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Avnet, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006 Results; Memec Integration Successfully Completed; Fiscal Year 2006 Sets Record for Revenue and Asset Velocity.


PHOENIX -- Avnet Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) is a technology B2B distributor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

The company states on their website that:
"Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), is one of the world's largest value-added distributors of semiconductors, connectors, passive and
, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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) today reported revenue of $3.61 billion for fourth quarter fiscal 2006, ended July July: see month.  1, 2006, representing an increase of 27.8% over fourth quarter fiscal 2005. The prior year quarter did not include revenue of Memec Group Holdings, Inc. ("Memec"), which was acquired on July 5, 2005. Revenue was up 5.6% over the prior year quarter adjusted to include Memec's sales of $596.1 million in the same period. Excluding the impact of recent divestitures, fourth quarter pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 revenue grew 8.2% over the year-ago quarter. GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 net income for fourth quarter fiscal 2006 was $58.8 million, or $0.40 per share on a diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 basis, as compared with net income of $47.3 million, or $0.39 per share on a diluted basis, for the fourth quarter last year. Excluding certain charges noted below, net income was $91.0 million, or $0.62 per share on a diluted basis, representing a 93% and 59% increase, respectively, over the year-ago period.

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.
 for fourth quarter fiscal 2006 was $131.5 million, up 53% as compared with operating income of $85.7 million in the year ago quarter. Excluding certain charges in fourth quarter fiscal 2006, operating income increased 85% over the prior-year quarter to $158.3 million. Operating income as a percent of sales, excluding certain charges, was 4.4%, up 135 basis points from last year's fourth quarter with both operating groups contributing to the improvement.

Roy Roy, city (1990 pop. 24,603), Weber co., N Utah, near Great Salt Lake; settled by Mormons 1877, inc. 1937. Computer equipment is manufactured, and many residents work at nearby Hill Air Force Base.  Vallee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased with our performance in the fourth quarter. These results represent new post-bubble highs for operating income, operating income margin, earnings per share, return on working capital, and return on capital employed Return on capital employed (ROCE)

Indicator of profitability of the firm's capital investments. Determined by dividing Earnings Before Interest and Taxes by (capital employed plus short-term loans minus intangible assets).
 excluding certain items. We are consistently improving returns on capital and are committed to growing shareholder value as we drive to become the premier technology distributor in the world."

Revenue of $14.25 billion for fiscal 2006 was up 28.8% over fiscal 2005 revenues of $11.07 billion. Revenue was up 6.8% over the prior year adjusted to include Memec's sales of $2.28 billion in fiscal year 2005. GAAP net income for fiscal 2006, which included certain charges that are described below, was $204.5 million, or $1.39 per share on a diluted basis, as compared with net income of $168.2 million, or $1.39 per share on a diluted basis, in fiscal 2005. Excluding certain charges in fiscal 2006, net income and diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 were up 71% and 41% to $288.4 million and $1.96, respectively, as compared with fiscal 2005.

Including charges described in the table below, fiscal 2006 operating income grew 34.0% to $430.5 million as compared with fiscal 2005 operating income of $321.3 million. Excluding these charges in fiscal 2006, operating income grew 63.0% year over year to $523.8 million and operating income as a percent of sales was 3.7%, an increase of 78 basis points over fiscal year 2005 operating income margin of 2.9%. This represents the fourth consecutive year of growth in both operating income and operating income margin.

Mr. Vallee further commented, "I am proud of what our team accomplished during fiscal year 2006. Our pro forma revenue grew 7% and pro forma operating income, excluding certain charges, grew nearly six times faster than revenue. We completed the Memec integration on schedule, exceeded our original synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action.  target by approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $30 million, and have substantially retained all of the revenues of the combined businesses. As a result, in fiscal year 2006 we established many new records including revenue, net income (excluding certain items) and asset velocity. In addition, we took actions to reduce and refinance Refinance

1. When a business or person revises their payment schedule for repaying debt.

2. Replacing an older loan with a new loan offering better terms.

Notes:
When a business refinances they typically extend the maturity date.
 some high interest rate debt which allowed us to exit the year with our balance sheet in the best condition in years."

The results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006 include charges for the following items, the mention of which management believes is useful to investors when comparing operating performance results with prior periods. More discussion of the reasons for highlighting these items are set forth in the Non-GAAP Financial Information section.

--Restructuring and other charges, including inventory writedowns for terminated ter·mi·nate  
v. ter·mi·nat·ed, ter·mi·nat·ing, ter·mi·nates

v.tr.
1. To bring to an end or halt:
 lines (recorded in cost of sales), severance The act of dividing, or the state of being divided.

The term severance has unique meanings in different branches of the law. Courts use the term in both civil and criminal litigation in two ways: first, when dividing a lawsuit into two or more parts, and second, when
, integration costs and other charges, including in the fourth quarter tax impacts of overseas legal entity reorganizations, resulting primarily from the Company's acquisition and integration of Memec into Avnet's existing business.

--Restructuring charges, including severance and reserves for non-cancelable lease commitments, and other charges resulting primarily from actions taken following the divestitures of certain end user business lines of Technology Solutions in the Americas A·mer·i·cas   , the

See America.
, certain cost-cutting initiatives in the Technology Solutions business in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets.  region and other charges, including impairment Impairment

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

2. The total capital that is less than the par value of the company's capital stock.

Notes:
1. This is usually reduced because of poorly estimated losses or gains.

2.
 charges of an owned but vacant building and charges associated with a reassessment Reassessment

The process of re-determining the value of property or land for tax purposes.

Notes:
Property is usually reassessed on an annual basis. You may request a "reassessment" if you disagree with your assessment.
 of an existing environmental liability.

--Incremental stock-based compensation expense resulting from the Company's adoption of SFAS SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
SFAS Special Forces Assessment and Selection
SFAS Student Financial Aid Services
SFAS Sport Fishing Association of Singapore
SFAS Safety Features Actuation System
SFAS Statewide Fixed Assets System
 123R and modifications to stock-based compensation plans in fiscal 2006.

--Amortization expense associated with amortizable am·or·tize  
tr.v. am·or·tized, am·or·tiz·ing, am·or·tiz·es
1. To liquidate (a debt, such as a mortgage) by installment payments or payment into a sinking fund.

2.
 intangible assets Intangible Asset

An asset that is not physical in nature.

Notes:
Examples are things like copyrights, patents, intellectual property, and goodwill. These are the opposite of tangible assets.
 recorded in fiscal 2006 as a result of the Memec acquisition.

--Recent divestitures resulted in a net loss consisting of a net gain on the sale of Technology Solutions' single tier businesses in the Americas recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 and a loss on the sale of two small, non-core Electronics Marketing specialty A contract under seal.

A specialty is a written document that has been sealed and delivered and is given as security for the payment of a specifically indicated debt.
 businesses in the EMEA region recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 for which no tax benefit is available.

--Debt extinguishment The destruction or cancellation of a right, a power, a contract, or an estate.

Extinguishment is sometimes confused with merger, though there is a clear distinction between them.
 costs associated with the early repurchase re·pur·chase  
tr.v. re·pur·chased, re·pur·chas·ing, re·pur·chas·es
To buy (something) again.

n.
The act of buying something that one previously sold or owned.

Noun 1.
 of $254.1 million of the Company's 8% Notes due November November: see month.  15, 2006 in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 and $113.6 million of the Company's 9 3/4% Notes due February February: see month.  15, 2008 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.
Fourth Quarter Ended      Fiscal Year Ended 2006
                         Fiscal 2006
                  -------------------------  -------------------------
                  Operating  Net    Diluted  Operating  Net    Diluted
                    Income   Income   EPS      Income   Income   EPS
                  --------- ------- -------  --------- ------- -------
                          $ in millions, except per share data

GAAP results      $  131.5  $ 58.8  $ 0.40   $  430.5  $204.5  $ 1.39
 Restructuring,
  integration and
  other charges        6.8     7.3    0.05       69.9    49.9    0.34
 Incremental
  stock-based
  compensation
  expense              5.4     3.4    0.02       16.6    10.6    0.07
 Incremental
  amortization
  expense for
  intangible
  assets               1.0     0.6    0.01        4.2     2.7    0.02
 Loss on sale of
  business lines      13.6    14.3    0.10        2.6     7.1    0.05
 Debt
  extinguishment
  costs                  -     6.6    0.04          -    13.6    0.09
                   --------  ------  ------   --------  ------  ------
  Total
   Adjustments        26.8    32.2    0.22       93.3    83.9    0.57
                   --------  ------  ------   --------  ------  ------
Adjusted results  $  158.3  $ 91.0  $ 0.62   $  523.8  $288.4  $ 1.96
                   ========  ======  ======   ========  ======  ======


The Company generated $151.5 million of free cash flow (as defined later in this release) during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. At the end of the quarter, the Company repurchased $113.6 million of 9-3/4% Notes due February 15, 2008, primarily using cash on hand. As a result, the Company ended the quarter with $276.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and net debt (total debt less cash and cash equivalents) of $958.1 million.

Ray Sadowski, Chief Financial Officer, stated: "With the improvement in our operating income margin and asset velocity metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. , we are closing in on our 12.5% ROCE ROCE

See: Return on capital employed
 goal. At the same time, we have created a business model that can more consistently generate free cash flow providing greater flexibility to fund growth. With the integration of Memec behind us, we were able to generate free cash flow this quarter and pay down some high interest rate debt which will lower our interest expense in future periods."

Operating Groups

Electronics Marketing (EM) sales of $2.45 billion in the fourth quarter fiscal 2006 were up 51.0% on a year over year basis. On a pro forma basis, including Memec's sales in the prior year period, fourth quarter fiscal 2006 sales were up 10.4% on a year over year basis and, excluding the divestures that occurred during the current quarter, sales were up 11.5% over the prior year. On a pro forma basis, EM sales in the Americas, EMEA and Asia increased 5.3%, 11.4% and 17.8%, respectively, year over year with the Americas and Asia coming in slightly below expectations although in line with normal seasonality. EM operating income of $134.9 million for fourth quarter fiscal 2006 was more than double the prior year fourth quarter operating income of $65.3 million. Operating income margin for the fourth quarter was 5.5%, up 148 basis points over the prior year quarter.

Mr. Vallee added, "EM's performance this quarter is a reflection of the leverage we have created in our model and the excellent job our team did with the integration of Memec. The acquisition of Memec was the largest in the history of Avnet and all indications to date show that it will also be the most profitable. EM increased return on working capital (ROWC), excluding certain charges noted above, by 868 basis points over the prior year quarter with significant improvements coming from all three regions. For the full year, excluding 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).  and other charges and adjusting to include Memec in fiscal 2005 on a pro forma basis, EM grew revenue 8.4% and operating income grew over five times faster than revenue."

Technology Solutions (TS) sales of $1.16 billion in the fourth quarter fiscal 2006 were down 3.4% year over year; however, excluding the impact of divestitures that occurred during the year, sales were up 1.9%. Fourth quarter sales in EMEA increased 4.7% while sales in the Americas and Asia were down 4.5% and 25.3%, respectively, year over year. However, excluding the impact of divestitures, sales in the Americas were up 2.9% year over year. TS operating income was $40.3 million, a 7.6% increase as compared with fourth quarter fiscal 2005 operating income of $37.4 million, and operating income margin of 3.5% increased by 35 basis points over the prior year fourth quarter.

Mr. Vallee further added, "TS quarterly revenue was negatively impacted by a slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation).
A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties.
 in sales of microprocessors This is a list of microprocessors. Intel

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 and the exiting of the single tier end-user (job) end-user - The person who uses a computer application, as opposed to those who developed or support it. The end-user may or may not know anything about computers, how they work, or what to do if something goes wrong.  business. However, we were very pleased with our Partner Solutions Group, which distributes enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking.  equipment, as they grew revenue double digits Double Digits was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right. Played from April 20, 1973 through May 18, 1973's show, it was played for a car and used small prizes.  sequentially se·quen·tial  
adj.
1. Forming or characterized by a sequence, as of units or musical notes.

2. Sequent.



se·quen
 in all three regions. With the recent addition of the Sun product line and our continued focus on solutions-selling, we are well positioned to continue to grow market share and accelerate shareholder value creation."

Outlook

For Avnet's fiscal first quarter 2007, management expects sales at EM to be in the range of $2.32 billion to $2.42 billion and anticipates sales for TS to be in the range of $1.18 billion to $1.23 billion. Therefore, Avnet's consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 sales should be in the range of $3.50 billion to $3.65 billion for the first quarter fiscal 2007 ending on September September: see month.  30, 2006. Management expects the first quarter earnings to be in the range of $0.50 to $0.54 per share, including approximately $0.03 per share related to the expensing of stock-based compensation.

Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in factual circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
. The forward-looking statements herein include statements addressing future financial and operating results of Avnet and may include words such as "will," "anticipate," "expect," believe," and "should," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussions of future operating or financial performance or business prospects. Actual results may vary materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: the Company's ability to retain and grow market share, the Company's ability to generate additional cash flow, any significant and unanticipated sales decline, changes in business conditions and the economy in general, changes in market demand and pricing pressures, allocations of products by suppliers, and other competitive and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 regulatory reg·u·late  
tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2.
 factors affecting the businesses of Avnet generally.

More detailed information about these and other factors is set forth in Avnet's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
, Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 and Form 8-K Form 8-K

The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock.


Form 8-K

See 8-K.
. Avnet is under no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

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 with generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
 ("GAAP"), the Company also discloses in this press release certain non-GAAP financial information including adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share. The non-GAAP financial information is used to reflect the Company's results of operations excluding certain items that have arisen from restructuring and integration, stock compensation grants and other items in the periods presented.

Management believes that operating income adjusted for restructuring and integration charges is useful to investors to assess and understand operating performance, especially when comparing results with previous periods or forecasting performance for future periods, primarily because management views the excluded items to be outside of Avnet's normal operating results. Management analyzes operating income without the impact of restructuring and integration costs as an indicator Indicator

Anything used to predict future financial or economic trends.

Notes:
In the context of technical analysis, an indicator is a mathematical calculation based on a securities price and/or volume. The result is used to predict future prices.
 of ongoing margin performance and underlying trends in the business. Similarly, management has disclosed dis·close  
tr.v. dis·closed, dis·clos·ing, dis·clos·es
1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.

2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret).
 operating income excluding the impacts of stock compensation expense because the accounting treatment on a year-over-year basis for equity-based awards has changed with the adoption of SFAS 123R. Such new accounting treatment, and certain changes the Company has made to its equity grant practice in response to the new accounting treatment, renders the year-over-year comparison not meaningful without taking this impact into account. Finally, management has also disclosed operating income excluding the impact of amortization expense associated with intangible assets resulting from the acquisition of Memec because such assets were recorded during fiscal 2006 and, therefore, there are no comparable charges in prior periods. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures to establish operational goals and, in some cases, for measuring performance for compensation purposes.

Management similarly believes net income and diluted earnings per share adjusted for the impact of the items discussed above, as well as the loss on sale of business lines and debt extinguishment costs is useful to investors because it provides a measure of the Company's net profitability on a more comparable basis to historical periods and provides a more meaningful basis for forecasting future performance. Additionally, because of management's focus on generating shareholder value, of which net profitability is a primary driver, management believes net income and diluted EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format.  excluding the impact of these items provides an important measure of the Company's net results of operations for the investing public.

Management has also disclosed herein certain historical sales of Avnet combined with the historical sales of Memec for the corresponding period. Management believes such information helps investors relate current year results to historical periods. Management uses similar pro forma data to analyze an·a·lyze
v.
1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations.

2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions.

3.
 performance for internal operational goal setting and performance management.

However, analysis of results and outlook on a non-GAAP basis should be used as a complement to, and in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy
conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun.
 with, data presented in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Flow Activity

The following table summarizes the Company's cash flow activity for the fourth quarters and twelve months of fiscal 2006 and 2005, including the Company's computation Computation is a general term for any type of information processing that can be represented mathematically. This includes phenomena ranging from simple calculations to human thinking.  of free cash flow and a reconciliation of this metric to the nearest GAAP measures of net income and net cash flow from operations Cash flow from operations

A firm's net cash inflow resulting directly from its regular operations (disregarding extraordinary items such as the sale of fixed assets or transaction costs associated with issuing securities), calculated as the sum of net income plus noncash expenses
. Management's computation of free cash flow consists of net cash flow from operations plus cash flows generated from or used for purchases and sales of property, plant and equipment, acquisitions and dispositions of operations and investments, effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents and other financing activities. Management believes that the non-GAAP metric of free cash flow is a useful measure to help management and investors better assess and understand the Company's operating performance and sources and uses of cash. Management also believes the analysis of free cash flow assists in identifying underlying trends in the business. Computations of free cash flow may differ from company to company. Therefore, the analysis of free cash flow should be used as a complement to, and in conjunction with, the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows presented in the accompanying ac·com·pa·ny  
v. ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing, ac·com·pa·nies

v.tr.
1. To be or go with as a companion.

2.
 financial statements.

Management also analyzes cash flow from operations based upon its three primary components noted in the table below: net income, non-cash and other reconciling items and cash flow generated from working capital. Similar to free cash flow, management believes that this breakout is an important measure to help management and investors understand the trends in the Company's cash flows, including the impact of management's focus on asset utilization utilization,
n 1. the extent to which a given group uses a particular service in a specified period. Although usually expressed as the number of services used per year per 100 or per 1000 persons eligible for the service, utilization rates may be
 and efficiency through its management of the net balance of receivables Receivables

An asset designation applicable to all debts, unsettled transactions or other monetary obligations owed to a company by its debtors or customers. Receivables are recorded by a company's accountants and reported on the balance sheet, and they and include all debts owed
, inventories and accounts payable.
Fourth quarters ended  Twelve months ended
                           --------------------- ---------------------
                            July 1,    July 2,    July 1,    July 2,
                              2006       2005       2006       2005
                           ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                        ($ in thousands)
Net income                 $  58,847  $  47,250  $ 204,547  $ 168,239
Non-cash and other
 reconciling items            92,553     60,023    199,766    172,595
Cash flow (used for)
 provided from working
 capital (excluding cash
 and cash equivalents)       (11,783)   (29,616)  (423,427)   121,002
                            ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Net cash flow provided
     by (used for)
     operations              139,617     77,657    (19,114)   461,836
Purchase of property,
 plant and equipment         (13,628)    (9,081)   (51,803)   (31,338)
Cash proceeds from sales
 of property, plant and
 equipment                     2,118        146      4,368      7,271
Acquisitions and
 dispositions of
 operations and
 investments, net             16,312     (2,465)  (294,335)    (3,563)
Effect of exchange rates
 on cash and cash
 equivalents                   3,830    (16,535)     3,353    (10,816)
Other, net financing
 activities                    3,217      1,351     30,991      2,274
                            ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
     Net free cash flow    $ 151,466  $  51,073  $(326,540) $ 425,664
                            =========  =========  =========  =========


The significant cash outflow associated with working capital includes the cash payments made during the fourth quarter and twelve months of fiscal 2006 amounting to $14.4 million and $92.9 million, respectively, associated with the restructuring charges restructuring charge

The expense of reorganizing a company's operations. A restructuring charge is an infrequent expense that generally results from asset writedowns or facility closings.
, integration costs and charges recorded through purchase accounting from the Memec acquisition. Fiscal 2006 cash outflow also includes a $58.6 million accelerated contribution to the Company's pension plan made during the first quarter and $27.0 million of cash used in connection with the refinancing Refinancing

An extension and/or increase in amount of existing debt.
 activity and early extinguishment of debt during the year.

Teleconference Webcast and Upcoming Events

Avnet will host a Webcast of its quarterly teleconference today at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The live Webcast event, as well as other financial information including financial statement reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, will be available through www.ir.avnet.com. Please log onto the site 15 minutes prior to the start of the event to register or download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer.  any necessary software. An archive (1) A file that contains one or more compressed files. Most archive formats are also capable of storing folders in order to reconstruct the file/folder relationship when decompressed. See archive formats.  copy of the presentation will also be available after the Webcast.

For a listing of Avnet's upcoming events and other information, please visit Avnet's investor relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 website at www.ir.avnet.com.

About Avnet

Avnet (NYSE:AVT) enables success from the center of the technology industry, providing cost-effective cost-effective,
n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate.
 services and solutions vital to a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and 300 suppliers. The Company markets, distributes and adds value to a wide variety of electronic components, enterprise computer products and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  subsystems. Through its premier market position, Avnet brings a breadth Breadth

The percentage of assets or stocks advancing relative to those unchanged or declining. Also the number of independent forecasts available per year. A stock picker forecasting returns to 100 stocks every quarter exhibits a breadth of 400, assuming each forecast is
 and depth of capabilities that help its trading partners accelerate growth and realize cost efficiencies. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue in excess of $14 billion through sales in approximately 70 countries.
AVNET, INC.
                         FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                   (MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)



                                                 FOURTH QUARTERS ENDED
                                                 ---------------------

                                                  JULY 1,    JULY 2,
                                                  2006 (a)    2005
                                                 ---------- ----------

 Sales                                            $3,611.6   $2,825.4

 Income before income taxes                           96.2       65.0

 Net income                                           58.8       47.3

 Net income per share:
      Basic                                          $0.40      $0.39
      Diluted                                        $0.40      $0.39




                                                  FISCAL YEARS ENDED
                                                 ---------------------

                                                  JULY 1,    JULY 2,
                                                  2006 (a)    2005
                                                 ---------- ----------

 Sales                                           $14,253.6  $11,066.8

 Income before income taxes                          316.1      239.8

 Net income                                          204.5      168.2

 Net income per share:
      Basic                                          $1.40      $1.39
      Diluted                                        $1.39      $1.39

 (a) See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



                              AVNET, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                   (THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)



                     FOURTH QUARTERS ENDED      FISCAL YEARS ENDED
                    -----------------------  -------------------------

                      JULY 1,     JULY 2,      JULY 1,      JULY 2,
                     2006 (a)      2005        2006 (a)      2005
                    ----------- -----------  ------------ ------------

Sales               $3,611,611  $2,825,401   $14,253,630  $11,066,816
Cost of sales (Note
 1)                  3,129,750   2,454,476    12,414,647    9,607,833
                    ----------- -----------  ------------ ------------

Gross profit           481,861     370,925     1,838,983    1,458,983

Selling, general
 and administrative
 expenses (Note 2)     330,055     285,189     1,344,922    1,137,667
Restructuring,
 integration and
 other charges
 (Note 1)                6,781           -        60,983            -
Loss on sale of
 business lines
 (Note 3)               13,551           -         2,601            -

                    ----------- -----------  ------------ ------------
Operating income       131,474      85,736       430,477      321,316

Other income, net          167       1,253         4,760        3,499
Interest expense       (24,499)    (21,968)      (96,505)     (85,056)
Debt extinguishment
 costs (Note 4)        (10,919)          -       (22,585)           -

                    ----------- -----------  ------------ ------------
Income before
 income taxes           96,223      65,021       316,147      239,759

Income tax
 provision              37,376      17,771       111,600       71,520

                    ----------- -----------  ------------ ------------
Net income             $58,847     $47,250      $204,547     $168,239
                    =========== ===========  ============ ============

Net earnings per
 share:
    Basic                $0.40       $0.39         $1.40        $1.39
                    =========== ===========  ============ ============
    Diluted              $0.40       $0.39         $1.39        $1.39
                    =========== ===========  ============ ============

Shares used to
 compute earnings
 per share:
    Basic              146,649     120,746       145,942      120,629
                    =========== ===========  ============ ============
    Diluted            147,415     121,755       147,150      121,469
                    =========== ===========  ============ ============


(a) See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



                              AVNET, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                              (THOUSANDS)


                                                JULY 1,      JULY 2,
                                                 2006         2005
                                              -----------  -----------

Assets:
   Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                   $276,713     $637,867
    Receivables, net                           2,477,043    1,888,627
    Inventories                                1,616,580    1,224,698
    Other                                         97,126       31,775
                                              -----------  -----------
       Total current assets                    4,467,462    3,782,967
   Property, plant and equipment, net            159,433      157,428
   Goodwill                                    1,296,597      895,300
   Other assets                                  292,201      262,520
                                              -----------  -----------

       Total assets                            6,215,693    5,098,215
                                              -----------  -----------

Less liabilities:
    Current liabilities:
     Borrowings due within one year              316,016       61,298
     Accounts payable                          1,654,154    1,296,713
     Accrued expenses and other                  468,154      359,507
                                              -----------  -----------
       Total current liabilities               2,438,324    1,717,518
    Long-term debt, less due within one year     918,810    1,183,195
    Other long-term liabilities                   27,376      100,469
                                              -----------  -----------

       Total liabilities                       3,384,510    3,001,182
                                              -----------  -----------

Shareholders' equity                          $2,831,183   $2,097,033
                                              ===========  ===========



                              AVNET, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              (THOUSANDS)


                                                   FISCAL YEARS ENDED
                                                  --------------------
                                                   JULY 1,    JULY 2,
                                                    2006       2005
                                                  ---------  ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:

  Net income                                      $204,547   $168,239

  Non-cash and other reconciling items:
    Depreciation and amortization                   66,526     61,746
    Deferred income taxes                           52,169     63,734
    Non-cash restructuring and other charges        15,308          -
    Other, net                                      65,763     47,115

  Changes in (net of effects from business acquisitions and
   dispositions):
    Receivables                                   (254,691)  (168,892)
    Inventories                                   (142,563)   144,004
    Accounts payable                                99,670    191,270
    Accrued expenses and other, net               (125,843)   (45,380)
                                                  ---------  ---------

    Net cash flows (used for) provided from
     operating activities                          (19,114)   461,836
                                                  ---------  ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Issuance of notes in public offering, net of
   issuance costs                                  246,483          -
  Repayment of notes                              (369,965)   (89,589)
  Proceeds from (repayment of) bank debt, net       89,511    (10,789)
  Repayment of other debt, net                        (643)       (86)
  Other, net                                        30,991      2,274
                                                  ---------  ---------

    Net cash flows used for financing activities    (3,623)   (98,190)
                                                  ---------  ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of property, plant, and equipment      (51,803)   (31,338)
  Cash proceeds from sales of property, plant and
   equipment                                         4,368      7,271
  Acquisitions and investments, net               (317,114)    (3,563)
  Cash proceeds from divestitures, net              22,779          -
                                                  ---------  ---------

    Net cash flows used for investing activities  (341,770)   (27,630)
                                                  ---------  ---------

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash
 equivalents                                         3,353    (10,816)
                                                  ---------  ---------

Cash and cash equivalents:
  -- (decrease) increase                          (361,154)   325,200
  -- at beginning of period                        637,867    312,667
                                                  ---------  ---------

  -- at end of period                             $276,713   $637,867
                                                  =========  =========



                              AVNET, INC.
                          SEGMENT INFORMATION
                              (MILLIONS)



                          FOURTH QUARTERS ENDED   FISCAL YEARS ENDED
                          ---------------------  ---------------------


                           JULY 1,    JULY 2,     JULY 1,    JULY 2,
SALES:                      2006       2005        2006       2005
                          ---------- ----------  ---------- ----------

Electronics Marketing      $2,447.3   $1,620.5    $9,262.4   $6,259.0

Technology Solutions        1,164.3    1,204.9     4,991.2    4,807.8

                          ---------- ----------  ---------- ----------
   Consolidated            $3,611.6   $2,825.4   $14,253.6  $11,066.8
                          ========== ==========  ========== ==========




OPERATING INCOME (LOSS):

Electronics Marketing        $134.9      $65.3      $419.1     $233.1

Technology Solutions           40.3       37.4       165.7      147.7

Corporate                     (16.9)     (17.0)      (61.0)     (59.5)
                          ---------- ----------  ---------- ----------

                              158.3       85.7       523.8      321.3

Restructuring,
 integration and other
 charges                       (6.8)         -       (69.9)         -

Loss on sale of business
 lines                        (13.6)         -        (2.6)         -

Incremental stock
 compensation and
 amortization of
 intangibles expense           (6.4)         -       (20.8)         -
                          ---------- ----------  ---------- ----------

   Consolidated              $131.5      $85.7      $430.5     $321.3
                          ========== ==========  ========== ==========



                              AVNET, INC.
              NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                  FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2006


    (1) The results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 include
    restructuring, integration and other charges amounting to
    $6,781,000 pre-tax, $7,262,000 after tax (including Memec related
    tax impacts of overseas legal entity reorganizations) and $0.05
    per share on a diluted basis, and the results for the twelve
    months ended July 1, 2006, include restructuring, integration and
    other charges of $69,960,000 pre-tax ($8,977,000 of which is
    included in cost of sales), $49,870,000 after tax and $0.34 per
    share on a diluted basis. The integration costs and the majority
    of the restructuring and other charges resulted from certain
    actions taken and costs incurred in all three regions resulting
    from the July 5, 2005, acquisition and integration of Memec. The
    remainder of the restructuring and other charges related to other
    actions taken by the Company as a result of the divestiture of two
    businesses and other cost reduction initiatives in addition to
    other items discussed below.

    The restructuring and other charges for the fourth quarter and
    twelve months ended July 1, 2006, include severance costs related
    to reductions of Avnet personnel and charges related to the
    consolidation of certain Avnet leased facilities resulting from
    the integration of Memec's personnel and facilities and resulting
    from the divestiture in the third quarter of two business lines
    within Technology Solutions' Americas business. The restructuring
    and other charges also include writedowns of certain owned assets
    and capitalized IT-related initiatives that were rendered
    redundant as a result of the facilities reductions and other
    actions noted above. Also included in the restructuring and other
    charges for the twelve months ended July 1, 2006, were writedowns
    of certain inventory for terminated lines primarily related to the
    integration of Memec, with such charges recorded through cost of
    sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, a
    charge associated with the curtailment of a UK-based pension plan
    recorded in the third quarter, charges associated with a
    reassessment of an existing environmental liability recorded in
    the fourth quarter, and other items. Finally, restructuring and
    other charges for the twelve months ended July 1, 2006, also
    include writedowns to fair market value of two owned warehouse and
    administrative buildings that the Company has vacated.

    (2) The results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 include
    $5,431,000 pre-tax (included entirely in selling, general and
    administrative expenses), $3,359,000 after tax and $0.02 per share
    on a diluted basis of incremental stock compensation expense
    resulting from the Company's adoption of SFAS 123R, which requires
    the Company to record compensation expense associated with stock
    option grants, and additional expenses associated with increased
    grants under other stock compensation programs in response to SFAS
    123R. For the twelve months ended July 1, 2006, incremental
    stock-based compensation expense amounted to $16,645,000 pre-tax,
    $10,554,000 after tax and $0.07 per share on a diluted basis. Also
    included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the
    fourth quarter and twelve months ended July 1, 2006, is $1,040,000
    and $4,160,000, respectively, of incremental amortization expense
    associated with the recognition of $26,400,000 in amortizable
    intangible assets as a result of the acquisition of Memec. The
    after-tax impact of the incremental amortization expense was
    $629,000 or $0.01 per share on a diluted basis, and $2,696,000, or
    $0.02 per share on a diluted basis, for the three and twelve month
    periods, respectively.

    (3) The results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended
    July 1, 2006, include a loss of $13,551,000 pre-tax, $14,328,000
    after tax and $0.10 per share on a diluted basis resulting from
    the sale of two small, non-core Electronics Marketing specialty
    businesses in the EMEA region, for which no tax benefit is
    available. The results for the twelve months ended July 1, 2006,
    include a loss of $2,601,000 pre-tax, $7,074,000 after tax and
    $0.05 per share on a diluted basis resulting from the loss on the
    sale of the specialty businesses in the fourth quarter offset
    somewhat by a gain on the sale of Technology Solutions' single
    tier businesses in the Americas in the third quarter.

    (4) During the fourth quarter, the Company incurred debt
    extinguishment costs amounting to $10,919,000 pre-tax, $6,601,000
    after tax, and $0.04 per share on a diluted basis, associated with
    the repurchase of $113,640,000 principal amount of the Company's
    9-3/4% Notes due February 15, 2008. The repurchase was funded
    primarily with cash on hand. For the twelve months ended July 1,
    2006, the Company incurred debt extinguishment costs amounting to
    $22,585,000 pre-tax, $13,653,000 after tax and $0.09 per share on
    a diluted basis related to the repurchase of $254,095,000
    principal amount of the Company's 8.00% Notes due November 15,
    2006 in the first quarter and the $113,640,000 repurchase in the
    fourth quarter noted above. The Company used the net proceeds from
    the issuance during the first quarter of $250,000,000 principal
    amount of 6.00% Notes due September 1, 2015, plus cash on hand, to
    fund the $254,095,000 repurchase.

    (5) The combined impact of the items discussed in Notes 1-4
    amounted to $37,722,000 pre-tax, $32,179,000 after tax and $0.22
    per share on a diluted basis for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006
    and $115,951,000 pre-tax, $83,847,000 after tax and $0.57 per
    share on a diluted basis for the twelve months ended July 1, 2006.
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