Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. SCAI NASDAQ

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (SCAI) generated $88.59M in operating cash flow for quarter ending 2016-12-31. After capital expenditures of $12.35M, free cash flow was $76.24M.

Free cash flow margin was 20.1% of revenue. Cash conversion ratio was 6.33x, indicating earnings are backed by cash.

The company returned $38.24M in dividends and $90.71M in share buybacks to shareholders during the quarter.

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 6.33x confirms earnings are backed by real cash flow

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