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| This increase was in large part the result of our successful execution in growing the sales of integrated solutions and Advanced Technologies, contributed primarily by services and software that are recorded on a net basis |
| All these activities are designed to improve our ability to deliver these complex solutions on behalf of our customers |
| Furthermore, the sales of Advanced Technologies drove an increase in gross margins of 111 basis points to a record 18% |
| Toward that end, our customers are continuing to evaluate artificial intelligence solutions as I look to improve productivity and increase operational efficiencies |
| In addition to our sales performance, we continue to improve operationally |
| As we said last quarter, we remain very optimistic about the IT landscape |
| Software has been very strong, and NetCom for us continues to be strong |
| Improvements in the supply chain have enabled us to complete and deliver orders for which we were holding a portion of the inventory last year |
| Solid execution and strong growth in operating margins helped to minimize the impact of a softer top line |
| We continue to connect our customers with technology that enhances growth, elevate productivity, and empower innovation |
| Customer demand for software, which includes cloud and SaaS solutions helped to fuel the improvement in our gross margins |
| However, we're encouraged by the number of new customers we're acquiring, and we believe we can still outperform the market and take market share, notwithstanding the challenges with the macroeconomic environment |
| And what we're seeing is the categories that are strong for us, Software as a Service |
| We continue to believe that gross profit is a better measurement of our performance, and we grew gross profit in the quarter |
| Gross profit increased 4.4% to $129.8 million, and gross margins were up 166 basis points to 18.6% in Q4 compared to Q4 2022 |
| Cash flow generated from operations for the year ended 2023 was a record $198 million, an improvement of $163.1 million from the same period a year ago |
| We believe that the adoption of artificial intelligence solutions will be a catalyst that drives demand for additional infrastructure, storage, compute and security solutions |
| To accomplish all of these, we've enhanced our presales engagement model with new tools, capabilities and expertise |
| Over the years, we've had really good history with M&A |
| We've done very well with NetCom in the category Adam, that continues to just push and push the end-point devices |
| In fact, our advanced technology sales, which includes sales of software, servers, storage, netcom and services grew by 15% in 2023 |
| Gross margin increased by 118 basis points to 15.3% due to growth of advanced technology solutions |
| We have service offerings to assess, design, deploy, and secure systems and operating systems, which we believe will promote adoption for customers |
| Gross margin increased by 246 basis points to 16.9% in the quarter compared to the prior year |
| And our balance sheet is in a good place to take on M&A |
| Hyperconverged and composable infrastructure solutions that combine server storage and intelligent software into flexible building blocks that replaces legacy infrastructure to enable AI adoption, better flexibility, better security and reduce costs |
| But we think exit the year, that could be the growth leader for the company |
| We've had a lot of success there |
| On that note, I'd like to take a moment to thank our extremely dedicated and valued employees for their continued and extraordinary effort during this rapidly changing environment |
| Gross margin increased 180 basis points to 23.2% in the quarter compared to the prior year |
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| In our Enterprise Solutions segment, Q4 net sales were $323.5 million, 3.3% lower than a year ago |
| Consolidated net sales were $696.5 million, 4.9% below last year |
| In our Business Solutions segment, our Q4 net sales were $272.4 million, 2.9% lower than a year ago |
| The decline in revenue was largely a result of the reduction in demand for end-point devices |
| In our Public Sector Solutions business, Q4 net sales were $100.6 million, 14.2% lower than a year ago |
| Gross profit for the Enterprise segment was $49.6 million, 4.8% lower than the prior year quarter |
| IT market will continue to be challenging in the near term |
| The decline in revenue was primarily due to a decrease in end-point device sales compared to the prior year |
| Sales to the federal government were lower by 33.3% compared to the prior year quarter |
| And as you kind of implied, you continue to see revenue pressure just from the mix of products we're selling |
| Sales to state and local government and educational institutions were lower by 5.2% compared to last year |
| So I'll tell you, so your conclusion, I think, it's correct based on what we see now about sequentially, gross profit probably is down a little bit |
| Many customers are taking a wait-and-see attitude with respect to the economic climate and while we see favorable spending trends with some early adopters, we're uncertain as to the timing of device refresh and large project rollouts for our customers |
| So what I would tell you is kind of the softness we saw in December, the end of December, did in fact, starting to leak into the first part of this quarter |
| And I'm wondering either Tim or Tom, if you could comment on that because it sounds like we've just had sort of a weak finish to the Q4 there |
| For example, edge workloads and high-speed connectivity through 5G and 6G, but consistent and persistent challenges in cybersecurity |
| As we enter 2024, customers continue to be cautious about where they deploy capital |
| In terms of demand, the falloff we just saw in December kind of continued through |
| On a percentage of sales basis, SG&A increased 91 basis points to 14.6% of net sales in the quarter compared to 13.7% in the prior year quarter, driven by lower revenues as a result of more revenue netting |
| You talked about a lack of a budget flush in December |
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