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SCSC

ScanSource SCSC

Technology · Software & electronics retail
$56.50−2.10% dayMon Nov 2 close

Outside our quality screen, so we don’t track its dips. It’s 9% below its 52-week high.

Outside our quality screen, trading well below our fair value estimate, 3% under its Market Value.

Worth knowing

  • Share count down 14% in 2 years

From the data on this page, as of the last close. How we pick these

Outside our quality screenReports Nov 5
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Fair value est.
$83.16+47%
Market Value
$58.25price −3%
Off 52-wk high
−9%
Risk vs market
Above marketbeta 1.10

52-week range 80% of the way from its 52-week low to its high

Low $34.27High $62.22

Price $56.50Fair value est. $83.16Market Value $58.25

5 bullish · 5 bearish See why

Covered for reference — doesn’t pass our quality screen (market cap $1.2B, under our $20B floor; ROE under 12% and ROIC under 10%). We show its price, Market Value and DCF, but it never appears in Dips, Top Picks or reversal signals. The screen

Repriced or dip?

Near its high

Within 10% of its 52-week high, so there is no dip to judge yet.

Data-based read, not advice.

Priced in

How much growth the market assumed at the 52-week high, the low and today (a reverse DCF).

At the high ($62.22, Oct 1) the price assumed about −2%/yr free-cash-flow growth; at the low ($34.27, Mar 18) about −13%; today about −4%. The last 3 years delivered −5%/yr (revenue).

  • 52-wk high$62.22−2%
  • 52-wk low$34.27−13%
  • Now$56.50−4%

Dashed line: what the last 3 years delivered, −5%/yr (revenue)

HighLowNow
Price$62.22Oct 1$34.27Mar 18$56.50
Implied growth−2%−13%−4%
P/E17.1×10.3×15.5×
P/FCF11.9×6.3×10.8×
EV/Sales0.4×0.3×0.4×

What this means: the higher the implied growth, the more the price already counts on. If today's number sits well below what the business has delivered, the market expects less than its track record.

How it’s computed

Reverse DCF: the same 10-year free-cash-flow model as our fair value estimate (9.5% discount rate, growth for years 1–5 fading to 3% by year 10, 3% after), solved for the growth that makes it equal the market value at each price. For the high and the low we use only the filings that were public on that day, so nothing from a later report leaks back. Market value = that close × diluted shares. P/E = market value / 12-month net income; Price / FCF = market value / 12-month free cash flow; EV / Sales = (market value + debt − cash) / 12-month revenue. Hidden when the share count moved over 20% (split, merger), free cash flow is negative, or the company reports in another currency.

Valuation

What we estimate it's worth, and how it ranks on value vs every stock we cover.

Fair value estimate

How the range is computed

Ten-year free-cash-flow DCF. Same 10-year free-cash-flow model as the base: discount rate 9.5% ±1 point and growth 3.0% ±2 points. Bear = 10.5% and 1.0%; bull = 8.5% and 5.0% (both fade to 3%). A model estimate from public filings, not a forecast of where the price will go.

$83.16+47% vs price
Bear$64.54
Base$83.16
Bull$110.35

Price is below even the bear case.

What the price implies To be worth today’s price, SCSC’s free cash flow would need to shrink about 4% a year for five years; our estimate uses 3%.

Risk vs market

How risk vs market is measured

One year of daily returns (Oct 31 to Nov 2, 252 sessions). Beta = how much SCSC moved for each 1% move in the S&P 500 (SPY); 1.0 moves with the market. Volatility is the yearly standard deviation of daily returns. Past behavior, not a forecast.

Above market

Swings more than the market, and its own price swings are 2.9× the S&P 500’s.

Beta vs S&P 500
1.10
Volatility
38% vs 13% SPY
Correlation SPY
0.37
Correlation QQQ
0.32

How it ranks

Where SCSC stands vs every one of the 2,467 stocks we cover that has the number. Longer bar = better.

Top quarter on 3 of 6 measures

  1. Discount to fair value estimate47% · price below our base case
    Top 23%of 1,507
  2. Free cash flow yield9.3% · free cash flow vs market cap
    Top 15%of 1,690
  3. Dividends + buybacks yield8% · cash paid out or used to retire shares, vs market cap
    Top 12%of 2,227
  4. Revenue growth, last 12 months+6.1% · vs the 12 months before
    Lowest 35%of 2,184
  5. Operating margin3.1% · of sales kept as operating profit
    Lowest 23%of 1,549
  6. Return on invested capital8.1% · profit per dollar of capital
    Lowest 43%of 1,001

From SEC filings and our fair value estimate model. A ranking, not advice.

Valuation details

DCF $83.16 · MV $58.25 · FCF value $117.71

How

Market ValueAverage paid since the Aug 20 filing, 52 trading days
$58.25price −3%
Fair value estimateDCF: ten years of free cash flow per share, discounted
$83.1647% upside

Assumes 3.0% growth for 5 years (revenue grew -5.2% a year FY23–FY26; floored at 3%), fading to 3%; 9.5% discount rate, 3% terminal growth. FCF base $5.25 a share (fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026), from the 10-K filed Aug 20, 2026. Net debt $13M, not deducted.

FCF valuePrice at a 4% yield on trailing free cash flow ($0.1B)
$117.71price −52%

Fundamentals

The business itself: sales, profits, cash and debt, from SEC filings.

Bull vs bear

Rule-based from the data on this page, strongest first. Not advice.

Top bullish points 5 of 5

  1. ValuationOur DCF fair value estimate is $83.16, 47% above the price.

  2. ValuationFree-cash-flow yield of 9.3% (price / FCF 10.8×): $114M of free cash in the last 12 months.

  3. ValuationP/E of 15.5× vs a 33.2× median for the 254 Technology companies we cover.

  4. Cash returnsShare count down 8.6% in a year: $98M of buybacks over 12 months.

  5. ValuationTrades 3.0% below its Market Value of $58.25, the average price paid since the Aug 20 filing.

Top bearish points 5 of 5

  1. GrowthSales shrank 5% a year from FY2023 to FY2026.

  2. ProfitabilityGross margin of 14%, below the 57% median for the 308 Technology companies we cover.

  3. GrowthSales grew 6.1% over the last 12 months, below the 15% median for the 332 Technology companies we cover.

  4. QualityDoesn’t pass our quality screen: ROE under 12% and ROIC under 10%.

  5. RiskReports earnings Nov 5 (consensus EPS $1.12): results can move the price sharply and reset Market Value.

All fundamentals

P/E 15.5 · FCF yield 9.3% · ROE 9%

Valuation

P/E
15.5×Technology median 33.2×
Price / FCF
10.8×
FCF yield
9.3%
EV / EBITDA
10.1×
Price / sales
0.38×
Price / book
1.35×
Market cap
$1.2Bprice × diluted shares
Enterprise value
$1.2B

Growth

Revenue, 12 months
$3.2B
Sales growth, 12 months
+6.1%vs the 12 months before
Sales growth, 3 yrs
−5.2%/yrfrom FY2023
Diluted EPS, 12 months
$3.64
EPS growth, last FY
+21.3%
Net income, 12 months
$79M
Net income growth
+10%12 months vs before

Profitability

Gross margin
13.6%
Operating margin
3.1%
Net margin
2.4%
FCF margin
3.5%
Return on equity
9%
Return on invested capital
8%

Balance sheet

Cash & short-term inv.
$88M
Total debt
$101M
Net cash
−$13M
Debt / equity
0.11×
Interest coverage
15.0×operating income / interest

Cash flow & returns

Free cash flow, 12 months
$114M
FCF growth, 12 months
+9%
Dividend yield
0%
Payout ratio
n/anot reported in its SEC filings
Buybacks, 12 months
$98M8.0% of market cap
Share count, 1 year
−8.6%diluted shares vs a year ago
Stock-based comp
$14M

Trailing 12 months to Jun 30, 2026; balance sheet at Jun 30, 2026. From ScanSource’s SEC filings. Sparklines show up to six fiscal years. n/a means we don’t hold that number, with the reason. How each is computed.

The business

FCF $0.1B · Sales +17%
  • Free cash flow, 12 months$0.1B
  • Free-cash-flow yield9.3%
  • Free-cash-flow margin3%
  • Gross margin14%
  • Operating margin4%
  • Return on invested capital10%
  • Return on equity9%
  • Sales growth (latest quarter vs year-ago quarter)+17%
  • Net debt / EBITDA0.2×

Chart & levels

Where the price is vs its key levels and trends.

$40$50$60Jan ’26AprJulOctMV $58.25
Fair value est.Market ValueDrag across the chart to see any day

Key levels

Every level vs today’s $56.50

  1. 52-wk lowlowest close, 1 year$34.27−39.3%
  2. PriceMon Nov 2 close$56.50you are here
  3. Market Valueavg paid since Aug 20$58.25+3.1%
  4. 52-wk highhighest close, 1 year$62.22+10.1%
  5. Fair value est.base case$83.16+47.2%

Momentum & 52-week range

RSI 38 · 5 days −7.3%
$56.50nowMV
52-wk low $34.27high $62.22
Off 52-wk high−9.2%
5 days−7.3%
vs 50-day avg−3.7%
vs 200-day avg+17.9%
RSI (14), last close38
Market cap$1B

Signals

Reversal signal setups, the public ledger and the next earnings date.

Setup & signals

No setup armed

All setups

No setup armed, so there’s no trigger or stop to track yet. Reversal signal rules only run on companies that pass our quality screen.

Next report

Nov 5

Calendar

  • DateThu Nov 5, before the open
  • Consensus EPS$1.12
  • Year-ago EPS$1.06
  • QuarterSep/2026

From Nasdaq’s earnings calendar. A report resets Market Value.

SCSC is outside our quality screen

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Voices & buzz

Who is talking about it, and how it compares with peers.

Who’s talking about it

Notable investors, executives, analysts and public figures on ScanSource in the last 48 hours. Headlines as published, each linked. Their words, not ours.

No notable mentions in the last 48 hours. Checked Nov 3, 5:14 PM ET.

Compare with peers

Closest in size in Retail: Computer Software & Peripheral Equipment

Information only, not investment advice. Fair value estimates and talking points are rule-based model output from public data and can be wrong; stop levels are reference points, not orders. How every number is computed.