ScanSource, Inc.
Rank #319Capital ReturnSCSC · Nasdaq · Technology
ScanSource, Inc. (SCSC) — Rank #319 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.23) · ROE 8.7% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000918965 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
ScanSource, Inc. engages in the distribution of technology products and solutions in the United States, Brazil, and internationally.
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It operates through two segments: Specialty Technology Solutions, and Intelisys & Advisory. The Specialty Technology Solutions segment offers mobility and barcode, including mobile computing; barcode scanners and imagers, radio frequency identification devices, barcode printing and related services; point of sale systems and integrated pos software platforms; payment terminals, such as self-service kiosks, payment terminals and mobile payment devices; physical security comprising video surveillance and analytics, and video management software and access control; networking, such as switching, and routing and wireless products and software; communications, including voice, video, communication platform integration, and contact center solutions; managed connectivity and wireless enablement solutions. This segment offers applications that have evolved from traditional uses, such as inventory control, materials handling, distribution, shipping and warehouse management, and healthcare applications. The Intelisys & Advisory segment offers connectivity and software-defined networking, CX (unified communications as a service and contact center as a service), cloud/data center, security, managed AI, and wireless and IOT. This segment helps channel sales partners service various end users, including businesses of all sizes. It serves manufacturing, warehouse and distribution, retail and e-commerce, hospitality, transportation and logistics, government, education and healthcare, and other industries. ScanSource, Inc.
was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.
- Industry
- Electronics & Computer Distribution
- Sector
- Technology
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- June 30
- Website
- scansource.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.
Market Cap
$1.17B
P/E (annual)
15.8
P/S (annual)
0.4
P/B
1.3
P/OCF (annual)
9.5
Shareholder Yield
15.0%
Employees
2,100
Industry
Electronics & Computer Distribution
Exchange
Nasdaq
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
1/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 1/5 Terry Smith thresholds1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.
What Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
-0.6%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
Buyback tailwind: -15.0% — per-share value needs a total required return of -15.6% once share-count change is priced in.
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 7.0%
within its own historyCost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
-4.4%
r = 10% (base)
-0.6%
r = 12%
2.7%
Net debt / market cap: 1.0%
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / E
Price / diluted EPS
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
P / FCF
Price / free cash flow per share
Disclosure regression check
A previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported. Worth checking the filing for why.
FCF yield, shareholder yield, and buyback activity are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.23
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
9th of 9 SIC 50 peers
Return on equity
8.7%
Gross margin
13.6%
9th of 9 SIC 50 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
-9.6%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2018 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
-5.2%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
0.5%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
-4.2%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
1.12
8th of 9 SIC 50 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
1.76×
8th of 9 SIC 50 peers
Quick ratio
1.00×
Net cash
-$13.04M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$113.84M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
0.44
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
0.4%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
6 / 9
Fundamental-strength score (0-9).