SCSC SCANSOURCE, INC.
Last updated: Sep 30, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q3 2026: $29M, Q2 2026: $24M, Q1 2026: $28M, Q3 2025: $20M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $29M vs trailing avg $24M (+20%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Buyback $101M / FCF $67M = 152% of FCF
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
2 open-market purchases by 1 insiders
- Mathis Charles Alexander () bought 5,000 shares at $35.32 on 2026-02-11
- Mathis Charles Alexander () bought 1,000 shares at $34.63 on 2026-02-11
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.
Company buybacks in 4 quarters and 2 insider purchases by 1 insiders (no calendar overlap, but both independently active)
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $5M in the last 90 days (net selling)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
Company buying back stock while insiders sold 35.1x more than bought. 3 C-suite officers among sellers
- BAUR MICHAEL L (CEO, President, BOD Chair) sold 18,080 shares on 2026-09-10
- BAUR MICHAEL L (CEO, President, BOD Chair) sold 1,900 shares on 2026-09-10
- BAUR MICHAEL L (CEO, President, BOD Chair) sold 1,851 shares on 2026-09-11
- BAUR MICHAEL L (CEO, President, BOD Chair) sold 6,692 shares on 2026-09-11
- BAUR MICHAEL L (CEO, President, BOD Chair) sold 48,816 shares on 2026-09-11
- Ford Brandy (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) sold 5,259 shares on 2026-09-04
- Ford Brandy (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) sold 34 shares on 2026-09-04
- Jones Stephen (SEVP & CFO) sold 8,703 shares on 2026-09-03
- Jones Stephen (SEVP & CFO) sold 1,297 shares on 2026-09-03
- BAUR MICHAEL L (CEO, President, BOD Chair) sold 21,104 shares on 2026-03-13