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Arrow Electronics Posts Third Quarter Results.


Business Editors

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2002

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) today reported third quarter net income from continuing operations continuing operations

Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the
 of $.5 million ($.01 per share) on sales of $1.81 billion, compared with a net loss from continuing operations, excluding the restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  costs and other special charges described below, of $14.9 million ($.15 per share) on sales of $2.01 billion in last year's third quarter.

As previously announced, during the third quarter of 2002 the company incurred an extraordinary charge of $11.6 million ($.12 per share) associated with the early retirement of bonds due in the fourth quarter of 2003. Including the extraordinary charge, the company reported a net loss of $11.1 million ($.11 per share) in the third quarter of 2002. Last year's third quarter included restructuring costs and other special charges totaling $227.6 million ($145.1 million after taxes or $1.47 per share) associated with headcount head count or head·count
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 investments, and the termination The point where a line, channel or circuit ends. See SCSI termination and hybrid.  of certain customer engagements. Including this charge, the net loss from continuing operations in last year's third quarter was $160 million ($1.62 per share). Also included in last year's third quarter results was $.9 million of net income from discontinued operations Discontinued operations

Divisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business.
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 with recent changes to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

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, the company's 2002 results no longer reflect the amortization of goodwill. If last year's third quarter results were restated to reflect the elimination of goodwill amortization, the net loss would have decreased by approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
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, "especially in light of the impact of Europe's traditional extended summer holiday period." "Each of our operating groups around the world continues to focus on improving operating efficiencies and controlling costs while ensuring that we remain well-positioned to benefit from the inevitable recovery in our industry," he added.

The company noted that it generated $90 million in free cash flow during the quarter, bringing the total generated during the past seven quarters to nearly $2.2 billion. Cash and short-term Short-term

Any investments with a maturity of one year or less.


short-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss on the value of an asset that has been held less than a specified period of time.
 investments at the end of the third quarter exceeded $700 million.

Worldwide components revenue of $1.32 billion was down 1.9% when compared with the second quarter, and operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 was 3.4% of sales.

Worldwide computer products sales from continuing operations totaled $496 million, down 1.4% from the second quarter. Operating income from continuing computer products activities, as a percentage of sales, was 2.1%.

Nine Month Results

Arrow's net income from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2002 was $3.2 million ($.03 per share) on sales of $5.5 billion. Included therein was $5.4 million ($3.2 million after taxes or $.03 per share) of severance The act of dividing, or the state of being divided.

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 costs associated with the resignation of the company's former chief executive officer in June June: see month.  2002. Excluding these costs, net income from continuing operations would have been $6.4 million ($.06 per share).

In May 2002 the company sold its Gates/Arrow commodity computer products business. As the company has exited the commodity computer products business, this business is accounted for as a discontinued operation discontinued operation

A segment of a business that has been abandoned or sold or for which plans for one or another of these actions have been approved. See also continuing operations.
 in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment Impairment

1. A reduction in a company's stated capital.

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 statement of operations See Income statement.  as a single line item and all prior period information has been restated to reflect this presentation. Included in the nine month results for 2002 is a net loss of $5.9 million ($.06 per share), reflecting the results of the discontinued operation and the related loss on its sale.

As previously discussed, during the third quarter of 2002 the company incurred an extraordinary charge of $11.6 million ($.12 per share) in connection with the early retirement of bonds due in the fourth quarter of 2003.

The company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Intangible Asset

An asset that is not physical in nature.

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," effective January January: see month.  1, 2002. In accordance with the transitional rules of this pronouncement, the company completed its evaluation of the carrying value Carrying Value

Also know as "book value," it is a company's total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities, such as debt.

Notes:
This is different than market value, as it can be higher or lower depending on the circumstances.
 of goodwill and determined that the carrying value exceeded the fair value in certain instances. As a result of this new pronouncement, the company recorded an impairment charge of $603.7 million ($6.05 per share), which has been recorded as a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.

The net loss for the nine months ended September September: see month.  30, 2002, after giving consideration to the aforementioned a·fore·men·tioned  
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 items, was $618.1 million ($6.20 per share).

Arrow's net loss from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2001 was $82 million ($.84 per share) on sales of $7.47 billion. Included therein were the aforementioned restructuring costs and other special charges of $227.6 million ($145.1 million after taxes or $1.47 per share) and an integration charge of $9.4 million ($5.7 million after taxes or $.06 per share) related to costs incurred in connection with the acquisition and integration of Wyle WYLE is a commercial television station in Florence, Alabama, broadcasting locally on channel 26 as an affiliate of Jewelry TV. Founded April 19, 1986, the station is owned by ETC Communications Inc.

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 Electronics. Excluding the restructuring costs and other special charges and the integration charge, net income from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2001 would have been $68.8 million ($.69 per share). Also included in last year's nine month results was net income of $1.6 million related to discontinued operations. Including the net income from discontinued operations, the net loss in the first nine months of 2001 was $80.5 million ($.82 per share).

As previously mentioned, the company's results no longer reflect the amortization of goodwill. If last year's nine month results were restated to reflect the elimination of goodwill amortization, earnings per share would have increased by approximately $.31 per share.

Arrow Electronics is one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and computer products and a leading provider of services to the electronics industry. Headquartered in Melville, New York Melville is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, 14,533 people resided there. , Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 600 suppliers and over 175,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and commercial customers through more than 200 sales facilities and 23 distribution centers in 40 countries. Detailed information about Arrow's operations can be found at www.arrow.com.

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. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or facts to differ materially from such statements for a variety of reasons including, but are not limited to: industry conditions, changes in product supply, pricing, and customer demand, competition, other vagaries in the computer and electronic components markets, changes in relationships with key suppliers and the other risks described from time to time in the company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

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). Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.



                        ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                 (In thousands except per share data)



                         Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                            September 30,          September 30,
                       ----------------------  ----------------------

                          2002       2001(A)     2002(B)     2001(C)
                          ----       -------     -------     -------

Sales                  $1,811,339  $2,014,029  $5,499,195  $7,466,393
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Costs and expenses:
 Cost of products sold  1,502,717   1,791,700   4,556,453   6,317,771
 Selling, general and
  administrative
   expenses               254,610     267,144     763,958     873,505
 Depreciation and
  amortization             16,190      29,016      50,500      87,185
 Restructuring costs
  and other special
   charges                      -      77,147           -      77,147
 Severance charge               -           -       5,375           -
 Integration charge             -           -           -       9,375
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                        1,773,517   2,165,007   5,376,286   7,364,983
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Operating income (loss)    37,822    (150,978)    122,909     101,410

Equity in earnings
 (losses) of affiliated
  companies                 1,000        (940)      1,966      (2,333)

Loss on investments             -      53,000           -      53,000

Interest expense           38,373      48,695     120,445     168,767
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Earnings (losses)
 before income taxes
  and minority interest       449    (253,613)      4,430    (122,690)

Provision for (benefit
 from) income taxes           171     (93,065)      1,575     (39,805)
                       ----------  ----------- ----------  -----------

Earnings (losses)
 before minority
  interest                    278    (160,548)      2,855     (82,885)

Minority interest            (246)       (581)       (330)       (844)
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Earnings (losses) from
 continuing operations        524    (159,967)      3,185     (82,041)

Income (loss) from
 discontinued operations,
  net of taxes (including
   loss from disposal
    of $6,120, net of
     tax benefit of
      $4,114, in 2002)
       (D)                      -         879      (5,911)      1,586
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Earnings (losses) before
 extraordinary item           524    (159,088)     (2,726)    (80,455)

Extraordinary item, net
 of taxes (E)             (11,641)          -     (11,641)          -
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Losses before cumulative
 effect of change in
  accounting principle    (11,117)   (159,088)    (14,367)    (80,455)

Cumulative effect of
 change in accounting
  principle (F)                 -           -    (603,709)          -
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Net loss               $  (11,117) $ (159,088) $ (618,076) $  (80,455)
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========



                        ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                 (In thousands except per share data)



                           Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                              September 30,           September 30,
                           ------------------      ------------------

                            2002      2001(A)      2002(B)    2001(C)
                            ----      -------      -------    -------

Net income (loss) per
 basic and diluted
  share:
 Income (loss) from
  continuing operations     $ .01      $(1.62)      $ .03       $(.84)
 Income (loss) from
  discontinued
   operations                   -         .01        (.06)        .02
 Loss from
  extraordinary item         (.12)          -        (.12)          -
 Cumulative effect of
  change in accounting
   principle                    -           -       (6.05)          -
                            -----      ------      ------       -----
 Net loss per basic and
  diluted share             $(.11)     $(1.61)     $(6.20)      $(.82)
                            =====      ======      ======       =====

Average number of
 shares outstanding:
  Basic                    99,874      98,515      99,737      98,147
  Diluted                  99,874      98,515      99,737      98,147


   This interim report is subject to independent audit at year-end.

                      See accompanying footnotes.

                        ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
                               FOOTNOTES

      (A)  Excluding the restructuring costs and other special charges
           totaling $227.6 million ($145.1 million after taxes), net
           loss and net loss per share from continuing operations
           would have been $14.9 million and $.15 on a basic and
           diluted basis, respectively, for the three months ended
           September 30, 2001.

      (B)  Excluding the severance charge of $5.4 million ($3.2
           million after taxes), net income and net income per share
           from continuing operations would have been $6.4 million and
           $.06 on a basic and diluted basis, respectively, for the
           nine months ended September 30, 2002.

      (C)  Excluding the restructuring costs and other special charges
           totaling $227.6 million ($145.1 million after taxes) and
           the integration charge of $9.4 million ($5.7 million after
           taxes), net income and net income per share from continuing
           operations would have been $68.8 million, $.70 and $.69 on
           a basic and diluted basis, respectively, for the nine
           months ended September 30, 2001.

      (D)  In May 2002, the company sold substantially all of the
           assets of Gates/Arrow Distributing ("Gates/Arrow"), a
           business unit within the company's North American Computer
           Product Group that sells commodity computer products such
           as printers, monitors, other peripherals, and software to
           value-added resellers in North America. This business is
           accounted for as a discontinued operation in accordance
           with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144,
           "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
           Assets." Accordingly, its results have been included in the
           consolidated statement of operations as a single line item
           and all prior period information has been restated to
           reflect this presentation. Included in the nine month
           results for 2002 is a net loss of $5.9 million ($.06 per
           share), reflecting the results of the discontinued
           operation and the related loss on its sale.

      (E)  During the third quarter of 2002, the company repurchased
           senior notes due in the fourth quarter of 2003. The premium
           paid and the related deferred financing costs written off
           related to this transaction totaled $11.6 million after
           taxes ($.12 per share) and have been recorded as an
           extraordinary item.

      (F)  The company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
           Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,"
           as of January 1, 2002. As a result of the evaluation
           process, the company recorded an impairment charge of
           $603.7 million ($6.05 per share). The company has recorded
           the impairment charge as a cumulative effect of change in
           accounting principle.



                        ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                            (In thousands)



                                          September 30,   December 31,
                                              2002            2001
                                          -------------   ------------

Assets

Current assets:
  Cash and short-term investments          $  717,820      $  556,861
  Accounts receivable, net                  1,353,665       1,389,882
  Inventories                               1,180,146       1,372,797
  Other                                        68,219          52,892
  Assets from discontinued operations               -          98,954
                                           ----------      ----------

Total current assets                        3,319,850       3,471,386

Property, plant and equipment, net            292,955         301,195
Investments in affiliated companies            34,420          32,917
Cost in excess of net assets of companies
 acquired, net of amortization for 2001       747,579       1,224,283
Other assets                                  299,709         326,024
Assets from discontinued operations                 -           3,179
                                           ----------      ----------

                                           $4,694,513      $5,358,984
                                           ==========      ==========
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                         $  847,390      $  641,454
  Accrued expenses                            360,808         342,670
  Short-term borrowings                         9,578          37,289
  Liabilities from discontinued operations          -          25,572
                                           ----------      ----------

Total current liabilities                   1,217,776       1,046,985

Long-term debt                              2,145,832       2,441,983
Other                                         110,897         103,555
Shareholders' equity                        1,220,008       1,766,461
                                           ----------      ----------

                                           $4,694,513      $5,358,984
                                           ==========      ==========

   This interim report is subject to independent audit at year-end.



                        ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC.
                          SEGMENT INFORMATION
                            (In thousands)


                     Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                        September 30,            September 30,
                   ----------------------   ----------------------

                      2002       2001(A)      2002(B)     2001(C)
                      ----       -------      -------     -------

Sales:
 Components        $1,315,337  $1,467,808   $4,004,983  $5,743,268
 Computer products    496,002     546,221    1,494,212   1,723,125
                   ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
  Consolidated     $1,811,339  $2,014,029   $5,499,195  $7,466,393
                   ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========


Operating income:
 Components        $   44,380  $   47,075   $  144,444  $  354,803
 Computer products     10,237       8,078       34,796      23,898
 Corporate            (16,795)   (206,131)     (56,331)   (277,291)
                   ----------  ----------   ----------  ----------
  Consolidated     $   37,822  $ (150,978)  $  122,909  $  101,410
                   ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========


           (A)  Excluding the restructuring costs and other special
                charges of $227.6 million ($174.6 million in operating
                income), operating income would have been $23.6
                million for the three months ended September 30, 2001.

           (B)  Excluding the severance charge of $5.4 million,
                operating income would have been $128.3 million for
                the nine months ended September 30, 2002.

           (C)  Excluding the restructuring costs and other special
                charges of $227.6 million ($174.6 million in operating
                income) and the integration charge of $9.4 million,
                operating income would have been $285.4 million for
                the nine months ended September 30, 2001.

    The company has redefined certain of its reportable segments. The
prior periods have been restated for comparative purposes.

   This interim report is subject to independent audit at year-end.
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