Ingram Micro Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Business Wire

08-05-2025

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ingram Micro Holding Corporation (NYSE: INGM) ('Ingram Micro' or the 'Company') today reported fiscal first quarter results for the period ended March 29, 2025. The Company reported fiscal first quarter net sales of approximately $12.3 billion, net income on a GAAP basis of $69.2 million or $0.29 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $144.2 million or $0.61 per share. (1)
'We were very pleased with our first quarter performance, in which net sales were up 11% year-over-year on a constant currency basis, with earnings per share at the high end of our guidance. Our proven execution during periods of market volatility gives us confidence in our long-term strategy, which is playing out in the traction on our Xvantage platform,' said Paul Bay, Ingram Micro's Chief Executive Officer. 'We believe that our global reach and decades of experience enabling growth for our trusted partners – together with our targeted investments in automation and our platform – position us to continue delivering strong returns to our shareholders.'
'Our sustained investments in innovation are driving efficiencies and operating leverage, as reflected in our first quarter results, allowing us to be even more nimble and resilient going forward,' said Mike Zilis, Ingram Micro's Chief Financial Officer. 'Looking to the second quarter, we expect to drive solid growth in our top line but even faster growth in non-GAAP EPS as we help our vendors and customers navigate current markets. Aided by real-time analytics and frictionless quoting through our AI-powered Xvantage platform, we currently see healthy ordering activity, and we are enabling our partners to react quickly to changes in demand and pricing environments.'
Consolidated Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
Net sales totaled $12.3 billion, compared to $11.3 billion in the prior fiscal first quarter, representing an increase of 8.3%. The year-over-year increase includes net sales growth in our North America, Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions. The translation impact of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar had an approximate 2.4% negative impact on the year-over-year net sales comparison.
Gross profit was $828.8 million, compared to $834.9 million in the prior fiscal first quarter.
Gross margin was 6.75%, compared to 7.37% in the prior fiscal first quarter. The year-over-year decrease in gross margin was driven by a shift in sales mix towards our lower-margin client and endpoint solutions offerings, a shift in customer mix more towards large enterprise customers which typically yield lower gross margins, and a shift in geographic mix towards our lower-margin, lower cost-to-serve Asia-Pacific region.
Income from operations was $200.9 million, compared to $170.1 million in the prior fiscal first quarter. Adjusted income from operations was $229.3 million, compared to $222.5 million in the prior fiscal first quarter. The growth in income is reflective of the same mix factors noted above as our net sales were more concentrated in lower cost-to-serve business, coupled with the efficiencies garnered from prior cost reductions and automation.
Income from operations margin was 1.64%, compared to 1.50% in the prior fiscal first quarter. Adjusted income from operations margin was 1.87% compared to 1.96% in the prior fiscal first quarter. The year-over-year comparisons are reflective of a lower gross margin profile largely offset by improved operating expense leverage.
Adjusted EBITDA was $290.8 million, compared to $290.4 million in the prior fiscal first quarter.
Diluted EPS was $0.29, compared to $0.22 in the prior fiscal first quarter. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.61, compared to $0.61 in the prior fiscal first quarter.
Cash used in operations was $200.4 million, compared to $100.3 million used in operations in the prior fiscal first quarter, and adjusted free cash flow was $(159.1) million, compared to $(66.8) million in the prior fiscal first quarter, including some strategic investment in inventory ahead of potential cost increases driven by macro-economic factors.
Regional Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
North America
Net sales were $4.4 billion, compared to $4.0 billion in the prior fiscal first quarter, an increase of 9.8% compared to the prior fiscal first quarter. The year-over-year increase in North American net sales was driven by an increase in net sales of client and endpoint solutions, led by strength in PCs and tablets, as well as growth in advanced solutions, primarily server, infrastructure software and cyber security, with a heavier concentration of these sales into large corporate and enterprise customers. Additionally, growth in both cloud-based solutions and Other services contributed to the year-over-year increase in net sales.
Income from operations was $84.4 million, compared to $59.9 million in the prior fiscal first quarter.
Income from operations margin was 1.90%, compared to 1.48% in the prior fiscal first quarter. The year-over-year increase in income from operations margin was primarily due to a reduction in selling, general and administrative ('SG&A') expenses as a percentage of net sales in the region driven by mix of business and the outcome of prior cost reduction initiatives.
EMEA
Net sales were $3.4 billion, an increase of 0.6% compared to the prior fiscal first quarter. The year-over-year increase in EMEA net sales was primarily a result of growth in PCs, components and storage, as well as strong growth in cloud, partially offset by declines in peripherals and networking. The translation impact of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar had an approximate 2% negative impact on the year-over-year net sales comparison.
Income from operations was $57.3 million, compared to $49.0 million in the prior fiscal first quarter.
Income from operations margin was 1.67%, compared to 1.44% in the prior fiscal first quarter. The year-over-year increase in income from operations margin was primarily due to a reduction in restructuring costs and improved operating leverage, which was partially offset by a mix shift towards our lower-margin client and endpoint solutions.
Asia-Pacific
Net sales were $3.6 billion, compared to $3.0 billion in the prior fiscal first quarter. The 20.1% increase in Asia-Pacific net sales was driven by net sales of client and endpoint solutions, led by growth in smartphones and tablets, as well as growth in advanced solutions, primarily in networking. Cloud-based solutions also grew double digits in the region. The translation impact of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar had an approximate 3% negative impact on the year-over-year net sales comparison.
Income from operations was $46.3 million, compared to $50.6 million in the prior fiscal first quarter.
Income from operations margin was 1.28%, compared to 1.68% in the prior fiscal first quarter. The year-over-year decrease in income from operations margin was primarily the result of shift in geographic mix towards our lower-margin, lower-cost-to-serve China market, a heavier concentration of mobility sales, and a heightened competitive market in India.
Latin America
Net sales were $0.8 billion, compared to $0.9 billion in the prior fiscal first quarter. The 8.5% decrease in Latin American net sales was primarily driven by currency translation rates, which had a negative impact of 8.2% on the year-over-year comparison of net sales.
Income from operations was $23.0 million, compared to $24.5 million in the prior fiscal first quarter.
Income from operations margin was 2.86%, compared to 2.78% in the prior fiscal first quarter. The year-over-year increase in income from operations margin was a result of higher gross margin achievement on net sales of both advanced solutions and cloud-based solutions, partially offset by an increase in compensation and headcount expenses. The translation impact of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar also had a negative impact of 17 basis points on the year-over-year comparison of the region's operating margin.
Fiscal Second Quarter 2025 Outlook
The following outlook is forward-looking, based on the Company's current expectations for the fiscal second quarter of 2025, and actual results may differ materially from what is indicated. We provide EPS guidance on a non-GAAP basis because certain information necessary to reconcile such guidance to GAAP is difficult to estimate and dependent on future events outside of our control. (1)
Our fiscal second quarter 2025 guidance assumes an effective tax rate of approximately 29% on a non-GAAP basis and 235.2 million diluted shares outstanding.
Dividend Increase and Payment
The Company's board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.076 per share of the Company's common stock, representing a 2.7% increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.074 per share. The dividend is payable on June 3, 2025, to stockholders of record as of May 20, 2025.
Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call Details:
Ingram Micro's management will host a call to discuss its results on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time (5:00 p.m. Eastern time).
A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Ingram Micro investor relations website at https://ir.ingrammicro.com. The call can also be accessed at 862-298-0702 and 866-682-6100.
A telephonic replay will be available through Friday, August 8, 2025, at 877-660-6853 or 201-612-7415, access code 13753351. A replay of the webcast will also be available at https://ir.ingrammicro.com.
About Ingram Micro
Ingram Micro (NYSE: INGM) is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to a highly diversified base of business-to-business technology experts. Through Ingram Micro Xvantage™, our AI-powered digital platform, we offer what we believe to be the industry's first comprehensive business-to-consumer-like experience, integrating hardware and cloud subscriptions, personalized recommendations, instant pricing, order tracking, and billing automation. We also provide a broad range of technology services, including financing, specialized marketing, and lifecycle management, as well as technical pre- and post-sales professional support. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.
(1) Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to presenting financial results that have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ('GAAP'), we have included in this release some or all of the following non-GAAP financial measures—adjusted income from operations, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, return on invested capital ('ROIC'), adjusted ROIC, non-GAAP net income, adjusted free cash flow, and non-GAAP EPS—which are financial measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our business and the underlying trends that are affecting our performance. These non-GAAP measures are primary indicators that our management uses internally to conduct and measure its business and evaluate the performance of its consolidated operations, ongoing results, and trends. Our management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful as they provide meaningful comparisons to prior periods and an alternate view of the impact of acquired businesses. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. A material limitation associated with these non-GAAP measures as compared to the GAAP measures is that they may not be comparable to other companies with similarly titled items that present related measures differently. The non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. See 'Schedule A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures' in the 'Supplemental Information' section further below for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP.
Safe Harbor Statement
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There are a number of risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Such risks, uncertainties, and other important factors include, among others, the risks, uncertainties, and factors included within the filings we make with the SEC from time to time and the following: general economic conditions; our estimates of the size of the markets for our products and services; our ability to identify and integrate acquisitions and technologies into our platform; our plans to continue to expand; our ability to continue to successfully develop and deploy Ingram Micro Xvantage™; our ability to retain and recruit key personnel; the competition our products and services face and our ability to adapt to industry changes and market conditions, including inflation, market volatility, and supply constraints for many categories of technology; current and potential litigation involving us; the global nature of our business, including the various laws and regulations applicable to us now or in the future; the effect of various political, geopolitical, and macroeconomic issues and developments, including changes in tariffs or global trade policies and the related uncertainties associated with such developments, import/export and licensing restrictions, and our ability to comply with laws and regulations we are subject to, both in the United States and internationally; our financing efforts; our relationships with our customers, original equipment manufacturers, and suppliers; our ability to maintain and protect our intellectual property; the performance and security of our services, including information processing and cybersecurity provided by third parties; our ownership structure; our dependence upon Ingram Micro Inc. and its controlled subsidiaries for our results of operations, cash flows, and distributions; and our status as a 'controlled company' and the extent to which the interests of Platinum Equity, LLC together with its affiliated investment vehicles ('Platinum') conflict with our interests or the interests of our stockholders.
Ingram Micro, Xvantage, and associated logos are trademarks of Ingram Micro Inc. (an indirect subsidiary of Ingram Micro Holding Corporation) or its licensors.
INGRAM MICRO HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Thirteen Weeks Ended
March 29, 2025
March 30, 2024
Net sales
$
12,280,843
$
11,334,934
Cost of sales
11,452,081
10,499,996
Gross profit
828,762
834,938
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative
625,965
642,152
Restructuring costs
1,933
22,665
Total operating expenses
627,898
664,817
Income from operations
200,864
170,121
Other (income) expense:
Interest income
(13,818
)
(10,311
)
Interest expense
74,889
84,612
Net foreign currency exchange loss
23,717
12,326
Other
15,673
6,813
Total other (income) expense
100,461
93,440
Income before income taxes
100,403
76,681
Provision for income taxes
31,214
27,129
Net income
$
69,189
$
49,552
Basic earnings per share
$
0.29
$
0.22
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.29
$
0.22
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INGRAM MICRO HOLDING CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Thirteen Weeks Ended
March 29, 2025
March 30, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
69,189
$
49,552
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
48,031
46,263
Amortization of operating lease asset
32,437
27,868
Deferred income taxes
(18,701
)
(17,329
)
Loss (gain) on foreign exchange
21,650
(2,955
)
Other
10,292
1,410
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Trade accounts receivable
594,783
543,294
Inventory
(270,403
)
(75,378
)
Other assets
(105,537
)
(6,599
)
Accounts payable
(385,519
)
(579,846
)
Change in book overdrafts
(118,076
)
(31,967
)
Operating lease liabilities
(30,282
)
(27,755
)
Accrued expenses and other
(48,294
)
(26,824
)
Cash used in operating activities
(200,430
)
(100,266
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
(29,737
)
(35,579
)
Proceeds from deferred purchase price of factored receivables
71,031
69,060
Other
16,997
(9,374
)
Cash provided by investing activities
58,291
24,107
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid to shareholders
(17,377
)
—
Change in unremitted cash collections from servicing factored receivables
3,484
(12,274
)
Repayment of Term Loans
(125,000
)
—
Gross proceeds from other debt
17,228
24,249
Gross repayments of other debt
(15,854
)
(30,015
)
Net proceeds from revolving and other credit facilities
235,374
22,490
Other
(1,096
)
(934
)
Cash provided by financing activities
96,759
3,516
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
8,616
(18,270
)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(36,764
)
(90,913
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
918,401
948,490
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
881,637
$
857,577
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing information:
Amounts obtained as a beneficial interest in exchange for transferring trade receivables in factoring arrangements
$
64,041
$
64,914
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Supplemental Information
SCHEDULE A: RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (unaudited)
In addition to its reported results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company has included in this release adjusted income from operations, adjusted EBITDA, return on invested capital ('ROIC'), adjusted ROIC, non-GAAP net income, adjusted free cash flow, and non-GAAP EPS, which are defined as follows:
Adjusted Income from Operations means income from operations plus (i) amortization of intangibles, (ii) restructuring costs incurred primarily related to employee termination benefits in connection with actions to align our cost structure in certain markets, (iii) integration and transition costs and (iv) the advisory fees paid to Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC ('Platinum Advisors'), an entity affiliated with Platinum, under a corporate advisory services agreement (which has been terminated as a result of our initial public offering ('IPO')) (such terminated agreement, the 'CASA').
We define adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA (calculated as net income before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses) adjusted to give effect to (i) restructuring costs incurred primarily related to employee termination benefits in connection with actions to align our cost structure in certain markets, (ii) net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains and losses including net gains and losses on derivative instruments not receiving hedge accounting treatment, (iii) costs of integration, transition, and operational improvement initiatives, as well as consulting, retention and transition costs associated with our organizational effectiveness programs charged to selling, general and administrative expenses, (iv) the advisory fees paid to Platinum Advisors under the CASA, (v) cash-based compensation expense associated with our cash-based long-term incentive program for certain employees in lieu of equity-based compensation prior to the IPO, (vi) stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock units issued in connection with our IPO, and (vii) certain other items as defined in our credit agreements.
ROIC is defined as net income divided by the invested capital for the period. Invested capital is equal to stockholders' equity plus long-term debt plus short-term debt and the current maturities of long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents at the end of each period.
Adjusted ROIC is defined as adjusted net income divided by the invested capital for the period. Adjusted net income for a particular period is defined as net income plus (i) other income/expense, (ii) amortization of intangibles, (iii) restructuring costs incurred primarily related to employee termination benefits in connection with actions to align our cost structure in certain markets, (iv) integration and transition costs, (v) the advisory fees paid to Platinum Advisors under the CASA, plus (vi) the GAAP tax provisions for and/or valuation allowances on items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) plus (vii) the GAAP tax provisions for and/or valuation allowances on large non-recurring or discrete items.
We define non-GAAP net income as net income adjusted to give effect to (i) amortization of intangibles, (ii) restructuring costs incurred primarily related to employee termination benefits in connection with actions to align our cost structure in certain markets, (iii) net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains and losses including net gains and losses on derivative instruments not receiving hedge accounting treatment, (iv) costs of integration, transition, and operational improvement initiatives, as well as consulting, retention and transition costs associated with our organizational effectiveness programs charged to selling, general and administrative expenses, (v) the advisory fees paid to Platinum Advisors under the CASA, (vi) cash-based compensation expense associated with our cash-based long-term incentive program for certain employees in lieu of equity-based compensation prior to our IPO, (vii) stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock units issued in connection with our IPO, (viii) certain other items as defined in our credit agreements, (ix) the GAAP tax provisions for and/or valuation allowances on items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), and (viii) and (x) the GAAP tax provisions for and/or valuation allowances on large non-recurring or discrete items. This metric differs from adjusted net income, which is a component of adjusted ROIC as described above.
We define adjusted free cash flow as net income adjusted to give effect to (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) other non-cash items and changes to non-working capital assets/liabilities, (iii) changes in working capital, (iv) proceeds from the deferred purchase price of factored receivables and (v) capital expenditures.
We define non-GAAP basic EPS as non-GAAP net income divided by the weighted-average shares outstanding during the period presented. Non-GAAP diluted EPS is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income by the weighted-average shares outstanding during the period presented, inclusive of the dilutive effect of participating securities.
The following is a reconciliation of income from operations to adjusted income from operations:
The following is a reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA:
The following is a reconciliation of net income to ROIC:
The following is a reconciliation of net income to adjusted ROIC:
(a)
Tax impact of pre-tax adjustments reflects the current and deferred income taxes associated with the above pre-tax adjustments in arriving at adjusted net income.
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The following is a reconciliation of net income to non-GAAP net income:
(a)
Tax impact of pre-tax adjustments reflects the current and deferred income taxes associated with the above pre-tax adjustments in arriving at non-GAAP net income.
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The following is a reconciliation of net income to adjusted free cash flow:
The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted GAAP EPS to basic and diluted non-GAAP EPS:
(a)
GAAP and non-GAAP diluted EPS for the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 29, 2025 includes 115,177 of outstanding restricted stock units that are dilutive.
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Our release contains forward-looking estimates of non-GAAP diluted EPS for the fiscal second quarter 2025. We provide this non-GAAP measure to investors on a prospective basis for the same reasons (set forth above) that we provide it to investors on a historical basis. We are unable to provide a reconciliation of our forward-looking estimate of fiscal second quarter 2025 GAAP diluted EPS to a forward-looking estimate of fiscal second quarter 2025 non-GAAP diluted EPS because certain information needed to make a reasonable forward-looking estimate of GAAP diluted EPS for fiscal second quarter 2025 is unreasonably difficult to predict and estimate and is often dependent on future events that may be uncertain or outside of our control, such as unanticipated non-recurring items not reflective of ongoing operations. In addition, we believe such reconciliations would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on our future financial results. Our forward-looking estimates of both GAAP and non-GAAP measures of our financial performance may differ materially from our actual results and should not be relied upon as statements of fact.