Strong Revenue Growth and Beat
Total sales of $7.1 billion, up 34% year-over-year and 13% sequentially, above the high end of guidance; adjusted diluted EPS of $1.48 beat the high end of guidance.
Electronic Components Record Quarter
Electronic Components delivered record sales: +35% year-over-year and +13% sequentially (31% YoY constant currency); EC operating income $235 million and EC operating margin 3.5%, marking margin expansion sequentially.
Regional Strength, Led by Asia
Asia sales reached a record $3.5 billion (49% of total sales) and were up 39% year-over-year; Europe sales +31% YoY and Americas +27% YoY, with sequential growth across all regions.
Farnell Recovery and Margin Progress
Farnell sales increased 24% year-over-year and 6% sequentially (18% YoY constant currency); Farnell operating margin 5.2%, up 55 basis points sequentially and sixth consecutive quarter of margin expansion with a path to double-digit margins over time.
Operating Margin and Profitability Expansion
Adjusted operating income $221 million and adjusted operating margin of 3.1%, up nearly 40 basis points sequentially; adjusted operating income grew more than 2x sales sequentially.
Working Capital and Inventory Discipline
Inventory days ended at 77 days (below near-term target of 80 days); working capital days decreased 11 days sequentially to 76 days; inventory net of accounts payable decreased by $115 million QoQ.
Product and Solution Momentum
IP&E business grew 25% year-over-year; Demand Creation revenues increased 16% sequentially; company added ~60k–70k SKUs year-to-date to broaden product availability and NPI exposure.
Balance Sheet, Liquidity and Capital Return
Gross leverage improved to 3.6x from 3.9x; approximately $1.7 billion of available committed borrowing capacity; paid $0.35/share dividend ($29 million) and year-to-date shareholder returns of $224 million; $226 million remaining on buyback authorization.