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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11



                  KENT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
          COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

                      (In thousands, except per share data)


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                                              For the Thirteen Weeks Ended          For the Thirteen Weeks Ended
                                                   December 30, 2000                     January 1, 2000
                                            ---------------------------------   ---------------------------------
                                                                    Per-Share                           Per-Share
                                            Earnings      Shares     Amount     Earnings      Shares     Amount
                                            --------      ------    ---------   --------      ------    ---------
<S>                                         <C>           <C>       <C>         <C>           <C>       <C>
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings from continuing operations          $ 9,686      28,583     $  0.34     $ 6,199      28,057     $  0.22
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EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES
Excess of shares issuable upon
  exercise of stock options over
  shares deemed retired utilizing
  the treasury stock method                       --         529                      --         914
                                             -------     -------                 -------     -------

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings from continuing operations
  plus assumed conversions                   $ 9,686      29,112     $  0.33     $ 6,199      28,971     $  0.21
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                                             For the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended     For the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
                                                   December 30, 2000                     January 1, 2000
                                            ---------------------------------   ---------------------------------
                                                                    Per-Share                           Per-Share
                                            Earnings      Shares     Amount     Earnings      Shares     Amount
                                            --------      ------    ---------   --------      ------    ---------
<S>                                         <C>           <C>       <C>         <C>           <C>       <C>
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings from continuing operations          $22,398      28,492     $  0.79     $11,444      28,008     $  0.41
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EFFECT OF DILUTIVE SECURITIES
Excess of shares issuable upon
  exercise of stock options over
  shares deemed retired utilizing
  the treasury stock method                       --         969                      --         672
                                             -------     -------                 -------     -------

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings from continuing operations
  plus assumed conversions                   $22,398      29,461     $  0.76     $11,444      28,680     $  0.40
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