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FLEX LTD.

CIK: 8663742 Annual ReportsLatest: 2025-05-21

10-K / May 21, 2025

Revenue:$25,813,000,000
Income:$838,000,000

10-K / May 17, 2024

Revenue:$26,415,000,000
Income:$1,006,000,000

10-K / May 21, 2025

Company Summary - Flex Ltd.

Overview:
Flex Ltd. is a global leader in end-to-end manufacturing solutions, specializing in designing, building, delivering, and managing innovative products across multiple industries. The company leverages its extensive global workforce and responsible, sustainable operations across approximately 30 countries to provide comprehensive technology and supply chain services, including design, engineering, manufacturing, post-production, and proprietary products.


Business Segments and End Markets:

1. Flex Agility Solutions (FAS):

  • Focus: High-speed, flexible manufacturing for faster time-to-market.
  • End Markets:
    • Communications, Enterprise, and Cloud (CEC): Data centers, edge computing, communications infrastructure.
    • Lifestyle: Appliances, smart living devices, HVAC, power tools.
    • Consumer Devices: Mobile devices and high-velocity consumer products.

2. Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS):

  • Focus: Solutions requiring longer product lifecycles, complex ramp-ups, and critical environments.
  • End Markets:
    • Industrial: Industrial devices, capital equipment, renewable energy, critical and embedded power.
    • Automotive: Compute platforms, power electronics, motion control, interfaces.
    • Health Solutions: Medical devices, equipment, drug delivery systems.

Strategic Evolution (2025):

  • Introduced an EMS + Products + Services hybrid model to enhance core manufacturing and expand proprietary and value-added services.
  • Completed acquisitions to expand capabilities in critical data center cooling (JetCool), critical power systems (Crown), and grid modernization.
  • Spin-off of Nextracker (specializing in solar tracking and energy solutions) completed on January 2, 2024, which now operates as a separate, fully independent public company.

Key Financials (Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2025):

  • Revenue: Approximately $25.8 billion, down 2% from the previous year.
  • Net Income from Continuing Operations: $838 million, a 4% decrease from fiscal year 2024.
  • Gross Profit: $2.2 billion, representing an 16% increase and a gross margin of 8.4%.
  • Employees: About 147,979 worldwide, with roughly 59,786 in the Americas, 59,754 in Asia, and 28,439 in Europe.
  • Market Capitalization (as of September 27, 2024): Approximately $13.1 billion of market value held by non-affiliates.

Customer Base:

  • The ten largest customers account for roughly 44% of net sales.
  • No single customer exceeds 10% of total sales, indicating a diversified customer base across various industries.

Operations:

  • Maintains around 100 locations across four continents, with a global manufacturing capacity of approximately 27 million square feet.
  • Focus on establishing long-term relationships, leveraging global scale, regional presence, and industry-specific expertise.
  • Focus on innovation, automation, AI, and sustainability to enhance productivity and efficiency.

Additional Details:

  • Revenue is derived from diverse industries such as data centers, communications, enterprise, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, healthcare, and power.
  • The company's strategy incorporates rapid responsiveness, global sourcing, regional manufacturing adaptation, and responsible operations centered on sustainability.