Basis of presentation and new accounting pronouncements (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2016

Basis of presentation and new accounting pronouncements

Basis of presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly Avnet, Inc.'s and its consolidated subsidiaries' (the “Company” or “Avnet”) financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2015.

Fiscal year

Fiscal year

The Company operates on a “52/53 week” fiscal year and fiscal 2016 contains 53 weeks compared to 52 weeks in fiscal 2015. As a result, the first nine months of fiscal 2016 contained 40 weeks compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2015, which contained 39 weeks.

New accounting pronouncements

New accounting pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). The update requires a lessee to recognize assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets for leases with lease terms greater than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. Accordingly, the update will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements. 

In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740):  Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (“ASU 2015-17”), to simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes by requiring deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. The planned early adoption of this update at the end of fiscal 2016 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), to supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principles of ASU 2014-09 are to recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. Application of the requirements of ASU 2014-09 may require more judgment and estimates within the revenue recognition process compared to existing GAAP. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year delay in the effective date of ASU 2014-09, which makes the effective date for the Company the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company may adopt the requirements of ASU 2014-09 using either of two acceptable adoption methods: (i) retrospective adoption to each prior reporting period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients as defined within ASU 2014-09; or (ii) adoption with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures as defined within ASU 2014-09. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the future adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements, including the method of adoption to be used.

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In September 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805):Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments. The update requires that an acquiror recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined, including the cumulative effect of the change in provisional amount as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The Company early adopted this update in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, with no impact to its consolidated financial statements.