Arrow Electronics Reports Third-Quarter 2021 Results

-- Record Gross Profit, Operating Income, and Earnings per Share --

-- Third-Quarter Earnings Per Share of $4.00; Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share of $4.04 --

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today reported third-quarter 2021 sales of $8.51 billion, an increase of 18 percent from sales of $7.23 billion in the third quarter of 2020. Third-quarter net income was $290 million, or $4.00 per share on a diluted basis, compared with a net income of $166 million, or $2.13 per share on a diluted basis, in the third quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP net income¹ was $293 million, or $4.04 per share on a diluted basis, in the third quarter of 2021, compared with non-GAAP net income of $162 million, or $2.08 per share on a diluted basis, in the third quarter of 2020.

“Arrow’s unwavering commitment to our customers’ success continues to foster expanding opportunities for our own business in the areas of supply chain as a service, designed and engineered value-enhancing solutions, and secure management of mission-critical software workloads,” said Michael J. Long, chairman, president, and chief executive officer. “The value we deliver to customers and suppliers is inexorably linked to the value we capture for all of our stakeholders, which is enabling us to navigate through the near-term supply challenges. We expect component supply to remain well below demand in the coming quarters and through the better part of 2022.”

Global components third-quarter sales of $6.62 billion reflected an increase of 25 percent year over year and non-GAAP sales increased 24 percent year over year. Asia-Pacific components third-quarter sales increased 16 percent year over year and non-GAAP sales in the region increased 15 percent year over year. Americas components third-quarter sales increased 33 percent year over year. Europe components third-quarter sales increased 33 percent year over year and non-GAAP sales in the region increased 32 percent year over year. Global components third-quarter operating income was $385 million, and third-quarter non-GAAP operating income was $392 million.

“While global components sales were limited by product supply, we were able to attach higher value to those sales than ever before as shown by our margin expansion,” Mr. Long said. “Arrow has never worked harder to help alleviate our customers' and suppliers’ biggest problems with respect to getting components to manufacturing and products to market.”

Global enterprise computing solutions third-quarter sales of $1.89 billion reflected a decrease of 2 percent year over year and non-GAAP sales decreased 3 percent year over year. Europe enterprise computing solutions third-quarter sales increased 5 percent year over year and non-GAAP sales in the region increased 3 percent year over year. Americas enterprise computing solutions third-quarter sales decreased 6 percent year over year. Global enterprise computing solutions third-quarter operating income was $77 million, and third-quarter non-GAAP operating income was $79 million.

“Demand for complex IT solutions continues to grow, and we expect to see significant upside in this area when near-term project postponements and incompletions resulting from supply chain challenges are resolved,” said Mr. Long.

“We are taking advantage of the current environment to enhance the returns profile of our business while further solidifying our balance sheet. Our return on invested capital increased year over year for the sixth straight quarter, and our leverage ratios are at the lowest levels in ten years,” said Chris Stansbury, senior vice president and chief financial officer. “Our strong profitability, positive cash flow from operations, and the effective management of our balance sheet enabled us to deliver on our commitment to return cash to shareholders through the repurchase of approximately $250 million of shares for the second consecutive quarter. Our current repurchase authorization stands at approximately $413 million.”

¹ A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures, including sales, gross profit, operating income, net income attributable to shareholders, and net income per share, to GAAP financial measures is presented in the reconciliation tables included herein.

FOURTH-QUARTER 2021 OUTLOOK

• Consolidated sales of $8.55 billion to $9.15 billion, with global components sales of $6.35 billion to $6.65 billion, and global enterprise computing solutions sales of $2.2 billion to $2.5 billion
• Net income per share on a diluted basis of $4.19 to $4.35, and non-GAAP net income per share on a diluted basis¹ of $4.37 to $4.53
• Average tax rate of approximately 23.5 percent compared to the long-term range of 23 to 25 percent
• Average diluted shares outstanding of 71 million
• Interest expense of approximately $32 million
• Expecting average USD-to-Euro exchange rate of $1.16 to €1; changes in foreign currencies to decrease sales by approximately $15 million, and earnings per share on a diluted basis by $.01 compared to the fourth quarter of 2020

Please refer to the CFO commentary, which can be found at investor.arrow.com, as a supplement to the company’s earnings release.

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Information Relating to Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking” statements, as the term is defined under the federal securities laws, including but not limited to statements regarding: Arrow’s future financial performance, including its outlook on financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, such as sales, net income per diluted share, non-GAAP net income per diluted share, average tax rate, average diluted shares outstanding, interest expense, average USD-to-Euro exchange rate, impact to sales due to changes in foreign currencies, intangible amortization expense per diluted share, restructuring and integration charges per diluted share, and expectation regarding market demand. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or facts to differ materially from such statements for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to: potential adverse effects of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, including actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, industry conditions, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand, competition, other vagaries in the global components and global enterprise computing solutions markets, changes in relationships with key suppliers, increased profit margin pressure, foreign currency fluctuation, changes in legal and regulatory matters, non-compliance with certain regulations, such as export, anti-trust, and anti-corruption laws, foreign tax and other loss contingencies, and the company's ability to generate cash flow. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the company’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the company's periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and subsequent filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any of the forward-looking statements.

Certain Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), the company also provides certain non-GAAP financial information relating to sales, gross profit, operating income, income before income taxes, provision for income taxes, net income, and net income per basic and diluted share.

The company provides non-GAAP sales, gross profit, operating income, income before income taxes, provision for income taxes, net income, and net income per share on a diluted basis, which are non-GAAP measures adjusted for the impact of changes in foreign currencies (referred to as "changes in foreign currencies") by re-translating prior period results at current period foreign exchange rates, the impact of notes receivable reserves and recoveries related to the AFS business (referred to as “AFS notes receivable reserves and recoveries”), identifiable intangible asset amortization, restructuring, integration, and other charges, impairments of long-lived assets, the impact of wind down, gains and losses on investments, the impact of tax legislation changes, and pension settlement gains and losses.

The company believes that such non-GAAP financial information is useful to investors to assist in assessing and understanding the company’s operating performance and underlying trends in the company’s business because management considers these items referred to above to be outside the company’s core operating results. This non-GAAP financial information is among the primary indicators management uses as a basis for evaluating the company’s financial and operating performance. In addition, the company’s Board of Directors may use this non-GAAP financial information in evaluating management performance and setting management compensation.

The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or alternative to, sales, operating income, net income and net income per basic and diluted share determined in accordance with GAAP. Analysis of results and outlook on a non-GAAP basis should be used as a complement to, and in conjunction with, data presented in accordance with GAAP.

A reconciliation of the company’s non-GAAP financial information to GAAP is set forth in the tables below.

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