Table of Contents AVNET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Summary of significant accounting policies Basis of presentation  — The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Avnet, Inc. and all of its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Avnet”). All intercompany and intracompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Unless indicated otherwise, the information in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements relates to the Company's continuing operations and does not include the results of discontinued operations. Reclassifications — Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation including the adoption of new accounting pronouncements. Fiscal year — The Company operates on a “52/53 week” fiscal year, which ends on the Saturday closest to June 30th. Fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 all contain 52 weeks. Unless otherwise noted, all references to “fiscal” or any other “year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year. Management estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities, reported amounts of sales and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Cash and cash equivalents  — The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less including money market funds to be cash equivalents. Inventories — Inventories, comprised principally of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower. The Company regularly reviews the cost of inventory against its estimated net realizable value, considering historical experience and any contractual rights of return, stock rotations, obsolescence allowances or price protections provided by the Company’s suppliers, and records a lower of cost or net realizable value write-down if any inventories have a cost in excess of such inventories estimated net realizable value. The Company does not incorporate any non-contractual protections when estimating the net realizable value of its inventories. Depreciation, amortization and useful lives  — The Company reports property, plant and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Cost includes the price paid to acquire or construct the assets, required installation costs, interest capitalized during the construction period, and any expenditure that substantially adds to the value of or substantially extends the useful life of an existing asset. Additionally, the Company capitalizes qualified costs related to software obtained or developed for internal use as a component of property, plant and equipment. Software obtained for internal use has generally been enterprise-level business operations, logistics and finance software that is customized to meet the Company’s specific operational requirements. The Company begins depreciation and amortization (“depreciation”) for property, plant and equipment when an asset is both in the location and condition for its intended use. Property, plant, and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over its estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives for property, plant, and equipment are typically as follows: buildings — 30 years; machinery, fixtures and equipment — 2-10 years; information technology hardware and software — 2-10 years; and leasehold improvements — over the applicable lease term or economic useful life if shorter. 47