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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11


                 KENT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)


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                                                                                    Fiscal Years Ended
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                                                                   April 3, 1999                        March 28, 1998
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                                                                                Per-Share                               Per-Share
                                                         Income      Shares      Amount         Income         Shares    Amount
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BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net Earnings                                              $182      27,674           $0.01       $35,426      26,598     $ 1.33
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EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES
Excess of shares issuable upon exercise of stock             -         425                             -       1,499
    options over shares deemed retired utilizing
    the treasury stock method
Convertible preferred stock of pooled company                -           -                             -           -
Warrants of pooled company                                   -           -                             -           -
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net earnings plus assumed conversions                     $182      28,099           $0.01       $35,426      28,097     $ 1.26
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                                                         Fiscal Years Ended
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                                                           March 29, 1997
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                                                                             Per-Share
                                                    Income         Shares     Amount
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 BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net Earnings                                          $27,621      25,580       $1.08
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EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES
Excess of shares issuable upon exercise of                  -       1,508
    stock options over shares deemed retired
     utilizing
    the treasury stock method
Convertible preferred stock of pooled company               -         293
Warrants of pooled company                                  -         199
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net earnings plus assumed conversions                 $27,621      27,580       $1.00
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