Flex

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Flex is a company that provides design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain services and solutions. It operates in 4 segments: High Reliability Solutions (HRS), Industrial and Emerging Industries (IEI), Communications & Enterprise Compute (CEC), and Consumer Technologies Group (CTG). The HRS segment is comprised of our health solutions business, including surgical equipment, drug delivery, diagnostics, telemedicine, disposable devices, imaging and monitoring, patient mobility and ophthalmology; and our automotive business, including vehicle electrification, connectivity, autonomous, and smart technologies. The IEI segment provides metering infrastructure, energy storage, smart lighting, and smart solar energy solutions, semiconductor and capital equipment, office solutions, household industrial and lifestyle products, industrial automation and kiosks. The CEC segment radio access base stations, remote radio heads and small cells for wireless infrastructure, optical, routing, and switching products for data and video networks, server and storage platforms for both enterprise and cloud-based deployments, storage and security appliance products, rack-level solutions, converged infrastructure, and software-defined product solutions. The CTG segment offers IoT enabled devices, audio and consumer power electronics, mobile devices, and various supply chain solutions for consumer, computing, and printing devices.
TypePublic
Founded1969
HQSan Jose, USMap
Websiteflex.com
Employee Ratings3.7More
Culture scoreC+More
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Employees (est.) (Mar 2019)200,000
Job Openings96
Revenue (FY, 2019)$26.2 B(+4%)
Share Price (Mar 2020)$8.1 (-9%)

Key People/Management at Flex

Revathi Advaithi

Revathi Advaithi

CEO
Kevin Kettler

Kevin Kettler

Chief Technology Officer
Gus Shahin

Gus Shahin

Chief Information Officer
Phil Ulrich

Phil Ulrich

Chief Human Resources Officer
Christopher Collier

Christopher Collier

Chief Financial Officer
François Barbier

François Barbier

President, Global Operations and Components
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Flex Office Locations

Flex has offices in San Jose, Austin, Buffalo Grove, Columbus and in 90 other locations
San Jose, US (HQ)
6201 America Center Dr, Alviso
Austin, US
12455 Research Blvd
Austin, US
9500 Metric Blvd
Buffalo Grove, US
700 Corporate Grove Dr
Columbus, US
4400 Easton Cmns #125
Coopersville, US
323 Skeels St
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Flex Financials and Metrics

Flex Revenue

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Flex's revenue was reported to be $26.21 b in FY, 2019 which is a 3% increase from the previous period.
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Revenue (Q3, 2020)

6.5b

Gross profit (Q3, 2020)

444.1m

Gross profit margin (Q3, 2020), %

6.9%

Net income (Q3, 2020)

111.4m

Market capitalization (27-Mar-2020)

4.1b

Closing stock price (27-Mar-2020)

8.1

Cash (31-Dec-2019)

1.8b

EV

5.6b
Flex's current market capitalization is $4.1 b.
Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Revenue

24.4b23.9b25.4b26.2b

Revenue growth, %

(7%)(2%)7%3%

Cost of goods sold

22.8b22.3b23.8b24.7b

Gross profit

1.6b1.6b1.7b1.5b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020

Revenue

5.9b6.0b6.1b6.0b6.3b6.8b6.4b6.7b6.9b6.2b6.1b6.5b

Cost of goods sold

5.5b5.7b5.7b5.6b5.9b6.3b6.0b6.3b6.6b5.8b5.9b6.0b

Gross profit

406.0m313.7m416.5m406.9m393.3m446.3m377.9m402.3m357.3m352.8m189.1m444.1m

Gross profit Margin, %

7%5%7%7%6%7%6%6%5%6%3%7%
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Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Cash

1.6b1.8b1.5b1.7b

Accounts Receivable

2.0b2.2b2.5b2.6b

Inventories

3.5b3.4b3.8b3.7b

Current Assets

8.3b8.4b9.2b9.1b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020

Cash

1.7b1.5b1.9b1.6b1.4b1.3b1.3b1.4b1.5b1.9b1.8b1.8b

Accounts Receivable

2.1b2.3b2.2b2.3b2.6b3.1b2.9b2.9b2.9b2.6b2.4b3.0b

Inventories

3.6b3.6b3.5b3.6b3.8b3.7b4.0b4.4b3.9b3.7b3.7b3.7b

Current Assets

8.4b8.5b8.6b8.6b8.9b9.1b9.7b10.0b9.5b9.4b9.5b9.4b
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Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Net Income

444.1m319.6m428.5m93.4m

Depreciation and Amortization

515.4m609.7m555.4m765.0m

Inventories

84.8m85.0m(354.3m)(360.2m)

Accounts Payable

(365.1m)268.7m623.1m68.1m
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020

Net Income

105.7m103.2m232.7m124.7m329.8m448.1m116.0m202.9m157.8m44.9m(72.1m)39.3m

Depreciation and Amortization

129.5m337.4m466.8m131.4m264.7m400.0m121.8m269.1m507.2m190.2m357.0m525.6m

Cash From Operating Activities

263.9m543.6m1.0b(695.8m)(2.2b)431.0m(671.8m)(1.7b)(2.3b)(656.9m)(1.6b)(1.7b)

Purchases of PP&E

(159.1m)(305.9m)(413.6m)(124.9m)(264.0m)(432.9m)(172.2m)(363.4m)(592.1m)(162.1m)(271.5m)(375.8m)
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USDY, 2019

EV/CFO

-3.3 x

Debt/Equity

1.1 x

Debt/Assets

0.2 x

Financial Leverage

4.9 x

P/E Ratio

36.6
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Flex Operating Metrics

FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Manufacturing Space, sq. ft

28 m27 m

Bookings (High Reliability Solutions)

$784 m$1.05 b$1.02 b$1.30 b

Bookings (Consumer Technologies Group)

$1 b$2.10 b

Bookings (Industrial and Emerging Industries)

$2 b$2.40 b
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Flex Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Company NameDateDeal Size
AGM AutomotiveJune 01, 2017$220 m
NEXTrackerSeptember 08, 2015$330 m
MCi (Mirror Controls International) Ltd.May 05, 2015€457 m
Stellar Microelectronics IncMarch 12, 2012
Avail Medical ProductsAugust 30, 2007
Telcom Global SolutionsAugust 23, 2001
Flextronics DesignApril 06, 2000
The Dii GroupNovember 22, 1999
Astron Group LimitedApril 21, 1999
Astron Group LtdApril 21, 1999
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Flex Revenue Breakdown

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Flex revenue breakdown by business segment: 18.4% from High Reliability Solutions, 23.6% from Industrial & Emerging Industries, 26.2% from Consumer Technologies Group and 31.8% from Communications & Enterprise Compute

Flex revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 6.9% from India, 8.3% from Brazil, 7.6% from Malaysia, 11.8% from U.S., 17.3% from Mexico, 25.4% from China and 22.6% from Other

Flex Online and Social Media Presence

Flex's Trends

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Flex Company Culture

  • Overall Culture

    C+

    67/100

  • CEO Rating

    A+

    77/100

  • Compensation

    C+

    64/100

  • Diversity

    C-

    62/100

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Flex News and Updates

August 22, 2018

Flex Logix Partners with Quantum Leap Technical Sales To Meet Strong Demand for EFLX Embedded FPGA Throughout North America

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Flex Logix® Technologies, Inc. the leading supplier of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, architecture and software, announced today that it has hired Quantum Leap Sales in response to growing demand for its leading eFPGA platform in North...
August 21, 2018

Flex Receives Approval And Authorization For Share Repurchases

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Flex (NASDAQ: FLEX) today announced that it received shareholder approval to purchase up to 20% of its outstanding shares during its Annual General Meeting held on August 16, 2018. Since the beginning of the Company's share repurchase...
August 17, 2018

CORRECTION - Agility Health Announces Private Placement, Engages Frontier Flex Marketing and Grants Stock Options

August 16, 2018

Agility Health Announces Private Placement, Engages FronTier Flex Marketing and Grants Stock Options

August 16, 2018

Ink Resins Market by Applications: Printing and publishing, Flexible packaging, Corrugated cardboards and cartons

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August 15, 2018

FlexPrint Retains Elite Status in the 2018 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies

9 Consecutive Years of Exponential Growth Lands FlexPrint Among Rarefied Group of Private Companies in America
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Flex Blogs

September 26, 2018

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September 26, 2018

伟你喝彩伴你同行—伟创力中秋晚会精彩回顾

值此中秋佳节，伟创力吴中特地举办了一场主题为“伟你喝彩”的晚会，邀请来自五湖四海的大家庭成员们齐聚一堂，共度欢乐时光。 从别出心裁的星光大道，到绚丽夺目的灯光舞台；; 从琳琅满目的美食酒水，到满载心意的特殊生日礼物，每个细节都体现出了伟创力大家庭的用心。   现场的节目表演更是精彩绝伦，高潮迭起。从活灵活现的美少女民族舞，到激情活力的劲动街舞；从流行经典的《光辉岁月》，到童趣十足的《童年》；从正能量满满的手语舞，到俏皮可爱的视频舞，以及气氛最嗨的“跑马”有奖互动，观众的欢呼声一浪高过一浪，大家都沉浸在欢乐的海洋中。   最后，现场更将“月球”搬上了舞台，另有载着梦想的气球缓缓升空，传递了…
September 22, 2018

今年中秋，拼的就是脑力！

除了赏月食饼， 中秋还可以怎样过？   今年中秋， 不仅要有仪式感， 更要加点不一样的料。   点击下方链接， 翻牌中秋解谜大比拼， 秀出你的非凡脑力！   其中更有伟创力送上的独家惊喜， 还等什么？ 快来参与！ 链接：https://www.miduoapi.com/app/index.php?i=6&c=entry&rid=45&do=interface&m=jk_answer  
September 20, 2018

伟创力户外拓展日，与你共筑未来梦

日前，伟创力旗下的昆山爱杰姆汽车配件有限公司组织了一场有品又有趣的户外拓展活动，大家齐聚在苏州风情牛仔俱乐部，感受别样风景，体验精彩互动。   【拓展项目连连看】 活动一开始，伟创力大家庭成员一起参与了“共绘Flex色彩，共筑未来梦”的互动。一幅幅斑斓的画面拼成了震撼人心的巨制，更表达了伟创力大家庭成员所坚持、所向往的未来。   在随后的拓展项目中，大家充分展现了团队智慧和协作精神。挑战卓越圈，看队员们大展身手，灵活通过。击响同心鼓，10人为一组协力执绳将鼓面的球颠起来，此起彼伏的“咚咚”声让人倍感振奋，正应了项目的名字——“鼓舞人生”。极速60秒，看每个人脑洞大开，玩转数字密码。龙舟竞技…
September 18, 2018

伟创力家庭日，带你拥抱未来•拥抱爱

要论精彩的家庭日活动，伟创力东莞首届“拥抱未来•拥抱爱”主题家庭日一定榜上有名。27个来自五湖四海的家庭相聚在一起，度过了快乐而难忘的美好时光。   让我们跟随他们的脚步，一起去探秘精彩！   亲子游戏环节巧妙地融入了工厂流水线的生产模式，让家长和孩子们在体验的过程中领悟团队合作的精妙。 随后大家一起参观了办公区、模拟产线和星光大道等“著名景点”，孩子们对于爸爸妈妈的工作有了更加立体的认知。   在整日的活动中，不仅有美食相伴，还有多重惊喜好礼。每位小朋友都获得了一份精致的礼物，更有十组幸运家庭赢得家庭旅游套票，获得在花园酒店欢度周末的专享福利！   在一片欢声笑语中，伟创…
September 12, 2018

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 Flex Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Flex founded?

    Flex was founded in 1969.

  • Who are Flex key executives?

    Flex's key executives are Revathi Advaithi, Kevin Kettler and Gus Shahin.

  • How many employees does Flex have?

    Flex has 200,000 employees.

  • What is Flex revenue?

    Latest Flex annual revenue is $26.2 b.

  • What is Flex revenue per employee?

    Latest Flex revenue per employee is $131.1 k.

  • Who are Flex competitors?

    Competitors of Flex include Plexus, Foxconn Technology Group and Jabil.

  • Where is Flex headquarters?

    Flex headquarters is located at 6201 America Center Dr, Alviso, San Jose.

  • Where are Flex offices?

    Flex has offices in San Jose, Austin, Buffalo Grove, Columbus and in 90 other locations.

  • How many offices does Flex have?

    Flex has 121 offices.