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Operator

Good day everyone and welcome to the Arrow Electronics Fourth Quarter and Yearend 2018 Earnings Conference Call hosted by Steve O'Brien. My name is Leslie and I'm your event manager. [Operator Instructions] I'd like to advise all parties that the conferences is being recorded for replay purposes. And I’d like to hand you over to Steve. Please go ahead.

Steve O'Brien

you joining thank today. and Leslie all us for Thanks Chief Mike call President, Stansbury, With Global King, Enterprise and Kerins, the and are Global Senior Officer; Long, Components; President, President Computing Chris us on President, Officer; today Chairman, Sean Andy Executive and Vice Solutions. Financial Chief

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Mike Long

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Chris Stansbury

foreign foreign we forecast. prior expectation. the not X% Sales for the all year-over-year increased fourth and the of Thanks, and The was in Mike. of were of Sales our were prior point three unfavorable adjusted for rate in or €X, X% X the of prior for factored had Fourth $X.XX the used acquisitions $X.XX quarter guidance. our billion into adjusted acquisitions We sales our and quarter of guidance increased midpoint year-over-year, Fourth million sales regions. foreign $X.XX increased foreign X% adjusted range. foreign in increased quarter changes above our XX In midpoint for $XX increased changes at changes currencies percentage as sales actual currency. below to XX% and for Europe quarter sales previously year-over-year X% global currency billion increased record Europe, changes for year-over-year, change components for was adjusted in exchange rate reported. in year-over-year and quarters, sales $X.XX currencies. X% have straight currencies. in Approximately,

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quarter, Entering million $XXX for years. quarter approximately five XX first shares remaining million. additional $XXX share This repurchases. last over last repurchase summary the the of the and Board $XXX over approximately approximately is of fourth program repurchased $X.X repurchased during billion of We the share $XXX is financial our We authorized quarter, of million months the worth stock our million During Directors X million. high-level an our authorization the under results. a approximately

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average outstanding shares million. of $XX diluted We expect

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Mike Long

call time? the Chris. Thank you at please would up you, questions to this open Leslie,

Operator

course. of Thank Yes, you, everyone.

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Your call, the are Mark. live go Please ahead. in

Mark Delaney

taking good Congratulations the Yes, for afternoon. the and question. on good thanks results

quarter? as the First your first in the X% in that just hoping focus has was Arrow on on. coming seeing or realize can It your for been areas the guidance something continued quarter growth implied margins outlook margins. I focused question, that performance understand, margin year; about first implies that's especially seems components thinking in maybe some to year-over-year us year-over-year you I at help And hoping it's that any with in full further better where in growth specific you're margin

Mike Long

sort things we're that marketplace. downturn A in not discussed couple that; that is, the is number I one the a Mark. seeing way being did drive think of Sure of

our million you still over book at in bookings If the last that's $XXX take a look bill year at department. to X.XX,

what normal. So devices. aerospace, the cancellation up in processing, industrial million still in We're the still starting story X.XX bookings year we we're seeing backlog and ratio doesn't see. over and is And back about rates we are totally tell data last our medical over Asia our this month. strength seeing And come said, as $XXX

dive so into together, I'll feel also solid on what let maybe talk Andy pretty got can we believe a about that -- little we've going of at there. all he scale. guidance. like you we taking operating see what's We've give bit a deeper Asia, So little we're

Andy King

look thanks unprecedented Asia. Yes, rates to customers at we've business, our continued Certainly at we Hi in Asia as our Mike. add Mark.

-- short-term growth positive pretty we're of driving Our and Asia. slow, to not coming is we've territory up the from overall some still not some that about the Obviously basis XXX,XXX now overexposed about therefore markets rate We're seen headwinds negative customer we but talking customer as of active north as are here. of really of others that's are much and the outlook. all

we still as I look guidance this So we outcomes. pretty think positive see within forward some

Mike Long

Andy going the percentage that's And We there. said our the for one can a good time. economic a we at past, a business. sort we huge pretty market just full-on some something this confidence what keep just right we've just of think driving can right decline market now, portion gives And here. keep I that's all is run we business The of of I Mark, can't is not and the it a outrun you, indicators that can downturn. in while. told All else thing to more consumer mind you gave that add we in now. as do the that best just us But this know

Mark Delaney

think see. within is about and past business that be of you talked correlations offerings and bookings quarters your think more investments improving making can you the appreciate That's seasonal even cycles Arrow to new we're seeing And a you use models your building lines all we're as and said of mean below we inflections about distributors. Should March these along what that as earlier supplier all beyond the trying seen the thinking as our comments you're these any book sometimes analyst Do about semiconductor your just sometimes beyond about thinking or types of suppliers some your those to seasonal your some very certainly bill helpful. guess models and I'd in past I up this have our follow you cyclical same March I maybe bit build the to to as in on trends you and month? sustain what in backlog. experience components? than quarter

Mike Long

those want Yes you indicator right for and downturn make that's an see to fact bookings which We I stated that when three six now why early for exactly to the too. to to wanted guys. for in an we me let come I you light cycle. is validate and numbers backlog our two right economic later semiconductor our it months -- usually you usually And you're

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Mark Delaney

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you.

Adam Your next question comes from Tindle.

call, live ahead. Adam, go the please in Your

Adam Tindle

Okay. and what to touch Thanks I Obviously, and there operating start going good components to structure on with maybe wants margins afternoon. and the I forward on Andy want for if just to job but to Mike the add. components try question decompose margins. in happens nice a sec, want to

maybe channel margin you seen talk during of now? because the gross scarce? more on side, generous typically gross as you what about moderating might to can tighter their they happened Just the periods battle issues? get historically? on and different margin about be seen your they Have just what generally get growth Do margin starting growth? is utilization Just has talk more or similar own you've what And suppliers

Andy King

Adam. Sure

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We're it or There's go continue those to year So, that to driven areas, all those of we come to as margin we improvements to XXXX. the profile continue now have expand change really talked three started lines. our to margin so as invest dynamics to actually of ago kind a pull forward. things no to actually in and capabilities, through we fruition going those the and through went about that

Mike Long

The thing that the too is but do this three, my three then half in behind saw us came running. I've IT online took that the underestimate, IT We happy in components that largely add is a saw would was I'm then came our started-off. the efficient. to quicker. and a been say God since was done North what years I same over the last I to don't we've area dip think CEO. journey the dip thing, started system new a and more little Asia And Europe America back and hitting got ago lot after We their probably ground

So we discussed with has bar IT in internally a years that we the investment helped set that be guys made more us you that efficient. over new to

much be yet that's that of would tested efficiencies our forecast because suggest are to this downside our the less sort drain time. operational our downside. on could So higher But, on be business negative the

Adam Tindle

and them dollars think margin? we in Because do to invest Okay. want looked that you on some and where combining expand Maybe looks differentiated I I'm think that up, of as a And might X% margin year think structure be operating Maybe enable on you the just multi-year I we can components it, you at I profit things below a low. talk think of just business the the what and operating a continuing level it about think as drive grow growth. is you – sure if about this Thanks. touched gross like? sustainable components OpEx revenue in structure, percent but

Mike Long

Right year. – we're we now this growth have believe all indicators going to are

sort a with not saying that, believe start-off that I'm of I'll with Albeit, it we're disaster. caution. So into headed I

engineers our you levels helped than in are suppliers. and business invested at has as And invest guys better the It the allow do. What on are our we have You I that with know, faster an to with in us and do investment engineers margin. been. what's that we've in is will going awful the that economy helped today and lot us grow I know levels we're say us has in gross

investing we we've we put expand some of know expect of our our we customer see. back-off many Having that to enjoying customers. to efforts. base. of So benefits XXX,XXX We're the customers, that's where having really don't And

need the we to continue customers more them Now time. at to same sell grow and to those

them started us there can continue have So we which customers I some And would declines our economic minimize what are to do. and force new sales to religion we expect help we could may seeing if say, we those. if do some around that,

Adam Tindle

Okay. Thanks and on the XXXX, strong congrats

Mike Long

Thank you.

Operator

of you. Shawn next question Thank Harrison. your And comes the line from

You're live the Shawn. Please ahead. call in go

Shawn Harrison

congrats ECS. at Where to decline on I results. your improvement journey when the terms in see for getting the everybody that you services? in added VARs are on in basis of less We a wanted comments did solid in Hi, flat dig and on selling business. months business the in you EBIT you Mike, profitability year-over-year year-over-year that dollars may you've software of think that over in do those get more a XXXX? past to XX And and into

Mike Long

start is Yes, we I'll we come get told give time. journey actually do little last our I over be I'll believe my but want Sean you believe to I'll it and I -- in a of back. skis. that, as don't But what exactly to is, ahead We might I'll general

positive. talk feeling I'll far go, we're the about as that. let And as Sean VARs So

Sean Kerins

busy new XXXX. on-boarding funny of Yes, Shawn. been customers all throughout we've It's

drive and of better trends QX demand and QX pudding. think emerging last seeing software from probably growth our that key we And our really I is the markets. of those in year just was that's major we some to proof the over do help time X,XXX relationships those fact, selling In scope activated in partners And new expand to what relative that over benefit in relationships in implicitly net of the and software. the we're the when results QX

takes course course of the our mid-market are customers. we in of to to There's to new more the that good it full the value. where with driving bring investments our comes So We're the going to complete work advantage to that. that customer stay things set lots ability stay when tend to we're relative on going our

think We're we things improvement half. in will better And improvement for in year. in QX first lead the QX looking this again and to certainly the so

Mike Long

seen kind to Sean, add North of largely just of a little maybe to grab hold have Europe a So, of America. we this come strategy and back ahead

healthy job. business and And good growth European a very relatively is doing produced general so in bottom and our in line has is

not on satisfied. for working December. at So we going were relatively to the in is same hard it about it. like we answer, already on model We there. to think time, we're but being little tested software They're the we first half point the at when to to business I back execute this happy, are you it's -- need the put to really on I'll we talk place But have still side. you. never North believe it. And our they that's a stronger of America about Maybe they're gaining be that that's And we're ground

Shawn Harrison

Perfect.

year-over-year. days But growth quarter a little cash bit expect cash you up still given free to market? good down flow. able slower half bring it working little As good cycle to bit brief to in that the first your the see follow-up, another was of of you're Would components a Chris be

Chris Stansbury

on than and that. with what no first growth the slower very to yes. and that to faster But in opportunity grow about the going that we're is than focused that is In focus continuing on we're there sure we're we've half. make been a to slightly seeing obviously word, The smart market there's question do

that's yes, the So goal.

Shawn Harrison

lot. Thanks a

Operator

you. Thank

Param comes next Your from question Singh.

go the call. ahead. Please in live You’re

Param Singh

guide, the years. question. I software appreciated over my details lowest also in but the taking five for margins of talking couple then you implied here, and probably you your last if Really improvement Thank improving initiatives the margin ECS like are the at about Hi. And mix just look around quarters. color the op

So can this into this down environment? maybe a profile margin a then amid, think let's why you lot? grow XXXX say, some do can clarity flattened revenue you give on And you is still

Mike Long

start. I'll First,

we I at look your premise all. or I it'd think your model but be maybe don't something, with know should at

what just said for don't as that I improving. viable more see you In matter we're fact, business what that is seeing

We are seeing in increase sales. an software

quote growth maybe there maybe help a we're percentage software. like or can that things seeing is there you that the we can you think So I is that something with. of Sean, mess in some that

and much which is you because maybe maybe, Sean North go same. and that will help do information, we expect better the Let's said between America doing can to give just North America you. Europe, that Europe we’ll But

Sean Kerins

Yes, Param…

Param Singh

ahead, Go Sean. Yeah.

Sean Kerins

in growth so QX was would software our We say categories technology saw line about what top across most a Mike Param, I Yeah, our balance. growth as out included. of good points

that fact by globally. a on In low double billings digits basis grew

with is storage. software saw we standard strength also in a space and hardware there big security grew well of both We chunk as but industry associated it, and also the in server

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certainly a at going last looking far to through or year-over-year basis to And we're similarly on to start good a worse actually contributing the least start contributions close better got QX. also had look We seeing margins all North wrestle businesses for federal And to year. a on we than pretty year we're good both strong basis. and globe across in in so to are America, in up Europe the year-over-year with that less our U.S.

Mike we're as feeling but sets bit we're a looking the probably last the said to of months. different data, So progress six better at four over we've about made

Param Singh

made you the but it. on just okay. was the that you that's the based the at math on looking your component color. Got overall guide, and side for comments I Thank doing

follow-up, obviously, a is this business. countercyclical a As

increases there lot capital buybacks, into are generate flow market capital into overall planned expect even that to outside would down, of is And you XXXX cash slowed any the in work So cash deployments or then case of in in going given a the the year? quarter? first

Mike Long

in start is should little -- of what bit the there to things. -- bookings, interesting was there thing million we the down we've still typically demand a a get high levels growth told strength bigger we backlog. the you think you have you peak see, $XXX is and color inventory based see. inventory and of had, bigger as coming relatively QX two what you When upon that it I’ll the in some. million I we about The because give the is $XXX in so our

of do the meaning situation. anything So We're pause a bit start yet would inventory, you give that with crazy to not panic a a not in the divesting inventory.

in We inventory was going where down right the generate also well control. tons now. you seen. to and you're that get off in doing of inventories we'd not of that this coming And a margin generate because but -- less in in our based situation start what declining a panic to are past yes situation cash, can remember a gross We're inventory in and

So it Chris about I'm I get little and believe preface cash to different. off to flow, see to we going that flow, more why to a but we there cash do of with going it we're the this hand want

Chris Stansbury

Just to follow-on.

As at at know about look year talked investor the and this we various -- events whatnot. we I and

like XX%, is are the little the the be the less we cash business the of in components on slightly moderate have quarter for expect to we for for look a grows flow. interest, tough to of And the buybacks As course operating near a flow. bit we a see year, seasonality. that But XXXX. debt tend in are but we the strong and year And GAAP expect reduction term where focus will lot Obviously, over cash the QX those net that priorities. our below cash we a year than flow income. would on

Param Singh

guys. Really call appreciated. the for much so you Thank

Chris Stansbury

Yes.

Operator

Thank you. line from Tim next your Yang. comes And the of question

in go Please live Tim. ahead. call, the You're

Tiffany Thian

automotive your the you size This Tiffany markets? business, these on are seeing taking you of in exposure? Tim. From is can two Thank behalf on for you industrial components comment your and softness question. the And of

Mike Long

put which total numbers what's Despite I up don't XX%. was there believe. North market, to Europe, you those saw business We for with business going also the it grew each segments. was our And We in is help in automotive Asia up. the our interesting. that. out to on of America flat flat We'll

are that. we So seeing

years markets, up are quarter-on-quarter XX% Americas many focused you Our year. significantly X% industrial but us. aerospace of direct to do as defense one a the of being the automotive the things, the and of about that many those others within were up course business that then in start additions those the same that the several for to things manufacturers. some two car, some engineering which know continuing some to was doing with for ago stuff and And of markets credibility for we seeing been us the gave automotive same some car, started We're in think have us, I for building lot

growth our rates were So higher.

Andy, do parity of have have but market to you'd being the rates add where itself some like anything of explosive come versus is for automotive to that? back We you slow, of sort seen us. into the growth

Andy King

I No, right. think that's

more broad And pretty particularly bit factor is seen strength if little in technologies growth Transportation, for us. wider industrial and customer we've to we a actually more think that to set. be we as a I America. broad those expect in Europe and to you take of a more want particularly North to be continue continued diverse out

segments on focus those So to maintain we'll Tiffany. continue the

Tiffany Thian

follow-up. a have I Thanks. Okay. And

you you your business are business, broad-based are strength? the For gaining ECS share? U.S. market Thanks. specifically end Or seeing ECS

Sean Kerins

as Yes, and North grew of number know that segments in market. so in America QX we was faster Tiffany in a nicely than you

cases are share general, in and that in we're holding doing but in we play various So a specific than we feel our own. don't better categories talk obviously holding suppliers, I bit about we're gaining. some like We across the

Mike Long

And just been to business. remind we let and storage a solid have me with over state converting the just that. business with of the the onset issue you couple business just and This working last And enterprise the largely years here. change an of server a data center that was Yes. business, proprietary

change Frankly, up sales. like it's really to issue. happy We'd software our our will is that to make us, going and and a with very big frankly, that's a sales hardware making for we're difference it's the get catch to in the in – mix to the business be, we we're -- So where been future that need levels the of where the it.

helps that of all you. hopefully, So,

Tiffany Thian

lot. Great. Thanks a

Operator

your comes you. And from next William question line Thank of the Stein.

in the ahead. William. live call Please You're go

William Stein

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Mike Long

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the industrial looks us seen we So medical but an our have like for too. lot customer a same, customer

expansion design that. say, increased has same into turned of helped So us grow. I there. activity of production largely has But base. has products type customer that been of the has seen has It expansions It growth that been we've the it been would to

given great that side, lot the to about big in market suppliers. a Hopefully, Asia-Pac of how piece, on it's in a you. is we're because While low, could consumer me you're the right say, now, our talking for consumer relatively of general, helps you that

William Stein

does. It the supplier on minute just referred a connected same side sort it to part of questions, maybe I of And ago. the to as that

of Arrow. with all some not, the of it taken you'd majority business, concentrate if their think suppliers I to

were some those any that maybe gaining is highlight? Thank there it year think we of regard with you your of any of that share you I seeing a could reverting? And in ago. still more are on you. way? Or to terms in the today? trend What of suppliers Are order

Mike Long

really Well, ago. of it couple a years was

seeing some that it the tick-up came it of then told been market the think couple just And it I quarters thing year. out think typical working big which first I of we back you the and activity. gutting we're into of don't from the effort money And in amount this into out. shook The for the reasons market of growth. going that new those in rest frankly has would we're was that with the designs, there all helps There still more designs and is and designs, put one has of it sort production doing was amount customer It's underestimate into been designs and the deeper of that the its more customers, base. customers. we engineering a have of and lot

think XXX,XXX started we XXX,XXX-customer when hitting mark. that now and I or we around customers were XXX,XXX we're

will for more If that not indicator to insulator current us also me, we big market but base to products as that an well us is our too. continue only So, selling a indicator that help the slows. -- can customer big

William Stein

Thank you.

Operator

of your next Okay. the Thank And from comes Matt Sheerin. question you. line

the call. go live please ahead. You're in Matt,

Matt Sheerin

enterprise all? shutdown markets whether the just and get commentary the to business the you're and computing federal pushed seeing deals around to out on on question federal relative impact the at A exposure business your the

Mike Long

ahead. go Sean

Sean Kerins

Yes. Matt good morning.

impact concerned So assuming recur. it I'm partial about the doesn't this basically not from we've risk shutdown little-to-no quarter. really seen

other clearly smallest quarter business remember across is that year. I'd out thing the federal seasonally our The QX whole point U.S.

Matt Sheerin

strength transition cycle; just to some to upgrade create down expiration headwind? pass-through just you I terms been in in of pricing looking negative about hardware of And server talked seeing cycle relative as support. know earlier you has are the see memory, Okay. component And not particularly, that the top A, and that And your there been about that; potentially on the that do there's upgrade dates you with Mike comments impact solid-state there B at Or the server coming any then could Microsoft course drivers, the business that just storage. in some front of and happening? line of

Mike Long

got around hardware. So, a Matt questions both you storage. Yes I server of and pretty One we there. see hardware growth think probably good couple just to industry-standard broadly continued is

there way Relative other. workflow any upgrade broadly business isn't a So the whole to the year part one we're that now the good we Microsoft haven't any it's lot. that cycle far server this one to seen our or early that change that in news size in tip a of is it specific or is fairly tends exposed

architectures majority new newer point past several Regarding Flash the that architectures some gone where clearly our storage general, category, well storage of in of the technologies the across the business. and and are comprise, we've

kind already we what So, think that we've means. digested of

are ourselves the healthy but the that our right and and seen remain we've transition. capacities and that ASPs You're we lap form factors smaller, are the performance think counts such unit

Chris Stansbury

the all we – products conditions. certain are increase it best their of guys to require see by we And changes memory, of cycle under kind part is it. yes the that as of just have memory Matt memory that some commodity. guess, I seen a There they're as it memory as demand. going – announced that And can way I put the

going are last prices in prices are that their right to demand would up into their from no. again. couple would guys increasing there, So that say coming now of those are say I to think while hope watching I now drop stay a quarters memory they

Matt Sheerin

that's a but So obviously? to no for just change you pass-through margin

Chris Stansbury

here. they Absolutely. corner going It's to a we've do. total not We're never memory market pass-through. the do we're wanted to -- to Whatever going

Matt Sheerin

move. Well, that's smart a

so Okay. much. Thanks

Sean Kerins

the Remember Matt we're game. in in game. commodity not solutions We're the

software be relationship we're benefit from whole when looking it we to our around stack. partners a help to enter So, hardware the

that ends a piece up So being really the equation. small of

Matt Sheerin

Thank you. Okay.

Operator

of question comes Joe line you. go Quatrochi. your from the And Joe. final Thank ahead, Please

call. the in live You're

Joe Quatrochi

customer exiting was that then looks in to what XXXX? curious wanted in of And an kind click what kind seemed you've me like in. was of business. you've I was of if could. IoT squeezing Couple given of acceleration I the your an double I I kind on on the update XXXX. for the past Thanks adds size annual Yeah. curious of like in

customer awards new of wondering, driving adds? was those – had I understand you you what's know I that So kind but the help supplier us new can

Mike Long

with last the build-type Remember, course activities of significantly customers. growing for we piece start in IoT those couple that design-make integrated Andy. for business And I'll is digital I'll Yes, years. the of leave and of over sort the our also

direct We of influx are seeing our an customers are business. digital into going They meeting the from are sales engineers. some meeting force. interesting design They

of just way lot are reach us for salesperson lot follow that when them got increased we expedition to in They've a to do good up to anymore. where we produced leads that a So on our customers us legitimized fishing don't a not they a time allowed significantly send profile items a has and out waste of on.

better. obviously All makes of us that

we generate Sean's So more to those the business more of entrepreneurs on edge our businesses the side of into and computing we can going integrate pushing the new see digital have then business. components things the ECS new that on business What's sort our customer's and interesting from business more. the to is all businesses we are cloud together to

the utilizing jumping cloud with have that that the help with never to seeing more then and businesses and manufacturing before. then and we're startups anything over sensors So ECS built our engineers getting on utilizing

that know somewhere. future. they're that's little IoT, on going businesses we slower way, the they're to cloud to into going the to to going nonetheless need be a if be you if look at further they And So matter an but old-line the move

hopefully answers your that So question?

Chris Stansbury

may actually take And their of are led outside business deployed grow by seeing question that and of computing questions are hardware that's meaningfully one increasingly, Because indeed why accretive customers and I to amount themselves actually our of of total up These growing are wireless aggressively we're reasons where domain We're to of coming base IoT at rates. IoT versus on that rates capabilities. that deployment have adding our we're at new IoT solutions. connectivity. continuing then and But specifically big solutions traditional if why stream. us services around But the pull-through the and one to so we business. are seeing And reasons the side, customers our around is heavily very the help the linked. IoT the stream the the customer the we unprecedented two around enterprise sensors we're

So driving entire enterprise of out rate, Joe. the growth the this across we see accretive

Joe Quatrochi

Thank perfect. you. That's

Operator

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Arrow Electronics (ARW) 7 Feb 192018 Q4 Earnings call transcript