Ingram Micro Holding Corporation (INGM) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Revenue $12.6 billion, up 7.2% year-over-year. The increase was attributed to strong demand in client and endpoint solutions, particularly notebooks, desktops, and related products.
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) $0.72, flat year-over-year. The ransomware incident in July had a small impact, estimated at $0.02 to $0.03 per share.
Net sales $12.6 billion, up 7.2% year-over-year in U.S. dollars and 6.0% on an FX-neutral basis. Growth was driven by client and endpoint solutions, which grew nearly 13% on an FX-neutral basis.
Advanced solutions sales Down 4.5% year-over-year. Growth in servers and storage was offset by softer results in virtualization and infrastructure software.
Cloud net revenues Down 4% year-over-year. Excluding the impact of a noncore divestiture, cloud net revenues were up low single digits year-over-year.
Gross profit $870 million, up from $845 million last year. The increase was primarily related to increased net sales.
Gross margin Down 29 basis points year-over-year due to a higher sales mix towards lower-margin client and endpoint solutions and lower-margin server, storage, and AI enablement product sets.
Adjusted EBITDA $342 million, up 3% in U.S. dollars and 2% in constant currency year-over-year.
Non-GAAP net income $169 million, up 6.0% year-over-year from $159 million last year. The increase reflects strong operational performance despite the ransomware incident.
Net working capital $4.9 billion, up from $4.3 billion last year. The increase was driven by higher net sales and investments to capture growth opportunities.
Adjusted free cash flow Outflow of $110 million, better than typical Q3 seasonal norms and improved compared to an outflow of $255 million in the prior fiscal third quarter.
Cash and cash equivalents $830 million at the end of the quarter.
Debt $3.8 billion at the end of the quarter.
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- Sales Missed Targets: Despite the positive EPS, the company's quarterly sales were $14.878 billion, falling short of the analyst consensus of $14.073 billion, reflecting challenges in market demand that could impact future growth.
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- Profit Growth: Ingram Micro reported a fourth-quarter profit of $121.41 million, translating to $0.51 per share, which marks a significant increase from last year's $83.12 million and $0.36 per share, indicating strong market performance.
- Adjusted Earnings: Excluding items, the company reported adjusted earnings of $226.68 million or $0.96 per share, highlighting the sustained profitability of its core operations.
- Revenue Increase: The company's revenue rose by 11.5% year-over-year to $14.877 billion, up from $13.344 billion last year, reflecting robust market demand recovery.
- Future Guidance: Ingram Micro provided guidance for the next quarter with EPS expected between $0.67 and $0.75, and revenue projected between $12.45 billion and $12.80 billion, demonstrating management's confidence in future performance.
- Strong Financial Performance: Ingram Micro reported Q4 2025 net sales of $14.88 billion, an 11.5% year-over-year increase, with EPS at $0.96, both at the high end of guidance, showcasing the company's robust execution and profitability in the market.
- Record Free Cash Flow: The adjusted free cash flow for Q4 reached $1.63 billion, marking the highest level in over a decade, reflecting significant improvements in operational efficiency and capital management, thereby enhancing the company's capacity for future investments and expansions.
- AI Product Sales Surge: Significant sales of GPUs and other AI-related products in the advanced solutions segment drove revenue growth, indicating Ingram Micro's strategic positioning in the AI market and its potential for future growth.
- Xvantage Platform Success: The Xvantage platform saw average revenue per customer increase by 14% sequentially and over 30% year-over-year, demonstrating the success of digital transformation efforts and further solidifying the company's competitive advantage in the industry.
- Significant Revenue Growth: Ingram Micro reported a revenue increase of 11.5% year-over-year in Q4 2025, reaching $14.88 billion, exceeding expectations and demonstrating strong performance across all regions, particularly with double-digit growth in the Asia-Pacific region, indicating sustained market demand.
- Record Free Cash Flow: The company achieved an adjusted free cash flow of $1.6 billion in Q4, marking the highest level in over a decade and surpassing its goal of converting over 30% of EBITDA into free cash flow for the year, reflecting strong cash generation capabilities and financial health.
- Strong AI Product Sales: Sales of GPUs and other AI-related products in the Advanced Solutions segment saw significant growth, driving overall performance and indicating that the company's strategic investments in AI infrastructure are yielding results, with potential for further market share expansion.
- Efficiency Driven by xVantage Platform: The xVantage platform facilitated over 100% growth in self-service orders, with average revenue per customer increasing by 30% year-over-year, demonstrating that the company's digital transformation and operational efficiency improvements are laying the groundwork for future profit growth.







