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ScanSource (ScanSource) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 20.78 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is ScanSource Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-29), ScanSource's current share price is $42.40. ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.04. ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 20.78.

The historical rank and industry rank for ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

SCSC' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.56   Med: 22.33   Max: 45.73
Current: 20.54

During the past years, ScanSource's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 45.73. The lowest was 7.56. And the median was 22.33.

SCSC's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
63.12% of 960 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 28.155 vs SCSC: 20.54

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

ScanSource's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.395. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $2.04 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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ScanSource Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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ScanSource Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

ScanSource Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.18 11.28 10.66 14.61 20.51

ScanSource Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.52 17.60 20.51 18.89 19.38

Competitive Comparison of ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



ScanSource Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=42.40/2.04
=20.78

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

ScanSource's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, ScanSource's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=2.395/129.4194*129.4194
=2.395

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

ScanSource Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.869 99.695 1.128
201406 0.369 100.560 0.475
201409 -0.230 100.428 -0.296
201412 -0.584 99.070 -0.763
201503 1.065 99.621 1.384
201506 1.653 100.684 2.125
201509 -2.082 100.392 -2.684
201512 0.529 99.792 0.686
201603 2.277 100.470 2.933
201606 0.958 101.688 1.219
201609 0.167 101.861 0.212
201612 1.114 101.863 1.415
201703 1.639 102.862 2.062
201706 0.325 103.349 0.407
201709 -1.513 104.136 -1.880
201712 -2.022 104.011 -2.516
201803 3.086 105.290 3.793
201806 1.143 106.317 1.391
201809 0.183 106.507 0.222
201812 -2.418 105.998 -2.952
201903 0.855 107.251 1.032
201906 0.101 108.070 0.121
201909 1.042 108.329 1.245
201912 3.495 108.420 4.172
202003 -0.547 108.902 -0.650
202006 2.771 108.767 3.297
202009 4.064 109.815 4.790
202012 1.346 109.897 1.585
202103 -2.356 111.754 -2.728
202106 0.396 114.631 0.447
202109 -2.259 115.734 -2.526
202112 -0.771 117.630 -0.848
202203 1.123 121.301 1.198
202206 -3.212 125.017 -3.325
202209 -1.931 125.227 -1.996
202212 -1.195 125.222 -1.235
202303 2.066 127.348 2.100
202306 -0.607 128.729 -0.610
202309 3.623 129.860 3.611
202312 2.395 129.419 2.395

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


ScanSource  (NAS:SCSC) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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ScanSource (ScanSource) Business Description

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6 Logue Court, Greenville, SC, USA, 29615
ScanSource Inc provides value-added services for technology manufacturers and sells to resellers in specialty technology markets. The firm's operations are organized in two segments: Specialty Technology Solutions and Modern Communications and Cloud. It generates maximum revenue from the Specialty Technology Solutions segment. The Specialty Technology Solutions segment includes the Company's business in mobility and barcode, POS, payments, security and networking technologies. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Michael L Baur officer: President and CEO 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
Peter C Browning director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Brandy Ford officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
John Charles Eldh officer: Sr. EVP & Chief Revenue Off. 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
Vernon J Nagel director 1330 W. FULTON STREET, SUITE 350, CHICAGO IL 60607
Shana C Smith officer: Sr. EVP & Chief Legal Officer 1875 EXPLORER ST SUITE 800, RESTON VA 20190
Charles R Whitchurch director 143 FULLER LANE, WINNDKER IL 60093
Charles Alexander Mathis officer: Vice-President & CFO 627 ISLAND PARK DRIVE, DANIEL ISLAND SC 29492
Rachel Hayden officer: Senior Executive VP & CIO 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
Michael J Grainger director C/O INGRAM MICRO INC WORLD WIDE L, 1600 E ST ANDREW PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Stephen Jones officer: Sr. EVP & CFO 6 LOGUE COURT, GREENVILLE SC 29615
Emory Frank Edward Jr. director 2809 SHARON VIEW ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28210
Jeffrey R Rodek director 4151 GULF SHORE BLVD N, PH2, NAPLES FL 34103
Matthew Dean officer: VP and General Counsel 101 LEDGESTONE WAY, GREER SC 29651
Gerald Lyons officer: SVP & Principal Acctg Officer 6 LOGUE CT., GREENVILLE SC 29615