Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. SCAI NASDAQ

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (SCAI) reported exceptional year-over-year revenue growth of +21.9% through 2016-12 (TTM revenue vs prior-year TTM). Net income showed earnings decline of -75.7% YoY, reaching $14M in the latest quarter. The net profit margin is 3.7%, which is thin. The company has maintained profitability in all 4 quarters. The gross margin is 100% (high), up 0pp vs the prior year. With a market cap data available, MOAT composite score of 58/100 (moderate competitive position).

Criteria proven by this page:

• GROWTH (90/100, Partial) — growth is present but not consistently above 5% across both metrics
• PAST (75/100, Pass) — proving consistent earnings
• INCOME (30/100, Partial) — the company is profitable but margin is below 15%
• MOAT (58/100, Partial) — some competitive advantages are present but not dominant

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