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AVX Corp.

(AVX) is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$2.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.6B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

AVX Corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "AVX" or the "Company") is a leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier of a broad line of passive electronic components and related products. Virtually all types of electronic devices use our passive component products to store, filter or regulate electric energy. Our passive electronic component products include ceramic and tantalum capacitors, film capacitors, varistors, filters and other components manufactured in our facilities throughout the world and passive components manufactured by Kyocera Corporation of Japan ("Kyocera"), a public company and our majority stockholder which owns approximately 71% of our outstanding common stock. We also manufacture and sell electronic connectors and inter-connect systems and distribute and sell certain electronic connectors manufactured by Kyocera. We are organized by product line with five main product groups. Our reportable segments are based on the types of products from which we generate revenues. We have three reportable segments: Passive Components, Kyocera Electronic Devices ("KED Resale") and Connectors. The product groups of Ceramic Components, Advanced Components and Tantalum Components have been aggregated into the Passive Component reportable segment. Segment revenue and profit information is presented in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements. ...

Number of Employees 12,100
Contact Information

801 17th Ave S

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577

avx.com

8034499411

NAICS Code Electronic Connector Manufacturing: 334417

Recent Events

  • EPA ruling unlikely to affect AVX in Myrtle Beach

    11/21/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • AVX Corporation AVX Approves $0.04 Per Share Quarterly Dividend

    10/23/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Amazon.com, Microsoft Surge; Broadcom Falls

    10/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-AVX and Cabot announce litigation settlement

    10/19/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • AVX Corporation Announces Preliminary First Quarter Results

    7/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

avx corp. - All News and Analysis

  • AVX Corp. F3Q08 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-22

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Your first question comes from the line of Matt Sheerin from Thomas Weisel Partner. Matt Sheerin - Thomas Weisel Partners LLC Thanks. Good morning, John and Kurt. So my first question, John, is obviously you don't have a lot of visibility. You expect the business to be...

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  • AVX Corporation F1Q09 (Qtr End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-07-29

    Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Andrew Huang - American Technology Research. Andrew Huang - American Technology Research So first can you comment a little bit about your guidance because normally you would expect to see some kind of European seasonality? Do...

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  • AVX Corp. F3Q08 (Qtr End 12/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-01-24

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question is coming from Shawn Harrison from Longbow Research. Please go ahead. Shawn Harrison - Longbow Research Hi, good morning. John Gilbertson Good morning, Shawn. Shawn Harrison - Longbow Research Just, first question if you could, maybe give us what the revenue run...

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  • AVX Corp. F2Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2007-10-25

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Brian White of Jefferies & Company. Please go ahead. Brian White - Jefferies & Company Good morning. John Gilbertson - Chief Executive Officer and President Good morning, Brian. Brian White - Jefferies...

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  • AVX F1Q08 (Qtr End 6/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2007-07-27

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions] Your first question is coming from Matt Sheerin from Thomas Weisel Partners. Matthew Sheerin - Thomas Weisel Partners Thanks. Good morning, John. John S. Gilbertson - President and Chief Executive Officer Good morning, Matt. Matthew Sheerin - Thomas...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
John S Gilbertson CEO
Keith Thomas President, Kyocera Electronic Devices
Carl Eggerding CTO & Vice President
Kurt P Cummings Cfo
C. Marshall Jackson Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Alan Gordon Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Don Byers Vice President, Specialty Division
John Lawing Vice President, Advanced Products
John Sarvis Vice President, Ceramic Products
Peter Collis Vice President, Tantalum
Peter Venuto Vice President, North American and Europe Sales
Roberto E. Salazar Vice President
S. Chan Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Asia
Andy Kotas Marketing Manager
Carol Bourkue Manager, Purchasing
Chris C. Reynolds Applications Manager
Dan Lane Manager, Marketing
Gayle Smith Manager, HR
Pete Vitsuno Manager, MIS
Tim Strand Natl Distribution Sales Manager
Andrew Huang
Larry Eisenberger Senior Field Applications Engineer
Malcolm Ankers Marketing Development Engineer
Shawn Harrison
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Director
Donald B. Christiansen Director
Joseph Stach Director
Kauzuo Inamori Director
Kensuke Itoh Director
Makoto Kawamura Director
Masahiro Umemura Director
Richard Tressler Director
Rodney N. Lanthorne Director
Yuzo Yamamura Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David A. Decenzo Member of The Board
Tetsuo Kuba Member of The Board
Yasuo Nishiguchi Vice Chairman

Organization Position Status
AVX Corporation CEO Current
AVX Corporation President Current
Kyocera Corporation Managing Director Current
AVX Corporation Chairman of The Board Current
Kyocera Corporation Director Current
Kyocera International, Inc. Member, Board of Directors Current
AVX Corporation Coo Former
AVX Corporation Executive Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
AVX Corporation President, Kyocera Electronic Devices Current
AVX Corporation Vice President Current

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AVX Corporation CTO & Vice President Current

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AVX Corporation Cfo Current
AVX Corporation Vice President Current
AVX Corporation Secretary Current
AVX Corporation Corporate Controller Former

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AVX Corporation Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing Current

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AVX Corporation Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current

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AVX Corporation Vice President, Specialty Division Current

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AVX Corporation Vice President, Advanced Products Current

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AVX Corporation Vice President, Ceramic Products Current

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AVX Corporation Vice President, Tantalum Current
AVX Corporation Engineering Manager Former

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AVX Corporation Vice President, North American and Europe Sales Current
AVX Corporation Director, Strategic Accounts Former

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AVX Corporation Vice President Current

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AVX Corporation Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Asia Current
AVX Corporation Director, Marketing Former

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AVX Corporation Marketing Manager Current

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AVX Corporation Manager, Purchasing Current

Chris C. Reynolds is an Applications Manager for AVX Corporation. He has more than 20 years experience with AVX in component manufacturing and applications. Reynolds hold a bachelor of science in physics from Birmingham University, UK.

Organization Position Status
TTI Inc. Applications Manager for Avx Corporation Current
AVX Corporation Applications Manager Current
Birmingham university Bachelor of Science In Physics Former

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AVX Corporation Manager, Marketing Current

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AVX Corporation Manager, HR Current

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AVX Corporation Manager, MIS Current

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AVX Corporation Natl Distribution Sales Manager Current

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AVX Corporation Current

Larry J. Eisenberger is a Senior Field Applications Engineer for AVX Corporation. He has more than 25 years experience in component manufacturing and applications, five of those with AVX. Eisenberger holds a BS in Ceramics from The Ohio State University.

Organization Position Status
AVX Corporation Senior Field Applications Engineer Current
The Ohio State University BS In Ceramics Former

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AVX Corporation Marketing Development Engineer Current

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AVX Corporation Current

Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., 60, is president and chief executive officer of the American Council of Life Insurers. He is a former two-term Governor of South Carolina, served in the U.S. House of Representatives and was a member of the Appropriations and Ways and Means committees. He was chairman of the National Governor s Association 1993-94. Governor Campbell is a director of AVX Corporation, Norfolk Southern Corporation, and Wackenhut Corporation. (1995) (2) (3) (4)

Organization Position Status
American Council of Life Insurers Chief Executive Officer Current
American Council of Life Insurers President Current
Fluor Corporation Board of Directors Current
AVX Corporation Director Current
Norfolk Southern Corporation Director Current
South Carolina LLC Former

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AVX Corporation Member of The Board Current

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AVX Corporation Director Current

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AVX Corporation Director Current

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Kyocera Corporation Chairman Emeritus Current
AVX Corporation Director Current

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Kyocera Corporation Board of Directors Current
AVX Corporation Director Current
Kyocera Corporation Team Member Current

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Kyocera Corporation President, Executive Officer Former
Kyocera Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Kyocera Corporation Vice Chairman & CFO Current
AVX Corporation Director Current
Kyocera Corporation Team Member Current

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AVX Corporation Director Current

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Kyocera International, Inc. Director Current
AVX Corporation Director Current
Kyocera Corporation Team Member Current
Kyocera International, Inc. President Former

Member of the Board since May 2009. President and Representative Director of Kyocera since April 2009. Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Kyocera from 2008 to April 2009. Senior Managing Executive Officer of Kyocera from 2007 to 2008 and Managing Executive Officer of Kyocera from 2005 to 2007 and Executive Officer of Kyocera from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Kuba was appointed to the Board by the Directors in May 2009 to fill the vacancy created when Noboru Nakamura resigned from the Board of Directors effective May 18, 2009.

Organization Position Status
AVX Corporation Member of The Board Current

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Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited Corporate Vice President (part-time) Current
AVX Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Kyocera International, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Kyocera Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Kyocera International, Inc. Chairman Former
Kyocera Corporation Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
AVX Corporation Director Current
Kyocera Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Kyocera Corporation Team Member Current
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     AVX $12.35 0.00 (0.00% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 208,945
Shares Outstanding 170.24M
Market Cap 2.1B
Year High 12.45
Year Low 7.32
Earnings Per Share 0.46
P/E Ratio 26.85
Dividend 0.16
Yield 1.30
IndustryTop Rated

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