SCSC
Full HouseAI neutralScanSource, Inc. · Technology · United States · $1.2B cap · $14.7M/day traded
$44.76 +1.1% · close 13 Nov · scored 14 Nov
Full House: Strong business, sensible price, and the market agrees.
Around its 5 Nov results, analysts left next year's EPS estimate little changed.
As of 14 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for ScanSource, Inc. (SCSC) is 89/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 52, Value 75, Momentum 65, each scored against its sector).
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ScanSource distributes specialty enterprise technology products, point-of-sale systems, and cloud communications, supported by active share buybacks and positive consensus earnings adjustments. However, recent sizable share sales by executive officers create mixed signals that warrant maintaining a neutral position for now.
ABOUT SCANSOURCE, INC.
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ScanSource, Inc. is a global provider of technology products and solutions, specializing in barcode, point-of-sale (POS), and communications equipment distribution. Its extensive distribution network, value-added services (logistics, technical support), and strong relationships with vendors and reseller partners establish it as a key intermediary in the IT channel. ScanSource is a leading distributor of specialized technology solutions, enabling partners to deliver integrated hardware and software offerings to end-users.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income and shares | |||||||||
| Revenue | 3.5B | 3.8B | 3.3B | 3.0B | -4.9% | 3.4B | 3.7B | 3.8B | 8.1% |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | -0.1 pts | — | — | — | — |
| EPS | 3.48 | 3.57 | 3.10 | 3.05 | -4.3% | 3.17 | 3.44 | 4.12 | 10.6% |
| Share count | 25.2M | 24.8M | 24.2M | 22.2M | -4.1% | 20.3M | — | — | — |
| Balance sheet | |||||||||
| Debt | 288.8M | 343.6M | 154.0M | 147.1M | -20.1% | 341.1M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 806.5M | 905.3M | 924.3M | 906.4M | 4.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Debt/equity | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.2x | 0.2x | -0.2x | — | — | — | — |
| Cash flow | |||||||||
| Op. cash flow | -124.4M | -35.8M | 371.6M | 112.3M | -69.8% | 57.6M | — | — | — |
| Cash flow margin | -3.5% | -0.9% | 11.4% | 3.7% | +7.2 pts | 1.7% | — | — | — |
| Investing CF | -3.7M | -8.3M | 9.0M | -62.4M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financing CF | 108.1M | 39.5M | -227.8M | -110.9M | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Swung more than 52% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 43% a year).
How this is worked out
The Price check reads only the chart, the price side of the Momentum score in words; it is not the MoatMap Score.
- Still falling: It set a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, after a deep fall.
- Finding a floor: It fell hard, but has set no new low for more than two weeks.
- Turning up: It has climbed off its low and is back above a rising 50-day average.
- In an uptrend: It is near its 52-week high and above its 200-day average.
- No clear trend (this stock): None of the above: no recent deep fall and no steady climb.
- No read yet: Not enough price history yet: it needs a year of trading.
In past US falls, waiting for Turning up cut the chance of another 20% drop from 42% to 33%. Returns were no better, and 33% of turns failed.
The exact rules
Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high, with the low set after the high. Finding a floor is the same fall with no new low in the last two weeks. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average, with the 50-day average above the 200-day, and within 15% of the high. No clear trend is everything else. No read yet is under 252 trading days of history, or missing data. A new state shows once it has held for three trading days.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of SCSC are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCSC | ScanSource, Inc.(you) | $1.2B | 89 |
| CNXN | PC Connection, Inc. | $2.2B | 89 |
| CLMB | Climb Global Solutions, Inc. | $613M | 89 |
| NSIT | Insight Enterprises, Inc. | $5.2B | 83 |
| AVT | Avnet, Inc. | $7.2B | 87 |
| ARW | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | $10.7B | 82 |
| SNX | TD SYNNEX Corporation | $19.7B | 89 |
| DAKT | Daktronics, Inc. | $991M | 89 |
| VISN | Vistance Networks, Inc. | $1.4B | 87 |
| PD | PagerDuty, Inc. | $1.4B | 85 |
Peer medians: ROE 5.7% · P/E 29.5x · Gross margin 52.2%
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