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Ingram Micro Holding Corporation (NYSE: INGM) shares fell 7.5% in after-hours trading after its principal stockholder, an affiliate of Platinum Equity, priced a secondary offering of 12,740,384 shares at $26.00 per share.
"The Selling Stockholder will receive all of the net proceeds from the Offering," the company said in a statement, confirming that Ingram Micro itself is not selling any shares and will not receive proceeds from the sale.
The offering, valued at approximately $331 million, includes an option for underwriters to purchase up to an additional 1,730,769 shares. Concurrently, Ingram Micro announced it would repurchase $30 million of its stock from the underwriters at the same price, a move that utilizes part of its existing $175 million repurchase program.
The transaction increases the stock's public float, and the sale by a principal owner placed immediate downward pressure on the share price, which dropped to $26.34 in after-hours trading. The offering was initially launched for $330 million, with the final pricing details confirmed today.
The stock sale comes after Ingram Micro reported strong first-quarter results that exceeded the high end of its guidance. The technology distributor posted net sales of $13.96 billion, a 13.7 percent increase year-over-year, and non-GAAP earnings of $0.75 per share. Growth was driven by a 25% increase in its Cloud business and a 14% rise in Advanced Solutions, which benefited from large AI infrastructure projects.
A core part of Ingram Micro's strategy is its Xvantage digital platform, which uses more than 400 AI and machine learning models to automate sales and customer service. The company noted its "email-to-order" capability, which is protected by a recently granted patent, processed over $1 billion in sales during the quarter.
Despite the strong operational performance and a recent 10.5% year-over-year dividend increase, the secondary offering has created a headwind for the stock. The sale by Platinum Equity, a private equity firm, is a significant liquidity event that the market is absorbing. For the second quarter, Ingram Micro guided for net sales between $13.6 billion and $14.0 billion, with non-GAAP EPS expected to be in the range of $0.68 to $0.78.
The share price decline tests the stock's recent support levels. Investors will be watching for the successful completion of the offering and the company's second-quarter earnings results to see if the strong business momentum can overcome the technical pressure from the increased share supply.
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