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The Descartes Systems Group (The Descartes Systems Group) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 38.80 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), The Descartes Systems Group's share price is $90.32. The Descartes Systems Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $2.33. Hence, The Descartes Systems Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 38.80.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Descartes Systems Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

DSGX' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.05   Med: 33.23   Max: 48.39
Current: 39.69

During the past 13 years, The Descartes Systems Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 48.39. The lowest was 19.05. And the median was 33.23.

DSGX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
69.23% of 1469 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.29 vs DSGX: 39.69

The Descartes Systems Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.58. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.33.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of The Descartes Systems Group was 8.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, The Descartes Systems Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 42.20% per year. The lowest was -32.20% per year. And the median was 19.50% per year.


The Descartes Systems Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Descartes Systems Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 37.81 [6] => 41.24 [7] => 36.87 [8] => 33.56 [9] => 37.67 )
The Descartes Systems Group Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.81 41.24 36.87 33.56 37.67

The Descartes Systems Group Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.56 36.29 33.73 32.11 37.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, The Descartes Systems Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


The Descartes Systems Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, The Descartes Systems Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Descartes Systems Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



The Descartes Systems Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

The Descartes Systems Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=90.32/2.328
=38.80

The Descartes Systems Group's Share Price of today is $90.32.
The Descartes Systems Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.33.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

The Descartes Systems Group  (NAS:DSGX) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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The Descartes Systems Group (The Descartes Systems Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
120 Randall Drive, Waterloo, ON, CAN, N2V 1C6
The Descartes Systems Group provides a software solution that allows users in the shipping industry to communicate with one another. The core product is the Global Logistics Network, which is best understood as transaction driven. Descartes charges clients to send/receive messages, data, and documents on the GLN (the transactions). Customers typically contract for a monthly minimum over a multiyear period. The GLN platform allows for Descartes to upsell additional software modules as well, typically provided via a software-as-a-service model.

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