Anixter Buys Tri-Ed

Author: John Honovich, Published on Aug 11, 2014

Anixter Security has been struggling in 2014, with revenue actually declining in the most recent quarter. In particular, Anixter has emphasized that they are doing poorly in the low end of the market.

And who better at the low end than Tri-Ed? (besides ADI)

The big news is that Anixter is buying Tri-Ed.

In this note, we breakdown Tri-Ed's financial details, examine the strategic fit and the financial impact of the deal.

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Comments (28)

John Honovich

IPVM | 08/11/14 02:09pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

08/11/14 02:13pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/11/14 02:17pm

*******:**** ******* **** ****** ** *** *****? ***

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 08/11/14 02:32pm

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**** **** ************* **** ***** **** ***'* ******* ****, **** isn't ****** ***% ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/11/14 02:39pm

* ********** **** *** ***'* ****** ***** ****. ***, * know ***** *** **** **** ***** ********* **** *** ****** their *** **** *** * ***'* ****** ***** *********** ** be ***** ** ****** '*** **. *** **** * **** seeing ******* ** ****** ***** ***, ***** *** *****, ******* they *** ******** ***** ***** **, **** **** ** *** bed **** ****. *'* ****** ** ****** ** *** ***** or ***** ** ** ****** ** **** *** *** *** one ***** *** **** ** *******. *.*. *** ******* **** referenced *****, "**** ******* **** ****** ** *** *****? ***"

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/11/14 02:43pm

* **** *** **** ******* ********* ** **** *****, ********** because **** ********* ***'* **** ** ************ *****. **** **** are ******* ******* *** ** ********* **** ** *** ***** is *** *********? *** ***** **** ***** **** ***** *** end **** ***** *********** ** ***** *** *******? *** **** bidding ** * ****** ***** ** ** * ****** ***** level?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/11/14 02:45pm

**'** ******* *** ** ********* **-***** *** *********** ****** **************** ** *** *****.

** *** *** ***** ** **** ** **** *****.

**** ****** ** *** ********** ** *** ******* / ***-** deal.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 08/11/14 02:49pm

...*** * **** ** ******* **** ** ** **** **** detail *** *** *** ******* *** ***** **** **** ******* to **** ** *****. ** ******* *** **** ** ******* our ***** **** * ******** ****** *** **** ***** ********* our ******** *********, *** *** **** ***** ** ******** ** this **********.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/12/14 03:47pm

**** *'** **** **** ** ******** ***** **** *** ***** is: **** **** *** *** **** ******** ********* *** *** hardware *** ** *** **** ***** ************, ******* ***** *** of ***** ******* *********** *** *** **** ***** *** ******* only. **** **** ***** ** ** ***** **** **** *** they **** ********* *** ****** **** ** ***** $**.** ***** market *** ** * ****** *** **** * *** ** be ******* ** ** ** **** *****. ****** **!!!! ** Anixter ****** ** ***** ******* *** *******, **** ***** **** with *** *** **** ** *** *** ******, ***** *** integrator ** ** *** ***** *** *** *** **** ***** the ****** ******* ** *** *** **** ***** ******* ** thier ********. ***** ** *********** ***** ****? ** *** **** is ***** ***** *** *******, ***** - *** ********* **** should ***** ** ******* *** ********** *** **** ******* **** have *** ****** **** *** ********** *********, *** **** **** have * ******* ********** ** **** **** ** **** **** run **** ******* ** *** ******* & **** ********** *** the ********** ** ********** **** *** **** ** *********** *** future ******** **** **** ** ***** ******* ** ****** ******* projects.

Undisclosed #2

08/11/14 02:25pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 08/11/14 02:47pm

*** ***** **** ****** *** ** ** ** ******* ** the ******** ***** ** **** **** * ****** **** *******. ($420M ** $****)

**** *** ********* *** ******* *** ******** ************ ******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 08/11/14 02:54pm

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**** ** ** **,**********, ***.

Undisclosed Distributor #3

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 08/11/14 02:58pm

*** *****, *'** **** *** **** ****. **'* * ********* business **** ***** **** *******. ** *********** * **** ********, eventually *** *** *** ** ***** ** ** *** ****** and ***-*** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

08/11/14 03:33pm

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***-**-*** * **** **** *** ******* *** ** * **** price, *** (*********** *** **** ******* **** **** **** **** both ************* ***** ******** *****...)

Rukmini Wilson

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 08/11/14 08:23pm

**** **** **** ****** ** ****** **** ****** ** **** a *** ** *** *** **** **** *** ***** ******* in * ****** ********.

*** ****** ***-**'* ******** ***** ** **** **** **** *** than ** ** *******'*, ** *******'* ************* ****** **** ** ADI - ***-** **** ***** ******* **** ***** **** *** Tri-Ed ******* ***. ********* ***** ***** ** ** ****** ** price ******** *** *** ** **** ******** * ***-**** **********, but ***** **** ***** **** ** *** **** ********* *******, the *** ******** ***** ****** ** *** ** *****. ** it ***** ***** **** ******* ***** *** **** **** *** would, ****** ** *** *** *** **** ** *** ****, they ***** **** *** **** ** **** *** ***** ** high ******** *** *******.

*** ******* *** ***** ***** "******* ***-**"...

* *** **, ** ******* *** *********: " *** ****-**." Unless ** ****** **** **** ******** * ******* ***** "****". :)

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Ari Erenthal

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 08/11/14 08:28pm

* *** **, ** ******* *** *********: " *** ****-**." Unless ** ****** **** **** ******** * ******* ***** "****". :)

***************.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to Rukmini Wilson | 08/11/14 09:38pm

*****!

Daniel Tyrrell

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 08/12/14 12:33am
*** ***-** ** ** **** ** ** ************ ******** ** ADI, * **** **** **** ***** **** ***** **** ******* to ***-** ***

Pat Villerot

08/12/14 12:58pm

**** *** ******* ********* ******* ** **** ******* ** ***** slammers? *'** ***** **** *** ***** ** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Pat Villerot | 08/12/14 01:51pm

***-**? ***. * ** **** **** *** ***** **** ***** branches **** **** **** ********* ***** ******* **** **** *********** *** *** ********* ** ***-** *** much **** **** ****.

*** ***-**'* ******* ********* (********** ** *** ***** ****) ******** that.

robert tabbara

08/12/14 01:12pm

*** **** **** ***** **** ** **** ******* **** *** $130M ****. * **** **** ***** *** *** ********* ******** but **** ** ***** ****. * **** ** **** *** of ************** **** *** **** *** * ****** **** ** the *** *********. ******* **** **** ******** ***** *****, **** helped ****** *** ******** *** ****** ***** ******* *********** ** China **** *** ******* **** *** ****** *** ***********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to robert tabbara | 08/12/14 01:49pm

***, ******* **** *** $*** ******* **** ** ******** **** than */** ** ***-**'* *******. ***** * ********...

Daniel Nissan

08/12/14 02:35pm

**** **** ****** **** ***** *************** ******** **** ***-**? **** Anixter ** **** ** **** **** ** *** ** ***** overseas ********?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

08/12/14 04:22pm
**** ** **** **** *********** **** **** *** ******** ********. The "****** ********" (**** *****) ** ******* **** ****** **** the ***** *** "*** ******" ** ***-**...**** ** ** ******** uninteresting ** ** **** * **** *** ** ***** **. I'm **** *** ******* **** ** *** *** ******** ******. Um, ** ******** ** ***** **** ***, ******.

Paul Kozonasky

IPVMU Certified | 08/12/14 04:29pm

* *** ******** ********-*-** ***** ** * **** *** ****.

John Grocke

08/12/14 04:50pm

**** **** ******* **** ***** ** **** ** * ***** grocery ***** ***** ****** * *********** ***** *****.

***, **** **** **** ****, ****, ****, *****, *******, *** dog ****, *** *** ********* ********** *** ******** *******.

** *** **** ** *** ********** *** * ***** ************ dinner, *** ** ** *** ******* ***** (*******). ** *** need * **** ** ***** ** * *****, ** ** the ****** ******* **** (***-**).

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

08/12/14 06:38pm

******* **** *** * ******** ********. ********* **** ******* ** valuable ******* ** *******. ** ***** *****. ** ***** *******. Once *** *** * ******* ** *** ****** ** **** on *** ******, **** ** **** ****** ** * **** mfg ** ********** *****. **** *** ***** *** ** ***** for ****. *** *** ****** ******* ********* **** ** *** telling ****.

******** **** *** **** *** *** **** **** *** ***********. These **** *** ******* *** *** ******* ** *** *** user *** ***. ***** **** ** **** ** *******. **** at *** ************* ** ****** ********* *** *** ***.

********** ****** ********* **** ******* ** ** *** **** *** this ********.

Rukmini Wilson

08/13/14 10:23pm

** ******** **** ******** **** **** ******* *** ~**% ** security ******* ***** ** *** **.

** ******* **** **** ************ ** *******?

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