Organic-distributor Growth Remains Steady In Unsteady Times

摘要

In the electronics-distribution industry, merger-and-acquisition activity over the past 20 years has sometimes been asrnbustling as Grand Central Station during rush hour. A key player in that industry, Digi-Key Corp has managed a healthy 22% compound-annual-growth rate over the last two decades through a solely organic-growth strategy. "We've had plenty of alternatives to capitalize on strategies that would play well into organic growth," says Digi-Key's president, Mark Larson (photo), noting the company's volume business division as an example.