ScanSource, Inc. (SCSC)Technology | Electronics & Computer Distribution | Greenville, United States | NasdaqGS
56.55 USD
-1.55
(-2.668%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 56.55 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:36 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is murky, caught between a technical bounce off the 200-day average and a fundamental reality check. While the stock has rallied significantly over the last year, the recent quarterly report revealed margin compression despite top-line growth, a classic warning sign for distributors. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt slightly exceeding cash reserves and a low return on equity, which limits the ability to fund aggressive expansion. Crucially, the options market is screaming caution; the sheer volume of put open interest suggests institutional players are locking in downside protection, while the statistical forecast offers no directional edge. Without a clear resolution to the margin pressure or a strengthening of the balance sheet, the stock lacks the conviction to be a strong buy, though the low valuation multiples provide a floor. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.080223 |
| AutoETS | 0.080224 |
| AutoTheta | 0.085480 |
| MSTL | 0.088624 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 17.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.320 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.08 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 12.176 |
| Revenue per Share | 150.863 |
| Market Cap | 1,149,352,064 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.93 |
| Forward P/E | 10.83 |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| Profit Margins | 2.44% |
| Website | https://www.scansource.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:36 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 30 and 45) compared to negligible put volume. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money, with significant open interest at strikes 60 and 65 suggesting a speculative 'long' bias that contradicts the heavy hedging seen in the put book. Implied volatility is elevated on deep puts, indicating fear of a sharp drop, while call IV remains relatively low.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.29642367 |
| Address1 | 6 Logue Court |
| All Time High | 66.78 |
| All Time Low | 1.40625 |
| Ask | 73.33 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 392,570 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 249,280 |
| Average Volume | 249,280 |
| Average Volume10Days | 392,570 |
| Beta | 1.242 |
| Bid | 41.53 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 45.174 |
| City | Greenville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 56.55 |
| Current Ratio | 1.755 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 59.31 |
| Day Low | 56.32 |
| Debt To Equity | 12.176 |
| Display Name | ScanSource |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,787,236,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,787,236,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.413 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.275 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,787,229,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 127,403,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.03949 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.118 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.36 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,161,598,976 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.72667 |
| Eps Forward | 5.22 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.55 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 53.8028 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.7472 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.05106054 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 29.642368 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 66.78 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -10.23 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.15318957 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 33.76 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 22.79 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6750593 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 33.76 - 66.78 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 764,001,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 19,704,504 |
| Forward Eps | 5.22 |
| Forward P E | 10.833334 |
| Free Cashflow | 95,035,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,100 |
| Fullday Change | -1.55 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.66781 |
| Fullday Price | 56.55 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.13557 |
| Gross Profits | 437,355,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02078 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.10176 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 20,324,529 |
| Industry | Electronics & Computer Distribution |
| Industry Disp | Electronics & Computer Distribution |
| Industry Key | electronics-computer-distribution |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Last Split Date | 1,149,552,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | ScanSource, Inc. engages in the distribution of technology products and solutions in the United States, Brazil, and internationally. 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. |
| Long Name | ScanSource, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,149,352,064 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_345452 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 78,873,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,180,651,889 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 58.15 |
| Operating Cashflow | 123,131,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03548 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.79 |
| Phone | 800 944 2432 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 56.55 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 58.1 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 11.9640255 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.2518263 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.3562709 |
| Profit Margins | 0.024449999 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.108 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.55 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.66781 |
| Regular Market Day High | 59.31 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 56.32 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 56.32 - 59.31 |
| Regular Market Open | 58.15 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 58.1 |
| Regular Market Price | 56.55 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 197,817 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03489 |
| Return On Equity | 0.08681 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.173 |
| Revenue Per Share | 150.863 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 20,324,529 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0502 |
| Shares Short | 1,019,706 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 989,408 |
| Short Name | ScanSource, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0763 |
| Short Ratio | 4.74 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | SC |
| Symbol | SCSC |
| Target High Price | 78.0 |
| Target Low Price | 43.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 60.5 |
| Target Median Price | 60.5 |
| Total Cash | 88,374,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.387 |
| Total Debt | 110,897,000 |
| Total Revenue | 3,226,062,080 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.55 |
| Trailing P E | 15.929578 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.7903 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 43.78165 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 12.768349 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.29163697 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 197,817 |
| Website | https://www.scansource.com |
| Zip | 29,615 |