in an after-
tax gain of $3.8 million. Net assets and other related costs included 
in the sale of the Training Business totaled $11.5 million, includ-
ing  $1.4 million of allocated goodwill. The Company provided IT 

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continued

services for a transitional period of approximately six months, but 
had no other significant continuing involvement in the operations 
of the Training Business subsequent to the closing of the sale. In 
addition, the Company has realized no continuing cash flows from 
the Training Business subsequent to the closing of the sale.

In  accordance  with  SFAS  No.  144,  the  sale  of  the  Training 
Business  qualifies  as  a  discontinued  operation.  Accordingly,  the 
results of operations and the gain on sale of the Training Business 
have  been  reclassified  and  included  in  “discontinued  operations, 
net of tax,” within the Consolidated Statement of Operations for 
the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respec-
tively.  The  assets  and  liabilities  of  the  Training  Business  have  not 
been reclassified within the January 31, 2006 Consolidated Balance 
Sheet as the net assets of the Training Business are less than 0.5% 
of the total consolidated net assets of the Company.

The following table reflects the results of the Training Business 

The net assets of the Training Business as of January 31, 2006, 
included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, are as fol-
lows (in thousands):

ASSETS
Current assets:
  Accounts receivable, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  9,266
537
2,227

Inventories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Prepaid expenses and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12,030
6,236

  Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,266

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  1,597
9,349
  Accrued expenses and other liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10,946

reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented:

  Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,946

Year ended January 31,

  Net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  7,320

2007

2006

2005

Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,634
Cost of products sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,259

Gross profit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,375
Selling, general and  
  administrative expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,056

(In thousands)
$ 59,290
11,519

$ 59,416
11,117

47,771

48,299

42,545

44,340

NOTE 4—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable, net is comprised of the following:

January 31,

2007

2006

(In thousands)

Operating income from  
  discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . .

319
207

5,226
1,607

3,959
1,121

Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $2,533,702
Allowance for doubtful accounts . . . . . . . . . 
(68,967)

$2,220,513
(60,375)

Income from discontinued operations,  
  net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gain on sale of discontinued operations,  
  net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,834

112

3,619

2,838

—

—

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,946

$  3,619

$  2,838

No amounts related to interest expense or interest income have 

been allocated to discontinued operations.

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $2,464,735

$2,160,138

Trade Receivables Purchase Facility Agreements

The Company has revolving trade receivables purchase facility 
agreements (the “Receivables Facilities”) with third-party financial 
institutions  to  sell  accounts  receivable  on  a  non-recourse  basis. 
The Company uses the Receivables Facilities as a source of work-
ing capital funding. The Receivables Facilities limit the amount of 
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to $356.1 million at January 31, 2007, based on currency exchange 
rates  at  that  date.  Under  the  Receivables  Facilities,  the  Company 
may sell certain accounts receivable (the “Receivables”) in exchange 
for cash less a discount based on LIBOR plus a margin. Such trans-
actions have been accounted for as a true sale in accordance with 
SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial 
Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities.” The Receivables Facilities, 
which have various expiration dates, require that the Company con-
tinue to service, administer and collect the sold accounts receivable.
During the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007 and 2006, the 
Company received gross proceeds of $1.3 billion and $796.1 mil-
lion, respectively, from the sale of the Receivables and recognized 
related  discounts  totaling  $12.5  million  and  $5.5  million,  respec-
tively. The proceeds, net of the discount incurred, are reflected in 
the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in operating activities 
within cash received from customers and the change in accounts 
receivable. Prior to the second quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company 
did not utilize the Receivables Facilities as a source of funding.

NOTE 5—PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

January 31,

NOTE 6—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The  Company  accounts  for  goodwill  and  other  intangible 
assets  in  accordance  with  SFAS  No.  142,  “Goodwill  and  Other 
Intangible Assets.” SFAS No. 142 requires goodwill and indefinite-
lived  intangible  assets  be  reviewed  annually  for  possible  impair-
ment,  or  more  frequently  if  impairment  indicators  arise.  Due  to 
certain  indicators  of  impairment  within  our  European  reporting 
unit, the Company performed an impairment test for goodwill as 
of  July  31,  2006.  These  impairment  indicators  included  signifi-
cantly lower than expected revenues in Europe during the quarter, 
further deceleration in IT demand during the quarter and a height-
ened  level  of  pricing  pressure  in  Europe  during  the  quarter.  The 
Company’s impairment testing included the determination of the 
European  reporting  unit’s  fair  value  using  market  multiples  and 
discounted cash flows modeling. The Company’s reduced earn-
ings  and  cash  flow  forecast  for  Europe,  primarily  due  to  the 
increasingly competitive market conditions and uncertain demand, 
resulted in the Company determining that a goodwill impairment 
charge  was  necessary.  During  the  second  quarter  of  fiscal  2007, 
the Company recorded a $136.1 million non-cash charge for the 
goodwill impairment in Europe.

2007

2006

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years 

(In thousands)

ended January 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are as follows:

Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Buildings and leasehold improvements . . . . . . .
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  . . . . . . . . . .

6,584
91,370
340,398

$ 

6,276
88,996
322,344

Less accumulated depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . .

438,352
(297,590)

417,616
(276,341)

$  140,762

$ 141,275

Depreciation expense, including amortization expense of assets 
recorded under capital leases, included in income from continuing 
operations for the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 
totaled $31.0 million, $30.6 million, and $33.1 million, respectively. 
Property and equipment leased under capital leases was approxi-
mately $13.8 million and $14.5 million, net of accumulated depre-
ciation of $10.5 million and $8.2 million, at January 31, 2007 and 
2006,  respectively  (see  Note  9—Long-Term  Debt).  Property  and 
equipment  recorded  as  capital  leases  is  comprised  of  a  logistics 
center and related equipment in Europe.

Balance as of January 31, 2005 . . .
Adjustments to allocation of  
  previously recorded  
  purchase price  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance as of January 31, 2006 . . .
Allocation of goodwill to sale of  
  Training Business . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments to allocation of  
  previously recorded  
  purchase price  . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . .
Other(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance as of  
  January 31, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . .

Americas

Europe

Total

$2,966

(In thousands)
$ 146,753

$ 149,719

—
—

(3,346)
(12,046)

(3,346)
(12,046)

2,966

131,361

134,327

—

—
—
—

(1,400)

(1,400)

990
(136,093)
5,142

990
(136,093)
5,142

$2,966

$ 

— $ 

2,966

(1) “Other” primarily relates to the effect of fluctuations in foreign currencies.

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continued

Included within “other assets, net” are intangible assets as follows:

January 31, 2007

January 31, 2006

Gross
carrying
amount

Accumulated
amortization

Net book
value

Gross
carrying
amount

Accumulated
amortization

Net book
value

(In thousands)

(In thousands)

Amortized intangible assets:
Capitalized software and development costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $202,342
Customer lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31,356
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,806
Other intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,191

$120,847
20,829
5,985
666

$81,495
10,527
1,821
1,525

$191,169
29,340
7,303
817

$107,248
15,777
4,139
745

$  83,921
13,563
3,164
72

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $243,695

$148,327

$95,368

$228,629

$127,909

$ 100,720

The  Company  capitalized  intangible  assets  of  $12.1  million, 
$18.8  million  and  $17.9  million  for  the  years  ended  January  31, 
2007,  2006  and  2005,  respectively.  These  capitalized  intangible 
assets included capitalized interest of $0.3 million and $0.6 million 
for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2006 and 2005. There was 
no  interest capitalized  in the fiscal year  ended  January  31, 2007. 
These  capitalized  assets  related  solely  to  software  and  software 
development expenditures to be used in the Company’s operations.
The  weighted  average  amortization  period  for  all  intangible 
assets  capitalized  during  fiscal  2007,  2006  and  2005  approxi-
mated six, nine and eight years, respectively. The weighted aver-
age amortization period of all intangible assets was approximately 
eight  years  for  fiscal  2007  and  nine  years  for  both  fiscal  years 
2006 and 2005.

Amortization  expense  included  in  income  from  continuing 
operations for the years ended January 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 
totaled $22.1 million, $21.2 million and $20.0 million, respectively. 
Estimated  amortization  expense  of  currently  capitalized  costs  for 
assets placed in service is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year:

2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500
17,400
2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13,300
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,300
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,200
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NOTE 7—RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM

In May 2005, the Company announced a formal restructuring 
program  to  better  align  the  European  operating  cost  structure 
with  the  current  business  environment.  The  initiatives  related  to 
the restructuring program were completed during the third quar-
ter of fiscal 2007. In connection with this restructuring program, 
the Company recorded charges for workforce reductions and the 
optimization  of  facilities  and  systems.  During  the  year  ended 
January 31, 2007, the Company recorded $23.8 million related to 
the  restructuring  program,  comprised  of  $20.0  million  for  work-
force  reductions  and  $3.8  million  for  facility  costs.  Through 
January 31, 2007 (since inception of the program), the Company 
has  incurred  $54.7  million  related  to  the  restructuring  program, 
comprised  of  $38.9  million  for  workforce  reductions  and  $15.8 
million for facility costs. Cash payments related to the restructur-
ing program have been funded by  operating cash  flows  and  the 
Company’s credit facilities.

The  restructuring  charges  were  incurred  pursuant  to  formal 
plans developed by management and are accounted for in accor-
dance with the guidance set forth in SFAS No. 146, “Accounting 
for  Costs  Associated  with  Exit  or  Disposal  Activities.”  The  costs 
related  to  this  restructuring  program,  other  than  the  external 
consulting  costs,  are  reflected  in  the  Consolidated  Statement  of 
Operations  as  “restructuring  charges,”  which  is  a  component  of 
operating income. The accrued restructuring charges are included 
in  “accrued  expenses  and  other  liabilities”  in  the  Consolidated 
Balance Sheet. In addition, during the years ended January 31, 2007 
and  2006,  the  Company  incurred  $8.6  million  and  $9.6  million, 

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respectively, of external consulting costs related to the restructur-
ing program. These consulting costs are included in “selling, gen-
eral and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statement 
of Operations.

Summarized below is the activity related to accruals for restruc-
turing charges recorded during the years ended January 31, 2007 
and 2006:

Employee
termination
benefits

Facility
costs

Total

(In thousands)

Balance as of January 31, 2005  . . . $        —
18,888
Charges to operations  . . . . . . . . . .
(16,980)
Cash payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance as of January 31, 2006  . . .
Charges to operations  . . . . . . . . . .
Cash payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,059
19,989
(17,508)
(518)

Balance as of  
  January 31, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . $  4,022

NOTE 8—REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS

$  — $ 

12,058
(2,198)
564

10,424
3,775
(8,825)
1,821

—
30,946
(19,178)
715

12,483
23,764
(26,333)
1,303

$  7,195

$ 11,217

January 31,

2007

2006

(In thousands)

Receivables Securitization Program,  

interest rate of 5.70% at January 31, 2007,  

  expiring August 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  — $120,000
Multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility,  

interest rate of 6.32% at January 31, 2007,  
  expiring March 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other revolving credit facilities, average interest  
rate of 4.37% at January 31, 2007, expiring  
  on various dates throughout fiscal 2008  . . . . . .

—

6,000

77,195

109,088

$ 77,195

$235,088

The Company has an agreement (the “Receivables Securitization 
Program”) with a syndicate of banks that allows the Company to 
transfer an undivided interest in a designated pool of U.S. accounts 
receivable, on an ongoing basis, to provide security or collateral for 
borrowings up to a maximum of $400.0 million. Under this pro-
gram, which expires in August 2007, the Company legally isolated 

T E C H   D A T A   C O R P O R A T I O N   A N D   S U B S I D I A R I E S

certain  U.S.  trade  receivables  into  a  wholly-owned  bankruptcy 
remote special purpose entity. Such receivables, which are recorded 
in  the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheet,  totaled  $571.3  million  and 
$515.3 million at January 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As col-
lections reduce accounts receivable balances included in the pool, 
the  Company  may  transfer  interests  in  new  receivables  to  bring 
the  amount  available  to  be  borrowed  up  to  the  maximum.  The 
Company pays interest on advances under the Receivables Securi-
tization  Program  at  designated  commercial  paper  rates  plus  an 
agreed-upon margin. The Company plans to renew this program 
in August 2007.

Under  the  terms  of  the  Company’s  Multi-currency  Revolving 
Credit Facility with a syndicate of banks, the Company is able to 
borrow  funds  in  major  foreign  currencies  up  to  a  maximum  of 
$250.0  million.  Under  this  facility,  which  expires  in  March  2010, 
the Company has provided either a pledge of stock or a guarantee 
of certain of its significant subsidiaries. The Company pays interest 
on advances under this facility at the applicable LIBOR rate plus a 
margin based on the Company’s credit ratings. The Company can 
fix  the  interest  rate  for  periods  of  7  to  180  days  under  various 
interest rate options.

On  March  20,  2007,  the  Company  amended  the  Receivables 
Securitization Program, the $250.0 million Multi-currency Revolving 
Credit Facility, and the synthetic lease facility we have with a group 
of financial institutions (the “Synthetic Lease”) (see the Synthetic 
Lease further discussed at Note 12—Commitments and Contingen-
cies).  The  primary  purpose  of  these  amendments  was  to  obtain 
more favorable interest rates, lease rates and facility fees. In addi-
tion,  the  maturity  date  of  the  Multi-currency  Revolving  Credit 
Facility was extended to March 20, 2012.

In addition to the facilities described above, the Company has 
additional  lines  of  credit  and  overdraft  facilities  totaling  approxi-
mately $787.4 million at January 31, 2007 to support its worldwide 
operations. Most of these facilities are provided on an unsecured, 
short-term basis and are reviewed periodically for renewal.

The  total  capacity  of  the  aforementioned  credit  facilities  was 
approximately $1.4 billion, of which $77.2 million was outstanding 
at  January  31,  2007.  The  Company’s  credit  agreements  contain 
limitations  on  the  amounts  of  annual  dividends  and  repurchases 
of  common  stock.  Additionally,  the  credit  agreements  require 
compliance  with  certain  warranties  and  covenants.  The  financial 
ratio covenants contained within the credit agreements include a 
debt to capitalization ratio, an interest to EBITDA (earnings before 

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continued

interest, taxes, deprecation and amortization) ratio and a tangible 
net worth requirement. At January 31, 2007, the Company was in 
compliance  with  all  such  covenants.  The  ability  to  draw  funds 
under these credit facilities is dependent upon sufficient collateral 
(in the case of the Receivables Securitization Program) and meet-
ing  the  aforementioned  financial  covenants,  which  may  limit  the 
Company’s ability to draw the full amount of these facilities. As of 
January 31, 2007, the maximum amount that could be borrowed 
under these facilities, in consideration of the availability of collateral 
and the financial covenants, was approximately $750.1 million.

At January 31, 2007, the Company had issued standby letters 
of credit of $25.5 million. These letters of credit typically act as a 
guarantee of payment to certain third parties in accordance with 
specified  terms  and  conditions.  The  issuance  of  these  letters  of 
credit reduces the Company’s available capacity under the above 
mentioned facilities by the same amount.

NOTE 9—LONG-TERM DEBT

January 31,

2007

2006

(In thousands)

Convertible senior debentures, interest at 2.75%  
  payable semi-annually, due December 2026 . . .  $350,000
Capital leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
15,980

$  —
15,983

Less—current maturities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

365,980
(2,376)

15,983
(1,605)

$363,604

$ 14,378

In December 2006, the Company issued $350.0 million of con-
vertible senior debentures due 2026. The debentures bear interest 
at 2.75% per year. The Company will pay interest on the deben-
tures  on  June  15  and  December  15  of  each  year,  beginning  on 
June 15, 2007. In addition, beginning with the period commencing 
on December 20, 2011 and ending on June 15, 2012 and for each 
six-month  period  thereafter,  the  Company  will  pay  contingent 
interest  on  the  interest  payment  date  for  the  applicable  interest 
period  if  the  market  price  of  the  debentures  equals  specified 
levels. The convertible senior debentures are convertible into the 

Company’s common stock and cash, anytime after June 15, 2026, 
or i) if the market price of the common stock, as defined, exceeds 
135% of the conversion price per share of common stock or ii) if 
the  Company  calls  the  debentures  for  redemption  or  iii)  upon 
occurrence of certain corporate transactions, as defined. Holders 
have the right to convert the debentures into cash and shares of 
the  Company’s  common  stock,  if  any,  at  a  conversion  rate  of 
18.4310 shares per $1,000 principal amount of debentures, equiv-
alent  to  a  conversion  price  of  approximately  $54.26  per  share. 
Upon conversion, the Company will deliver cash equal to the lesser 
of  the  aggregate  principal  amount  of  the  debentures  to  be  con-
verted and the Company’s total conversion obligation and shares 
of  the  Company’s  common  stock  in  respect  of  the  remainder,  if 
any,  of  the  Company’s  conversion  obligation.  Holders  have  the 
option  to  require  the  Company  to  repurchase  the  debentures  in 
cash on any of the fifth, tenth or fifteenth anniversary dates from 
the issue date at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued inter-
est  to  the  repurchase  date.  The  debentures  are  redeemable  in 
whole or in part for cash at the Company’s option at any time on 
or  after  December  20,  2011.  Additionally,  the  debentures  are 
senior, unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment 
with  all  of  the  Company’s  other  unsecured  and  unsubordinated 
indebtedness.  The  debentures  are  effectively  subordinated  to  
all  of  the  Company’s  existing  and  future  secured  debt  and  are 
structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities 
of  the  Company’s  subsidiaries.  The  proceeds  from  the  offering 
were used to pay off short-term debt and for other general corpo-
rate purposes.

In  December  2004,  the  Company  completed  an  Exchange 
Offer  whereby  approximately  99.3%  of  the  Company’s  then  
outstanding  $290.0  million  convertible  subordinated  deben-
tures (the “Old Notes”) were exchanged for new debentures (the 
“New Notes”). In accordance with the debenture agreement, on 
December  15,  2005,  the  debenture  holders  of  the  New  Notes 
exercised their option to require the Company to repurchase the 
debentures. The Company repurchased the New Notes using cash 
and  existing  credit  lines.  In  addition,  prior  to  January  31,  2006, 
the  Company  also  repurchased  the  remaining  Old  Notes  using 
cash and existing credit lines.

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Future  payments  of  long-term  debt  and  capital  leases  at 
January 31, 2007 and for succeeding fiscal years, which assumes 
the $350 million convertible senior debentures will be redeemed 
on the first redemption date of December 20, 2011, are as follows 
(in thousands):

allowance, thereby reducing the income tax expense and increas-
ing net income in the same period. The underlying net operating 
loss carryforwards remain available to offset future taxable income 
in the specific jurisdictions requiring a valuation allowance, subject 
to applicable tax laws and regulations.

Fiscal year:

2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  3,381
1,974
2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
1,809
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
1,809
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  351,809
9,110
Thereafter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  369,892
(3,912)
Less amounts representing interest on capital leases . . . . . . . . 

Total principal payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 365,980

Shelf Registration Statement

In May 2006, the Company withdrew its $500.0 million univer-
sal shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission as the Company made the decision not to issue debt 
or equity securities through this registration statement.

NOTE 10—INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with 
SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The Company eval-
uates the realizability of its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis. 
This  evaluation  considers  all  positive  and  negative  evidence  and 
factors, such  as the scheduled reversal  of  temporary differences, 
historical  and  projected  future  taxable  income,  and  prudent  and 
feasible tax planning strategies.

As a result of the Company’s quarterly deferred tax asset eval-
uation, during the second quarters of fiscal 2007 and 2006, non-
cash charges of $8.4 million and $56.0 million, respectively, were 
recorded to increase the valuation allowance against deferred tax 
assets related to specific jurisdictions in Europe. While the Company 
believes its restructuring efforts will improve the operating perfor-
mance within the European operations, the Company determined 
these  charges  to  be  appropriate  due  to  the  cumulative  losses 
expected to be realized through both the prior and current fiscal 
years,  after  considering  the  effect  of  prudent  and  feasible  tax 
planning  strategies.  To  the  extent  that  the  Company  generates 
consistent  taxable  income  within  those  operations  requiring  a 
valuation  allowance,  the  Company  may  reduce  the  valuation 

Significant  components  of  the  provision  for  income  taxes  for 

continuing operations are as follows:

Year ended January 31,

2007

2006

2005

(In thousands)

Current:
  Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,458
  State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
990
  Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,764

$  62,032
3,931
16,584

$31,701
1,763
22,177

  Total current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

51,212

82,547

55,641

Deferred:
  Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

800
(302)
3,798

(22,747)
(2,371)
51,584

4,990
967
(9,573)

  Total deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,296

26,466

(3,616)

$ 55,508

$ 109,013

$52,025

The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal 
statutory  tax  rates  to  income  tax  expense  for  continuing  opera-
tions is as follows:

U.S. statutory rate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
State income taxes,  
  net of federal benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Tax on foreign earnings different  

than U.S. rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Nondeductible goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Nondeductible interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Reversal of previously accrued  

income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other—net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Year ended January 31,

2007

2006

2005

35.0%

35.0% 35.0%

(1.0)
(100.7)

47.5
(104.7)
(5.3)

6.7
0.3

0.8
60.7

(14.0)
—
—

—
0.1

0.8
2.5

(9.8)
—
—

(5.4)
1.5

(122.2)% 82.6% 24.6%

Included in the valuation allowance in fiscal 2007 and 2006 are 
non-cash charges of $8.4 million and $56.0 million, respectively, 
to increase the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets related 
to specific jurisdictions in Europe which were recorded in prior fiscal 
years. The reversal of previously accrued income taxes represents 

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continued

the  reversal  of  $3.0  million  and  $11.5  million  in  accrued  taxes  in 
fiscal 2007 and 2005, respectively, due to the favorable resolution 
of various income tax examinations.

assets, including the scheduled reversal of temporary differences, 
projected  future  taxable  income,  and  prudent  and  feasible  tax 
planning strategies.

The components of pretax (loss) income from continuing oper-

ations are as follows:

Year ended January 31,

2007

2006

2005

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  108,369
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(153,788)

(In thousands)
$122,125
9,855

$114,338
97,309

At  January  31,  2007,  there  are  no  consolidated  cumulative 
undistributed  earnings  of  foreign  subsidiaries.  It  is  not  currently 
practical  to  estimate  the  amount  of  unrecognized  deferred  U.S. 
income tax that might be payable if any earnings were distributed 
by individual foreign subsidiaries.

NOTE 11—EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

$  (45,419)

$131,980

$211,647

Equity Incentive Plans

Significant  components  of  the  Company’s  deferred  tax  liabili-

ties and assets are as follows:

January 31,

2007

2006

(In thousands)

Deferred tax liabilities:
  Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . $  25,922
  Capitalized marketing program costs . . . . . .
2,074
  Convertible debenture interest . . . . . . . . . . .
687
  Accruals currently deductible  . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,591
  Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,521

$  23,595
2,497
—
8,793
6,488

  Total deferred tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . .

44,795

41,373

Deferred tax assets:
  Accrued liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Loss carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Amortizable goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . .
  Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Less: valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

59,284
143,896
29,655
9,946
2,333

50,363
101,756
32,456
8,256
2,114

245,114
(187,027)

194,945
(136,506)

  Total deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

58,087

58,439

  Net deferred tax asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  13,292

$  17,066

The net change in the deferred income tax valuation allowance 
was  an  increase  of  $50.5  million  at  January  31,  2007  and  an 
increase of $69.6 million at January 31, 2006. The valuation allow-
ance at January 31, 2007 and 2006 primarily relates to foreign net 
operating loss carryforwards of $549.8 million and $375.7 million, 
respectively.  The  majority  of  the  net  operating  losses  have  an 
indefinite  carryforward  period  with  the  remaining  portion  expir-
ing in fiscal years  2013 through 2022. The Company evaluates a 
variety  of  factors  in  determining  the  realizability  of  deferred  tax  

At  January  31,  2007,  the  Company  had  awards  outstanding 
from four equity-based compensation plans, one of which is cur-
rently  active  and  which  authorizes  the  issuance  of  9.5  million 
shares, of which approximately 3.2 million shares are available for 
future grant. Under the plans, the Company is authorized to award 
officers, employees, and non-employee members of the Board of 
Directors restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), options 
to  purchase  common  stock,  MV  Stock-settled  SARs,  MVOs  and 
performance  awards  that  are  dependent  upon  achievement  of 
specified  performance  goals.  Equity-based  compensation  awards 
have a maximum term of 10 years, unless a shorter period is spec-
ified by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or 
is required under local law. Awards under the plans are priced as 
determined by the Compensation Committee and under the terms 
of  the  Company’s  active  equity-based  compensation  plan  are 
required  to  be  priced  at,  or  above,  the  fair  market  value  of  the 
Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Awards generally 
vest between one and four years from the date of grant.

MV  Stock-settled  SARs  and  MVOs  are  similar  to  traditional 
stock options, except these instruments contain a predetermined 
cap on the maximum earnings potential a recipient can expect to 
receive  upon  exercise.  In  addition,  upon  exercise,  holders  of  an 
MV Stock-settled SAR will only receive shares with a value equal 
to  the  spread  (the  difference  between  the  current  market  price 
per share of the Company’s common stock subject to the prede-
termined  cap  and  the  grant  price).  The  grant  price  of  the  MV 
Stock-settled  SARs  and  MVOs  is  determined  using  the  last  sale 
price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on the NASDAQ 
on the date of grant (or such higher price as may be required by 
applicable  laws  and  regulations  of  specific  foreign  jurisdictions). 
The other terms of the awards (i.e., vesting schedule, contractual 
term, etc.) are not materially different from the terms of traditional 
stock options previously granted by the Company.

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During the fiscal years ended January 31, 2007 and 2006, the 
Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of 1.5 million 
and 1.6 million, respectively, of long-term incentive awards in the 
form  of  MV  Stock-settled  SARs  and  MVOs  pursuant  to  the 
Amended  and  Restated  2000  Equity  Incentive  Plan  of  Tech  Data 
Corporation, as amended. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, 
the Company accounted for MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs as 

variable  awards.  In  accordance  with  APB  No.  25,  these  variable 
awards were remeasured on a quarterly basis and changes in value 
were recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Opera-
tions as compensation expense. Compensation expense of approx-
imately  $0.1  million  was  recorded  for  these  instruments  during 
the year ended January 31, 2006.

A summary of the status of the Company’s equity-based compensation plan activity is as follows:

Weighted
average
exercise
price

Weighted
average remaining
contractual term
(in years)

Aggregate intrinsic
value
(in thousands)

Shares

Outstanding at January 31, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7,192,203
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,496,440
(911,333)
Exercised  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
(1,007,089)
Canceled  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Outstanding at January 31, 2007  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6,770,221

Vested and expected to vest at January 31, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6,569,397
Exercisable at January 31, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4,218,095
Available for grant at January 31, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3,228,502

$35.36
36.88
28.26
38.85

36.14

36.12
36.43

6.4

6.4
5.1

$19,000

19,000
15,000

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the 
difference  between  the  closing price of the  Company’s common 
stock on January 31, 2007 and the grant price for all in-the-money 
options  at  January  31,  2007.  The  intrinsic  value  of  the  equity-
based  awards  changes  based  on  the  fair  market  value  of  the 
Company’s  common  stock.  The  intrinsic  value  of  equity-based 
awards  exercised  during  the  fiscal  year  ended  January  31,  2007 
was $10.5 million. As of January 31, 2007, the Company expects 
$22.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to 
equity-based  awards  to  be  recognized  over  the  next  three  fiscal 
years (weighted average period of 2.0 years). The total fair value of 
equity-based awards vested during the fiscal year ended January 31, 
2007 was $7.4 million.

The Company has elected to use the Hull-White Lattice (bino-
mial)  and  Black-Scholes  option-pricing  models  to  determine  the 
fair  value  of  awards  granted  during  fiscal  2007  and  2006.  The 
Company used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for awards 
granted prior to fiscal 2006. Both the Hull-White Lattice and Black-
Scholes  option-pricing  models  incorporate  various  assumptions 

including  expected  volatility,  expected  life  and  risk-free  interest 
rates, while the Hull-White Lattice model also incorporates a sub-
optimal exercise factor (“SEF”) assumption. The Company calculates 
expected volatility using an equal blend of the historical volatility 
of  the  Company’s  common  stock  over  the  most  recent  period 
equal to the contractual term of the award and the implied volatil-
ity  using  traded  options  with  a  variety  of  remaining  maturities. 
The expected life for the Hull-White component of the valuation is 
equal to the contractual term of the award and the Black-Scholes 
component  is  based  on  historical  experience.  The  risk-free  rate 
corresponds to the ten-year Treasury rate on the date of the award 
as the contractual term of the award is generally 10 years. The SEF 
takes into consideration early exercise behavior or patterns based 
on  stock-price  appreciation.  The  SEF  is  computed  by  analyzing 
historical  exercises  and  stock  prices  on  the  exercise  date  as  a 
multiple  of  the  original  award  price.  Fair  value  calculations  are 
subject to change based upon the assumptions applied within the 
applicable models.

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continued

The weighted average estimated fair value of the MV Stock-settled SARs and MVOs granted during the years ended January 31, 2007 
and 2006 was $7.19 and $7.70, respectively, based on a two-step valuation utilizing both the Hull-White Lattice (binomial) and Black-Scholes 
option-pricing models using the following weighted average assumptions:

Year ended January 31, 2007

Expected option
term (years)

Expected
volatility

Risk-free
interest rate

Expected
dividend
yield

Suboptimal
exercise
factor

Hull-White Lattice  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black-Scholes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10
  4

42%
42%

4.87%
4.74%

0%
0%

1.20
—

Year ended January 31, 2006

Expected option
term (years)

Expected
volatility

Risk-free
interest rate

Expected
dividend
yield

Suboptimal
exercise
factor

Hull-White Lattice  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Black-Scholes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10
  4

41%
41%

4.65%
3.76%

0%
0%

1.24
—

The weighted average estimated fair value of options granted during fiscal 2005 was $19.87 based on the Black-Scholes option-pricing 

model using the following weighted average assumptions:

Year ended January 31, 2005

Expected option
term (years)

Expected
volatility

Risk-free
interest rate

Expected
dividend
yield

Black-Scholes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

57%

2.50%

0%

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock-based equity incentives outstanding, which includes options, MV Stock-settled SARs 

and MVOs is as follows:

Range of exercise prices

Outstanding

Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life (years)

Number
outstanding
at 1/31/07

910,782
$16.50–$24.75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  24.76–  36.38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
843,479
  36.39–  37.04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,277,590
  37.06–  37.06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,115,045
539,547
  37.25–  41.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  41.08–  41.08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
973,575
  41.13–  51.38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1,110,203

6,770,221

5.2
4.7
9.2
8.1
2.6
7.2
5.0

6.4

Exercisable

Number
exercisable
at 1/31/07

653,061
721,093
5,175
269,433
493,195
973,575
1,102,563

Weighted
average
exercise
price

$21.78
30.12
36.85
37.06
39.85
41.08
43.44

4,218,095

36.43

Weighted
average
exercise
price

$22.48
30.79
36.95
37.06
39.80
41.08
43.43

36.14

As discussed below, the Company also has performance-based 

RSUs and RSUs outstanding at January 31, 2007.

The Company’s policy is to utilize shares of its treasury stock, 
to the extent available, for the exercise of awards. See further dis-
cussion of the Company’s share repurchase program in Note 12—
Shareholders’ Equity below.

In February 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors approved 
the acceleration of vesting for all stock options awarded in March 

2004 to employees and officers under the Company’s stock option 
award program. While the Company typically issues options that 
vest equally over four years, as a result of this vesting acceleration, 
stock options to purchase approximately 1.5 million shares of the 
Company’s  common  stock  became  immediately  exercisable.  The 
grant  prices  of  the  affected  stock  options  range  from  $41.08  to 
$41.64 and the closing price of the Company’s common stock on 
February 24, 2005, was $41.20. The vesting acceleration resulted 

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in an expense to the Company of less than $0.1 million. The pri-
mary  purpose  of  the  accelerated  vesting  was  to  eliminate  future 
compensation  expense  the  Company  would  otherwise  recognize 
in  its  statement  of  operations  with  respect  to  these  accelerated 
options upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123R.

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, the Company’s 
Board  of  Directors  approved  the  issuance  of  performance-based 
equity incentive awards in the form of RSUs under the Amended and 
Restated  2000  Equity  Incentive  Plan.  The  performance-based  
RSUs  vest  only  upon  achievement  of  certain  performance  mea-
sures  based  on  cumulative  earnings  for  defined  periods  ending 
January  31,  2008.  The  performance-based  RSUs  granted  that 
could  vest  upon  achievement  of  the  performance  targets  range 
from 165,000 shares to 495,000 shares and have a weighted aver-
age  grant  price  of  $35.08,  using  the  weighted  average  of  the 
closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of each 
of the grants. No compensation expense was recorded for these 
instruments during the year ended January 31, 2007 as the achieve-
ment  of  the  performance  targets  is  not  currently  deemed  to  be 
probable by the Company. The table above excludes the grant of 
these  performance-based  RSUs  as  none  of  these  performance-
based equity incentive awards are vested as of January 31, 2007. 
However, these restricted stock units have been considered in the 
table  above  in  the  determination  of  amounts  available  for  grant 
under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans.

In October 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved 
the  award  of  60,000  shares  of  RSUs  to  the  Company’s  recently 
appointed  Chief  Executive  Officer,  pursuant  to  the  Company’s 
Amended  and  Restated  2000  Equity  Incentive  Plan.  These  RSUs 
vest quarterly over three years and have a grant price of $36.66, 
which  represents  the  closing  price  of  the  Company’s  common 
stock on the date of grant. Compensation expense of $0.2 million 
was  recorded  for  these  instruments  during  the  year  ended  
January 31, 2007. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, 
3,334  of  these  RSUs  vested,  with  56,666  remaining  unvested  as 
of January 31, 2007.

In December 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved 
the  award  of  243,000  shares  of  RSUs.  These  RSUs  vest  over  the 
following  three  fiscal  years  and  have  a  grant  price  of  $41.99, 
which  represents  the  closing  price  of  the  Company’s  common 
stock on the date of grant. Compensation expense of $0.3 million 
was  recorded  for  these  instruments  during  the  year  ended  
January  31,  2007  and  all  of  these  RSUs  remain  unvested  as  of 
January 31, 2007.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Under  the  1995  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  (the  “ESPP”) 
approved in June 1995, the Company is authorized to issue up to 
1,000,000  shares  of  common  stock  to  eligible  employees  in  the 
Company’s  U.S.  and  Canadian  subsidiaries.  Under  the  terms  of 
the ESPP, employees can choose to have a fixed dollar amount or 
percentage  deducted  from  their  bi-weekly  compensation  to  pur-
chase  the  Company’s  common  stock  and/or  elect  to  purchase 
shares once per calendar quarter. The purchase price of the stock 
is  85%  of  the  market  value  on  the  exercise  date  and  employees 
are  limited  to  a  maximum  purchase  of  $25,000  in  fair  market 
value each calendar year. From the inception of the ESPP through 
January 31, 2007, the Company has sold 399,767 shares of com-
mon stock to the ESPP. All shares purchased under the ESPP must 
be held for a period of one year.

Pro Forma Effect of Stock Compensation Plans

As disclosed in Note 1—Business  and Summary  of Significant 
Accounting  Policies,  the  Company  has  included  the  pro  forma  
net income and pro forma earnings per share reflecting the com-
pensation  cost  that  the  Company  would  have  recorded  on  its  
equity incentive plans had it used the fair value at grant date for  
awards under the plans consistent with the method prescribed by  
SFAS  No.  123,  prior  to  the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123R  effective 
February 1, 2006.

Retirement Savings Plan

The  Company  sponsors  the  Tech  Data  Corporation  401(k) 
Savings Plan (“the 401(k) Savings Plan”) for its employees. At the 
Company’s discretion, participant deferrals are matched monthly, 
in the form of company stock, in an amount equal to 50% of the 
first  6%  of  participant  deferrals  and  participants  are  fully  vested 
following four years of qualified service.

At January 31, 2007 and 2006, the number of shares of Tech 
Data  common  stock  held  by  the  Company’s  401(k)  Savings  Plan 
totaled 270,000 and 329,000 shares, respectively.

Aggregate contributions made by the Company to the 401(k) 
Savings  Plan  were  $2.2  million,  $2.3  million  and  $1.8  million  for 
fiscal 2007, fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005, respectively.

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NOTE 12—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

In fiscal 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized  
a  share  repurchase  program  of  up  to  $200.0  million  of  the 
Company’s common stock. As of January 31, 2007, the Company’s 
share  repurchase  program  authorized  in  fiscal  2006  is  complete. 
The Company’s share repurchases were made on the open market 
through  block  trades  or  otherwise  and  the  number  of  shares 
purchased and the timing of the purchases was based on working 
capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors, 
including alternative investment opportunities. Shares repurchased 
by  the  Company  are  held  in  treasury  for  general  corporate  pur-
poses,  including  issuances  under  equity  incentive  and  employee 
benefit  plans.  During  fiscal  2007,  the  Company  repurchased 
2,222,720  shares  comprised  of  2,220,132  shares  purchased  in 
conjunction  with  the  Company’s  share  repurchase  program  and 
2,588 shares purchased outside of the stock repurchase program, 
at  an  average  of  $36.03  per  share,  for  a  total  cost,  including 
expenses,  of  $80.1  million.  During  fiscal  2006,  the  Company 
repurchased  3,443,131  shares  comprised  of  3,260,576  shares 
purchased  in  conjunction  with  the  Company’s  share  repurchase 
program and 182,555 shares purchased outside of the stock repur-
chase program, at an average of $36.89 per share, for a total cost, 
including expenses, of approximately $127.0 million.

NOTE 13—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

The Company leases logistics centers, office facilities and certain 
equipment under noncancelable operating leases, the majority of 
which  expire  at  various  dates  through  2016.  Fair  value  renewal 
and purchase options and escalation clauses exist for a substantial 
portion  of  the  operating  leases  included  above.  Rental  expense 
related to continuing operations for all operating leases, including 
minimum commitments under IT outsourcing agreements, totaled 
$59.3 million, $59.0 million and $58.6 million in fiscal years 2007, 
2006 and 2005, respectively. Future minimum lease payments at  

January 31, 2007 under all such leases, including minimum com-
mitments under IT outsourcing agreements, for succeeding fiscal 
years are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year:

2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  65,285
55,367
2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43,339
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33,459
2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18,996
2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66,843
Thereafter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 283,289

Synthetic Lease Facility

The  Company  has  a  Synthetic  Lease  facility  with  a  group  of 
financial  institutions  under  which  the  Company  leases  certain 
logistics centers and office facilities from a third-party lessor. The 
Synthetic  Lease  expires  in  fiscal  year  2009,  at  which  time  the 
Company has the following options: renew the lease for an addi-
tional  five  years,  purchase  the  properties  at  an  amount  equal  to 
their  cost,  or  remarket  the  properties.  If  the  Company  elects  to 
remarket the properties, it has guaranteed the lessor a percentage 
of the cost of each of the properties, in an aggregate amount of 
approximately  $118.0  million  (the  “residual  value”).  At  any  time 
during the lease term, the Company may, at its option, purchase 
up  to  four  of  the  seven  properties,  at  an  amount  equal  to  each 
property’s cost. The Company pays interest on the Synthetic Lease 
at LIBOR plus an agreed-upon margin. The Synthetic Lease contains 
covenants  that  must  be  complied  with,  similar  to  the  covenants 
described  in  certain  of  the  credit  facilities  discussed  in  Note  8—
Revolving  Credit  Loans.  The  amount  funded  under  the  Synthetic 
Lease (approximately $133.2 million at January 31, 2007) is treated 
as debt under the definition of the covenants required under both 
the Synthetic Lease and the credit facilities. As of January 31, 2007 
the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

In  January  2007,  the  Company  sold  approximately  6  acres  of 
excess land located in Miami, Florida. The sale was executed pur-
suant to the “excess sale” provisions of the Synthetic Lease agree-
ment  and  resulted  in  a  gain  of  $3.6  million  recorded  during  the 

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quarter ended January 31, 2007. This gain is included within SG&A 
in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The sum of future minimum lease payments under the Synthetic 
Lease at January 31, 2007 was approximately $13.5 million. Properties 
leased  under  the  Synthetic  Lease  are  located  in  Clearwater  and 
Miami, Florida; Fort Worth, Texas; Fontana, California; Suwanee, 
Georgia; Swedesboro, New Jersey; and South Bend, Indiana.

On  March  20,  2007,  the  Company  amended  the  Synthetic 
Lease, the Receivables Securitization Program, the $250.0 million 
Multi-currency  Revolving  Credit  Facility.  The  primary  purpose  of 
these amendments was to obtain more favorable interest rates, lease 
rates  and  facility  fees.  (For  further  discussion  of  the  Receivables 
Securitization Program and the $250.0 million Multi-currency Revolv-
ing Credit Facility see Note 8—Revolving Credit Loans.)

The  Synthetic  Lease  has  been  accounted  for  as  an  operating 
lease. FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46 requires the Company to 
evaluate  whether  an  entity  with  which  it  is  involved  meets  the 
criteria of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and, if so, whether the 
Company is required to consolidate that entity. The Company has 
determined that the third-party lessor of its Synthetic Lease facility 
does not meet the criteria of a VIE and, therefore, is not subject to 
the consolidation provisions of FIN No. 46.

Contingencies

Prior to fiscal 2004, one of the Company’s European subsidiar-
ies  was  audited  in  relation  to  various  value-added  tax  (“VAT”) 
matters. As a result of those audits, the subsidiary received notices 
of  assessment  that  allege  the  subsidiary  did  not  properly  collect 
and remit VAT. It is management’s opinion, based upon the opin-
ion of outside legal counsel, that the Company has valid defenses 
related  to  a  substantial  portion  of  these  assessments.  Although 
the  Company  is  vigorously  pursuing  administrative  and  judicial 
action to challenge the assessments, no assurance can be given as 
to the ultimate outcome. The resolution of such assessments could 
be material to the Company’s operating results for any particular 
period, depending upon the level of income for such period.

The Company is subject to various other legal proceedings and 
claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s 
management  does  not  expect  that  the  outcome  in  any  of  these 

other  legal  proceedings,  individually  or  collectively,  will  have  a 
material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s  financial  condition, 
results of operations, or cash flows.

Guarantees

As  is  customary  in  the  IT  industry,  to  encourage  certain 
customers  to  purchase  products  from  Tech  Data,  the  Company 
has  arrangements  with  certain  finance  companies  that  provide 
inventory financing facilities to the Company’s customers. In con-
junction with certain of these arrangements, the Company would 
be required to purchase certain inventory in the event the inven-
tory is repossessed from the customers by the finance companies. 
As  the  Company  does  not  have  access  to  information  regarding 
the  amount  of  inventory  purchased  from  the  Company  still  on 
hand  with  the  customer  at  any  point  in  time,  the  Company’s 
repurchase obligations relating to inventory cannot be reasonably 
estimated. Repurchases of inventory by the Company under these 
arrangements  have  been  insignificant  to  date.  The  Company 
believes  that,  based  on  historical  experience,  the  likelihood  of  
a material loss pursuant to these inventory repurchase obligations 
is remote.

The Company provides additional financial guarantees to finance 
companies on behalf of certain customers. The majority of these 
guarantees are for an indefinite period of time, where the Company 
would  be  required  to  perform  if  the  customer  is  in  default  with 
the finance company. The Company reviews the underlying credit 
for these guarantees on at least an annual basis. As of January 31, 
2007 and January 31, 2006, the aggregate amount of guarantees 
under these arrangements totaled $11.5 million and $7.0 million, 
respectively,  of  which  $7.0  million  and  $2.9  million,  respectively, 
was outstanding. The Company believes that, based on historical 
experience, the likelihood of a material loss pursuant to the above 
guarantees is remote.

Additionally, in connection with the sale of the Training Business 
discussed in Note 3—Discontinued Operations, the Company con-
tinues to negotiate the assignment of several of the related facility 
lease obligations with the lessors of such properties. To the extent 
the  lessors  are  unwilling  to  agree  to  a  direct  lease  arrangement 
with the purchaser, the Company will remain liable in the event of 

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continued

default by the purchaser of the Training Business. The majority of 
these lease obligations expire at various dates over the next three 
years  and  would  require  the  Company  to  make  all  required  pay-
ments under the lease agreements in the event of default by the 
purchaser.  The  maximum  potential  amount  of  future  payments 
(undiscounted) that the Company could be required to make under 
the  guarantees  is  approximately  $8.2  million  as  of  January  31, 
2007. The Company believes that the likelihood of a material loss 
pursuant to these guarantees is remote.

The  Company  also  provides  residual  value  guarantees  related 
to  the  Restructured  Lease  which  have  been  recorded  at  the 
estimated fair value of the residual guarantees.

NOTE 14—SEGMENT INFORMATION

Tech Data operates predominately in a single industry segment 
as  a  distributor  of  IT  products,  logistics  management,  and  other 
value-added  services.  While  the  Company  operates  primarily  in 
one industry, because of its global presence, the Company is man-
aged  by  its  geographic  segments.  The  Company’s  geographic 
segments  include  the  Americas  (including  the  United  States, 
Canada,  Latin  America,  and  export  sales  to  the  Caribbean)  and 
Europe, formerly referred to as EMEA (including Europe, the Middle 
East,  and  export  sales  to  Africa).  The  Company  assesses  perfor-
mance of and makes decisions on how to allocate resources to its 
operating  segments  based  on  multiple  factors  including  current 
and  projected  operating  income  and  market  opportunities.  The 
Company  does  not  consider  stock-based  compensation  expense 
recognized  under  SFAS  No.  123R  in  assessing  the  performance  
of its operating segments, and therefore the Company is report-
ing stock-based compensation expense as a separate amount. The 
accounting  policies  of  the  segments  are  the  same  as  those 
described  in  Note  1—Business  and  Summary  of  Significant 
Accounting Policies.

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Financial information by geographic segment is as follows:

Year ended January 31,

2007

2006

2005

(In thousands)

Net sales to unaffiliated  
  customers
  Americas (a)  . . . . . . . . . . . . $  9,965,074
  Europe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,475,371

$  9,464,667
11,018,184

$  8,482,512
11,248,405

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,440,445

$ 20,482,851

$ 19,730,917

Operating (loss) income
  Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
  Europe (b)(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Stock-based compensation  
  expense recognized  
  under SFAS No. 123R . . .

160,720
(156,930)

$ 

154,839
8,456

$ 

140,690
90,865

(7,973)

—

—

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

(4,183) $ 

163,295

$ 

231,555

Depreciation and  
  amortization
  Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
  Europe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17,344
35,790

$ 

16,290
35,506

$ 

16,885
36,199

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

53,134

$ 

51,796

$ 

53,084

Capital expenditures
  Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
  Europe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15,112
28,617

$ 

24,454
36,298

$ 

8,511
35,264

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

43,729

$ 

60,752

$ 

43,775

Identifiable assets
  Americas (a)  . . . . . . . . . . . . $  1,601,962
  Europe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,101,902

$  1,436,508
2,968,126

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  4,703,864

$  4,404,634

Goodwill
  Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
  Europe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,966
—

$ 

2,966
131,361

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

2,966

$ 

134,327

(a)  For the year ended January 31, 2007, net sales to unaffiliated customers in the 
US  represented  86%  of  the  total  Americas  net  sales  to  unaffiliated  customers, 
and represented 87% and 88%, respectively, of the total Americas net sales for 
the years ended January 31, 2006 and 2005. Identifiable assets in the US repre-
sented 89% of the Americas identifiable assets at January 31, 2007 and 79% of 
the America’s identifiable assets at January 31, 2006.

(b)  For  the  years  ended  January  31,  2007  and  2006,  the  amounts  shown  above 
include  $23.8  million  and  $30.9  million,  respectively,  of  restructuring  charges 
related to the European restructuring program and $8.6 million and $9.6 million, 
respectively,  in  external  consulting  costs  associated  with  the  restructuring  pro-
gram (see also Note 7—Restructuring Program).

(c)  For the year ended January 31, 2007, the amount shown above includes a non-
cash  charge  of  $136.1  million  for  the  goodwill  impairment  in  Europe  (see  also 
Note 6—Goodwill and Intangible Assets).

 
 
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NOTE 15—INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Interim  financial  information  for  fiscal  years  2007  and  2006  is  as  follows.  All  periods  presented  have  been  restated  to  reflect  the 

reclassification of the Training Business as discontinued operations.

Quarter ended

April 30,

July 31,

October 31,

January 31,

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Fiscal year 2007
Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 4,944,126

$ 4,943,281

$ 5,431,347

$ 6,121,691

Gross profit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  237,139

$  225,610

$  247,560

$  296,462

Income (loss) from continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

8,945
3,946

$  (155,529)
—

$ 

9,598
—

$ 

36,059
—

Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

12,891

$  (155,529)

$ 

9,598

$ 

36,059

Income (loss) per share—basic:
  Continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
  Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 

0.16
0.07

(2.81)
—

$ 

$ 

0.18
—

  Net income (loss) per share  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

0.23

$ 

(2.81)

$ 

0.18

$ 

Income (loss) per share—diluted:
  Continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
  Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 

0.16
0.07

(2.81)
—

$ 

$ 

0.18
—

  Net income (loss) per share  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

0.23

$ 

(2.81)

$ 

0.18

$ 

0.66
—

0.66

0.66
—

0.66

Fiscal year 2006
Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 5,063,691

$ 4,813,850

$ 5,073,955

$ 5,531,355

Gross profit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  264,126

$  239,950

$  250,986

$  267,457

Income from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

32,666
857

$ 

(60,118)
704

$ 

21,921
1,043

$ 

28,498
1,015

Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

33,523

$ 

(59,414)

$ 

22,964

$ 

29,513

Income per share—basic:
  Continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
  Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Net income per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

Income per share—diluted:
  Continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
  Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Net income per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

0.56
0.01

0.57

0.55
0.01

0.56

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(1.03)
.01

(1.02)

$ 

$ 

(1.03)
.01

(1.02)

$ 

0.38
0.02

0.40

0.38
0.02

0.40

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

0.50
0.02

0.52

0.50
0.02

0.52

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continued

Net income for the quarter ended January 31, 2007 includes  
a  $3.6  million  gain  on  the  sale  of  land  under  the  Company’s 
Synthetic Lease, which increased diluted earnings per share from 
continuing  operations  by  $0.04  per  share  for  the  quarter  ended 
January 31, 2007.

Net loss for the quarter ended July 31, 2006 includes a $136.1 
million goodwill impairment in Europe and an $8.4 million increase 
in  the  valuation  allowance  recorded  against  deferred  tax  assets 
related to specific jurisdictions in Europe, which increased diluted 
loss per share from continuing operations by $2.61 per share for 
the quarter ended July 31, 2006.`

Net  loss  in  the  quarter  ended  July  31,  2005  includes  a  $56.0 
million  increase  in  the  valuation  allowance  recorded  against 
deferred  tax  assets  related  to  specific  jurisdictions  in  Europe, 
primarily  Germany,  which  increased  diluted  loss  per  share  from 
continuing  operations  by  $0.96  per  share  for  the  quarter  ended 
July 31, 2005.

NOTE 16—SUBSEQUENT EVENT

In late March 2007, the Company made the decision to close 
its operations in the United Arab Emirates. As a result of this clo-
sure,  the  Company  expects  to  incur  operating  losses  and  other 
cash charges in the first half of fiscal 2008 of approximately $5.0 
million to $7.0 million. In addition, the Company will also record 
approximately  $7.0  million  to  $9.0  million  of  foreign  currency 
exchange  losses  previously  recorded  in  shareholders’  equity  as 
accumulated  other  comprehensive  (loss)  income.  The  Company’s 
accumulated  other  comprehensive  (loss)  income  is  comprised  of 
foreign  currency  translation  adjustments  (“CTA”)  relating  to  the 
net assets of the Company’s international subsidiaries (as further 
discussed  in  Note  1—Business  and  Summary  of  Significant 
Accounting Policies).

Risk Factors

The following are certain risk factors that could affect our busi-
ness, financial position and results of operations. These risk factors 
should be considered in connection with evaluating the forward-
looking statements contained in this Annual Report because these 
factors  could  cause  the  actual  results  and  conditions  to  differ 
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. 
Before you buy our common stock or other securities, you should 
know that making such an investment involves risks, including the 
risks described below. The risks that have been highlighted below 

are not the only risks of our business. If any of the risks actually 
occur,  our  business,  financial  condition  or  results  of  operations 
could be negatively affected. In that case, the trading price of our 
common stock or other securities could decline, and you may lose 
all or part of your investment. Certain risk factors that could cause 
actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking state-
ments include the following:

Competition

The  Company  operates  in  a  highly  competitive  environment. 
The  computer  wholesale  distribution  industry  is  characterized  by 
intense competition, based primarily on product availability, credit 
availability,  price,  speed  of  delivery,  ability  to  tailor  specific  solu-
tions  to  customer  needs,  quality  and  depth  of  product  lines  and 
training, service and support. Weakness in demand in the market 
intensifies  the  competitive  environment  in  which  the  Company 
operates.  The  Company  competes  with  a  variety  of  regional, 
national  and  international  wholesale  distributors,  some  of  which 
have greater financial resources than the Company. The Company 
also faces competition from companies entering or expanding into 
the logistics and product fulfillment and e-commerce supply chain 
services market.

Narrow Profit Margins

As  a  result  of  intense  price  competition  in  the  industry,  the 
Company  has  narrow  gross  profit  and  operating  profit  margins. 
These  narrow  margins  magnify  the  impact  on  operating  results 
attributed to variations in sales and operating costs. Future gross 
profit and operating margins may be adversely affected by changes 
in  product  mix,  vendor  pricing  actions  and  competitive  and 
economic  pressures.  In  addition,  failure  to  attract  new  sources  
of  business  from  expansion  of  products  or  services  or  entry  into 
new markets may adversely affect future gross profit and operat-
ing margins.

Dependence on Information Systems

The Company is highly dependent upon its internal computer 
and telecommunication systems to operate its business. There can 
be no assurance that the Company’s information systems will not 
fail  or  experience  disruptions,  that  the  Company  will  be  able  to 
attract and retain qualified personnel necessary for the operation 
of  such  systems,  that  the  Company  will  be  able  to  expand  and 
improve its information systems, that the Company will be able to 
convert to new systems efficiently, or that the Company will be able 
to integrate new programs effectively with its existing programs. 

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Any  of  such  problems  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the 
Company’s business.

Acquisitions

As part of its growth strategy, the Company pursues the acqui-
sition of companies that either complement or expand its existing 
business.  As  a  result,  the  Company  regularly  evaluates  potential 
acquisition opportunities, which may be material in size and scope. 
Acquisitions involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including 
expansion  into  new  geographic  markets  and  business  areas,  the 
requirement to understand local business practices, the diversion 
of  management’s  attention  to  the  assimilation  of  the  operations 
and personnel of the acquired companies, the possible requirement 
to  upgrade  the  acquired  companies’  management  information 
systems to the Company’s standards, potential adverse short-term 
effects on the Company’s operating results and the amortization 
or impairment of any acquired intangible assets.

Exposure to Natural Disasters, War, and Terrorism

The Company’s headquarters facilities and some of its logistics 
centers  as  well  as  certain  vendors  and  customers  are  located  in 
areas prone to natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, torna-
does,  or  earthquakes.  In  addition,  demand  for  the  Company’s 
services  is  concentrated  in  major  metropolitan  areas.  Adverse 
weather conditions, major electrical failures or other natural disas-
ters in these major metropolitan areas may disrupt the Company’s 
business  should  its  ability  to  distribute  products  be  impacted  by 
such an event.

The Company operates in multiple geographic markets, several 
of  which  may  be  susceptible  to  acts  of  war  and  terrorism.  The 
Company’s business could be adversely affected should its ability 
to distribute products be impacted by such events.

The  Company  and  many  of  its  suppliers  receive  parts  and 
products from Asia and operate in many parts of the world that 
may  be  susceptible  to  disease  or  epidemic  that  may  disrupt  the 
Company’s  ability  to  receive  or  deliver  products  or  other  disrup-
tions in operations.

Dependence on Independent Shipping Companies

The  Company  relies  on  arrangements  with  independent  ship-
ping companies, such as Federal Express and United Parcel Service, 
for  the  delivery  of  its  products  from  vendors  and  to  customers. 
The  failure  or  inability  of  these  shipping  companies  to  deliver 
products, or the unavailability of their shipping services, even tem-
porarily,  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s 
business.  The  Company  may  also  be  adversely  affected  by  an 

increase  in  freight  surcharges  due  to  rising  fuel  costs  and  added 
security.  There  can  be  no  assurance  that  Tech  Data  will  be  able  
to pass along the full effect of an increase in these surcharges to 
its customers.

Labor Strikes

The  Company’s  labor  force  is  currently  non-union  with  the 
exception  of  employees  of  certain  European  and  Latin  American 
subsidiaries,  which  are  subject  to  collective  bargaining  or  similar 
arrangements.  The  Company  does  business  in  certain  foreign 
countries where labor disruption is more common than is experi-
enced in the United States and some of the freight carriers used 
by  the  Company  are  unionized.  A  labor  strike  by  a  group  of  the 
Company’s employees, one of the Company’s freight carriers, one 
of  its  vendors,  a  general  strike  by  civil  service  employees,  or  a 
governmental  shutdown  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the 
Company’s business. Many of the products the Company sells are 
manufactured in countries other than the countries in which the 
Company’s  logistics  centers  are  located.  The  inability  to  receive 
products into the logistics centers because of government action 
or  labor  disputes  at  critical  ports  of  entry  may  have  a  material 
adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Risk of Declines in Inventory Value

The Company is subject to the risk that the value of its inven-
tory will decline as a result of price reductions by vendors or tech-
nological obsolescence. It is the policy of most of the Company’s 
vendors to protect distributors from the loss in value of inventory 
due  to  technological  change  or  the  vendors’  price  reductions. 
Some  vendors,  however,  may  be  unwilling  or  unable  to  pay  the 
Company for price protection claims or products returned to them 
under  purchase  agreements.  Moreover,  industry  practices  are 
sometimes not embodied in written agreements and do not pro-
tect the Company in all cases from declines in inventory value. No 
assurance can be given that such practices to protect distributors 
will continue, that unforeseen new product developments will not 
adversely affect the Company, or that the Company will be able 
to successfully manage its existing and future inventories.

Product Availability

The Company is dependent upon the supply of products avail-
able from its vendors. The industry is characterized by periods of 
severe product shortages due to vendors’ difficulties in projecting 
demand for certain products distributed by the Company. When 
such product shortages occur, the Company typically receives an  

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allocation of product from the vendor. There can be no assurance 
that vendors will be able to maintain an adequate supply of prod-
ucts  to  fulfill  all  of  the  Company’s  customer  orders  on  a  timely 
basis.  Failure  to  obtain  adequate  product  supplies  could  have  an 
adverse effect on the Company’s business.

purchases from another distributor, experiences a significant change 
in demand from its own customer base, becomes financially unsta-
ble, or is acquired by another company, the Company’s receipt of 
revenues  may  be  significantly  affected,  resulting  in  an  adverse 
effect on the Company’s business.

Vendor Terms and Conditions

Customer Credit Exposure

The  Company  relies  on  various  rebates,  cash  discounts,  and 
cooperative marketing programs offered by its vendors to support 
expenses associated with distributing and marketing the vendors’ 
products.  Currently,  the  rebates  and  purchase  discounts  offered 
by  vendors  are  influenced  by  sales  volumes  and  percentage 
increases  in  sales,  and  are  subject  to  changes  by  the  vendors. 
Additionally, certain of the Company’s vendors subsidize floorplan 
financing  arrangements  for  the  benefit  of  our  customers.  Termi-
nations of a supply or services agreement or a significant change 
in supplier terms or conditions of sale could negatively affect our 
operating margins, revenue or the level of capital required to fund 
our operations.

The  Company  receives  a  significant  percentage  of  revenues 
from products it purchases from relatively few manufacturers. As 
has  historically  been  the  case,  a  manufacturer  may  make  rapid, 
significant and adverse changes in its sales terms and conditions, 
such as reducing the amount of price protection and return rights 
as  well  as  reducing  the  level  of  purchase  discounts  and  rebates 
they  make  available  to  us,  or  may  merge  with  or  acquire  other 
significant manufacturers. The Company’s gross margins could be 
materially  and  negatively  impacted  if  the  Company  is  unable  to 
pass  through  the  impact  of  these  changes  to  the  Company’s 
customers or cannot develop systems to manage ongoing supplier 
programs.  In  addition,  the  Company’s  standard  vendor  distribu-
tion agreement permits termination without cause by either party 
upon  30  days  notice.  The  loss  of  a  relationship  with  any  of  the 
Company’s key vendors, a change in their strategy (such as increas-
ing  direct  sales),  the  merging  of  significant  manufacturers,  or 
significant changes in terms on their products may adversely effect 
the Company’s business.

Loss of Significant Customers

Customers do not have an obligation to make purchases from 
the Company. In some cases, the Company has made adjustments 
to its systems, vendor offerings, and processes, and made staffing 
decisions,  in  order  to  accommodate  the  needs  of  a  significant 
customer. In the event a significant customer decides to make its 

The  Company  sells  its  products  to  a  large  customer  base  of 
value-added  resellers,  direct  marketers,  retailers  and  corporate 
resellers. The Company finances a significant portion of such sales 
through  trade  credit.  As  a  result,  the  Company’s  business  could 
be adversely affected in the event of a deterioration of the finan-
cial condition of its customers, resulting in the customers’ inability 
to repay the Company. This risk may increase if there is a general 
economic  downturn  affecting  a  large  number  of  the  Company’s 
customers  and  in  the  event  the  Company’s  customers  do  not 
adequately manage their business or properly disclose their finan-
cial condition.

Need for Liquidity and Capital Resources; Fluctuations in  
Interest Rates

The Company’s business requires substantial capital to operate 
and to finance accounts receivable and product inventory that are 
not  financed  by  trade  creditors.  The  Company  has  historically 
relied  upon  cash  generated  from  operations,  bank  credit  lines, 
trade credit from its vendors, proceeds from public offerings of its 
common  stock  and  proceeds  from  debt  offerings  to  satisfy  its 
capital  needs  and  finance  growth.  The  Company  utilizes  various 
financing  instruments  such  as  receivables  securitization,  leases, 
revolving  credit  facilities  and  trade  receivable  purchase  facilities. 
As  the  financial  markets  change  and  new  regulations  come  into 
effect, the cost of acquiring financing and the methods of financ-
ing  may  change.  Changes  in  our  credit  rating  or  other  market 
factors may increase our interest expense or other costs of capital, 
or capital may not be available to us on acceptable terms to fund 
our working capital needs. The inability to obtain such sources of 
capital could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. 
The Company’s credit facilities contain various financial and other 
covenants that may limit the Company’s ability to borrow or limit 
the  Company’s  flexibility  in  responding  to  business  conditions. 
These  financing  instruments  involve  variable  rate  debt,  thus 
exposing  the  Company  to  risk  of  fluctuations  in  interest  rates. 
Such fluctuations in interest rates could have an adverse effect on 
the Company’s business.

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Foreign Currency Exchange Risks; Exposure to Foreign Markets

The  Company  conducts  business  in  countries  outside  of  the 
United  States,  which  exposes  the  Company  to  fluctuations  in 
foreign  currency  exchange  rates.  The  Company  may  enter  into 
short-term  forward  exchange  or  option  contracts  to  hedge  this 
risk; nevertheless, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates 
could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business. In par-
ticular,  the  value  of  the  Company’s  equity  investment  in  foreign 
countries  may  fluctuate  based  upon  changes  in  foreign  currency 
exchange rates. These fluctuations, which are recorded in a cumu-
lative  translation  adjustment  account,  may  result  in  losses  in  the 
event  a  foreign  subsidiary  is  sold  or  closed  at  a  time  when  the 
foreign  currency  is  weaker  than  when  the  Company  initially 
invested in the country.

The  Company’s  international  operations  are  subject  to  other 
risks such as the imposition of governmental controls, export license 
requirements,  restrictions  on  the  export  of  certain  technology, 
political instability, trade restrictions, tariff changes, difficulties in 
staffing  and  managing  international  operations,  changes  in  the 
interpretation  and  enforcement  of  laws  (in  particular  related  to 
items such as duty and taxation), difficulties in collecting accounts 
receivable, longer collection periods and the impact of local eco-
nomic  conditions  and  practices.  There  can  be  no  assurance  that 
these  and  other  factors  will  not  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the 
Company’s business.

Changes in Income Tax and Other Regulatory Legislation

The Company operates in compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations. When new legislation is enacted with minimal advance 
notice,  or  when  new  interpretations  or  applications  of  existing 
laws are made, the Company may need to implement changes in 
its policies or structure.

In addition, recent legislation requires all member states of the 
European  Union  to  adopt  the  European  Directive  2002/96/EC 
regarding  Waste  in  Electrical  and  Electronic  Equipment  (“WEEE 
Directive”)  and  2002/95/EC  regarding  restrictions  of  the  use  of 
certain  hazardous  substances  in  electrical  and  electronic  equip-
ment (“RoHS Directive”) into national law. The manner and timing 
of adoption of these laws impacts the Company as, in some coun-
tries, it remains unclear to what extent and the manner in which 
the Company will be subject to compliance with these regulations 
and the financial costs and guarantees thereby required.

The  Company  makes  plans  for  its  structure  and  operations 
based  upon  existing  laws  and  anticipated  future  changes  in  the 
law. The Company is susceptible to unanticipated changes in leg-
islation,  especially  relating  to  income  and  other  taxes,  import/
export  laws,  hazardous  materials  and  electronic  waste  recovery 
legislation,  and  other  laws  related  to  trade,  accounting,  and 
business  activities.  Such  changes  in  legislation,  both  domestic  
and  international,  may  have  a  significant  adverse  effect  on  the 
Company’s business.

Changes in Accounting Rules

The  Company  prepares  its  financial  statements  in  conformity 
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. 
These  accounting  principles  are  subject  to  interpretation  by  the 
Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Public Company Account-
ing  Oversight  Board,  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission, 
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and various 
other bodies formed to interpret and create appropriate account-
ing policies. A change in these policies or a new interpretation of 
an existing policy could have a significant effect on our reported 
results  and  may  affect  our  reporting  of  transactions  before  a 
change is announced.

Volatility of Common Stock Price

Because  of  the  foregoing  factors,  as  well  as  other  variables 
affecting  the  Company’s  operating  results,  past  financial  perfor-
mance  should  not  be  considered  a  reliable  indicator  of  future 
performance,  and  investors  should  not  use  historical  trends  to 
anticipate  results  or  trends  in  future  periods.  In  addition,  the 
Company’s participation in a highly dynamic industry often results 
in  significant  volatility  of  the  common  stock  price.  Some  of  the 
factors that may affect the market price of the common stock, in 
addition  to  those  discussed  above,  are  changes  in  investment 
recommendations by securities analysts, changes in market valua-
tions  of  competitors  and  key  vendors,  and  fluctuations  in  the 
overall stock market, but particularly in the technology sector.

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Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Shareholder Matters  
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our  common  stock  is  traded  on  the  NASDAQ  Stock  Market 
under the symbol “TECD.” We have not paid cash dividends since 
fiscal  1983  and  the  Board  of  Directors  has  no  current  plans  to 
institute a cash dividend payment policy in the foreseeable future. 
The  table  to  the  right  presents  the  quarterly  high  and  low  sale 
prices  for  our  common  stock  as  reported  by  the  NASDAQ  Stock 
Market. As of March 1, 2007, there were 368 holders of record. 
We believe that there are approximately 44,000 beneficial holders.

Sales Price

High

Low

Fiscal year 2007
  Fourth quarter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 43.74
  Third quarter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40.00
  Second quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38.75
  First quarter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42.65

$ 36.23
$ 32.10
$ 33.99
$ 34.94

High

Low

Fiscal year 2006
  Fourth quarter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42.10
  Third quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39.50
  Second quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39.11
  First quarter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 43.56

$ 34.21
$ 33.80
$ 33.04
$ 33.82

Equity Compensation and Stock Purchase Plan Information

The number of shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding share-based equity incentives granted to employees and non-employee 
directors, as well as the number of shares remaining available for future issuance, under our equity compensation and stock purchase 
plans as of January 31, 2007 are summarized in the following table:

Plan category

Number of shares 
to be issued upon
exercise of outstanding
share-based incentives

Weighted average
exercise price 
of outstanding
share-based
incentives

Number of shares
remaining available for
future issuance
under equity
compensation plans

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders for:
  Employee equity compensation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Employee stock purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Non-employee directors’ equity compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Employee equity compensation plan not approved by shareholders . . . . . . . . . . 

6,124,592
—
101,500

6,226,092
984,533

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

7,210,625

$35.83
—
$34.93

$35.81
$38.12

$36.13

3,228,502
600,233
—

3,828,735
—

3,828,735

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In  March  2005,  our  Board  of  Directors  authorized  a  share 
repurchase  program  of  up  to  $100.0  million  of  the  Company’s 
common  stock  (increased  to  $200.0  million  in  November  2005). 
As of October 31, 2006, the Company’s share repurchase program 

authorized  in  fiscal  2006  was  completed.  The  share  repurchases 
were made on the open market, through block trades or otherwise. 
The number of shares purchased and the timing of the purchases 
were  based  on  working  capital  requirements,  general  business 
conditions  and  other  factors,  including  alternative  investment 
opportunities.  Shares  repurchased  by  the  Company  are  held  in 
treasury for general corporate purposes, including issuances under 
equity incentive and benefit plans.

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T E C H   D A T A   C O R P O R A T I O N   A N D   S U B S I D I A R I E S

Stock Performance Chart

Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return 
Assumes Initial Investment of $100 on February 1, 2002 (1) 
Tech Data Corporation, NASDAQ Stock Market (U.S.) Index and SIC Code 5045

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120

100

80

60

40

20

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2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Tech Data Corporation

NASDAQ Stock Market (U.S.) Index

SIC Code 5045—Computer and Peripheral Equipment and Software

(1) The comparisons are provided in response to Securities and Exchange Commission requirements and are not intended
     to forecast or be indicative of Tech Data’s future stock performance.

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Tech Data Corporation
NASDAQ Stock Market (U.S.) Index
100
SIC Code 5045—Computer and Peripheral Equipment and Software 100

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69
58

82
108
95

83
108
103

82
122
100

74
131
109

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited)

Year ended January 31, 

2007

2006

2005

(In thousands,  
except per share amounts)

Operating Income
GAAP operating (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other costs (1)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4,183)
136,093
23,764
8,596

$ 163,295
—
30,946
9,632

$ 231,555
—
—
—

Non-GAAP operating income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 164,270

$ 203,873

$ 231,555

Net Income
GAAP (loss) income from continuing operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (100,927)
Discontinued operations, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,946

$  22,967
3,619

$ 159,622
2,838

GAAP net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  (96,981)
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136,093
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23,764
Other costs (1)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,596
Tax effect on restructuring charges and other costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2,502)
Reversal of previously accrued income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
—
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,352

$  26,586
—
30,946
9,632
(1,603)
—
56,039

$ 162,460
—
—
—
—
(11,535)
—

Non-GAAP net income  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  77,322

$ 121,600

$ 150,925

Net Income per Diluted Share
GAAP (loss) income per diluted share from continuing operations (2)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Discontinued operations, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GAAP net (loss) income per diluted share  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Goodwill impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other costs (1)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax effect on restructuring charges and other costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reversal of previously accrued income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

(1.83)
.07

(1.76)
2.46
.43
.16
(.04)
—
.15

.39
.06

.45
—
.53
.16
(.03)
—
.96

2.69 
.05

2.74
—
—
—
—
(.19)
—

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

1.40

$ 

2.08

$ 

2.55

Weighted average common shares outstanding
  Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55,129
55,289

57,749
58,414

58,176
59,193

(1) Other costs represent consulting costs related to the company’s European restructuring program.
(2)  Net loss per share for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007 is calculated using basic weighted average common shares outstanding.

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Corporate Information

Board of Directors

Officers

Robert M. Dutkowsky
Chief Executive Officer

Jeffery P. Howells
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer

Néstor Cano
President, Worldwide Operations

Kenneth Lamneck
President, the Americas

Joseph A. Osbourn
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Information Officer

Charles V. Dannewitz
Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasurer

William K. Todd, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Logistics and 
Integration Services

Joseph B. Trepani
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Controller

David R. Vetter
Senior Vice President, General Counsel  
and Secretary

Transfer Agent
Mellon Investor Services, LLC
P.O. Box 3315 
South Hackensack, NJ 07606
866-357-3551
www.melloninvestor.com/isd

Annual Meeting of Shareholders
All interested parties are cordially invited to  
attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders  
on Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. at the 
company headquarters, 5350 Tech Data Drive, 
Clearwater, FL 33760.

Financial Reports
Financial reports, including Form 10-K and annual 
reports, can be accessed online at: techdata.com. 
You may also obtain a copy upon written request to:

Tech Data Corporation 
Attention: Investor Relations 
5350 Tech Data Drive 
Clearwater, FL 33760

Investor Inquiries
Investor Relations
Phone: 800-292-7906
Fax: 727-538-5860
Email: ir@techdata.com

Steven A. Raymund
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Tech Data Corporation

Charles E. Adair
Partner, 
Cordova Ventures

Maximilian Ardelt
Managing Director, 
ConDigit Consult GmbH

Robert M. Dutkowsky
Chief Executive Officer, 
Tech Data Corporation

Jeffery P. Howells
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer, 
Tech Data Corporation

Kathy Misunas
Founder and Principal,
Essential Ideas

Thomas I. Morgan
Retired Chief Executive Officer, 
Hughes Supply, Inc.

David M. Upton
Albert J. Weatherhead III
Professor of Business Administration,
Technology and Operations Management,
Harvard Business School

John Y. Williams
Managing Director,
Equity-South Advisors, LLC

Corporate Headquarters 
Tech Data Corporation
5350 Tech Data Drive
Clearwater, FL 33760
727-539-7429
www.techdata.com

Independent Registered Certified  
Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP, Tampa, FL

Ethics Reporting Hotline
866-TD ETHIC—866-833-8442

Stock Listing
The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.  
Ticker symbol: TECD

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5350 Tech Data Drive 
Clearwater, Florida 33760

P: 727-539-7429
www.techdata.com

2007 Annual Repor t

Year Ended Januar y 31, 2007