Micro Warehouse Receivable
SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) expects to record a third-quarter charge of up to $20 million (approximately $13 million net of tax) related to accounts receivable from Micro Warehouse, Inc., which the company believes are substantially impaired after Micro Warehouse's sale of certain assets to CDW Corporation in a transaction that was announced Monday and its subsequent Chapter 11 filing in the U.S. bankruptcy court today.
"Micro Warehouse was one of our larger North American customers, with North American revenues of approximately $75 million for the second quarter of 2003, outstanding accounts receivable of approximately $25 million and related allowances for bad debt of approximately $5 million," said Thomas A. Madden, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Ingram Micro Inc. "We had been working closely with Micro Warehouse and had established reserves based on available information, including business plans, financial information and management representations provided to us by Micro Warehouse. However, after Monday's announced transaction and today's bankruptcy filing, we now believe that the receivables have been substantially impaired. We intend to pursue all potential recovery options."
The company also currently has outstanding receivables of approximately $12 million from Micro Warehouse's European operations, which were not affected directly by Micro Warehouse's announced sale of assets to CDW Corporation or today's U.S. bankruptcy filing.
"We believe that the risk associated with the collection of the European receivable is negligible," said Madden, "in light of our understanding of the financial condition of the Micro Warehouse European operations and our credit insurance coverage. We will continue to monitor the situation and will take appropriate measures if anything changes."
The per-share impact of the charge could be as much as $0.09 for the third quarter ending Sept. 27, 2003, which was not anticipated in the company's guidance issued on July 30, 2003 and reconfirmed on Sept. 3, 2003. The company's adjusted guidance for the fiscal quarter ending Sept. 27, 2003, assuming the full pre-tax $20 million charge is recorded, is as follows:
-- Sales are expected to range from $5.175 billion to $5.350 billion, with
net income excluding major-program costs or other special items ranging
from $8 million to $12 million or $0.05 to $0.08 per diluted share.
The company's net results based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) likely will differ significantly from this forecast because of major-program costs related to the company's previously announced profit- enhancement program, additional actions that may be implemented or other special items. The company's major-program costs and other special items, and therefore GAAP earnings, in any one quarter cannot be reasonably estimated.
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Ingram Micro has instituted in the past and continues to institute changes to its strategies, operations and processes to address these risk factors and to mitigate their impact on Ingram Micro's results of operations and financial condition. However, no assurances can be given that Ingram Micro will be successful in these efforts. For a further discussion of significant factors to consider in connection with forward-looking statements concerning Ingram Micro, reference is made to Exhibit 99.01 of Ingram Micro's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002; other risks or uncertainties may be detailed from time to time in Ingram Micro's future SEC filings. Ingram Micro disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements.
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