Segment and Geographic Information | 16. Segment and Geographic Information The company is a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. The company organizes its operations by geographic region and global business lines. The company’s operating segments reflect the way the chief executive officer, who is the CODM as defined in ASC 280, Segment Reporting, reviews financial information, makes operating decisions and assesses business performance. In identifying operating segments, the company also considers its annual budgeting and forecasting process, management reporting structure, the basis on which management compensation is determined, information presented to the Board of Directors and similarities such as the nature of products, the level of shared products, technology and other resources, and customer base. The company concluded that identifying operating segments by major geographic region within each of the company’s major businesses was consistent with the objectives of ASC 280 and it has aggregated geographic operating segments within the global components reportable segment and the global ECS reportable segment based on similar characteristics including long-term financial performance, the nature of services provided, internal process for delivering those services, and types of customers. The company’s global components reportable segment is enabled by a comprehensive range of value-added capabilities and services, markets, and distributes electronic components to OEMs and EMS providers. The company’s global ECS reportable segment is a leading value-added provider of comprehensive computing solutions and services. The global ECS portfolio of computing solutions includes datacenter, cloud, security, and analytics solutions. Global ECS brings broad market access, extensive supplier relationships, scale, and resources to help its VARs and MSPs meet the needs of their end-users. The CODM evaluates the performance of both reportable segments based on operating income. Sales, net gross profit, and operating expenses are also monitored closely. This information is used to monitor operating margins, measure segment profitability, allocate resources, and make budgeting and forecasting decisions about the reportable segments. The CODM also uses these measures to monitor trends in year over year performance comparisons, sequential quarter performance comparisons, and to compare actual results to forecasts. More disaggregated information about operating expense is generally only reviewed by the CODM on a consolidated basis. As a result of the company’s philosophy of maximizing operating efficiencies through the centralization of certain functions, operating income for the reportable segments excludes unallocated corporate overhead costs, depreciation on corporate fixed assets, and restructuring, integration, and other costs, as they are not attributable to the individual reportable segments and are included in the corporate line item. Sales, by reportable segment by geographic area, are as follows: (thousands) 2024 2023 2022 Sales: Components: Americas $ 6,411,701 $ 7,954,713 $ 9,592,547 EMEA 5,648,107 8,074,894 7,627,974 Asia/Pacific 7,923,459 9,390,292 11,567,482 Global components $ 19,983,267 $ 25,419,899 $ 28,788,003 ECS: Americas $ 4,067,160 $ 4,160,298 $ 4,847,027 EMEA 3,872,897 3,526,923 3,489,392 Global ECS $ 7,940,057 $ 7,687,221 $ 8,336,419 Consolidated $ 27,923,324 $ 33,107,120 $ 37,124,422 Sales by country are as follows: (thousands) 2024 2023 2022 Sales: China and Hong Kong $ 4,033,744 $ 4,858,871 $ 6,339,883 Germany 3,007,517 4,341,837 4,715,806 Other 11,114,613 12,737,852 12,901,063 Total foreign $ 18,155,874 $ 21,938,560 $ 23,956,752 United States 9,767,450 11,168,560 13,167,670 Total $ 27,923,324 $ 33,107,120 $ 37,124,422 The company operates in more than 85 countries worldwide. Sales to unaffiliated customers are based on the company location that maintains the customer relationship and transacts the external sale. Results of operations by reportable segment are as follows for the years ended December 31: 2024 (thousands) Global Components Global ECS Corporate Consolidated Sales $ 19,983,267 $ 7,940,057 $ - $ 27,923,324 Cost of sales 17,650,909 6,980,007 - 24,630,916 Gross profit 2,332,358 960,050 - 3,292,408 Gross profit margin 11.7 % 12.1 % - 11.8 % Operating expenses (a) 1,591,085 549,975 382,791 2,523,851 Operating income (loss) (b) (c) (d) $ 741,273 $ 410,075 $ (382,791) $ 768,557 Operating income margin 3.7 % 5.2 % - 2.8 % 2023 (thousands) Global Components Global ECS Corporate Consolidated Sales $ 25,419,899 $ 7,687,221 $ - $ 33,107,120 Cost of sales 22,220,779 6,737,323 - 28,958,102 Gross profit 3,199,120 949,898 - 4,149,018 Gross profit margin 12.6 % 12.4 % - 12.5 % Operating expenses (a) 1,739,954 582,894 355,006 2,677,854 Operating income (loss) (b) (c) (d) $ 1,459,166 $ 367,004 $ (355,006) $ 1,471,164 Operating income margin 5.7 % 4.8 % - 4.4 % 2022 (thousands) Global Components Global ECS Corporate Consolidated Sales $ 28,788,003 $ 8,336,419 $ - $ 37,124,422 Cost of sales 24,883,076 7,404,721 - 32,287,797 Gross profit 3,904,927 931,698 - 4,836,625 Gross profit margin 13.6 % 11.2 % - 13.0 % Operating expenses (a) 1,943,802 523,179 301,150 2,768,131 Operating income (loss) (d) $ 1,961,125 $ 408,519 $ (301,150) $ 2,068,494 Operating income margin 6.8 % 4.9 % - 5.6 % (a) Segment operating expenses include employee related expenses, depreciation and amortization, allowance for credit losses, and other segment expenses. (b) Global components operating income includes charges of $60.6 million in inventory write downs related to the wind down of businesses in 2024. Global components operating income includes $62.2 million in settlement benefits recorded as a reduction to operating expense for 2023. Refer to Note 15. (c) In 2023, global ECS operating income includes charges of $25.4 million to increase the allowance for credit losses related to one customer. During 2024, global ECS operating income includes a reversal of charges of $20.0 million for aged receivables that were collected, related to the same customer. (d) Corporate operating loss for the years 2024, 2023, and 2022 includes restructuring, integration, and other charges of $142.9 million, $83.9 million, and $13.7 million, respectively. Refer to Note 9. Total assets, by reportable segment, at December 31 are as follows: (thousands) 2024 2023 Total assets: Global components $ 14,765,931 $ 15,129,190 Global ECS 6,518,723 6,051,459 Corporate 473,053 545,519 Consolidated $ 21,757,707 $ 21,726,168 Long-lived assets by country are as follows: (thousands) 2024 2023 Long-lived assets: Netherlands $ 78,120 $ 89,199 France 86,268 87,861 Other 223,903 258,264 Total foreign $ 388,291 $ 435,324 United States 332,098 364,940 Total $ 720,389 $ 800,264 |