SYNNEX Corporation Reports Fiscal 2011 First Quarter

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a leading business process services company, today announced financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended February 28, 2011.

“We are pleased with our strong performance in the fiscal first quarter, particularly considering our results included acquisition and integration expenses,” stated Kevin Murai, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our recent acquisitions are tracking to plan and we expect the integrations and the related charges to be completed by mid-year with increasing improvements to margins late in the year.”

“After the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, we are very pleased to report that all of our employees are safe and unharmed,” Mr. Murai continued. “SYNNEX Infotec suffered nominal inventory and facility damage, and we expect that the demand environment in Japan will be somewhat affected in the coming months. We believe that demand will remain solid in our base distribution and GBS business segments and we will continue to outperform the market.”

Business Segment Highlights:

• Distribution: Revenue from continuing operations was $2.47 billion, an increase of 28.9% over the prior fiscal year quarter. The acquisition of Infotec in Japan added $301 million, and sales growth remained strong in both the U.S. and Canada. Distribution income from continuing operations before non-operating items, income taxes and noncontrolling interest was $47.2 million, or 1.91% of distribution revenue compared with $36.0 million, or 1.88% in the prior fiscal year quarter. Fiscal Q1 2011 included $287 thousand of direct acquisition and integration expenses.
• Global Business Services (GBS): GBS revenue from continuing operations was $39.2 million, an increase of 50.5% over the prior fiscal year quarter. In the fiscal first quarter, the revenue contribution from acquisitions was $10.8 million. GBS income from continuing operations before non-operating items, income taxes and noncontrolling interest was $3.6 million, or 9.26% of GBS revenues compared with $3.0 million, or 11.35% in the prior fiscal year quarter. Fiscal Q1 2011 included $442 thousand in direct acquisition and integration expenses.

Additional Financial Highlights

• The trailing fiscal four quarters ROIC was 10.2% for the fiscal first quarter of 2011, up from 9.1% in the prior year fiscal first quarter.
• The cash conversion cycle was 44 days.
• The debt to capitalization ratio was 33%.
• Depreciation and amortization were $4.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter Outlook:

The following statements are based on the Company’s current expectations for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. These forecasts include the Company’s current estimate of the impact from the recent earthquake and subsequent effects to Japan operations. This assessment remains on-going as the situation in Japan continues to evolve. These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially.

• Revenue is expected to be in the range of $2.44 billion to $2.56 billion.
• Net income, before direct anticipated acquisition and integration expenses, is expected to be in the range of $28.6 million to $29.9 million.
• Diluted earnings per share, before direct anticipated acquisition and integration expenses, are expected to be in the range of $0.77 to $0.81.
• The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 is based on a diluted weighted-average common share count of approximately 37.1 million.
• During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, pre-tax direct acquisition and integration expenses are expected to total $0.8 million to $1.8 million.

Conference Call and Webcast

SYNNEX will be discussing its financial results and outlook on a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. (PT). A webcast of the call will be available at http://ir.synnex.com. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 866-364-4389 in North America or 706-902-0319 outside North America. The confirmation code for the call is 48273184. A replay of the conference call will be available at http://ir.synnex.com approximately two hours after the conference call has concluded and will be archived until April 8, 2011.

About SYNNEX

SYNNEX Corporation, a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading business process services company, servicing resellers, retailers and original equipment manufacturers in multiple regions around the world. The Company provides services in IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX employs over 10,000 full-time and part-time associates worldwide. Additional information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements in this press release regarding SYNNEX Corporation, which are not historical facts, are "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 forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as believe, expect, may, will, provide, could and should and the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These statements, including statements regarding our performance, anticipated benefits and integration of our recent acquisitions, anticipated impact of the events in Japan, anticipated demand, and our revenue, net income, integration and restructuring charges, and diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to successfully integrate our recent acquisitions; diversion of management as a result of our recent acquisitions; loss of vendors and suppliers as a result of our recent acquisitions; decrease in demand as a result of the events in Japan; market acceptance and product life of the platforms sold by companies recently acquired; general economic conditions and any weakness in IT and consumer electronics spending; the loss or consolidation of one or more of our significant OEM suppliers or customers; market acceptance and product life of the products we assemble and distribute; competitive conditions in our industry and their impact on our margins; pricing, margin and other terms with our OEM suppliers; our ability to gain market share; variations in supplier-sponsored programs; changes in our costs and operating expenses; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in the tax laws; risks associated with our international operations; uncertainties and variability in demand by our reseller and contract assembly customers; supply shortages or delays; any termination or reduction in our floor plan financing arrangements; credit exposure to our reseller customers, and negative trends in their businesses; any future incidents of theft; risks associated with our business process outsourcing and contract assembly business; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2010 and from time to time in our SEC filings. Statements included in this press release are based upon information known to SYNNEX Corporation as of the date of this release, and SYNNEX Corporation assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release.

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