Flex (FLEX) 8-K Flextronics Announces Record First Quarter Results

Exhibit 99.1

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Warren Ligan
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
+1.408.576.7172
investor_relations@flextronics.com

Renee Brotherton
Vice President, Corporate Communications
+1.408.576.7189
renee.brotherton@flextronics.com

FLEXTRONICS ANNOUNCES RECORD FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

Record first quarter net sales increase 62% to $8.4 billion
Record first quarter adjusted EPS increases 23% to $0.27
Company announces authorization for share repurchase

Singapore, July 24, 2008 —Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) today announced results for its first quarter ended June 27, 2008 as follows:

	Three Month Periods Ended
	June 27,		June 29,
(US$ in millions, except EPS)	2008		2007
Net sales	$	8,350	$	5,157
GAAP operating income	$	205	$	133
Adjusted operating income (1)	$	280	$	153
GAAP net income	$	130	$	107
Adjusted net income(1)	$	227	$	134
GAAP EPS	$	0.16	$	0.17
Adjusted EPS(1)	$	0.27	$	0.22

⁽¹⁾ A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures is presented in Schedule II attached to this press release.

First Quarter Results

Record net sales for the first quarter ended June 27, 2008 increased 62% to $8.4 billion, which represents an increase of $3.2 billion over the year ago quarter. Record adjusted operating profit for the first quarter ended June 27, 2008 increased 83% over the year ago quarter to $280 million, while adjusted operating margin improved 40 basis points to 3.4%. Record adjusted net income for the first quarter ended June 27, 2008 increased 69% over the year ago quarter to $227 million, while adjusted EPS increased 23% to a first quarter record of $0.27.

“I am very pleased with our execution this past quarter, especially in light of the challenging economic environment. I believe that the size and breadth of our service offerings as well as the geographic and product diversification of our company continues to provide us a unique competitive advantage, particularly in this current environment. I am also pleased to announce that we have recently received authorization from our Board of Directors to repurchase up to ten percent of our outstanding ordinary shares,” said Mike McNamara, chief executive officer of Flextronics.

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Guidance

For the second quarter ending September 26, 2008, revenue is expected to be in the range of $8.5 billion to $9.0 billion and adjusted EPS is expected to be in the range of $0.28 — $0.31 per share.

GAAP earnings per share are expected to be lower than the guidance provided herein by approximately $0.05 per diluted share for quarterly intangible amortization and stock-based compensation expense.

Flextronics Announces Share Repurchase Authorization

Today the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to ten percent of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares.

Share repurchases will be made pursuant to the Share Purchase Mandate approved by the shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting. Until the Company’s 2008 Annual General Meeting, scheduled to take place in September 2008, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to approximately 61 million shares. Following and contingent upon shareholder approval at the 2008 Annual General Meeting in September, the amount authorized for repurchase will be increased to up to approximately 83 million shares. Share repurchases, if any, will be made in the open market at such times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. The Company intends to effect any share purchases in compliance with SEC Rule 10b-18. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, market conditions and applicable legal requirements. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares and may be suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice.

Conference Calls and Web Casts

A conference call hosted by Flextronics’s management will be held today at 2:30 p.m. PDT to discuss the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended June 27, 2008. This call will be broadcast via the Internet and may be accessed by logging on to the Company’s website atwww.flextronics.com. Additional information in the form of slide presentations may also be found on the Company’s site. Replays of the broadcasts will remain available on the Company’s website afterwards.

Minimum requirements to listen to the broadcast are Microsoft Windows Media Player software (free download athttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp) and at least a 28.8 Kbps bandwidth connection to the Internet.

About Flextronics

Headquartered in Singapore (Singapore Reg. No. 199002645H), Flextronics is a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering complete design, engineering and manufacturing services to automotive, computing, consumer digital, industrial, infrastructure, medical and mobile OEMs. With the acquisition of Solectron, pro forma fiscal year 2008 revenues were more than US$33.6 billion. Flextronics helps customers design, build, ship, and service electronics products through a network of facilities in 30 countries on four continents. This global presence provides design and engineering solutions that are combined with core electronics manufacturing and logistics services, and vertically integrated with components technologies, to optimize customer operations by lowering costs and reducing time to market. For more information, please visit www.flextronics.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws, including statements related to future revenue and earnings growth. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. These risks include that revenue and earnings growth may not occur as expected; our dependence on industries that continually produce technologically advanced products with short life cycles; that we may not fully realize the expected synergies, revenues and earnings growth and cost savings from the Solectron acquisition, and that we may incur significant costs and charges associated with the acquisition; our ability to respond to changes in economic trends, to fluctuations in demand for customers’ products and to the short-term nature of customers’ commitments; competition in our industry, particularly from ODM suppliers in Asia; our dependence on a small number of customers for the majority of our sales and our reliance on strategic relationships with major customers; the challenges of effectively managing our operations, including our ability to manage manufacturing processes, control costs and manage changes in our operations; the challenges of integrating acquired companies and assets; not

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obtaining anticipated new customer programs, or that if we do obtain them, that they may not contribute to our revenue or profitability as expected or at all; our ability to utilize available and recently expanded manufacturing capacity; the risk of future restructuring charges that could be material to our financial condition and results of operations; our ability to design and quickly introduce world-class components products that offer significant price and/or performance advantages over competitive products; the impact on our margins and profitability resulting from substantial investments and start-up and integration costs in our components, design and ODM businesses; production difficulties, especially with new products; changes in government regulations and tax laws; not realizing expected returns from our retained interests in divested businesses; our exposure to potential litigation relating to intellectual property rights, product warranty and product liability; potential impairment of our intangible assets; our dependence on the continued trend of outsourcing by OEMs; the risks to our particular electronics and technology sector of economic instability and a slowdown in consumer spending; the effects of customer bankruptcies; supply shortages of required electronic components; the challenges of international operations, including fluctuations in exchange rates beyond hedged boundaries leading to unexpected charges; our dependence on our key personnel; and our ability to comply with environmental laws. Additional information concerning these and other risks is described under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K that we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on current expectations and Flextronics assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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SCHEDULE I

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Month Periods Ended
	June 27, 2008		June 29, 2007
GAAP:
Net sales	$	8,350,246	$	5,157,026
Cost of sales		7,867,162		4,866,454
Restructuring charges		26,317		9,753
Gross profit		456,767		280,819
Selling, general and administrative expenses		248,626		146,588
Restructuring charges		2,898		921
Operating income		205,243		133,310
Intangible amortization		25,246		16,675
Interest and other expense, net		39,624		6,259
Income before income taxes		140,373		110,376
Provision for income taxes		10,061		3,429
Net income	$	130,312	$	106,947
EPS:
GAAP	$	0.16	$	0.17
Non-GAAP	$	0.27	$	0.22
Diluted shares used in computing per share amounts		840,444		615,541

See Schedule II for the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.

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SCHEDULE II

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (1)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

			Three Month Periods Ended
			June 27,			% of			June 29,			% of
			2008			Sales			2007			Sales
GAAP gross profit			$	456,767			5.5	%	$	280,819			5.4	%
Stock-based compensation expense				2,299						999
Restructuring and other charges	(2	)		47,821						9,753
Non-GAAP gross profit			$	506,887			6.1	%	$	291,571			5.7	%
GAAP SG&A Expenses			$	248,626			3.0	%	$	146,588			2.8	%
Stock-based compensation expense				13,061						7,726
Restructuring and other charges	(2	)		8,700						—
Non-GAAP SG&A Expenses			$	226,865			2.7	%	$	138,862			2.7	%
GAAP operating income			$	205,243			2.5	%	$	133,310			2.6	%
Stock-based compensation expense				15,360						8,725
Restructuring and other charges	(2	)		59,419						10,674
Non-GAAP operating income			$	280,022			3.4	%	$	152,709			3.0	%
GAAP net income			$	130,312			1.6	%	$	106,947			2.1	%
Stock-based compensation expense				15,360						8,725
Restructuring and other charges	(2	)		63,097						10,674
Intangible amortization				25,246						18,205
Other	(3	)		—						(9,309	)
Adjustment for taxes				(7,024	)					(961	)
Non-GAAP net income			$	226,991			2.7	%	$	134,281			2.6	%
GAAP provision for income taxes			$	10,061			0.1	%	$	3,429			0.1	%
Restructuring and other charges				4,676
Intangible amortization				2,348						961
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes			$	17,085			0.2	%	$	4,390			0.1	%
EPS:
GAAP			$	0.16					$	0.17
Non-GAAP			$	0.27					$	0.22

See the accompanying notes on Schedule IV attached to this press release.

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SCHEDULE III

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)

	June 27, 2008		March 31, 2008
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,761,728	$	1,719,948
Accounts receivable, net		3,925,858		3,550,942
Inventories		4,456,094		4,118,550
Deferred income taxes		9,984		573
Other current assets		936,809		922,924
		11,090,473		10,312,937
Property and equipment, net		2,536,100		2,465,656
Deferred income taxes		35,964		32,598
Goodwill and other intangibles, net		6,048,616		5,876,741
Other assets		812,938		836,983
	$	20,524,091	$	19,524,915
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Bank borrowings, current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	18,959	$	28,591
Accounts payable		5,885,532		5,311,337
Other current liabilities		2,035,115		2,061,087
Total current liabilities		7,939,606		7,401,015
Long-term debt, net of current portion:
Acquisition Term Loan due 2012 and 2014		1,709,197		1,709,256
6 1/2 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013		399,622		399,622
6 1/4 % Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014		402,090		402,090
1 % Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010		500,000		500,000
Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes due 2009		195,000		195,000
Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations		514,091		182,369
Other liabilities		545,279		571,119
Total shareholders’ equity		8,319,206		8,164,444
	$	20,524,091	$	19,524,915

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SCHEDULE IV

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(1)

To supplement Flextronics’ unaudited selected financial data presented on a basis consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain charges, including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share. These supplemental measures exclude, among other things, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, intangible amortization, gains or losses on divestitures and certain other items. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative for GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. We believe that these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Flextronics’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Flextronics’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We compensate for the limitations of non-GAAP financial measures by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of Company performance.

In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, we exclude certain items to facilitate a review of the comparability of the Company’s operating performance on a period-to-period basis because such items are not, in our view, related to the Company’s ongoing operational performance. We use non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of our business, for comparison with forecasts and strategic plans, for calculating return on investment, and for benchmarking performance externally against competitors. In addition, management’s incentive compensation is determined using certain non-GAAP measures. Also, when evaluating potential acquisitions, we exclude certain of the items described below from consideration of the target’s performance and valuation. Since we find these measures to be useful, we believe that investors benefit from seeing results “through the eyes” of management in addition to seeing GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:

• the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s on-going operating results;

• the ability to better identify trends in the Company’s underlying business and perform related trend analyses;

• a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company’s underlying business; and

• an easier way to compare the Company’s operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.

The following are explanations of each of the adjustments that we incorporate into non-GAAP measures, as well as the reasons for excluding each of these individual items in the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures:

Stock-based compensation expenseconsists of non-cash charges for the estimated fair value of stock options and unvested share bonus awards granted to employees and assumed in business acquisitions. The Company believes that the exclusion of these charges provides for more accurate comparisons of its operating results to peer companies due to the varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types. In addition, the Company believes it is useful to investors to understand the specific impact the application of SFAS 123R has on its operating results.

Restructuring chargesinclude severance, impairment, lease termination, exit costs and other charges primarily related to the closures and consolidations of various manufacturing facilities. These costs may vary in size based on the Company’s acquisition and restructuring activities, are not directly related to ongoing or core business results, and do not reflect expected future operating expenses. These costs are excluded by the Company’s management in assessing current operating performance and forecasting its earnings trends, and are therefore excluded by the Company from its non-GAAP measures.

Intangible amortizationconsists of non-cash charges that can be impacted by the timing and magnitude of acquisitions. The Company considers its operating results without these charges when evaluating its ongoing performance and forecasting its earnings trends, and therefore excludes such charges when presenting non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that the assessment of its operations excluding these costs is relevant to its assessment of internal operations and comparisons to the performance of its competitors.

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Other charges or gainsconsist of various other types of items that are not directly related to ongoing or core business results, such as integration costs associated with restructuring activities undertaken in connection with various business acquisitions, executive separation costs and cumulative foreign exchange adjustments to the cost basis of international entities that have been divested or liquidated. We exclude these items because they are not related to the Company’s ongoing operational performance or do not affect core operations. Excluding these amounts provide investors with a basis to compare Company performance against the performance of other companies without this variability.

Adjustment for taxesrelates to the tax effects of the various adjustments that we incorporate into non-GAAP measures in order to provide a more meaningful measure on non-GAAP net income.

(2)	During the three-month period ended June 27, 2008 the Company recognized charges primarily relating to restructuring and integration activities initiated by the Company in an effort to consolidate and integrate the Company’s global capacity and infrastructure as a result of its acquisition of Solectron Corporation. These activities, which included closing, consolidating and relocating certain manufacturing and administrative operations, elimination of redundant assets and reducing excess workforce and capacity, were intended to optimize the company’s operational efficiency post acquisition.
	During the three-month period ended June 29, 2007 the Company recognized restructuring charges for costs related to employee terminations in Europe.
(3)	During the three-month period ended June 29, 2007 the Company recognized net foreign exchange gains in connection with the divestiture of a certain international entity.