Analysts were expecting ScanSource, Inc. (SCSC) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.44 for last quarter, but SCSC missed expectations with actual earnings of $0.41---3 cents below the consensus estimate. SCSC also issued earnings guidance for next quarter that is above current analyst expectations.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.47 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that SCSC’s earnings are down this year.

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Also, if you compare SCSC's 10.67% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 8.57% for the Computers Wholesale industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect SCSC to outperform the industry in the future---which is a good sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Computers Wholesale industry, you can see how analysts believe SCSC will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like GTSI Corp. (GTSI) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc. (PMRY) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe GTSI's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 0.00% while PMRY's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 0.00%.

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