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| Adjusted diluted earnings per share were better than expected at $1.61 for the quarter |
| As [Indiscernible] market, I am confident in our team’s ability to execute in a challenging and uncertain environment and to continue to deliver value to our suppliers and customer partners |
| The year-over-year improvement was led by our EC EMEA and EC Americas businesses, each of which expanded operating margin year-over-year by more than 20 basis points |
| Continued efficient management of our operations enabled us to drive solid operating margins of 4.1%, highlighted by a 4.6% operating margin in our Electronic Components business |
| I’ll start with a reminder that in fiscal year 2023, we delivered double-digit sales growth in constant currency, record earnings per share and ended the year with a strong balance sheet and great momentum |
| Book value per share improved to approximately $52 a share or a sequential increase of approximately $1 per share |
| We continue to benefit from our unique engineering capabilities with our field application engineers and digital design tools, resulting in another strong quarter for demand creation |
| I do want to emphasize that as a distributor, inventory is the lifeblood of our business and having the right inventory is a strategic advantage |
| To conclude, as we navigate the current market environment, we continue to demonstrate our strength and resiliency |
| The conversations with these procurement leaders also confirmed our belief that Avnet is well positioned with our supply chain capabilities |
| In summary, we’re pleased with our performance and execution during the quarter within this current market environment |
| In the quarter, EMEA continued to see strength in transportation, industrial and the aerospace and defense end markets |
| Farnell also has growth opportunities with recent line card additions and from investments in new products that should materialize over the next few quarters |
| We believe that our diversification and focus on high-growth verticals is helping to keep sales above the $6 billion per quarter level as previously communicated |
| We continue to believe our diversified end markets and our broad customer base positions us well for profitable growth for all of our stakeholders |
| And so we’re seeing very good progress there in terms of trying to take share |
| We also had a good quarter for test and measurement component sales |
| But in the interim, we’re stable and balance sheet solid, and we want to continue to drive growth with our current suppliers and customers |
| We remain excited about Farnell despite the disappointing near-term outlook and see additional opportunity to leverage Farnell’s and Electronic Components’ unique and synergistic collaboration to better serve Avnet customers |
| EC gross margin improved year-over-year primarily due to a greater mix of sales from our Western regions |
| Japan has been positive for us |
| Our team continues to compete well in this market by working with our customers to provide the flexibility they need to manage their component supply chains and by working with our suppliers to provide visibility to end-customer demand and the impact to our customers’ current inventory levels have or near-term demand |
| So we saw a stronger strength in transportation than we did in industrial |
| But I think the EC is very healthy implied in the guidance |
| As Phil mentioned, we had a solid start to 2024 |
| For the long term, we remain committed to our road map of delivering a reliable and increasing dividend and share repurchases to increase our shareholder value when we believe our shares are undervalued by the market |
| I’m pleased to share that we kicked off the new fiscal year with another quarter of solid financial results, continuing that momentum and underscoring our strength and resiliency in the current market environment |
| Overall, semiconductor lead times continue to improve slightly, but still remain higher than pre-pandemic levels |
| And so this is more of a fulfillment, so lower margin, but good returns |
| Transportation remains strongest, while demand in the industrial and aerospace and defense verticals were a bit more moderate |
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| Farnell gross margin was down sequentially primarily due to an unfavorable sales mix and from competitive pricing pressures for on-the-board components |
| Farnell gross margin was down year-over-year largely due to the unwinding of pricing premiums and unfavorable sales mix and from competitive pricing pressures |
| Farnell operating margin was 4.2% in the quarter, down 389 basis points quarter-over-quarter |
| Sales declined 3% quarter-over-quarter in constant currency |
| Farnell operating income was $18 million, down 66% year-over-year |
| From an operating group perspective, Electronic Components sales declined 7% year-over-year and 8% in constant currency |
| Farnell sales were down 5% sequentially and down 4% year-over-year in constant currency |
| Clearly, with Farnell being down, let’s say, from 8% to 4% caused some pressure on the overall corporation margin |
| In constant currency, Electronic Components sales were down nearly 3% sequentially and 8% year-over-year |
| Sales of the onboard product lines comprised of semiconductors and IP&E products saw the greatest decline in sales, driving the unfavorable sales mix |
| Farnell sales were 5% lower sequentially in constant currency |
| Shortages continue in some areas, particularly MCUs and power products targeting automotive and industrial applications |
| From a free cash flow standpoint, as Phil said, going to be challenging on the inventory side to really work it down over the next couple of quarters |
| Excluding sales of single-board computers, Farnell sales declined 8% year-over-year and 7% quarter-over-quarter in constant currency |
| This guidance assumes a seasonal decline in sales from the Western regions primarily due to holidays |
| For the first quarter, we reported adjusted operating income of $262 million, which decreased 11% year-over-year |
| Farnell sales declined 1% year-over-year and 4% in constant currency |
| On a sequential basis, sales were down 3% in constant currency |
| As expected, Farnell sales and profitability were impacted by product mix and competitive pricing pressures |
| But just within the automotive transportation business, some folks across the supply chain have just been highlighting headwinds, either in the form of UAW strikes or increased competition in China around some of the new applications being deployed there |
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