Smith

Company overview

Smith & Associates, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Houston, is one of the largest independent distributors of electronic components in the world, ranking eighth globally with over $3.4B in revenue in 2025 and more than $16B over the last five years. We run on our Intelligent Distribution™ model, offering full-service supply chain solutions from sourcing and shortage/obsolete parts to excess inventory redistribution and warranty/repair stocking, backed by 25+ certifications and two in-house ISO/IEC 17025 labs for authentication and testing. With regional hubs in Houston, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong plus offices across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, we've shipped over six billion parts since 2021 to customers in 137 countries, and we also run SmithTrade™, our online marketplace for buying, bidding on, and selling excess components and equipment.