Anixter International Inc. Financial Statement Analysis
We enhance our value proposition to both key suppliers and customers through our technical expertise, global standards
participation testing and demonstration facilities and numerous quality assurance certification programs such as ISO 9001:2015
and ISO/TS 16949:2009. Our NSS, EES and UPS segments leverage our certified Infrastructure Solutions Lab located at our
suburban Chicago headquarters to support customers with technology needs related to enterprise networks, data centers,
physical security, building technologies and industrial communications and control. At this lab, we evaluate performance and
interoperability to help customers reduce risk through informed purchasing decisions. Our Solutions Briefing Centers, premier
technology education and demonstration facilities located in various regions around the globe, focus on providing our
customers with the necessary information to make informed decisions around complex, end-to-end technology solutions.
Contract Sales and Backlog
We have a number of customers who purchase products under long-term contractual arrangements. In such
circumstances, the relationship with the customer may involve a high degree of material requirements planning and information
systems interfaces and, in some cases, may require the maintenance of a dedicated distribution facility or dedicated personnel
and inventory at, or in close proximity to, the customer site to meet the needs of the customer. Such contracts do not generally
require the customer to purchase any minimum amount of goods from us, but could require that materials acquired by us, as a
result of joint material requirements planning between us and the customer, be purchased by the customer. Backlog orders
represent approximately five to six weeks of sales and the majority of these orders ship to customers within 30 to 60 days from
order date.
Seasonality
The operating results are not significantly affected by seasonal fluctuations except for the impact resulting from
variations in the number of billing days from quarter to quarter. Our EES and UPS segments experience some seasonality as
weather can restrict project work. Consecutive quarter sales from the third to fourth quarters are generally lower due to the
holidays and lower number of billing days as compared to other consecutive quarter comparisons. There were 257 billing days
in 2019 and 253 billing days in both 2018 and 2017.
Available Information
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments
to these reports can be found at the Investor Relations section of our company website at http://www.anixter.com. These forms
are available without charge as soon as reasonably practical following the time they are filed with or furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Shareholders and other interested parties may request email notifications of the posting of
these documents through the Investor Relations section of our website. In addition, copies of our reports will be made available,
free of charge, upon written request.
Our website also contains corporate governance information including corporate governance guidelines; audit,
compensation and nominating and governance committee charters; nomination process for directors; and our business ethics
and conduct policy.
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