NASDAQ$AVT

Avnet Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a decrease in sales and diluted EPS compared to the prior year quarter, but exceeded the upper end of its fourth quarter sales and earnings guidance.

Avnet reported Q4 sales of $5.6 billion and diluted EPS of $0.91. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.22. The company exceeded the upper end of its fourth quarter sales and earnings guidance and is well positioned entering fiscal year 2025.

  • Sales of $5.6 billion, compared with $6.6 billion in the prior year quarter.
  • Diluted earnings per share of $0.91, compared with $1.68 in the prior year quarter.
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.22, compared with $2.06 in the prior year quarter.
  • Electronic Components operating margin of 4.1%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$5.56B

Previous: $6.56B-15.1%
EPS (adj)

$1.22

Previous: $2.06-40.8%
Operating Income Margin

3.0%

Previous: 4.3%-30.2%
Adjusted Operating Income

$193M

No prior period
Adjusted Operating Income Margin

3.5%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$26.3M

Previous: $56.9M-146.2%
Net Income

$82.7M

Previous: $155M-46.8%
Operating Income

$164M

Previous: $284M-42.1%
Gross Profit

$643M

Previous: $818M-21.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.35M

Previous: $8.72M-27.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Avnet · Revenue · Quarterly

$5.56B

Q4 2024-15.1%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 14 of 15 quarters(93%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Avnet · $6.34B total across 2 segments · Q1 2024

  • Electronic Components
    $5.91B-6.5%
  • Farnell
    $421M-1.1%

Forward guidance

For the first quarter of fiscal 2025, Avnet expects sales between $5.25B and $5.55B, with a midpoint of $5.40B. Diluted EPS is expected to be between $0.80 and $0.90, with a midpoint of $0.85.

Tailwinds

  • Sales guidance midpoint of $5.40B.
  • Diluted EPS guidance midpoint of $0.85.
  • Assumes sales declines in the western regions.
  • Assumes sales growth in Asia.
  • Assumes similar interest expense to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 and an effective tax rate of between 21% and 25%.

Headwinds

  • Implies a sequential sales change of flat to down approximately 5%.
  • Excludes restructuring, integration and other expenses.
  • Excludes foreign currency gains and losses.
  • Excludes certain income tax adjustments.
  • Guidance assumes 90 million average diluted shares outstanding.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.2%

Avg return

30 days after

39%

28 / 71 earnings

Positive

+13.9%

Q2 2026

Best reaction

-13.2%

Q3 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026+4.1%+2.7%+11.1%
Q2 2026+13.9%+20.2%+25.0%
Q1 2026-3.9%-4.7%-6.0%
Q3 2025-8.3%-2.3%-2.4%
Q2 2025+1.5%-5.1%-3.6%
Q1 2025-0.5%-0.8%+0.5%
Q4 2024+6.0%+6.6%+1.6%
Q3 2024-0.5%+1.8%+11.7%
Q2 2024-5.2%-5.8%-0.6%
Q1 2024-2.1%-0.2%+2.4%
Q4 2023+6.4%+7.1%+4.7%
Q3 2023+4.0%+1.4%+9.3%
Q2 2023+2.3%+1.3%-0.7%
Q1 2023-2.2%-0.4%+11.8%
Q4 2022-4.1%-1.4%-5.9%
Q3 2022+12.4%+13.1%+23.9%
Q2 2022+3.3%+4.4%+9.1%
Q1 2022+4.1%+8.2%+1.5%
Q4 2021-0.4%-3.2%-7.5%
Q3 2021-0.5%-1.4%-0.7%
Q2 2021-7.4%-5.0%-1.8%
Q1 2021-5.2%-0.9%+17.9%
Q4 2020+1.0%-0.3%-2.7%
Q3 2020+3.5%+5.9%+1.7%
Q2 2020+1.1%-4.2%-14.2%
Q1 2020-4.2%-2.2%-1.2%
Q4 2019-1.1%-1.1%+4.9%
Q3 2019+1.2%+2.4%-10.7%
Q2 2019+1.3%-0.4%+10.7%
Q1 2019-2.9%+1.7%+11.3%
Q4 2018+4.8%+3.4%+7.6%
Q3 2018-2.7%-2.5%-4.1%
Q2 2018+2.1%+0.2%-0.4%
Q1 2018-0.0%-0.7%+0.2%
Q4 2017-3.9%-2.2%-3.8%
Q3 2017-13.2%-15.9%-17.7%
Q2 2017-1.5%-2.5%-2.5%
Q1 2017-1.7%-1.4%+10.1%
Q4 2016-0.4%+0.8%-3.4%
Q3 2016-7.9%
Q2 2016+1.4%
Q1 2016+0.9%
Q4 2015+4.8%
Q3 2015-4.4%
Q2 2015+2.5%
Q1 2015+4.3%
Q4 2014-5.7%
Q3 2014-8.5%
Q2 2014-5.8%
Q1 2014-5.8%
Q4 2013+1.2%
Q3 2013-3.6%
Q2 2013+10.2%
Q1 2013+2.0%
Q4 2012-0.9%
Q3 2012-1.1%
Q2 2012+3.6%
Q1 2012-4.5%
Q4 2011-3.1%
Q3 2011+2.1%
Q2 2011+1.1%
Q1 2011-0.7%
Q4 2010-2.0%
Q4 2008-2.0%
Q3 2010-3.2%
Q3 2009-3.2%
Q2 2010-0.4%
Q1 2009-0.2%
Q4 2009-0.2%
Q1 2010-0.2%
Q2 2009-0.2%

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