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The Descartes Systems Group (The Descartes Systems Group) Interest Expense

: $-1.4 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2024)
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Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. The Descartes Systems Group's interest expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $ -0.3 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $-1.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income(EBIT) by its Interest Expense. The Descartes Systems Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $ 44.6 Mil. The Descartes Systems Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $ -0.3 Mil. The Descartes Systems Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 130.14. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


The Descartes Systems Group Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Descartes Systems Group's Interest Expense 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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The Descartes Systems Group Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Interest Expense
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.42 -1.19 -1.12 -1.17 -1.36

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
Interest Expense 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 -0.32 -0.34 -0.34 -0.34 -0.34

The Descartes Systems Group Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense 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 $-1.4 Mil.

* 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.


The Descartes Systems Group  (NAS:DSGX) Interest Expense Explanation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense. The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

The Descartes Systems Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $44.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $3.9 Mil.

The Descartes Systems Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*44.638/-0.343
=130.14

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. The Descartes Systems Group Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.


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

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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.