ScanSource raised its FY27 outlook after net sales grew 30% year-over-year, forecasting $3.8 billion to $4 billion in net sales, $175 million to $185 million in adjusted EBITDA, and at least $85 million in free cash flow.
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ScanSource reported net sales of 962,294 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, up 30.1%. Gross profit rose 8.8% to 116,944 thousand, while operating income fell 52.2% to 12,393 thousand.
ScanSource reported first-quarter net sales of $962.3 million, up 30.1%, while GAAP net income fell to $8.7 million. It acquired MicroAge on September 1, 2026 and raised fiscal year 2027 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $175 million to $185 million.
ScanSource reported net sales of $3.23 billion for fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, markets over 65,000 products from approximately 500 suppliers, and serves approximately 25,000 channel sales partners.
ScanSource, Inc.’s 2026 Annual Meeting occurs December 08, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST; voting closes December 07, 2026 11:59 PM ET. Proposals cover director nominees, named executive officer compensation, and ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
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Q1 FY27 earnings call · Nov 5, 2026TL;DR. Strong demand drove 30.1% net sales growth, and ScanSource raised FY27 net sales and adjusted EBITDA guidance while adding MicroAge and reaffirming at least $85 million of free cash flow. Profitability weakened on lower-margin large deals, with gross margin down 238 basis points and GAAP net income and adjusted EBITDA declining year-over-year, while Q1 free cash flow was a use of $44.1 million and Brazil net sales declined more than 20% on a constant currency basis.
- + Q1 FY27 net sales increased 30.1% year-over-year to $962.3 million.
- + FY27 net sales guidance was raised to $3.8 billion-$4.0 billion.
- + FY27 adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to $175 million-$185 million from $158 million-$165 million.
- + MicroAge expands ScanSource's reach into cloud, cybersecurity, data center and AI technologies.
- + Recurring revenue increased 15.7% year-over-year.
- + The company reaffirmed expectations for at least $85 million of FY27 free cash flow.
- − Q1 FY27 gross margin fell 238 basis points year-over-year to 12.2%.
- − GAAP net income decreased to $8.7 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, from $19.9 million, or $0.89 per diluted share.
- − Adjusted EBITDA decreased to $31.3 million, or 3.25% of net sales, from $38.6 million, or 5.22% of net sales.
- − Non-GAAP net income decreased to $17.7 million from $23.7 million.
- − Brazil net sales declined more than 20% on a constant currency basis.
- − Q1 free cash flow was a use of $44.1 million, primarily reflecting working capital investments to support strong growth.
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $151.55M | FY26 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP EBITDA (non-GAAP) 133.97M
+1.07M Change in fair value of contingent consideration
+14.06M Share-based compensation
+1.26M Acquisition costs
+119K Cyberattack restoration costs
+1.77M Restructuring costs
+921K Legal settlement
-789K Tax recovery
-838K Insurance recovery, net of payments
= Adjusted EBITDA 151.55M
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| Adjusted EBITDA margin % non-GAAP | 4.7% | FY26 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA, TTM (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $151.55M | TTM Q4 FY2026 | — |
| Adjusted ROIC (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | 14.7% | FY2026 | — |
| Cash conversion cycle | 61 | Q4 FY2026 | — |
| Days sales outstanding in receivables | 73 | Q4 FY2026 | — |
| EBITDA (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | 133.97M | Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $113.8M | FY26 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP operating cash flow 123.13M
-9.29M Capital expenditures
= Free cash flow 113.85M
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| Free cash flow (QTR) (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | -$4.79M | Q4 FY2026 | — |
| Free cash flow (TTM) (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $113.84M | TTM Q4 FY2026 | — |
| Inventory turns | 6.6 | Q4 FY2026 | — |
| Invested capital (denominator for Adjusted ROIC) (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | 1.03B | Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net debt (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $13.04M | Q4 FY2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP diluted EPS non-GAAP | $4.24 | Year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Non-GAAP net income non-GAAP | 91.95M | fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Non-GAAP net sales non-GAAP | 3.19B | fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Non-GAAP operating income (Consolidated) non-GAAP | 119.7M | fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Non-GAAP operating income (Intelisys & Advisory) non-GAAP | 37.17M | fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP operating income 28.58M
+8.75M Amortization of intangible assets
-170K Change in fair value of contingent consideration
= Non-GAAP operating income - Intelisys & Advisory 37.17M
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| Non-GAAP operating income (Specialty Technology Solutions) non-GAAP | 82.54M | fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP GAAP operating income 74.11M
+7.97M Amortization of intangible assets
+1.24M Change in fair value of contingent consideration
-789K Tax recovery, net
= Non-GAAP operating income - Specialty Technology Solutions 82.54M
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| Non-GAAP pre-tax income non-GAAP | 123.98M | fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Non-GAAP SG&A expenses non-GAAP | 311.66M | fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Recurring revenue | 161.21M | Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Recurring revenue gross profit as % of gross profit non-GAAP | 31.5% | Q4 FY2026 Consolidated | — |
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ScanSource reported net sales of 962,294 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, up 30.1%. Gross profit rose 8.8% to 116,944 thousand, while operating income fell 52.2% to 12,393 thousand.
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| SCSC | +4.6% | -25.4% | -0.4% | -22.5% | +14.6% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | +2.0% | -24.3% | -0.9% | -22.3% | +4.0% |
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