XML 29 R9.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.10.0.1
Summary of significant accounting policies
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Summary of significant accounting policies  
Summary of significant accounting policies

1. Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of presentation — The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Avnet, Inc. and all of its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Avnet”). All intercompany and intracompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Unless indicated otherwise, the information in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements relates to the Company's continuing operations and does not include the results of discontinued operations.

Reclassifications — Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation including the presentation of discontinued operations.

Fiscal year — The Company operates on a “52/53 week” fiscal year, which ends on the Saturday closest to June 30th. Fiscal 2018 and 2017 contain 52 weeks compared to 53 weeks in fiscal 2016. Unless otherwise noted, all references to “fiscal” or any other “year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year.

Management estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities, reported amounts of sales and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Cash and cash equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less including money market funds to be cash equivalents.

Inventories — Inventories, comprised principally of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower. The Company regularly reviews the cost of inventory against its estimated net realizable value, considering historical experience and any contractual rights of return, stock rotations, obsolescence allowances or price protections provided by the Company’s suppliers, and records a lower of cost or net realizable value write-down if any inventories have a cost in excess of their estimated net realizable value. The Company does not incorporate any non-contractual protections when estimating the net realizable value of its inventories.

Depreciation, amortization and useful lives — The Company reports property, plant and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Cost includes the price paid to acquire or construct the assets, required installation costs, interest capitalized during the construction period, and any expenditure that substantially adds to the value of or substantially extends the useful life of an existing asset. Additionally, the Company capitalizes qualified costs related to software obtained or developed for internal use as a component of property, plant and equipment. Software obtained for internal use has generally been enterprise-level business operations, logistics and finance software that is customized to meet the Company’s specific operational requirements. The Company begins depreciation and amortization (“depreciation”) for property, plant and equipment when an asset is both in the location and condition for its intended use.

Property, plant, and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over its estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives for property, plant, and equipment are typically as follows: buildings — 30 years; machinery, fixtures and equipment — 2-10 years; information technology hardware and software — 2-10 years; and leasehold improvements — over the applicable minimum lease term or economic useful life if shorter.

The Company amortizes intangible assets acquired in business combinations using the straight-line method over the estimated economic useful lives of the intangible assets from the date of acquisition, which is generally between 5-10 years.

Long-lived assets impairment — Long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. For purposes of recognition and measurement of an impairment loss, long-lived assets are grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities (“asset group”). An impairment is recognized when the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset group and its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. An impairment is measured as the amount by which an asset group’s carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value. The Company considers a long-lived asset to be abandoned when it has ceased use of such abandoned asset and if the Company has no intent to use or repurpose the asset in the future. The Company continually evaluates the carrying value and the remaining economic useful life of long-lived assets and will adjust the carrying value and remaining useful life if and when appropriate.

Goodwill — Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of acquired businesses over the estimated fair value assigned to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company does not amortize goodwill, but instead tests goodwill for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter and, if necessary, records any impairment resulting from such goodwill impairment testing as a component of operating expenses. Impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level, which is defined as the same, or one level below, an operating segment. The Company will perform an interim impairment test between required annual tests if facts and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit that has goodwill is less than its carrying value.

In performing goodwill impairment testing, the Company may first make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more-likely-than-not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value. If the qualitative assessment indicates it is more-likely-than-not that a reporting unit’s fair value is not greater than its carrying value, the Company must perform a quantitative impairment test. The Company defines the fair value of a reporting unit as the price that would be received to sell the reporting unit as a whole in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the impairment test date. To determine the fair value of a reporting unit, the Company primarily uses the income approach methodology of valuation, which includes the discounted cash flow method, and the market approach methodology of valuation, which considers values of comparable businesses to estimate the fair value of the Company’s reporting units.

Significant management judgment is required when estimating the fair value of the Company’s reporting units from a market participant perspective including the forecasting of future operating results, the discount rates and expected future growth rates used in the discounted cash flow method of valuation, and in the selection of comparable businesses and related market multiples that are used in the market approach. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying value assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is not impaired. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than the carrying value assigned to that reporting unit, then a goodwill impairment loss is measured based on such difference.

Foreign currency translation — The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, with the related translation adjustments reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss). Results of operations are translated using the average exchange rates prevailing throughout the period. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the Avnet subsidiaries that are party to the transactions are remeasured at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date or upon settlement of the transaction. Gains and losses from such remeasurements are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as a component of “other income (expense), net.”

Income taxes — The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax impact of differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized within income tax expense in the period in which the new rate is enacted. Based upon historical and estimated levels of future taxable income and analysis of other key factors, the Company may increase or decrease a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets, as deemed necessary, to state such assets at their estimated net realizable value.

The Company establishes contingent liabilities for potentially unfavorable outcomes of positions taken on certain tax matters. These liabilities are based on management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the relevant tax authorities. There may be differences between the estimated and actual outcomes of these matters that may result in future changes in estimates to such unrecognized tax benefits. To the extent such changes in estimates are required, the Company’s effective tax rate may potentially fluctuate as a result. In accordance with the Company’s accounting policies, accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded as a component of income tax expense.

Self-insurance — In the U.S., the Company is primarily self-insured for medical, workers’ compensation, and general, product and automobile liability costs; however, the Company also has stop-loss insurance policies in place to limit the Company’s exposure to individual and aggregate claims made. Liabilities for these programs are estimated based upon outstanding claims and claims estimated to be incurred but not yet reported based upon historical loss experience. These estimates are subject to variability due to changes in trends of losses for outstanding claims and incurred but not reported claims, including external factors such as the number of and cost of claims, benefit level changes and claim settlement patterns.

Revenue recognition — Revenue from the sale of products or services is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Generally, these criteria are met upon either shipment or delivery to customers, depending upon the sales terms.

In addition, the Company has certain contractual relationships with its customers and suppliers whereby Avnet assumes an agency relationship in the sales transaction primarily related to the performance of fulfillment logistics services to deliver product for which the Company is not the primary obligor. In such agency arrangements, the Company recognizes the net fee associated with serving as an agent within sales with no associated cost of sales.

Revenues are recorded net of discounts, customer rebates and estimated returns. Provisions are made for discounts and customer rebates, which are primarily timing or volume specific, and are estimated based on historical trends and anticipated customer buying patterns. Provisions for returns and other sales adjustments are estimated based on historical sales returns experience, credit memo experience and other known factors.

Vendor allowances and consideration   Consideration received from suppliers for price protection, product rebates, marketing/promotional activities, or any other programs are recorded when earned under the terms and conditions of such supplier programs as adjustments to product costs or selling, general and administrative expenses depending upon the nature and contractual requirements related to the consideration received. Some of these supplier programs require management to make estimates and may extend over one or more reporting periods.

Comprehensive income (loss) — Comprehensive income (loss) represents net income for the year adjusted for certain changes in shareholders’ equity. Accumulated comprehensive income (loss) items impacting comprehensive income (loss) includes foreign currency translation and the impact of the Company’s pension liability adjustments, net of tax.

Stock-based compensation — The Company measures stock-based payments at fair value and generally recognizes the associated operating expense in the consolidated statements of operations over the requisite service period (see Note 13). A stock-based payment is considered vested for accounting expense attribution purposes when the employee’s retention of the award is no longer contingent on providing continued service. Accordingly, the Company recognizes all stock-based compensation expense for awards granted to retirement eligible employees over the period from the grant date to the date retirement eligibility is achieved, if less than the stated requisite service period. The expense attribution approach for retirement eligible employees does not affect the overall amount of compensation expense recognized, but instead accelerates the recognition of such expense.

Restructuring and exit activities  The determination of when the Company accrues for involuntary termination benefits under restructuring plans depends on whether the termination benefits are provided under an on-going benefit arrangement or under a one-time benefit arrangement. The Company accounts for on-going benefit arrangements in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 712 (“ASC 712”) Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits and accounts for one-time benefit arrangements in accordance with ASC 420 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations. If applicable, the Company records such costs into operating expense over the terminated employee’s future service period beyond any minimum retention period. Other costs associated with restructuring or exit activities may include contract termination costs including operating leases and impairments of long-lived assets, which are expensed in accordance with ASC 420 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations and ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment, respectively.

Business combinations  The Company accounts for business acquisitions using the acquisition method of accounting and records any identifiable definite-lived intangible assets separate from goodwill. Intangible assets are recorded at their fair value based on estimates as of the date of acquisition. Goodwill is recorded as the residual amount of the purchase price consideration less the fair value assigned to the individual identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition. Contingent consideration, which represents an obligation of the Company to transfer additional assets or equity interests to the former owner as part of the purchase price if specified future events occur or conditions are met, is accounted for at the acquisition date fair value either as a liability or as equity depending on the terms of the acquisition agreement.

Concentration of credit risk — Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk principally consist of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and trade accounts receivable. The Company invests its excess cash primarily in overnight time deposits and institutional money market funds with highly rated financial institutions. To reduce credit risk, management performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and, in some instances, has obtained credit insurance coverage to reduce such risk. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses from customers, but has not historically experienced material losses related to individual customers or groups of customers in any particular end market or geographic area.

Fair value — The Company measures financial assets and liabilities at fair value based upon an exit price, representing the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, requires inputs used in valuation techniques for measuring fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis be assigned to a hierarchical level as follows: Level 1 are observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets,  Level 2 are observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data and Level 3 are unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. During fiscal 2018,  2017, and 2016, there were no transfers of assets measured at fair value between the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, receivables and accounts payable approximate their fair values at June 30, 2018 due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities. At June 30, 2018, and July 1, 2017, the Company had $6.1 million and $208.3 million, respectively, of cash equivalents that were measured at fair value based upon Level 1 criteria. The Company’s investments in marketable securities were also measured at fair value based upon Level 1 criteria. See Note 4 for discussion of the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments, Note 8 for discussion of the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt and Note 11 for a discussion of the fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets. 

Derivative financial instruments — See Note 4 for discussion of the Company’s accounting policies related to derivative financial instruments.

Marketable securities — The Company determines the classification of investments in marketable securities at the time of acquisition and reevaluates such designation at each reporting period. The Company has classified its investment in marketable securities as trading with any realized or unrealized changes in fair value being classified within other (expense) income, net in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 3 for further discussion about marketable securities.

Accounts receivable securitization — The Company has an accounts receivable securitization program whereby the Company sells certain receivables and retains a subordinated interest and servicing rights to those receivables. The securitization program does not qualify for off-balance sheet sales accounting and is accounted for as a secured financing as discussed further in Note 8.

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements — In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting" (ASU 2017-09), which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. ASU 2017-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company adopted this standard in its fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, which did not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements as there were no changes to terms and conditions of previously granted share-based payment awards in the period of adoption.