Anixter International Inc. Financial Statement Analysis
2018 vs. 2017
ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
(In millions)
Net sales, 2018
Net sales, 2017
$ Change
% Change
Impact of Acquisitions
Net sales, 2017 (Adjusted for Acquisitions)
Adjusted % Change (Adjusted for Acquisitions)
Plus the % impact of:
Foreign exchange
Copper pricing
NSS
EES
UPS
Total
$
4,347.0 $
2,342.7 $
1,710.5 $
8,400.2
4,114.4
2,225.5
1,587.5
7,927.4
$
232.6 $
5.7 %
117.2 $
5.3 %
123.0
472.8
7.8 %
6.0 %
$
70.8 $
$
$
70.8
$
4,185.2 $
2,225.5 $
1,587.5 $
7,998.2
3.9 %
5.3 %
7.8 %
5.0 %
%
(0.3)%
-%
(0.1)%
-%
(0.5)%
- %
(0.1)%
3.9 %
4.5 %
7.8%
4.8 %
Organic (Non-GAAP)
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There were 253 billing days in both 2018 and 2017.
NSS Sales of $4,347.0 million increased 5.7% from $4,114.4 million in the prior year period. NSS organic sales
increased 3.9%, adjusting for the unfavorable impact from foreign exchange and favorable impact from acquisitions, reflecting
growth in both the network infrastructure and security portions of the business and in all geographies. NSS security sales in the
twelve months ended December 28, 2018 of $1,882.0 million, which represents 43.3% of total segment sales, increased 12.0%
from the prior year period. Adjusted for the $69.1 million favorable impact from acquisitions and $8.2 million unfavorable
currency impact, organic security sales growth was 8.0% compared to the twelve months ended December 29, 2017.
EES - Sales of $2,342.7 million increased 5.3% from $2,225.5 million in the prior year period, strengthened by the
favorable impacts from copper and foreign exchange. EES organic sales increased by 4.5%, with growth driven by strength in
the commercial and industrial business and strong growth with OEM customers.
UPS - Sales were $1,710.5 million increased 7.8% from $1,587.5 million in the prior year period, reflecting broad-based
growth with both investor-owned utility and public power customers. UPS organic sales increased 7.8%, with the unfavorable
impact from foreign exchange offset by the favorable impact from copper.
Gross Margin
Gross margin of 20.1% in 2019 increased from 19.7% in 2018 and 19.8% in 2017. The year-over-year higher gross
margin in 2019 was primarily driven by margin initiatives implemented across the business. The lower gross margin in 2018
compared to 2017 was caused by competitive pressure, customer and product mix and cost inflation.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses were $1,408.3 million, $1,348.3 million and $1,258.1 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Operating expense in 2019 includes $35.0 million of intangible asset amortization, $12.8 million of merger costs and a reversal
of acquisition and integration costs of $0.3 million. The merger costs relate to expenses leading up to and associated with the
merger agreement announced on January 13, 2020. Operating expense in 2018 includes $37.3 million of intangible asset
amortization, a restructuring charge of $9.4 million, $2.9 million of acquisition and integration costs, $2.6 million of CEO
retirement agreement expense and $1.0 million of U.K. facility relocation costs. The CEO retirement agreement expense relates
to additional stock compensation for a retirement agreement with the previous CEO, which extended the terms of his non-
competition and non-solicitation restrictions in exchange for extended vesting and termination provisions of previously granted
equity awards. The U.K. facility relocation costs relate to expenses we incurred to move our largest warehouse in EMEA. We
were forced to move this location due to a government-backed rail line that will run through our legacy facility. Excluding these
items from their related periods, adjusted operating expenses in 2019 increased 5.1% to $1,360.8 million, or 15.4% of sales,
which compares to prior year adjusted operating expense of $1,295.1 million, or 15.4% of sales. Further adjusting operating
expenses for a favorable $11.3 million impact of foreign currency in the twelve months ended 2019, adjusted operating
expenses would have increased by 5.9%.
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