SYNNEX CORP - 10-Q Quarterly Report

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

SYNNEX Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, herein referred to as “SYNNEX” or the “Company”) is an information technology products supply chain services company. The Company’s supply chain outsourcing services include distribution, contract assembly and logistics. SYNNEX is headquartered in Fremont, California and has operations in North and Latin America, Asia and Europe.

The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of August 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the three and nine months then ended have been prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The amounts as of November 30, 2003 have been derived from the Company’s annual audited financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company and its results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended November 30, 2003, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2003.

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending November 30, 2004 or any future period and the Company makes no representations related thereto.

In October 2003, the Company reincorporated in the State of Delaware, and the historical information contained in these condensed consolidated financial statements has been updated to reflect this reincorporation. On October 11, 2003, the Board of Directors declared a reverse stock split of one share for two shares that became effective on November 12, 2003. The accompanying historical financial statements have been restated to reflect this reverse stock split.

The Company is an affiliate of MiTAC International Corporation, a publicly traded corporation in Taiwan. At August 31, 2004, MiTAC International Corporation and its affiliates had a combined ownership of approximately 73% in the Company.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and majority owned subsidiaries in which no substantive participating rights are held by minority stockholders. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Investments in 20% through 50% owned affiliated companies are included under the equity method where the Company exercises significant influence over operating and financial affairs of the investee. Investments in less than 20% owned companies or investments in 20% through 50% owned companies where the Company does not exercise significant influence over operating and financial affairs of the investee are recorded under the cost method.

The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity or remaining maturity at date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist principally of money market deposit accounts that are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of default by financial institutions to the extent that cash balances with financial institutions are in excess of amounts that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The Company provides letters of credit to vendors on behalf of its subsidiary in Asia. The Company is required by the banks to maintain certain balances in its bank accounts as collateral for such credit arrangements. At November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004, the Company had restricted cash balances of $4,306 and $3,043, respectively.

The Company classifies its investments in marketable securities as trading and available-for-sale. Securities classified as trading are recorded at fair value, based on quoted market prices, and unrealized gains and losses are included in results of operations. Securities classified as available-for-sale are recorded at fair market value, based on quoted market prices, and unrealized gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses, which are calculated based on the specific identification method, and declines in value judged to be other than temporary, if any, are recorded in operations as incurred.

To determine whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, the Company evaluates current factors, including current economic environment, market conditions, operational and financial performance of the investee, and other specific factors relating to the business underlying the investment, including business outlook of the investee, future trends in the investee’s industry and the Company’s intent to carry the investment for a sufficient period of time for any recovery in fair value. If a decline in value is deemed as other-than-temporary, the Company records reductions in carrying values to estimated fair values, which are determined based on quoted market prices if available or on one or more of the valuation methods such as pricing models using historical and projected financial information, liquidation values, and values of other comparable public companies.

Long-term investments include instruments that the Company has the ability and intent to hold for more than twelve months. The Company classifies its long-term investments as available-for-sale if a readily determinable fair value is available.

The Company has investments in equity instruments of privately held companies. These investments are included in other assets and are accounted for under the cost method, as the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over operations. The Company monitors its investments for impairment by considering current factors, including economic environment, market conditions, operational performance and other specific factors relating to the business underlying the investment, and records reductions in carrying values when necessary.

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is computed based on the weighted average method. Inventories consist of finished goods purchased from various manufacturers for distribution resale and components used for contract assembly.

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method based upon the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets, or the lease term of the respective assets, if applicable. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations in the period realized. The depreciation and amortization periods for property and equipment categories are as follows:

The Company develops software for internal use only. The payroll and other costs of the Company’s software department have been expensed as incurred. Excluding the costs of support, maintenance and training functions that are not subject to capitalization, the costs of the software department were not material for the periods presented. If the internal software development costs become material, the Company will capitalize the costs based on the defined criteria for capitalization in accordance with Statement of Position (“SOP”) 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use.”

The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate the carrying value of the asset or asset group may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on the Company’s ability to recover the carrying value of the asset or asset group from the expected future pre-tax cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges, of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than the carrying value of such assets, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between estimated fair value and carrying value. The measurement of impairment requires management to estimate future cash flows and the fair value of long-lived assets.

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are maintained with high quality institutions, the compositions and maturities of which are regularly monitored by management. Through August 31, 2004, the Company had not experienced any losses on such deposits.

Accounts receivable include amounts due from customers in the technology industry. The Company believes that the concentration of credit risk on its accounts receivable is substantially mitigated by the Company’s evaluation process and relatively short collection terms. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and limits the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary, but generally requires no collateral. The Company also maintains allowances for potential credit losses and carries a limited amount of credit insurance. Through August 31, 2004, such losses have been within management’s expectations.

In the three months ended August 31, 2003 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003, sales to no single customer exceeded 10% or more of the Company’s total revenues. In the three months ended August 31, 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2004, sales to one customer accounted for 10% of the Company’s total revenues in both periods. At November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004 one customer comprised 13% and 14%, respectively, of the total consolidated accounts receivable balance.

The Company recognizes revenue as products are shipped, if a purchase order exists, the sale price is fixed or determinable, collection of resulting receivables is reasonably assured, risk of loss and title have transferred and product returns are reasonably estimable. Shipping terms are typically F.O.B. the Company’s warehouse. Provisions for sales returns are estimated based on historical data and are recorded concurrently with the recognition of revenue. These provisions are reviewed and adjusted periodically by the Company. Revenue is reduced for early payment discounts and volume incentive rebates offered to customers.

The Company purchases licensed software products from OEM vendors and distributes them to customers. Revenues are recognized upon shipment of software products when a purchase order exists, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collection is determined to be probable. Subsequent to the sale of software products, the Company has no obligation to provide any modification, customization, upgrades, enhancements, or any other post-contract customer support.

Funds received from OEM suppliers for inventory volume promotion programs, price protection and product rebates are recorded as adjustments to cost of revenue. The Company tracks vendor promotional programs for volume discounts on a program-by-program basis. Once the program is implemented, the expected benefit of the program based on the estimated volume is recorded as a receivable from vendors with a corresponding reduction in the cost of inventories. As the inventories are sold, the benefit is earned and reflected as a reduction in the cost of revenue. Concurrently, the vendor receivable is collected, generally through reductions authorized by the vendor to accounts payable. The Company monitors the balances of receivables from vendors on a quarterly basis and adjusts the allowance for differences between expected and actual volume sales. For price protection programs, the Company records a reduction in the payable to the vendor and a reduction in the related inventory. Funds received for specific marketing and infrastructure reimbursements are recorded as adjustments to selling, general and administrative expenses, and any excess reimbursement amount is recorded as an adjustment to cost of revenue.

The Company purchases licensed software products from OEM vendors and distributes to resellers. Royalties to OEM vendors are accrued for and recorded in cost of revenue when software products are shipped and revenue is recognized.

The Company’s OEM suppliers generally warrant the products distributed by the Company and allow returns of defective products. The Company generally does not independently warrant the products it distributes; however, the Company does warrant the following: (1) its services with regard to products that it assembles for its customers, and (2) products that it builds to order from components purchased from other sources. An accrual for estimated warranty costs is recorded at the time of sale and periodically adjusted to reflect actual experience. Neither warranty expense nor the accrual for warranty costs is material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Costs related to advertising and promotion expenditures of products are charged to selling, general and administrative expense as incurred. To date, costs related to advertising and promotion expenditures have not been material.

The asset and liability method is used in accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the difference is expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided against assets that are not likely to be realized.

For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short maturities. The amount shown for borrowings also approximates fair value since current interest rates offered to the Company for debt of similar maturities are approximately the same. The estimated fair value of foreign exchange contracts are based on market prices or current rates offered for contracts with similar terms and maturities. The ultimate amounts paid or received under these foreign exchange contracts, however, depend on future exchange rates. The gains or losses are recognized as “Other income (expense), net” based on changes in the fair value of the contracts, which generally occur as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

The functional currencies of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are their respective local currencies, with the exception of the Company’s UK operation, which records its transactions in U.S. dollars. The financial statements of the foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars for consolidation as follows: assets and liabilities at the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date, stockholders’ equity at the historical rates of exchange, and income and expense amounts at the average exchange rate for the quarter. Translation adjustments resulting from the translation of the subsidiaries’ accounts are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).” Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included within “Other income (expense), net.”

The Company’s employee stock option plan is accounted for in accordance with Accounting Principles Board No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” (“APB No. 25”) and complies with the disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”), and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS No. 148”). Expense associated with stock-based compensation is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the individual award.

The Company accounts for stock issued to non-employees in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force Consensus No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services” (“EITF No. 96-18”). Under SFAS No. 123 and EITF No. 96-18, stock option awards issued to non-employees are accounted for at fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.

The following table illustrates the effect on net income per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based employee compensation. The estimated fair value of each Company option is calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model:

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The primary components of comprehensive income for the Company include foreign currency translation adjustments arising from the consolidation of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries and unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s available-for-sale securities.

Amortization expense was $430, $817, $1,953 and $2,291 for the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively. Intangible assets are being amortized over estimated useful lives of between four and eight years.

The Company has established a six-year revolving arrangement (the “Arrangement”) through a consolidated wholly-owned subsidiary to sell up to $210,000 of U.S. trade accounts receivables (the “Receivables”) to a financial institution. In connection with the Arrangement, the Company sells its Receivables to its wholly-owned subsidiary on a continuing basis, which will in turn sell an undivided interest in the Receivables to the financial institution without recourse, at market value, calculated as the gross receivable amount, less a facility fee. The fee is based on the prevailing commercial paper interest rates plus 0.90%. A separate fee based on the unused portion of the facility, at 0.375% per annum, is also charged by the financial institution. To the extent that cash was received in exchange, the amount of Receivables sold to the financial institution has been recorded as a true sale, in accordance with SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfer and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities”. The amount of Receivables sold to the financial institution and not yet collected from customers at November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004 was $210,000 and $141,000, respectively. The wholly owned subsidiary is consolidated in the financial statements of the Company, and the remaining balance of unsold Receivables at November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004 of $138,385 and $252,871, respectively, are included within “Accounts receivable, net”.

The gross proceeds resulting from the sale of the Receivables totaled approximately $211,000, $187,300, $642,000 and $616,050 in the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively. The gross payments to the financial institution under the Arrangement totaled approximately $191,500, $207,500, $603,500 and $685,050 in the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively, which arose from the subsequent collection of Receivables. The proceeds (net of the facility fee) are reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows in operating activities within changes in accounts receivable.

The Company continues to collect the Receivables on behalf of the financial institution, for which it receives a service fee from the financial institution, and remits collections to the financial institution. The Company estimates that the service fee it receives approximates the market rate for such services, and as a result, has recognized no servicing assets or liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet. Facility fees (net of service fees) charged by the financial institution totaled $908, $838, $2,328 and $2,455 for the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively, and were recorded within “Other income (expense), net”.

Under the Arrangement, as amended, the Company is required to maintain certain financial covenants to maintain its eligibility to sell additional receivables under the facility. These covenants include minimum net worth, minimum fixed charge ratio, and net worth percentage. The Company was in compliance with the covenants at November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004.

The Company has also entered into financing agreements with various financial institutions (“Flooring Companies”) to allow certain customers of the Company to finance their purchases directly with the Flooring Companies. Under these agreements, the Flooring Companies pay to the Company the selling price of products sold to various customers, less a discount, within approximately 15 business days from the date of sale. The Company is contingently liable to repurchase inventory sold under flooring agreements in the event of any default by its customers under the agreement and such inventory being repossessed by the Flooring Companies. See Note 10, “Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information. Approximately $221,929, $303,993, $566,692 and $826,748 of the Company’s net sales were financed under these programs in the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively. Approximately $35,482 and $49,049 of accounts receivable at November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004, respectively, were subject to flooring agreements. Flooring fees were approximately $657, $463, $1,386 and $1,855 in the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively, and are included within “Other income (expense), net”.

The Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) on December 1, 2003 and sold an aggregate of 3,578 shares of its common stock. In January 2004, the underwriters of the Company’s IPO exercised a portion of their over-allotment option and purchased an additional 161 shares of common stock from the Company. Net proceeds from the IPO and the exercise of the over-allotment option aggregated approximately $48,825.

During the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, 909, 15, 944 and 305 stock options, respectively, were granted and at August 31, 2004 options to purchase 7,788 shares of common stock were outstanding.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model, as well as other currently accepted option valuation models, was developed to estimate the fair value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without vesting restrictions, and these assumptions differ significantly from the characteristics of Company stock option grants. The following weighted average assumptions, together with the minimum value method as prescribed by SFAS No. 123, were used to estimate the fair value of stock option grants in the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004:

The weighted-average per share grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 was $1.92, $8.93, $1.82 and $10.05, respectively.

The Company’s 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) permits eligible employees to purchase common stock through payroll deductions, which may not exceed 15% of an employee’s total compensation. The maximum number of shares a participant may purchase during a single accumulation period is 1. The plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders and approved by its board of directors in 2003. A total of 500 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the ESPP.

The ESPP has been implemented by a series of overlapping offering periods of 24 months’ duration, with new offering periods, other than the first offering period, beginning in October and April each year. Each offering period will consist of four accumulation periods of up to six months each. During each accumulation period, payroll deductions will accumulate, without interest. On the last trading day of each accumulation period, accumulated payroll deductions will be used to purchase common stock. The initial offering period began on November 25, 2003 and ends on September 30, 2005. The initial accumulation period began on November 25, 2003 and ended on March 31, 2004.

The payroll deductions in the initial accumulation period resulted in the purchase of 105 shares of common stock. The fair value of each stock is estimated on the date the employee enrolls in the ESPP using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of ESPP purchases in the accumulation period ended March 31, 2004:

The weighted-average per share ESPP enrollment date fair value of common stock purchased during the accumulation period ended March 31, 2004 was $5.63.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the period indicated:

Options to purchase 1,291, 280, 1,291 and 130 shares of common stock for the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively, have not been included in the computation of diluted net income per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Purchases of inventories from MiTAC International Corporation and its affiliates (principally motherboards and other peripherals) were approximately $35,644, $92,452, $90,274 and $303,600 during the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, respectively. Sales to MiTAC International Corporation and its affiliates during the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 were approximately $1,044, $400, $2,272 and $1,013, respectively. The Company’s relationship with MiTAC International Corporation has been informal and is not governed by long-term commitments or arrangements with respect to pricing terms, revenue, or capacity commitments. Accordingly, the Company negotiates manufacturing and pricing terms, including allocating customer revenue, on a case-by-case basis with MiTAC International Corporation.

In October 2001, as a new investment option for the Company’s deferred compensation plan, the Company established a brokerage account in Taiwan. The purpose of the account is to hold shares of MiTAC International Corporation and its affiliates. Between February and August 2002, the Company deposited a total of $1,500 in the account. As of November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004, the fair market value of the common stock acquired was approximately $2,109 and $1,917, respectively.

In August 2004, the Company and MiTAC International Corporation reached a $1,245 settlement on the final purchase price related to the acquisition of our current subsidiary in the United Kingdom, which was acquired from MiTAC International Corporation in fiscal 2000. This amount is included in “Other income (expense), net”.

Segments were determined based on products and services provided by each segment. The Company has identified the following two reportable business segments:

The Distribution segment distributes computer systems and complementary products to a variety of customers, including value-added resellers, system integrators, retailers and direct resellers.

The Contract Assembly segment provides electronics assembly services to OEMs, including integrated supply chain management, build-to-order and configure-to-order system configurations, materials management and logistics.

Summarized financial information related to the Company’s reportable business segments as at August 31, 2003 and 2004, and for each of the periods then ended, is shown below:

Summarized financial information related to the geographic areas in which the Company operated at August 31, 2003 and 2004 and for each of the periods then ended is shown below:

The Company was contingently liable at August 31, 2004, under agreements to repurchase repossessed inventory acquired by Flooring Companies as a result of default on floor plan financing arrangements by the Company’s customers. These arrangements are described in Note 4. Losses, if any, would be the difference between repossession cost and the resale value of the inventory. There have been no repurchases through August 31, 2004 under these agreements nor is the Company aware of any pending customer defaults or repossession obligations.

On September 18, 2004, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of EMJ Data Systems Limited (“EMJ”), a publicly traded Canadian company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, for cash of approximately $40,320. EMJ is a distributor of computer products and peripherals.

On September 17, 2004, the Company entered into Amendment No. 6 dated September 17, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated July 9, 2002 (the “Amendment”) with a financial institution (see Note 4). The Amendment (i) expands the acquisitions the Company may engage in without first obtaining the lender’s consent, (ii) expands the investments the Company may engage in without first obtaining the lender’s consent to include capital contributions and/or loans to the Company’s Canadian subsidiary, (iii) increases the amount of debt the Company’s domestic subsidiaries may incur, (iv) increases the amount of debt the Company may guarantee for its Canadian subsidiary and (v) reduces the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and provides additional exemptions from the fixed charges used in the calculation of this ratio.

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”), the words “believes,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “allows,” “can,” “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These are statements that relate to future periods and include statements relating to our relationships with and the value we provide to our OEM suppliers and reseller customers, our relationship with MiTAC, the demand for our contract assembly services, revenue, gross margin, selling, general and administrative expenses, fluctuations in future revenues and operating results and future expenses, fluctuations in inventory, our estimates regarding our capital requirements and our needs for additional financing, our infrastructure needs and growth, use of our working capital, thefts at our warehouses, market consolidation, expansion of our operations, competition, impact of new rules and regulations affecting public companies, statements regarding our securitization program and sources of revenue and anticipated revenue. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those risks discussed below and under “Factors That May Affect Our Operating Results,” as well as the seasonality of the buying patterns of our customers, the concentration of sales to large customers, dependence upon and trends in capital spending budgets in the IT industry, fluctuations in general economic conditions, increased competition and costs related to expansion of our operations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

We are a global information technology, or IT, supply chain services company. We offer a comprehensive range of services to IT original equipment manufacturers and software publishers, collectively OEMs, and reseller customers worldwide. The supply chain services that we offer include product distribution, related logistics, contract assembly and demand generation marketing.

We have been in the IT distribution business since 1980 and are one of the largest IT product distributors based on 2003 reported revenue. We focus our core wholesale distribution business on a limited number of leading IT OEMs, which allows us to enhance and increase the value we provide to our OEM suppliers and reseller customers. In the three and nine months ended August 31, 2004, our two largest OEM suppliers, HP and IBM, accounted for approximately 40% and 39% of our revenue, respectively.

Because we offer distribution, contract assembly and complementary supply chain services, OEM suppliers and resellers can outsource to us multiple areas of their business outside of their core competencies. This model allows us to provide services at several points along the IT product supply chain. We believe that the combination of our broad range of supply chain capabilities, our focus on serving the leading IT OEMs and our efficient operations enables us to realize strong relationships with our OEM suppliers and reseller customers. We are headquartered in Fremont, California and have distribution, sales and assembly facilities in Asia, Europe, and North and Latin America.

There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates for the three and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2004 from our disclosure in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2003. For a discussion of the critical accounting policies, please see the discussion in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2003.

The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, data as percentages of revenue:

On a segmented basis, our distribution revenue increased 21.3% to $1.19 billion in the three months ended August 31, 2004 from $983.4 million in the prior year, and our contract assembly revenue increased 184.1% to $147.4 million in the three months ended August 31, 2004 from $51.9 million in the prior year. The increase in distribution revenue was primarily attributable to market share increases and reasonable demand for products through the IT distribution channel, primarily in North America. Our market share increases were a result of our increased selling efforts, including the hiring of additional sales staff, and overall improved service offerings, including inventory availability, financing and marketing. The increase in our distribution revenue was somewhat mitigated by continued significant competition in the IT distribution marketplace, seasonal declines in our non-North American distribution businesses and gradual declines in the average selling price of products we sell. Although the overall demand for IT products, including the sale of products through the IT distribution channel, has improved over the past year, there can be no assurance that it will continue to improve or that our suppliers will not change their marketing and sales strategies and decrease their business through the IT distribution channel. While we continue to address these challenges to our revenue growth, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in reducing the effects of these issues on our future results.

The increase in contract assembly revenue was the result of an increase in products we assemble for our primary OEM customer, Sun Microsystems as well as sales to new customers. We currently expect our assembly business revenue level to have seasonal fluctuations in the foreseeable quarters, but we currently do not anticipate increases and decreases in revenues as significant as we have experienced over the past few years.

Our gross margin has been and will continue to be affected by a variety of factors, including competition, the mix and average selling prices of products we sell and the mix of customers to whom we sell, rebate and discount programs from our suppliers, freight costs and reserves for inventory losses. The decrease in gross margin percentage was primarily a result of lower margins in the distribution segment. Distribution gross margin percentage decreased primarily due to customer mix, as sales volumes to larger customers, which generally carry lower margins due to competitive and volume reasons, increased. Our contract assembly gross margin percentage also decreased due to our overall increased business over the prior year and the associated product mix. While we currently expect that our total gross margin percentage will be relatively stable from third quarter 2004 levels, our gross margins may decrease further in future periods as a result of the relative mix of our distribution and contract assembly revenue, distribution customer mix, as well as due to potential increased competition, softness in the overall economy or changes to the terms and conditions in which we do business with our OEM’s.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions, bonuses, and related expenses for personnel engaged in sales, product marketing and distribution and contract assembly administration. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include deferred compensation expense or income, temporary personnel fees, the costs of our facilities, utility expense, professional fees, depreciation expense on our capital equipment and amortization expense on our intangible assets. While selling, general and administrative expenses increased in the third quarter of 2004 from the prior year, as a percentage of revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses declined in the quarter ended August 31, 2004 to 2.7% from 3.1% in the prior year. The dollar increase was primarily the result of incremental expenses associated with our increased revenue in the United States, including the hiring of additional sales personnel. In addition, our general and administrative costs have increased due to incremental costs associated with being a public company, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These amounts were somewhat offset by a decrease in deferred compensation expense. Netted against selling, general and administrative expenses are reimbursements from OEM suppliers of $4.2 million for the three months ended August 31, 2004, compared to $3.6 million in the prior year. The reimbursements relate to marketing, infrastructure and promotion programs such as advertisements in trade publications, direct marketing campaigns through mail and e-mail and product demonstrations at trade shows. We make the arrangements and pay for the advertising, facility fees and other costs of the programs, which feature the OEM suppliers’ products. If our OEM suppliers had not offered reimbursements for these programs, then we might have chosen not to have these programs and incur the related costs.

While we continually strive to maintain the lowest possible cost structure in running our operations, we do expect that our selling, general and administrative expense will increase in future periods due to our recent initial public offering and the related costs associated with being a public entity, and, if we continue to grow our revenues, incremental costs associated with increased revenues.

Income from operations as a percentage of revenue of 1.4% for the three months ended August 31, 2004 improved slightly from the prior year as the decline in our gross margin percentage was slightly lower than the decline in our selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of sales, primarily as a result of our efforts to control costs.

On a segmented basis, our distribution operating income as a percentage of distribution revenue decreased to approximately 1.3% in the three months ended August 31, 2004 as compared to 1.4% in the prior year, and our contract assembly operating income as a percentage of contract assembly revenue was approximately 2.2% in the three months ended August 31, 2004, up from 1.8% in the prior year. The decrease in the distribution operating income percentage was primarily due to incremental expenses associated with our increased revenue in the United States and additional costs associated with being a public company. This was partially offset by a decrease in the operating loss from our operations in Mexico to a loss of $0.3 million in the three months ended August 31, 2004 from a loss of $0.5 million for the same quarter of 2003 as well as a decrease in deferred compensation expense of $0.5 million. While the decrease in deferred compensation expense had an effect on operating income, there was no effect on net income as the decrease in deferred compensation expense was offset by an investment loss, which is recorded in other income and expense. The decrease in the operating loss in Mexico was due to focusing more attention and resources in Mexico to reduce the operating losses, which have been generated by this entity over the past year. The increase in contract assembly operating margin was primarily due to the sharp increase in revenues, which allowed for the absorption of fixed overhead and other administrative expenses.

Amounts recorded in interest expense, net are primarily interest expense paid on our lines of credit, long-term debt and deferred compensation liability offset by income earned on our excess cash investments and customer receivables. Interest expense of $0.4 million in the three months ended August 31, 2004 decreased from the prior year as a result of lower average borrowings outstanding. Interest income increased to $0.3 million in the third quarter of 2004 compared to $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2003 as a result of higher average cash and short term investments balances on hand and interest earned from customer receivables.

Amounts recorded in other income (expense), net include fees associated with third party accounts receivable flooring arrangements, fees associated with the sale of accounts receivable through our securitization facility, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, investment gains and losses, including those in our deferred compensation plan and other non-operating gains and losses. The decrease in other income (expense), net was primarily due to the receipt of $1.2 million from the settlement of the final purchase price related to the acquisition of our current subsidiary in the United Kingdom, which was acquired in fiscal 2000. This decrease was partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in investment losses related to deferred compensation as well as an increase in foreign currency transaction losses of $0.3 million in the three months ended August 31, 2004 as compared with the prior year.

Provision for Income Taxes. Income taxes consist of our current and deferred tax expense resulting from our income earned in domestic and foreign jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate was 35.9% in the three months ended August 31, 2004 as compared with an effective tax rate of 39.1% in the prior year. The decrease in our effective tax rate from the third quarter of 2003 versus the third quarter of 2004 was primarily a result of permanent differences related to tax benefits from stock option exercises. This decrease was partially offset by increases to our effective tax rate as a result of a higher percentage of our total taxable income realized in the United States where our corporate tax rate is generally higher and the loss in our Mexico operation, which did not result in an income tax benefit.

Minority Interest. Minority interest is the portion of earnings from operations from our subsidiaries attributable to others. Our subsidiaries in Japan and Mexico have minority stockholders. We received a benefit of $75,000 and $134,000 in the three months ended August 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, from minority interest, primarily because minority stockholders in our Mexican subsidiary absorbed part of the loss of that subsidiary.

On a segmented basis, our distribution revenue increased 25.0% to $3.42 billion in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 from $2.74 billion in the prior year, and our contract assembly revenue increased 202.7% to $414.7million in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 from $137.0 million in the prior year. The increase in distribution revenue was primarily attributable to market share increases and continued improvement in the demand for products through the IT distribution channel, primarily in North America. Our market share increases were a result of our increased selling efforts, including the hiring of additional sales staff, and overall improved service offerings, including inventory availability, financing and marketing. The increase in our distribution revenue was somewhat mitigated by continued significant competition in the IT distribution marketplace, seasonal declines in our non-North American distribution businesses and gradual declines in the average selling price of products we sell. Although the overall demand for IT products, including the sale of products through the IT distribution channel, has

improved over the past year, there can be no assurance that it will continue to improve or that our suppliers will not change their marketing and sales strategies and decrease their business through the IT distribution channel. While we continue to address these challenges to our revenue growth, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in reducing the effects of these issues on our future results.

The increase in contract assembly revenue was the result of an increase in products we assemble for our primary OEM customer, Sun Microsystems as well as sales to new customers.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions, bonuses, and related expenses for personnel engaged in sales, product marketing and distribution and contract assembly administration. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include stock-based compensation expense, deferred compensation expense or income, temporary personnel fees, the costs of our facilities, utility expense, professional fees, depreciation expense on our capital equipment and amortization expense on our intangible assets. While selling, general and administrative expenses increased in the first nine months of 2004 from the prior year, as a percentage of revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses declined in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 to 2.8% from 3.2% in the prior year. The dollar increase was primarily the result of incremental expenses associated with our increased revenue in North America, including the hiring of additional sales personnel and an increase in deferred compensation expense. In addition, our general and administrative costs were impacted by incremental costs associated with being a public company, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Netted against selling, general and administrative expenses are reimbursements from OEM suppliers of $11.6 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2004, compared to $9.9 million in the prior year. The reimbursements

relate to marketing, infrastructure and promotion programs such as advertisements in trade publications, direct marketing campaigns through mail and e-mail and product demonstrations at trade shows. We make the arrangements and pay for the advertising, facility fees and other costs of the programs, which feature the OEM suppliers’ products. If our OEM suppliers had not offered reimbursements for these programs, then we might have chosen not to have these programs and incur the related costs.

Income from operations as a percentage of revenue of 1.4% for the nine months ended August 31, 2004 improved slightly from the prior year as the decline in our gross margin percentage was slightly lower than the decline in our selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of sales, primarily as a result of our efforts to control costs.

On a segmented basis, our distribution operating income as a percentage of distribution revenue decreased to approximately 1.3% in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 as compared to 1.4% in the prior year, and our contract assembly operating income as a percentage of contract assembly revenue was approximately 2.5% in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 up from 0.9% in the prior year. The decrease in the distribution operating income percentage was primarily due to an operating loss of approximately $1.3 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 from our operations in Mexico versus operating income of approximately $0.2 million for the same period in 2003, incremental expenses associated with our increased revenue in the United States and additional costs associated with being a public company. This was partially offset by a decrease in deferred compensation expense to income of $0.4 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 from income of $0.2 million for the same period in 2003. While the decrease in deferred compensation expense had an effect on our operating income, there was no effect on net income as the decrease in deferred compensation expense was offset by investment income, which is recorded in other income and expense. The operating loss in Mexico was primarily a result of a weak local economy and long customer payment cycles. The increase in contract assembly operating margin was primarily due to the sharp increase in revenues, which allowed for the absorption of fixed overhead and other administrative expenses.

Amounts recorded in interest expense, net are primarily interest expense paid on our lines of credit, long-term debt and deferred compensation liability offset by income earned on our excess cash investments and customer receivables. Interest expense of $1.9 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 decreased from $2.1 million in the prior year as a result of lower average borrowings outstanding. Interest income increased to $0.9 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 compared to $0.6 million in the prior year as a result of higher average cash and short term investments balances on hand and interest earned from customer receivables.

Amounts recorded in other income (expense), net include fees associated with third party accounts receivable flooring arrangements, fees associated with the sale of accounts receivable through our securitization facility, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, investment gains and losses, including those in our deferred compensation plan and other non-operating gains and losses. The increase in other income (expense), net was primarily due to an increase in revenue volumes resulting in higher fees associated with third party accounts receivable flooring arrangements, and fees associated with the sale of accounts receivable through our securitization facility. In addition, there was an increase in foreign exchange losses of approximately $0.9 million over the first nine months of 2003 and a $0.2 million increase in investment losses related to deferred compensation. These increased expenses were partially offset by the receipt of $1.2 million from the settlement of the final purchase price related to the acquisition of our current subsidiary in the United Kingdom, which was acquired in fiscal 2000.

Provision for Income Taxes. Income taxes consist of our current and deferred tax expense resulting from our income earned in domestic and foreign jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate was 36.7% in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 as compared with an effective tax rate of 36.6% in the prior year. The increase in our effective tax rate from the nine months ended August 31, 2003 versus the prior year as a result of a higher percentage of total taxable income realized in the United States where our corporate tax rate is generally higher. The tax rate increase was also attributable to the loss in our Mexico operation, which did not result in an income tax benefit. These increases were offset by permanent differences related to tax benefits from stock option exercises.

Minority Interest. Minority interest is the portion of earnings from operations from our subsidiaries attributable to others. Our subsidiaries in Japan and Mexico have minority stockholders. We received a benefit of $276,000 and $106,000 in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 and 2003 from minority interest, primarily because minority stockholders in our Mexican subsidiary absorbed part of the loss or income of that subsidiary.

Our business is working capital intensive. Our working capital needs are primarily to finance accounts receivable and inventory. We rely heavily on debt, accounts receivable flooring programs and the sale of our accounts receivable under our securitization program for our working capital needs.

We have financed our growth and cash needs to date primarily through working capital financing facilities, bank credit lines, cash generated from operations and our initial public offering. The primary uses of cash have been to fund increases in inventory and accounts receivable resulting from increased sales, and for acquisitions.

We had positive net working capital of $217.4 and $307.1 million at November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004, respectively. We believe that cash flows from operations, the proceeds from our initial public offering, our current cash balance and funds available under our working capital and credit facilities will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs and planned capital expenditures for the next 12 months.

To increase our market share and better serve our customers, we may further expand our operations through investments or acquisitions. We expect that this expansion would require an initial investment in personnel, facilities and operations, which may be more costly than similar investments in current operations. As a result of these investments, we may experience an increase in cost of sales and operating expenses that is disproportionate to revenue from those operations. These investments or acquisitions would likely be funded primarily by incurring additional debt or issuing additional capital stock.

Net cash used in operating activities was $21.6 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2004. Cash used in operating activities in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 was primarily attributable to net income of $31.3 million and depreciation and amortization of $5.4 million offset by the use of cash for working capital of $58.6 million. The cash used for working capital in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 was primarily due to increases in accounts receivable and receivable from vendors, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable. Working capital was used to fund increased distribution inventory levels to support market share increases as well as to support the increase in contract assembly revenues. The fluctuations in these working capital balances were primarily due to a net decrease of $69.0 million in sales of accounts receivable to General Electric Capital Corporation under our securitization program. Absent this net decrease in sales of accounts receivable, our cash provided by working capital would have been $10.4 million and net cash provided by operating activities would have been $47.4 million.

Net cash used in investing activities was $6.4 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2004. The use of cash was primarily the result of capital expenditures of $4.5 million, mostly for leasehold improvements and computer equipment upgrades, and the acquisition of BSA Sales, Inc. for $2.1 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $26.5 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2004 and was primarily related to proceeds from our initial public offering and stock option exercises of $56.8 million, offset by net debt payments of $35.0 million, primarily on our SYNNEX Canada revolving loan.

Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $22.1 million and $20.7 million at November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004, respectively.

We have a six-year revolving accounts receivable securitization program in the United States, which provides for the sale of up to $210.0 million of U.S. trade accounts receivable to General Electric Capital Corporation, which expires in August 2008. In connection with this program substantially all of our U.S. trade accounts receivable are transferred without recourse to our wholly owned subsidiary, which, in turn, sells the accounts receivables to the financial institution. Sales of the accounts receivables to the financial institution under this program result in a reduction of total accounts receivable in our consolidated balance sheet. The remaining accounts receivables not sold to General Electric Capital Corporation are carried at their net realizable value, including an allowance for doubtful accounts. Our effective borrowing cost under the program is the prevailing commercial paper rate of return plus 0.90% per annum. At November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004, the amount of our accounts receivable sold to and held by General Electric Capital Corporation under this accounts receivable securitization program totaled $210.0 million and $141.0 million, respectively. The decrease in the first nine months of fiscal 2004 was due to payments to General Electric Capital Corporation from the proceeds of our initial public offering. We believe that available funding under our accounts receivable financing programs provides us increased flexibility to make incremental investments in strategic growth initiatives and to manage working capital requirements, and that there are sufficient trade accounts receivable to support the U.S. financing programs. As we have in prior periods, we expect we will increase this facility if our revenue levels continue to increase. Under the program, we continue to service the accounts receivable, and receive a service fee from General Electric Capital Corporation. The program contains customary financial covenants, including, but not limited to, requiring us to maintain on a consolidated basis:

We are also obligated to provide periodic financial statements and investment reports, notices of material litigation and any other information relating to our U.S. trade accounts receivables as requested by General Electric Capital Corporation.

As is customary in trade accounts receivable securitization arrangements, a credit rating agency’s downgrade of the third party issuer of commercial paper or of a back-up liquidity provider (which provides a source of funding if the commercial paper market cannot be accessed) could result in an adverse change or loss of our financing capacity under these programs if the commercial paper issuer and/or liquidity back-up provider is not replaced. Loss of such financing capacity could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We have issued guarantees to certain vendors of our subsidiaries for the total amount of $73.6 million as of November 30, 2003 and $71.7 million as of August 31, 2004.

We have also issued guarantees of C$25.0 million in relation to a revolving loan agreement between SYNNEX Canada and a financial institution and $15.0 million in relation to a revolving loan agreement between SYNNEX Mexico and a financial institution.

We are obligated under these guarantees to pay amounts due should our subsidiaries not pay valid amounts owed to their vendors or lenders. The vendor guarantees are typically one-year arrangements, with 30-day cancellation clauses and the lender guarantees are typically for the term of the loan agreement.

We have entered into a senior secured revolving line of credit arrangement, or the Revolver, with a group of financial institutions, which is secured by our inventory and expires in 2008. The Revolver’s maximum commitment is 40% of eligible inventory valued at the lower of cost or market, less liquidation reserve (as defined) up to a maximum borrowing of $45.0 million. Interest on borrowings under the Revolver is based on the prime rate plus 1.0% or LIBOR plus 2.0% at our option. The balance outstanding at November 30, 2003 was $5.0 million. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolver at August 31, 2004.

Our subsidiary, SYNNEX Canada, has a revolving loan agreement with a financial institution. At August 31, 2004 the credit limit was C$100.0 million and matures in September 2007. Borrowings under the loan agreement are collateralized by substantially all of SYNNEX Canada’s assets, including inventories and accounts

receivable. Borrowings bear interest at the prime rate of a Canadian bank designated by the financial institution plus 0.2% or at the BA rate plus 1.7% for Canadian Dollar denominated loans, at the prime rate of a U.S. bank designated by the financial institution or at LIBOR plus 1.7% for U.S. Dollar denominated loans. The balance outstanding at November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004 was $39.8 and $14.5 million, respectively.

We have other lines of credit and revolving facilities with financial institutions, which provide for borrowing capacity aggregating approximately $64.2 and $57.5 million at November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004, respectively. At November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004, we had borrowings of $19.4 and $15.6 million, respectively, outstanding under these facilities. We also have various term loans, bonds and mortgages with financial institutions totaling approximately $18.4 and $11.9 million at November 30, 2003 and August 31, 2004, respectively. The expiration dates of these facilities range from 2004 to 2012. Future principal payments due under these term loans, bonds and mortgages and payments due under our operating lease arrangements after August 31, 2004 are as follows (in thousands):

We anticipate that our revenue and operating results will fluctuate, which could adversely affect the price of our common stock.

Our operating results have fluctuated and will fluctuate in the future as a result of many factors, including:

Although we attempt to control our expense levels, these levels are based, in part, on anticipated revenue. Therefore, we may not be able to control spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall.

Our operating results also are affected by the seasonality of the IT products industry. We have historically experienced higher sales in our fourth fiscal quarter due to patterns in the capital budgeting and purchasing cycles of end-users. These patterns may not be repeated in subsequent periods.

You should not rely on period-to-period comparisons of our operating results as an indication of future performance. The results of any quarterly period are not indicative of results to be expected for a full fiscal year. In future quarters, our operating results may be below the expectations of public market analysts or investors, which would likely cause our share price to decline.

We depend on a small number of OEMs to supply the IT products that we sell and the loss of, or a material change in, our business relationship with a major OEM supplier could adversely affect our business, financial position and operating results.

Our future success is highly dependent on our relationships with a small number of OEM suppliers. Sales of HP and IBM products represented approximately 33% and 7%, respectively, of our total revenue in the quarter ended August 31, 2003 and approximately 28% and 12%, respectively, of our total revenue for the quarter ended August 31, 2004. For the nine months ended August 31, 2003 sales of HP and IBM products accounted for approximately 32% and 8%, respectively, of our total revenue and approximately 27% and 11%, respectively, of our total revenue for the nine months ended August 31, 2004. Our OEM supplier agreements typically are short-term and may be terminated without cause upon short notice. The loss or deterioration of our relationships with a major OEM supplier, the authorization by OEM suppliers of additional distributors, the sale of products by OEM suppliers directly to our reseller customers and end-users, or our failure to establish relationships with new OEM suppliers or to expand the distribution and supply chain services that we provide OEM suppliers could adversely affect our business, financial position and operating results. In addition, OEM suppliers may face liquidity or solvency issues that in turn could negatively affect our business and operating results.

Our business is also highly dependent on the terms provided by our OEM suppliers. Generally, each OEM supplier has the ability to change the terms and conditions of their sales agreements, such as reducing the amount of price protection and return rights or reducing the level of purchase discounts, rebates and marketing programs available to us. If we are unable to pass the impact of these changes through to our reseller customers, our business, financial position and operating results could be adversely affected.

Our gross margins are low, which magnifies the impact of variations in revenue, operating costs, bad debts and interest expense on our operating results.

As a result of significant price competition in the IT products industry, our gross margins are low, and we expect them to continue to be low in the future. Increased competition arising from industry consolidation and low demand for certain IT products may hinder our ability to maintain or improve our gross margins. These low gross margins magnify the impact of variations in revenue, operating costs, bad debts and interest expense on our operating results. A portion of our operating expenses is relatively fixed, and planned expenditures are based in part on anticipated orders that are forecasted with limited visibility of future demand. As a result, we may not be able to reduce our operating expenses as a percentage of revenue to mitigate any further reductions in gross margins in the future. If we cannot proportionately decrease our cost structure in response to competitive price pressures, our business and operating results could suffer.

We also receive purchase discounts and rebates from OEM suppliers based on various factors, including sales or purchase volume and breadth of customers. A decrease in net sales could negatively affect the level of volume rebates received from our OEM suppliers and thus, our gross margins. Because some purchase discounts and rebates from OEM suppliers are based on percentage increases in sales of products, it may become more difficult for us to achieve the percentage growth in sales required for larger discounts due to the current size of our revenue base. A decrease or elimination of purchase discounts and rebates from our OEM suppliers could adversely affect our business and operating results.

Because we sell on a purchase order basis, we are subject to uncertainties and variability in demand by our reseller and contract assembly customers, which could decrease revenue and adversely affect our operating results.

We sell to our reseller and contract assembly customers on a purchase order basis rather than pursuant to long-term contracts or contracts with minimum purchase requirements. Consequently, our sales are subject to demand variability by our reseller and contract assembly customers. The level and timing of orders placed by our

reseller and contract assembly customers vary for a variety of reasons, including seasonal buying by end-users, the introduction of new hardware and software technologies and general economic conditions. Customers submitting a purchase order may cancel, reduce or delay their orders. If we are unable to anticipate and respond to the demands of our reseller and contract assembly customers, we may lose customers because we have an inadequate supply of products, or we may have excess inventory, either of which may harm our business, financial position and operating results.

We are subject to the risk that our inventory value may decline, and protective terms under our OEM supplier agreements may not adequately cover the decline in value, which in turn may harm our business, financial position and operating results.

The IT products industry is subject to rapid technological change, new and enhanced product specification requirements, and evolving industry standards. These changes may cause inventory on hand to decline substantially in value or to rapidly become obsolete. Most of our OEM suppliers offer limited protection from the loss in value of inventory. For example, we can receive a credit from many OEM suppliers for products held in inventory in the event of a supplier price reduction. In addition, we have a limited right to return a certain percentage of purchases to most OEM suppliers. These policies are subject to time restrictions and do not protect us in all cases from declines in inventory value. In addition, our OEM suppliers may become unable or unwilling to fulfill their protection obligations to us. The decrease or elimination of price protection or the inability of our OEM suppliers to fulfill their protection obligations could lower our gross margins and cause us to record inventory write-downs. If we are unable to manage our inventory with our OEM suppliers with a high degree of precision, we may have insufficient product supplies or we may have excess inventory, resulting in inventory write downs, either of which may harm our business, financial position and operating results.

We depend on OEM suppliers to maintain an adequate supply of products to fulfill customer orders on a timely basis, and any supply shortages or delays could cause us to be unable to fulfill orders on a timely basis, which in turn could harm our business, financial position and operating results.

Our ability to obtain particular products in the required quantities and to fulfill reseller customer orders on a timely basis is critical to our success. In most cases, we have no guaranteed price or delivery agreements with our OEM suppliers. We occasionally experience a supply shortage of certain products as a result of strong demand or problems experienced by our OEM suppliers. If shortages or delays persist, the price of those products may increase, or the products may not be available at all. In addition, our OEM suppliers may decide to distribute, or to substantially increase their existing distribution business, through other distributors, their own dealer networks, or directly to resellers. Accordingly, if we are not able to secure and maintain an adequate supply of products to fulfill our reseller customer orders on a timely basis, our business, financial position and operating results may be adversely affected.

A portion of our revenue is financed by floor plan financing companies and any termination or reduction in these financing arrangements could harm our business and operating results.

A portion of our distribution revenue is financed by floor plan financing companies. Floor plan financing companies are engaged by our customers to finance, or “floor,” the purchase of products from us. In exchange for a fee, we transfer the risk of loss on the sale of our products to the floor plan companies. We currently receive payment from these financing companies within approximately 15 business days from the date of the sale, which allows our business to operate at much lower relative working capital levels than if such programs were not available. If these floor plan arrangements are terminated or substantially reduced, the need for more working capital and the increased financing cost could harm our business and operating results. We have not experienced any termination or significant reduction in floor plan arrangements in the past.

We have significant credit exposure to our reseller customers, and negative trends in their businesses could cause us significant credit loss and negatively impact our cash flow and liquidity position.

We extend credit to our reseller customers for a significant portion of our sales to them. Resellers have a period of time, generally 30 days after the date of invoice, to make payment. As a result, we are subject to the risk that our reseller customers will not pay for the products they purchase. Our credit exposure risk may increase due to

liquidity or solvency issues experienced by our resellers as a result of an economic downturn or a decrease in IT spending by end-users. If we are unable to collect payment for products we ship to our reseller customers or if our reseller customers are unable to timely pay for the products we ship to them, it will be more difficult or costly to utilize receivable-based financing, which could negatively impact our cash flow and liquidity position.

We experienced theft of product from our warehouses. Future thefts could harm our operating results.

Although from time to time we have experienced incidents of theft at various facilities, in fiscal 2003 we experienced theft as a result of break-ins at three of our warehouses in which approximately $0.4 million and $9.0 million of inventory was stolen in the quarters ended February 28, 2003 and May 31, 2003 respectively; for a total of $9.4 million. Based on our investigation, discussions with local law enforcement and meetings with federal authorities, we believe the thefts at our warehouses, which occurred between February and May 2003, were part of an organized crime effort that targeted a number of technology equipment warehouses throughout the United States. As a result of the loss, we reduced our inventory value by $9.4 million, and recorded estimated proceeds, net of deductibles as a receivable from our insurance company, included within “other current assets” on our balance sheet as of November 30, 2003. In January 2004 we received a final settlement from our insurance company that amounted to substantially all of the receivable recorded as of November 30, 2003. These types of incidents may make it more difficult or expensive for us to obtain theft coverage in the future. There is no assurance that future incidents of theft will not re-occur.

A significant portion of our contract assembly revenue comes from a single customer, and any decrease in sales from this customer could adversely affect our revenue.

Our primary contract assembly customer, Sun Microsystems, accounted for approximately $50.2 million or 96.8% of our contract assembly revenue in the quarter ended August 31, 2003 and approximately $137.1 million or 93.0% of our contract assembly revenue in the quarter ended August 31, 2004. Sun Microsystems accounted for approximately $131.7 million or 96.1% of our contract assembly revenue in the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and approximately $400.7 million or 96.6% of our contract assembly revenue in the nine months ended August 31, 2004. Sun Microsystems accounted for less than 10% of our total revenue in the three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 and accounted for 10% of our total revenue in the three and nine months ended August 31, 2004. Revenue from Sun Microsystems has decreased in two of the past three years and could decrease in the future. Our business with Sun Microsystems is dependent upon obtaining new orders from this customer. In addition, the future success of our relationship with Sun Microsystems depends on MiTAC International continuing to work with us to service Sun Microsystems’ needs. Our relationship with Sun Microsystems evolved from a customer relationship initiated by MiTAC International and is a joint relationship with MiTAC International. We rely on MiTAC International to manufacture and supply subassemblies and components for the computer systems we assemble for Sun Microsystems. If we are unable to maintain our relationship with MiTAC International, our relationship with Sun Microsystems could suffer, which in turn could harm our business, financial position and operating results. In addition, if we were unable to obtain assembly contracts for new and successful products our business and operating results would suffer. For example, our loss of contract assembly business from Compaq Computer Corporation, or Compaq, in fiscal 2001 had a material adverse effect on our revenue and operating results in subsequent periods.

We have pursued and intend to continue to pursue strategic acquisitions or investments in new markets and may encounter risks associated with these activities that could harm our business and operating results.

The distribution and contract assembly industries have experienced significant consolidation due to price erosion and market competition, augmented by economic downturns in previous years. We expect this consolidation to continue. We have in the past pursued and in the future expect to pursue acquisitions of, or investments in, businesses and assets in new markets, either within or outside the IT products industry, that complement or expand our existing business. Our acquisition strategy involves a number of risks, including:

Our growth may be limited and our competitive position may be harmed if we are unable to identify, finance and complete future acquisitions. We believe that further expansion may be a prerequisite to our long-term success as some of our competitors in the IT product distribution industry have larger international operations, higher revenues and greater financial resources than us. We have incurred costs and encountered difficulties in the past in connection with our acquisitions and investments. For example, our operating margins were adversely affected as a result of our acquisition of Merisel Canada Inc. and we have written off substantial investments in the past, one of which was eManage.com, Inc. Future acquisitions may result in dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of additional debt, large write-offs, a decrease in future profitability, or future losses. The incurrence of debt in connection with any future acquisitions could restrict our ability to obtain working capital or other financing necessary to operate our business. Our recent and future acquisitions or investments may not be successful, and if we fail to realize the anticipated benefits of these acquisitions or investments, our business and operating results could be harmed.

We are dependent on a variety of IT and telecommunications systems, and any failure of these systems could adversely impact our business and operating results.

We depend on IT and telecommunications systems for our operations. These systems support a variety of functions, including inventory management, order processing, shipping, shipment tracking and billing.

Failures or significant downtime of our IT or telecommunications systems could prevent us from taking customer orders, printing product pick-lists, operating our automated product pick machinery, shipping products or billing customers. Sales also may be affected if our reseller customers are unable to access our price and product availability information. We also rely on the Internet, and in particular electronic data interchange, or EDI, for a large portion of our orders and information exchanges with our OEM suppliers and reseller customers. The Internet and individual web sites have experienced a number of disruptions and slowdowns, some of which were caused by organized attacks. In addition, some web sites have experienced security breakdowns. If we were to experience a security breakdown, disruption or breach that compromised sensitive information, it could harm our relationship with our OEM suppliers or reseller customers. Disruption of our Web Site or the Internet in general could impair our order processing or more generally prevent our OEM suppliers or reseller customers from accessing information. The occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

We rely on independent shipping companies for delivery of products, and price increases or service interruptions from these carriers could adversely affect our business and operating results.

We rely almost entirely on arrangements with independent shipping companies, such as FedEx and UPS, for the delivery of our products from OEM suppliers and delivery of products to reseller customers. Freight and shipping charges can have a significant impact on our gross margin. As a result, an increase in freight surcharges due to rising fuel cost or general price increases will have an immediate adverse effect on our margins, unless we are able to pass the increased charges to our reseller customers or renegotiate terms with our OEM suppliers. In addition, in the past, UPS has experienced work stoppages due to labor negotiations with management. The termination of our arrangements with one or more of these independent shipping companies, the failure or inability of one or more of these independent shipping companies to deliver products, or the unavailability of their shipping services, even temporarily, could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

Part of our business is conducted outside of the United States, exposing us to additional risks that may not exist in the United States, which in turn could cause our business and operating results to suffer.

We have international operations in Canada, China, Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom. In the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, approximately 20%, 17%, 22% and 19%, respectively, of our total revenue was generated outside the United States. In the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, approximately 11%, 9%, 13% and 11%, respectively, of our total revenue was generated in Canada. No other country or region accounted for more than 10% of our total revenue. Our international operations are subject to risks, including:

We may continue to expand internationally to respond to competitive pressure and customer and market requirements. Establishing operations in any other foreign country or region presents risks such as those described above as well as risks specific to the particular country or region. In addition, until a payment history is established over time with customers in a new geography or region, the likelihood of collecting receivables generated by such operations could be less than our expectations. As a result, there is a greater risk that reserves set with respect to the collection of such receivables may be inadequate. For example, we commenced our Mexico operations in April 2002 and we have incurred operating losses, partially due to higher than expected losses on receivable collections. We have established and subsequently ceased operations in foreign countries in the past, which caused us to incur additional expense and loss. If our international expansion efforts in any foreign country are unsuccessful, we may decide to cease operations, which would likely cause us to incur similar additional expenses and loss.

In addition, changes in policies and/or laws of the United States or foreign governments resulting in, among other things, higher taxation, currency conversion limitations, restrictions on fund transfers or the expropriation of private enterprises, could reduce the anticipated benefits of our international expansion. Furthermore, any actions by countries in which we conduct business to reverse policies that encourage foreign trade or investment could adversely affect our business. If we fail to realize the anticipated revenue growth of our future international operations, our business and operating results could suffer.

Because we conduct substantial operations in China, risks associated with economic, political and social events in China could negatively affect our business and operating results.

A substantial portion of our IT systems operations, including our IT systems support and software development operations, is located in China. As of August 31, 2004, we had 126 personnel in IT systems support and software development, of which 80 are located in China. In addition, we also conduct general and administrative activities from our facility in China. We expect to increase our operations in China in the future. Our operations in China are subject to a number of risks relating to China’s economic and political systems, including:

In addition, external events in Asia, such as the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, and heightened political tensions in this region may adversely affect our business by disrupting the IT supply chain, restricting travel or interfering with the electronic and communications infrastructure.

Our IT systems are an important part of our global operations. Any significant interruption in service, whether resulting from any of the above uncertainties, natural disasters or otherwise, could result in delays in our inventory purchasing, errors in order fulfillment, reduced levels of customer service and other disruptions in operations, any of which could cause our business and operating results to suffer.

Changes in foreign exchange rates and limitations on the convertibility of foreign currencies could adversely affect our business and operating results.

In the three months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004 and the nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2004, approximately 20%, 17%, 22% and 19%, respectively, of our total revenue was generated outside the United States. Most of our international revenue, cost of revenue and operating expenses are denominated in foreign currencies. We presently have currency exposure arising from both sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar may adversely affect our operating margins. For example, if these foreign currencies appreciate against the U.S. dollar, it will make it more expensive in terms of U.S. dollars to purchase inventory or pay expenses with foreign currencies. This could have a negative impact to us if revenues related to these purchases are transacted in U.S. dollars. In addition, currency devaluation can result in a loss to us if we hold deposits of that currency as well as make our products, which are usually purchased by us with U.S. dollars, relatively more expensive than products manufactured locally. We currently conduct only limited hedging activities, which involve the use of currency forward contracts. Hedging foreign currencies can be risky. For example, in fiscal 2003 we incurred $3.7 million of foreign currency transaction losses as a result of purchases of forward contracts not conducted within our normal hedging practices and procedures, combined with a weakening U.S. dollar. There is also additional risk if the currency is not freely or actively traded. Some currencies, such as the Chinese renminbi, are subject to limitations on conversion into other currencies, which can limit our ability to hedge or to otherwise react to rapid foreign currency devaluations. We cannot predict the impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on our business and operating results.

Because of the experience of our key personnel in the IT products industry and their technological expertise, if we were to lose any of our key personnel, it could inhibit our ability to operate and grow our business successfully.

We operate in the highly competitive IT products industry. We are dependent in large part on our ability to retain the services of our key senior executives and other technical experts and personnel. Our employees and executives do not have employment agreements. Furthermore, we do not carry “key person” insurance coverage for any of our key executives. We compete for qualified senior management and technical personnel. The loss of, or inability to hire, key executives or qualified employees could inhibit our ability to operate and grow our business successfully.

We may become involved in intellectual property or other disputes that could cause us to incur substantial costs, divert the efforts of our management, require us to pay substantial damages or require us to obtain a license, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

We may from time to time receive notifications alleging infringements of intellectual property rights allegedly held by others relating to our business or the products we sell or assemble for our OEM suppliers and others. Litigation with respect to patents or other intellectual property matters could result in substantial costs and diversion of management and other resources and could have an adverse effect on our business. Although we generally have various levels of indemnification protection from our OEM suppliers and contract assembly customers, in many cases any indemnification to which we may be entitled is subject to maximum limits or other restrictions. In addition, we have developed proprietary IT systems that play an important role in our business. If any infringement claim is successful against us and if indemnification is not available or sufficient, we may be required to pay substantial damages or we may need to seek and obtain a license of the other party’s intellectual property rights. We may be unable to obtain such a license on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

We are from time to time involved in other litigation in the ordinary course of business. For example, we are currently defending a trademark infringement action, a civil matter involving third party investors in eManage.com, Inc. and various bankruptcy preference actions. We may not be successful in defending these or other claims. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can result in substantial expense and could divert the efforts of our management.

Because of the capital-intensive nature of our business, we need continued access to capital that, if not available to us, could harm our ability to operate or expand our business.

Our business requires significant levels of capital to finance accounts receivable and product inventory that is not financed by trade creditors. If cash from available sources is insufficient, or if cash is used for unanticipated needs, we may require additional capital sooner than anticipated. In the event we are required, or elect, to raise additional funds, we may be unable to do so on favorable terms, or at all. Our current and future indebtedness could adversely affect our operating results and severely limit our ability to plan for, or react to, changes in our business or industry. We could also be limited by financial and other restrictive covenants in any credit arrangements, including limitations on our borrowing of additional funds and issuing dividends. Furthermore, the cost of debt financing could significantly increase, making it cost prohibitive to borrow, which could force us to issue new equity securities.

If we issue new equity securities, existing stockholders may experience additional dilution, or the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing holders of common stock. If we cannot raise funds on acceptable terms, we may not be able to take advantage of future opportunities or respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements. Any inability to raise additional capital when required could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

The terms of our indebtedness agreements impose significant restrictions on our ability to operate which in turn may negatively affect our ability to respond to business and market conditions and therefore have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

As of August 31, 2004, we had approximately $42.0 million in outstanding short and long-term borrowings under term loans and lines of credit, excluding trade payables. As of August 31, 2004, approximately $141.0 million of our accounts receivable were sold to and held by General Electric Capital Corporation under our accounts receivable securitization program. The terms of our current indebtedness agreements restrict, among other things, our ability to:

We are also required to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests, including minimum net worth and fixed charge coverage ratio as outlined in our senior secured revolving line of credit arrangement. We may be unable to meet these ratios and tests, which could result in the acceleration of the repayment of the related debt, the termination of the facility or the increase in our effective cost of funds. As a result, our ability to operate may be restricted and our ability to respond to business and market conditions limited, which could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

We have significant operations concentrated in Northern California, South Carolina and Toronto and any disruption in the operations of our facilities could harm our business and operating results.

Our worldwide operations could be subject to natural disasters and other business disruptions, which could seriously harm our revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses. We have significant operations in our facilities located in Fremont, California, Greenville, South Carolina and Toronto. As a result, any prolonged disruption in the operations of our facilities, whether due to technical difficulties, power failures, destruction or damage to the facilities as a result of a natural disaster, fire or any other reason, could harm our operating results. For example, the California energy crisis in 2001 affected our ability to meet our customer obligations. Should an energy crisis occur again, it could harm our business and operating results. In addition, some of our OEM suppliers are located in areas geographically close to us. We currently do not have a formal disaster recovery plan and may not have sufficient business interruption insurance to compensate for losses that could occur.

Global health, economic, political and social conditions may harm our ability to do business, increase our costs and negatively affect our stock price.

External factors such as potential terrorist attacks, acts of war or geopolitical and social turmoil in many parts of the world could prevent or hinder our ability to do business, increase our costs and negatively affect our stock price. For example, increased instability may adversely impact the desire of employees and customers to travel, the reliability and cost of transportation, our ability to obtain adequate insurance at reasonable rates or require us to incur increased costs for security measures for our domestic and international operations. These uncertainties make it difficult for us and our customers to accurately plan future business activities. More generally, these geopolitical social and economic conditions could result in increased volatility in the United States and worldwide financial markets and economy. We are predominantly uninsured for losses and interruptions caused by terrorist acts and acts of war.

If we account for employee stock option and employee stock purchase plans using the fair value method, it could significantly reduce our net income and earnings per share.

There has been ongoing public debate whether employee stock option and employee stock purchase plans shares should be treated as a compensation expense and, if so, how to properly value these charges. If we elected or were required to record a non-cash expense for our stock-based compensation plans using the fair value method, we could have significant accounting charges. For example in the three and nine months ended August 31, 2004, had we accounted for stock-based compensation plans under SFAS No. 123 as amended by SFAS No. 148, earnings per share would have been reduced by $0.05 and $0.14 per share, respectively. Although we are not currently required to record any compensation expense using the fair value method in connection with option grants that have an exercise price at or above fair market value and for shares issued under our employee stock purchase plan, it is possible that future laws or regulations will require us to treat all stock-based compensation as a compensation expense using the fair value method.

We rely on MiTAC International for certain manufacturing and assembly services and the loss of these services would require us to seek alternate providers that may charge us more for their services.

We rely on MiTAC International to manufacture and supply subassemblies and components for some of our contract assembly customers, including Sun Microsystems, currently our primary contract assembly customer, and our reliance on MiTAC International may increase in the future. Our relationship with MiTAC International has been informal and is not governed by long-term commitments or arrangements with respect to pricing terms, revenue or capacity commitments. Accordingly, we negotiate manufacturing and pricing terms on a project-by-project basis, based on manufacturing services rendered by MiTAC International or us. In the event MiTAC International no longer provides such services and components to us, we would need to find an alternative source for these services and components. There can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain alternative services and components on similar terms, which may in turn increase our manufacturing costs. In addition, we may not find manufacturers with sufficient capacity, which may in turn lead to shortages in our product supplies. Increased costs and products shortages could harm our business and operating results. The payment terms relating to the purchase and sale of product to MiTAC International are similar to the terms that we have with nonaffiliated customers and vendors.

Our business relationship to date with MiTAC International has been informal and is not governed by long-term commitments or arrangements with respect to pricing terms, revenue or capacity commitments. Accordingly, we negotiate manufacturing and pricing terms, including allocating customer revenue, on a case-by-case basis with MiTAC International. Our business relationship with MiTAC International has been and will continue to be negotiated as related parties and therefore may not be the result of arms’-length negotiations between independent parties. Our relationship, including pricing and other material terms with our shared customers or with MiTAC International, may or may not be as advantageous to us as the terms we could have negotiated with unaffiliated third parties. We have a joint sales and marketing agreement with MiTAC International, pursuant to which both parties agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to promote the other party’s service offerings to their respective customers who are interested in such product offerings. To date, there have been no sales attributable to the joint marketing agreement. This agreement does not provide for the terms upon which we negotiate manufacturing and pricing terms. These negotiations have been on a case-by-case basis. The agreement had an initial term of one year and will automatically renew for subsequent one-year terms unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal within 90 days of the end of any renewal term. The agreement may also be terminated without cause either by the mutual written agreement of both parties or by either party without cause upon 90 days prior written notice of termination to the other party. Either party may immediately terminate the agreement by providing written notice of (a) the other party’s material breach of any provision of the agreement and failure to cure within 30 days, or (b) if the other party becomes bankrupt or insolvent. In addition, we are party to a general agreement with MiTAC International and Sun Microsystems under which we work with MiTAC International to provide contract assembly services to Sun Microsystems. We do not currently anticipate entering into any long-term commitments or arrangements with MiTAC International. We have adopted a policy requiring material transactions in which any of our directors has a potential conflict of interest to be approved by our Audit Committee, which is composed of disinterested members of the Board.

Some of our customer relationships evolved from relationships between such customers and MiTAC International and the loss of such relationships could harm our business and operating results.

Our relationship with Sun Microsystems and some of our other customers evolved from customer relationships that were initiated by MiTAC International. Our relationship with Sun Microsystems is a joint relationship with MiTAC International and us, and the future success of our relationship with Sun Microsystems depends on MiTAC International continuing to work with us to service Sun Microsystems’ requirements. The original agreement between Sun Microsystems and MiTAC International was signed on August 28, 1999 and we became a party to the agreement on February 12, 2002. Substantially all of our contract assembly services to Sun Microsystems are covered by the general agreement. The agreement continues indefinitely until terminated in accordance with its terms. Sun Microsystems may terminate this agreement for any reason on 60 days written notice. Any party may terminate the agreement with written notice if one of the other parties materially breaches any provision of the agreement and the breach is incapable of being cured or is not cured within 30 days. The agreement may also be terminated on written notice if one of the other parties becomes bankrupt or insolvent. If we are unable to maintain our relationship with MiTAC International, our relationship with Sun Microsystems could suffer and we could lose other customer relationships or referrals, which in turn could harm our business, financial position and operating results.

There could be potential conflicts of interest between us and affiliates of MiTAC International, which could impact our business and operating results.

MiTAC International’s and its affiliates’ continuing beneficial ownership of our common stock could create conflicts of interest with respect to a variety of matters, such as potential acquisitions, competition, issuance or disposition of securities, election of directors, payment of dividends and other business matters. Similar risks could exist as a result of Matthew Miau’s positions as our Chairman, the Chairman of MiTAC International and as a director or officer of MiTAC International’s affiliated companies. In fiscal 2003, Mr. Miau received a discretionary bonus of $550,000 for his performance as Chairman. For fiscal year 2004, our Compensation Committee has recommended and the Board of Directors has approved a $225,000 retainer for Mr. Miau. Mr. Miau’s fiscal year 2004 compensation is based primarily upon his non-executive back-up role to Mr. Huang in the event Mr. Huang were unable to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer and certain time commitments devoted to us as our Chairman. Any future compensation payable to Mr. Miau will be based upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee and subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. We have adopted a policy requiring material transactions in which any of our directors has a potential conflict of interest to be approved by our Audit Committee, which is composed of disinterested members of the Board. Fred Breidenbach, David Rynne and Dwight Steffensen are the current members of our Audit Committee.

Synnex Technology International Corp., or Synnex Technology International, a publicly traded company based in Taiwan and affiliated with MiTAC International, currently provides distribution and fulfillment services to various markets in Asia and Australia, and is also a potential competitor of ours. Mitac Incorporated, a privately held company based in Taiwan and a separate entity from MiTAC International, owns approximately 15.5% of Synnex Technology International and approximately 9.1% of MiTAC International. MiTAC International indirectly owns 0.33% of Synnex Technology International and Synnex Technology International owns approximately 1.3% of MiTAC International. In addition, MiTAC International indirectly owns approximately 8.9% of Mitac Incorporated and Synnex Technology International owns approximately 14.4% of Mitac Incorporated. Synnex Technology International indirectly through its ownership of Peer Developments Limited owns approximately 20% of our outstanding common stock. Neither MiTAC International nor Synnex Technology International is restricted from competing with us. In the future, we may increasingly compete with Synnex Technology International, particularly if our business in Asia expands or Synnex Technology International expands its business into geographies or customers we serve. Although Synnex Technology International is a separate entity, from us, it is possible that there will be confusion as a result of the similarity of our names. Moreover, we cannot limit or control the use of the Synnex name by Synnex Technology International or MiTAC International, and our use of the Synnex name may be restricted as a result of registration of the name by Synnex Technology International or the prior use in jurisdictions where they currently operate.

As of August 31, 2004, our executive officers, directors and principal stockholders own approximately 74% of our common stock and this concentration of ownership allows them to control all matters requiring stockholder approval and could delay or prevent a change in control of SYNNEX.

As of August 31, 2004, our executive officers, directors and principal stockholders beneficially owned approximately 74% of our outstanding common stock. In particular, MiTAC International, through its affiliates, beneficially owned approximately 73% of our outstanding common stock.

MiTAC International and its affiliates own a controlling interest in us as of August 31, 2004. As a result, MiTAC International’s interests and ours may increasingly conflict. For example, we rely on MiTAC International for certain manufacturing and supply services and for relationships with certain key customers. As a result of the decrease in their ownership in us, we may lose these services and relationships which may lead to increased costs to replace the lost services and the loss of certain key customers. We cannot predict the likelihood that we may incur increased costs or lose customers if MiTAC International’s ownership percentage of us decreases in the future.

Downturns in the IT industry could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.

The IT industry in which we operate has experienced decreases in demand. Softening demand for our products and services caused by an ongoing economic downturn and over-capacity were responsible, in part, for a decline in our revenue in fiscal 2001, as well as problems with the saleability of inventory and collection of reseller customer receivables.

The North American economy and market conditions continue to be challenging in the IT industry. As a result, individuals and companies may continue delaying or reducing expenditures, including those for IT products. While in the past we may have benefited from the consolidation in our industry resulting from the slowdown, further delays or reductions in IT spending in particular, and economic weakness generally, could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

Our distribution business may be adversely affected by OEM suppliers increasing their commitment to direct sales, which in turn could cause our business and operating results to suffer.

Consolidation of OEM suppliers has resulted in fewer sources for some of the products that we distribute. This consolidation has also resulted in larger OEM suppliers that have significant operating and financial resources. Some OEM suppliers, including some of the leading OEM suppliers that we service, have been selling a greater volume of products directly to end-users, thereby limiting our business opportunities. If large OEM suppliers continue the trend to sell directly to our resellers, rather than use us as the distributor of their products, our business and operating results will suffer.

OEMs are limiting the number of supply chain service providers with which they do business, which in turn would negatively impact our business and operating results.

Currently, there is a trend towards reducing the number of authorized distributors used by the OEM suppliers. As a smaller market participant in the IT product distribution and contract assembly industries, than some of our competitors, we may be more susceptible to loss of business from further reductions of authorized distributors or contract assemblers by IT product OEMs. For example, the termination of Compaq’s contract assembly business with us in fiscal 2001 had a significant negative effect on our revenue and operating results. A determination by any of our primary OEMs to consolidate their business with other distributors or contract assemblers would negatively affect our business and operating results.

The IT industry is subject to rapidly changing technologies and process developments, and we may not be able to adequately adjust our business to these changes, which in turn would harm our business and operating results.

Dynamic changes in the IT industry, including the consolidation of OEM suppliers and reductions in the number of authorized distributors used by OEM suppliers, have resulted in new and increased responsibilities for management personnel and have placed, and continue to place, a significant strain upon our management, operating and financial systems and other resources. We may be unable to successfully respond to and manage our business in light of industry developments and trends. Also crucial to our success in managing our operations will be our ability to achieve additional economies of scale. Our failure to achieve these additional economies of scale or to respond to changes in the IT industry could adversely affect our business and operating results.

We are subject to intense competition in the IT industry, both in the United States and internationally, and if we fail to compete successfully, we will be unable to gain or retain market share.

We operate in a highly competitive environment, both in the United States and internationally. The IT product distribution and contract assembly industries are characterized by intense competition, based primarily on product availability, credit availability, price, speed of delivery, ability to tailor specific solutions to customer needs, quality and depth of product lines, pre-sale and post-sale technical support, flexibility and timely response to design changes, technological capabilities, product quality, service and support. We compete with a variety of regional, national and international IT product distributors and contract manufacturers and assemblers. In some instances, we also compete with our own customers, our own OEM suppliers and MiTAC International.

Some of our competitors are substantially larger and have greater financial, operating, manufacturing and marketing resources than us. Some of our competitors may have broader geographic breadth and range of services than us and may have more developed relationships with their existing customers. We may lose market share in the United States or in international markets, or may be forced in the future to reduce our prices in response to the actions of our competitors and thereby experience a reduction in our gross margins.

We may initiate other business activities, including the broadening of our supply chain capabilities, and may face competition from companies with more experience in those new areas. In addition, as we enter new areas of business, we may also encounter increased competition from current competitors and/or from new competitors, including some who may once have been our OEM suppliers or reseller customers. Increased competition and negative reaction from our OEM suppliers or reseller customers resulting from our expansion into new business areas may harm our business and operating results.

Significant fluctuations in the market price of our common stock could result in securities class action claims against us, which could seriously harm our business.

Securities class action claims have been brought against companies in the past where volatility in the market price of that company’s securities has taken place. This kind of litigation could be very costly and divert our management’s attention and resources, and any adverse determination in this litigation could also subject us to significant liabilities, any or all of which could adversely affect our business and operating results.

We are subject to additional rules and regulations as a public company, which increases our administration costs that in turn could harm our operating results.

As a public company, we have incurred and will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as new rules subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission, have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. In addition to final rules and rule proposals already made by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange has revised its requirements for companies that are NYSE-listed. We expect these new rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs, and to make some activities more time consuming and/or costly. If we are unable to comply with these new rules and regulations we could incur additional legal and other expenses. We also expect these new rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These new rules and regulations could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee, and qualified executive officers.

There have been no material changes in our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk for the three and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2004 from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2003. For further discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, reference is made to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2003.

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, subject to the limitations noted above, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was being prepared.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation described in Item 4(a) above that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting

As permitted by Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, certain of our executive officers, directors and other employees have set up predefined, structured stock trading programs with their brokers to sell shares of our common stock. The stock trading programs allow a broker acting on behalf of the executive officer, director or other employee to trade our common stock during blackout periods or while the executive officer, director or other employee may be aware of material, nonpublic information, if the trade is performed according to a pre-existing contract, instruction or plan that was established with the broker during a non-blackout period and when the executive officer, director or employee was not aware of any material, nonpublic information. Our executive officers, directors and other employees may also trade our common stock outside of the stock trading programs set up under Rule 10b5-1 subject to blackout periods and insider trading rules.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


SYNNEX Corporation

By:		/s/ Robert Huang
		Robert Huang
		Chief Executive Officer

By:		/s/ Dennis Polk
		Dennis Polk
		Chief Financial Officer


Delaware		94-2703333
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

44201 Nobel Drive Fremont, California		94538
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)


Class		Outstanding at October 11, 2004
Common Stock, $0.001 par value		27,419,037


		Page
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of August 31, 2004 and November 30, 2003	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 31, 2004 and 2003	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended August 31, 2004 and 2003	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 31, 2004 and 2003	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	41
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	42
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	43
Item 5.	Other Information	43
Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K	43
Signatures		44
Exhibit Index		45


	August 31, 2004		November 30, 2003
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,747	$	22,079
Restricted cash		3,043		4,306
Short-term investments		4,361		3,832
Accounts receivable, net		343,081		263,944
Receivable from vendors, net		63,255		54,209
Receivable from affiliates		4,254		667
Inventories		356,883		360,686
Deferred income taxes		14,904		15,902
Other current assets		6,780		16,783

Total current assets		817,308		742,408
Property and equipment, net		27,185		23,938
Intangible assets		19,036		19,357
Deferred income taxes		704		708
Other assets		2,051		3,517

Total assets	$	866,284	$	789,928

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Borrowings under term loans and lines of credit	$	31,249	$	69,464
Payable to affiliates		47,505		54,986
Accounts payable		379,933		343,071
Accrued liabilities		50,851		53,279
Income taxes payable		671		4,211

Total current liabilities		510,209		525,011
Long-term borrowings		10,708		8,134
Long-term liabilities		38		1,123
Deferred income taxes		625		260

Total liabilities		521,580		534,528

Minority interest in subsidiaries		2,106		2,586

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)		—		—

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding		—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 27,033 and 22,118 shares issued and outstanding		27		22
Additional paid-in capital		138,411		80,067
Unearned stock-based compensation		—		(202	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		7,293		7,373
Retained earnings		196,867		165,554

Total stockholders’ equity		342,598		252,814

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	866,284	$	789,928


	Three Months Ended August 31,						Nine Months Ended August 31,
	2004			2003			2004			2003
Revenue	$	1,340,181		$	1,035,265		$	3,835,393		$	2,873,293
Cost of revenue		(1,285,481	)		(988,249	)		(3,674,007	)		(2,741,446	)

Gross profit		54,700			47,016			161,386			131,847

Selling, general and administrative expenses		(35,710	)		(32,385	)		(105,922	)		(91,968	)

Income from operations		18,990			14,631			55,464			39,879

Interest expense, net		(124	)		(352	)		(927	)		(1,437	)
Other income (expense), net		(1,108	)		(1,930	)		(5,492	)		(4,901	)

Income before income taxes and minority interest		17,758			12,349			49,045			33,541

Provision for income taxes		(6,384	)		(4,833	)		(18,008	)		(12,276	)
Minority interest in subsidiaries		75			134			276			106

Net income	$	11,449		$	7,650		$	31,313		$	21,371

Net income per common share - basic	$	0.43		$	0.35		$	1.18		$	0.97

Net income per common share - diluted	$	0.38		$	0.32		$	1.05		$	0.87

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		26,835			22,090			26,438			22,088

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		29,939			24,243			29,899			24,443


	Three Months Ended August 31,						Nine Months Ended August 31,
	2004			2003			2004			2003
Net income	$	11,449		$	7,650		$	31,313		$	21,371
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		(2	)		113			(57	)		154
Foreign currency translation adjustment		1,723			(926	)		(23	)		4,351

Total comprehensive income	$	13,170		$	6,837		$	31,233		$	25,876


Equipment and Furniture		5 - 7 years
Software		3 years
Leasehold Improvements		3 -10 years
Building		39 years


	August 31, 2004		November 30, 2003
Components	$	37,010	$	29,772
Finished goods		319,873		330,914

	$	356,883	$	360,686


	August 31, 2004							November 30, 2003
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Amount		Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Amount
Vendor lists	$	24,082	$	(12,242	)	$	11,840	$	22,482	$	(10,539	)	$	11,943
Customer lists		5,490		(1,847	)		3,643		5,490		(1,340	)		4,150
Other intangible assets		4,226		(673	)		3,553		3,855		(591	)		3,264

	$	33,798	$	(14,762	)	$	19,036	$	31,827	$	(12,470	)	$	19,357


	August 31, 2004			November 30, 2003
SYNNEX Corporation line of credit	$	—		$	5,000
SYNNEX Canada revolving loan		14,501			39,768
SYNNEX Japan line of credit		15,563			10,948
SYNNEX Japan term loan		1,831			9,123
SYNNEX Japan mortgage		1,025			1,168
SYNNEX Japan bonds		6,592			5,474
SYNNEX UK line of credit		—			3,443
SYNNEX China mortgage		2,445			2,674

		41,957			77,598
Less: Current portion		(31,249	)		(69,464	)

Non-current portion	$	10,708		$	8,134


	Three Months Ended August 31,				Nine Months Ended August 31,
	2004		2003		2004		2003
Expected life (years)	5		5		5		5
Risk-free interest rate	3.7	%	3.4	%	3.4	%	3.0	%
Expected volatility	65	%	0	%	65	%	0	%
Dividend yield	0	%	0	%	0	%	0	%


	Distribution		Contract Assembly		Consolidated
Three months ended August 31, 2004:
Revenue	$	1,192,777	$	147,404	$	1,340,181
Income from operations		15,809		3,181		18,990
Total assets		698,396		167,888		866,284

Three months ended August 31, 2003:
Revenue	$	983,381	$	51,884	$	1,035,265
Income from operations		13,676		955		14,631
Total assets		654,876		52,677		707,553

Nine months ended August 31, 2004:
Revenue	$	3,420,710	$	414,683	$	3,835,393
Income from operations		45,151		10,313		55,464
Total assets		698,396		167,888		866,284

Nine months ended August 31, 2003:
Revenue	$	2,736,293	$	137,000	$	2,873,293
Income from operations		38,682		1,197		39,879
Total assets		654,876		52,677		707,553


	North America		Other			Consolidation Adjustments			Consolidated
Three months ended August 31, 2004:
Revenue	$	1,241,316	$	103,475		$	(4,610	)	$	1,340,181
Net income		11,235		293			(79	)		11,449
Total long-lived assets		29,780		19,196			—			48,976

Three months ended August 31, 2003:
Revenue	$	942,697	$	94,234		$	(1,666	)	$	1,035,265
Net income		7,825		(54	)		(121	)		7,650
Total long-lived assets		26,406		18,963			—			45,369

Nine months ended August 31, 2004:
Revenue	$	3,523,610	$	329,695		$	(17,912	)	$	3,835,393
Net income		30,756		933			(376	)		31,313
Total long-lived assets		29,780		19,196			—			48,976

Nine months ended August 31, 2003:
Revenue	$	2,602,491	$	276,231		$	(5,429	)	$	2,873,293
Net income		21,217		514			(360	)		21,371
Total long-lived assets		26,406		18,963			—			45,369


	Three Months Ended August 31, 2004 (in thousands)			Three Months Ended August 31, 2003 (in thousands)			% Change
Gross Profit	$	54,700		$	47,016		16.3	%
Percentage of revenue		4.08	%		4.54	%	(10.1	)%


	Nine Months Ended August 31, 2004 (in thousands)			Nine Months Ended August 31, 2003 (in thousands)			% Change
Gross Profit	$	161,386		$	131,847		22.4	%
Percentage of revenue		4.21	%		4.59	%	(8.3	)%


	Payments Due By Period
	Total		Less than 1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		>5 Years
Contractual obligations
Principal debt payments	$	11,893	$	1,185	$	6,032	$	2,370	$	2,306
Non-cancelable operating leases		31,266		6,909		16,564		3,846		3,947

Total	$	43,159	$	8,094	$	22,596	$	6,216	$	6,253



31.1		Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 *		Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).


Exhibit Number		Description of Document
31.1		Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1*		Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).