Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. SCAI NASDAQ

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (SCAI) generated $305.66M in operating cash flow for fiscal year 2016. After capital expenditures of $71.19M, free cash flow was $234.47M.

Free cash flow margin was 18.3% of revenue. Cash conversion ratio was 8.62x, indicating earnings are backed by cash.

The company returned $161.64M in dividends and $131.79M in share buybacks to shareholders during the period.

Criteria supported by this page:

• HEALTH (33/100, Fail) — weak cash flow raises concerns about debt servicing
• MOAT (58/100, Partial) — cash flow generation is present but not at levels indicating a wide moat
• INCOME (30/100) — Cash conversion ratio was 8.62x confirms earnings are backed by real cash flow

Overall SharesGrow Score: 49/100 with 1/7 criteria passed.